FOMO, the Festival of Modern Owners, returns to Bucharest from May 20 to 24, 2026, with a program built around entrepreneurship, personal performance, and the changing realities of modern business. The five-day event says it will bring together 3,000-plus attendees, 70-plus speakers and experts, and a mix of international headliners and local business voices across multiple venues in the city.
The festival’s main conference venue will be the Palace Hall, while secondary stages will host conversations on digital marketing, community building, AI, finance, wellbeing, hospitality and entertainment, according to the official program.
A festival of business stages
The Digital Marketing and Content Creation stage will focus on monetization, personal branding, audience-building and turning attention into a sustainable business, with speakers including Vlad Simion, Ionuț Andrei, Mihai Bonca, Silviu Țolu and Ioana Chereji.
Live 2.0 – Reinventing Life will spotlight entrepreneurs and professionals who changed careers, industries or business models, while Team Performance will examine how strong teams are built, managed and held accountable in real workplaces.
Romanian entrepreneurship in focus
Made in Romania will center on local founders and the challenge of scaling a business into a premium, sustainable brand, with names such as Matei Psatta, Mădălina Cocan, Irina Sârdean and George Soare on the lineup.
Community Builders will look at trust, loyalty and long-term impact, with speakers including Miruna Ioani, Raluca Hăulică, Ioana Enache and Tadas Evaltas, while the AI stage will explore automation, productivity, ethics and competitiveness in practical business use.
Business and wellbeing
FOMO also includes a Freelancing and Selfmade Entrepreneurship track, plus Finance, Law & Business discussions on investment, governance, taxation and protecting a company in volatile economic conditions. A separate Longevity & Wellbeing stage will address burnout, energy, mindset and sustainability for entrepreneurs and professionals working in high-pressure environments.
Hospitality and entertainment
The event will also devote space to HoReCa and entertainment as growth sectors, with discussions on customer experience, brand positioning, festivals, restaurants, clubs and franchise-style expansion.
Organizers say the broader idea behind FOMO 2026 is to create a space where practical experience matters more than theory and where conversation is rooted in the realities of how businesses are actually built today.
