IDENTITY & COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR UNICREDIT BANK ROMANIA

Anca Ungureanu boasts 21 years of experience in marketing and communication. She has held the position of Director of Identity & Communication at UniCredit Bank Romania since 2009, overseeing the bank's internal and external communication, retail and corporate marketing, brand management, as well as community engagement and CSR projects.

She is also supervising the marketing & communications activities for UniCredit Leasing and UniCredit Consumer Financing at country level.

Anca graduated from the EMBA program at the Berlin School of Creative Leadership and is an Aspen Young Leader (2013) and a Certified Sustainability Practitioner of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA).

She additionally co-established Beans&Dots Specialty Coffee Shop & Kitchen in January 2017 driven by her enthusiasm for specialty coffee and gastronomy. Anca has served as a jury member in a multitude of advertising, digital communication, PR, and design competitions throughout her professional career.

Anca has spent over 15 years immersed in the world of contemporary art, driven by a genuine love for its creativity and ever-changing forms. She finds joy in supporting and uplifting artists, always striving to create spaces where new voices can thrive. Whether it's through encouraging emerging talent or engaging with bold, innovative projects, Anca's passion for contemporary art is deeply rooted in her belief that art has the power to transform pur world, especially in the Romanian art scene she holds so close to her heart.

Entrepreneur | Creative Director | Branding Expert

BRAND MINDS & BRAND EMOTION

As an entrepreneur, Flaviu Cicirean founded two landmark companies in the business environment, both in Romania and Europe: BRAND EMOTION and BRAND MINDS. The first company develops and curates the sonic identity of some of the biggest brands in Romania (BMW, Mini, Hornbach, Băneasa Shopping City, Radio21, VibeFM, Antena1, RadioZU, ZU TV), having created over 25,000 audio promos.

BRAND MINDS aims to be an authentic source of inspiration for the global business environment, encouraging people to create a better world for future generations.

The company is now a market leader in the business events industry in Central and Eastern Europe, attracting thousands of participants annually from over 80 countries. In the fall of 2017, BRAND MINDS expanded to Asia with its first event held in Singapore, and in 2023, it launched the first business tour in Romania dedicated to Romanian entrepreneurs – the Romanian Entrepreneurs Tour.

His lifelong love for art was nurtured from an early age, shaped by his artistic surroundings, including his grandfather's paintings and sculptures. Over the past 14 years, Avi's approach has evolved into a profound exploration of art as a means of personal expression and identity. His collection is an ongoing journey fueled by passion, featuring works from some of the most well-known Romanian artists.

FOUNDER OF NICODIM GALLEY IN (BUCHAREST, LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK)

Mihai Nicodim opened his first gallery in 2006 in Los Angeles with a focus on exposing emerging and overlookedAmerican, African, Asian, and European artists to an international audience. Nicodim opened a Bucharest gallery in 2014 and expanded to an additional location in New York in 2021. The artists on the gallery's roster share a common interest in reassessing art history from an outsider's perspective and challenging its established framework. The gallery was the first to show Adrian Ghenie (Romania), Ciprian Muresan (Romania), Devin B.Johnson (United States), Dominique Fung (Canada), Isabelle Albuquerque (United States), Katherina Olschbaur(Austria), Rae Klein (United States), and Moffat Takadiwa (Zimbabwe) in major solo exhibitions stateside, placing their works in important private and public collections, and helping their careers blossom into global prominence. Other notable artists who have shown with Nicodim early in their careers include Kris Lemsalu, Oscar Murillo, Jorge Peris, Anna Uddenberg, Ambera Wellmann, Hugo Wilson, and Zhou Yilun. The gallery maintains relationships with prominent institutions and has placed works by the gallery's artists in the collections of Denver Art Museum, the Hammer Museum, Institute of Contemporary Art Miami, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, the Studio Museum in Harlem, Centre Pompidou, Rubell Museum, SFMOMA, the Yuz Museum, Pond Society, the Longlati Foundation, and the East West Bank Collection, and many others.

CONTEMPORARY ART COLLECTOR

Mariana Florescu is a passionate collector of contemporary art, already recognized as one of the active figures on the Romanian art scene. For over a decade, Mariana has enthusiastically supported and promoted contemporary art, showcasing significant segments of her impressive collection in museums and art centers.

Her interest in collecting art began in childhood when she discovered the beauty and diversity of art through a philatelic stamp collection. Her curiosity and fascination for art gradually grew, fueled by visits to museums, exhibitions she attended, and the art books she studied.

"Art gives me an energy that I feel I need more and more. It is a way to live better, surrounded by creative spirits, beauty, and a different understanding of the world."

Mariana Florescu continues to explore the world of contemporary art with the same passion, actively supporting the art scene by acquiring and promoting valuable works. With a meticulous approach and an insatiable desire to learn, Mariana engages in the research of each piece, thereby contributing to a deeper understanding and contextualization of contemporary art.