Session II: Access to Finance and Innovative Tools in Trade & Export

12.30 – 14.00 Panel discussion, Moderator Ludmila Andronic (TBC)

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) in Sustainable Trade and Financing Practices to promoting responsible economic activities. Integration of sustainability principles into trade flows, financing decisions, and investment portfolios, driving businesses toward long-term resilience and positive societal impact.

Innovations in digital platforms as catalysts for market diversification and economic growth. Clusters enhancing value chains by leveraging local economic advantages and fostering stronger orientation toward foreign trade.

Sub-panel Finance and Sustainability

• Vadim Codreanu, Director, ODA (Entrepreneurship Development Organization) – Internationalization of companies

• Catarina Bjorlin Hansen, Head European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Moldova - Trade Facilitation Program

• Giorgi Shagidze President, MAIB - Sustainable Finance

• Monica Movileanu, Partner PriceWaterhouseCoopers Romania - ESG for Exporting Companies

Sub-panel Innovations in Trade

• Vitalie Tarlev, Digitalisation Consultant, Secretariat of the Prime Minister’s Economic Council – digital tools for trade

• Cristina Gorea, Consultant, Secretariat of the Prime Minister’s Economic Council – innovative solutions in public-private dialogue

• Natalia Calenic, Vicepresident, Chamber of Commerce and Industry – e-services offered by CCI

• Ghenadie Ivascenco, Expert, UNPD Moldova - Export - oriented Economic Clusters

Closing remarks and acknowledgments