Fourth EditionSeptember 18-20, 2026 · Chicago
Romanian
Community Summit
Building bridges. Tackling problems. Creating opportunities. Celebrating success.
- 1,000+Participants
- 3Days
- 5Parallel Tracks
- Liveon GlobalRomania
The Romanian community is not one community. It is a collection of communities that rarely talk to each other. The summit is where that changes - for three days, in one room.
- Mihai Lehene, Founder & President, Romanian United Foundation
What we're tackling
Brain drain
Romania trains engineers and doctors. Other countries keep them. What changes that?
Diaspora political voice
1 million Romanians in the US. Near-zero political representation. Why?
The Bessarabia bridge
Moldovan-Bessarabian and Romanian voices at the same table, in honest conversation.
AI and Romania's future
How the tech revolution reshapes Romania, and what the diaspora can do.
Second-generation identity
Romanian-American young people caught between two worlds.
This is a working summit. Problems get named, solutions get proposed, people commit to follow-up.
Awards
- Romanian Tech InnovatorNew
- Bridge BuilderNew
- Bessarabia-Romania Unity RecognitionNew
- Community Awards
- Romanian-American Heritage Awards