Leadership Under Uncertainty

About the Event:

• Practical leadership sessions designed to strengthen your decision-making, communication and leadership skills in uncertain environments.

• Interactive leadership experiences, including energizers and hands-on activities that keep you engaged and encourage meaningful interaction.

• Networking opportunities with entrepreneurs, executives, young professionals and leaders from Romania and abroad.

• Leadership challenges and peer learning, where you'll exchange perspectives, test ideas and learn from the experiences of others.

• Meaningful connections that extend beyond your bumble, helping you grow your professional network and become part of a community of leaders shaping the future.

From 20 years in banking to 30 years on stage - Pedro Castilho turns nervous speakers into powerhouse communicators. 

As the founder of Verbalius - Making Public Speaking Easy, he specialize in:

• Executive Coaching & Debating

•  Crisis & Political Communication

•  High-Stakes PR Strategy

A connector and active leader in Luxembourg, Pedro serves on the board of the International School of Luxembourg, mentors founders at the University of Luxembourg Incubator, and supports Foundation Elisabeth. 

Navigating uncertainty is tough—leading through it with absolute clarity? That’s Betsy Reed’s superpower. 

With 20+ years of global experience across 5 continents, an executive educator role at the University of Cambridge, and a published book under her belt, Betsy helps senior leaders and founders step into their full authority when the stakes are highest. 

As the founder of Embodied Leadership Lab (and former strategist for the world's largest food company), she equips decision-makers to handle complex challenges with calm, presence, and undeniable impact

Project Manager, PMP certified professional, and JCI Senator with 20 years of experience in project management, volunteering and organizational development. Actively involved in the local community, passionate about helping people and teams turn ideas into structured, meaningful actions. 

Alexandra joined JCI in 2015, and won ‘Most Outstanding New Member’ in Europe after her first year. She became Romania’ youngest JCI senator in 2019 and by the time she became Vice President assigned to Europe(2023) and EDC Chairperson (2025), Alexandra already had already many leadership roles in JCI Romania, including National President. She served as a European Development Councilor for Intensive Support (2021) and lead the foundation for the European #ReStart program, and now is a member of the JCI global Ethics Committee. Alexandra is also a member of the Group of European Youth for Change and part of the elected board of the union of Public Function – Europa, as Vice President for Luxembourg.

Everything that Alexandra does serves her purpose of challenging and inspiring people to break boundaries, so that they can reach their full potential. She is a certified Chartered Accountant, and has over 13 years’ experience in finance. She also has extensive experience in project management, team leadership, facilitating workshops, coaching and mentoring. After leaving her accounting family business in 2021, Alexandra is now working for the European Parliament and resides in Luxembourg, being also an EU Career ambassador.

I joined JCI to make a contribution to civil society. I stayed because it made an impact on myself, on the people I met and interacted with, on the community.

I was JCI Europe's Most Outstanding New Member in 2024, became a JCI National Trainer in 2026 and served in roles at local, national and international level.

At JCI Romania's National Conference we will play with uncertainty, learn to be its friends, to understand the ways to tame it. This is why in my session we will use a card game developed by JCI EDC which simulates real world situations when leading an organization through a one year mandate. Decisions will have to be fast and challenges be faced head on. Come play!