National Public Transport Congress · 4th edition

Organised by the Romanian Smart City Association in partnership with URTP - the Romanian Union of Public Transport | the Federation of Urban, Suburban and Metropolitan Passenger Transport OperatorsOrganised by ARSC in partnership with URTP | TUSMC Federation

4th edition · 18-21 November 2026

Confirmed speakers for the 2026 edition

The list is updated continuously as participation and contributions at ROPAT 2026 are finalised. The four-day programme and the contributions announced so far are in the agenda.

Liviu Neag, President, TUSMC Federation, confirmed speaker at ROPAT 2026
Dr. Eusebiu Catană, Head of Sector Innovation & Deployment, ERTICO - ITS Europe, confirmed speaker at ROPAT 2026
Apollo Tirneci, Manager Innovation & Deployment, ERTICO - ITS Europe, confirmed speaker at ROPAT 2026
Cristian Stoica, General Manager, Compania de Transport Public Iași, confirmed speaker at ROPAT 2026
Emil Liviu Brîndușoni, Managing Director, Transport Local Lugoj, confirmed speaker at ROPAT 2026
Ion Diaconu, General Manager, Transport Public Focșani, confirmed speaker at ROPAT 2026
Alin Ștefan Lehaduș, General Manager, Societatea de Transport Public Neamț SA, confirmed speaker at ROPAT 2026
Manuel Rotaru, General Manager, Publitrans 2000 Pitești, confirmed speaker at ROPAT 2026
Laurențiu Stanciu, General Manager, Transport Urban Reșița, confirmed speaker at ROPAT 2026
Valentin-Victor Stănescu, Director, Transbus SA Fetești, confirmed speaker at ROPAT 2026
Iulian Țărean, Managing Director, Transport Public Sebeș SRL, confirmed speaker at ROPAT 2026
Alin Dacian Năfărean, Director, Transport Local Lugoj, confirmed speaker at ROPAT 2026
Gabriel Petruc, General Manager, Transport Public Local SA Suceava, confirmed speaker at ROPAT 2026
Ioan Rus, General Manager, Tursib Sibiu, confirmed speaker at ROPAT 2026
Gică Toader, General Manager, Trans Bus Buzău, confirmed speaker at ROPAT 2026
Traian Urban, Director of Innovation Hub East, EIT Urban Mobility, confirmed speaker at ROPAT 2026
Eduard Dumitrașcu, President, ARSC - Romanian Smart City Association, confirmed speaker at ROPAT 2026

New confirmations will be published on this page as they come in.

Archive

Speakers from previous editions

ROPAT has brought together representatives of central and local government, transport authorities, public operators, European institutions, technology companies and suppliers of solutions for passenger public transport. The positions shown are those held at the time of taking part in ROPAT.

Borbély László

State Counsellor, Department for Sustainable Development

Public policy, sustainable development, strategic coordination.

Traian Urban

Director, Innovation Hub East, EIT Urban Mobility

Innovation, urban mobility, European projects and mobility ecosystems.

Ionel Scrioșteanu

State Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure

Infrastructure, public transport, national policy.

Adrian Foghiș

State Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure

Transport, infrastructure, institutional coordination.

Vladimir Ghițulescu

General Manager, TPBI

Metropolitan transport, regional integration, inter-municipal coordination.

Mariana Miclăuș

General Manager, Metrorex

Urban public transport, metro, critical infrastructure.

Ștefan Roșeanu

President, Railway Reform Authority

Passenger rail, regional mobility.

Ciprian Ciucu

Mayor, Sector 6 (Bucharest)

Local government, urban mobility, municipal projects.

Tudorel Andrei

President, National Institute of Statistics

Data, public policy, institutional analysis.

Radu Dragomir

CEO, Urban Scope

Urban data, planning, smart city solutions.

Hristo Popov

Chief Business Officer, Theoremus

Technology, digital transformation, solutions for public administrations.

Magda Peșu

General Manager, Anadolu Automobil Rom

Manufacturers, fleets, public transport vehicles.

Cătălin Frangulea

General Manager, Brașov Metropolitan Association for the Sustainable Development of Public Transport

Metropolitan transport, operations and regional coordination.

Simona Stoica Bugean

PR & Communications Leader CEE, Lenovo

Technology, communication, digitalisation.

Manuel Rotaru

General Manager, Publitrans 2000 SA

Public transport operations, passenger services.

Sebastian Marcu

Executive Director, ADI Transregio Oradea

Metropolitan integration, good-practice models.

Florin Nemțanu

Academic expert in transport

Autonomous transport, smart cities, mobility policy.

Horváth Ádám

MOL Group

Alternative fuels, energy transition, low-emission public transport.

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