Energy Forum, Gala Dinner

I was two nights ago at the Energy Forum Gala Dinner, event organized by Forum Invest. I was together with Laura Florea, Managing Partner Point PA. We were sitting next representatives from Alpha Bank, KLC, STX Europe, AECOM and White&Case. A sitting dinner as any other, but a moment caught my interest. It was a CSR moment, as a call it, a moment of giving to the less fortunate. People in the room donated money for 6 children in Bucharest to go to the circus, because they never have seen one. I imagine that there are a lot of children in Romania which have not seen a circus show. Anyway, all participants entered a “lottery”, having the chance to win a voucher with a discount of 20.000 euro or 40.000 euro for an apartment in one of the most luxurious new build quarters in Bucharest. Interesting…what can I say. If the apartment costs 2 mil euro, a 40.000 discount is like peanuts. Anyway, it was an interesting approach; I only hope that the health ministry does not close the Circus until the next show – because of the flu. I think that this worked because of the children, and because the audience was one willing to share, and not because of the vouchers – I found them inappropriate.