Kuldeep Kaushik – CEO NN Life Insurance, Sergiu Diaconu – CEO Dulcinella and Ovidiu Pinghioiu – Country Director Cegeka Romania, will take the stage to share their lessons learned from professional failures at Fuckup Nights Bucharest Vol XXIII
Bucharest, November 18th, 2024: Kuldeep Kaushik – CEO NN Life Insurance, Sergiu Diaconu – CEO Dulcinella, and Ovidiu Pinghioiu – Country Director Cegeka Romania, will talk openly about their career failures and the valuable lessons they have learned at the 23rd edition of Fuckup Nights Bucharest (FUN).
The event will take place at Stup on November 25, starting at 18:00. Admission is free and registration can be made on the STUP website, limited places available. The event is sold-out shortly after its announcement since its first edition.
Kuldeep Kaushik, Sergiu Diaconu and Ovidiu Pinghioiu will present personal and professional stories marked by failure, which have turned into lessons that can be passed on as a source of inspiration and motivation. Each presentation will be followed by an interactive Q&A session with the guests.
The event is moderated by journalist Julia Nagy, recognized for her extensive experience in radio and television.
“Fuckup Nights explores failure as an unavoidable experience, but full of essential lessons for growth. In entrepreneurship and business in general, the only constant is the unexpected. Each story shared here reveals moments when things went off plan and how those happenings, while seeming difficult or impossible to overcome, brought new insights, ideas and unconventional solutions,” says Diana Iosu, founder of DiFine PR, the event organizer.
Kuldeep Kaushik is the CEO of NN Life Insurance, the market leader in life insurance and private pensions in Romania, supporting customers to protect what matters most to them: family, health and financial future. Kuldeep has over 22 years of international experience in P&L management, corporate and business strategy, change management, operational excellence, digital transformation and customer experience development, with an impact in over 20 countries in Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa, USA and Latin America.
For Kuldeep, the key to managing failure lies in how you react in challenging moments: “Failure is not about bad decisions that can cost you dearly. Failure is about not knowing how to react to such decisions. Success lies in the ability to turn failure into opportunity and to learn from each experience.”
Sergiu Diaconu is CEO of Dulcinella and an entrepreneur with 26 years of experience. He is the founder of the largest advertising agency in Moldova, co-founder of the largest network of women’s fitness clubs in Moldova and founder of the largest charity foundation in Moldova, Sfântul Gheorghe Foundation (caritate.md). As a result of his experience, Sergiu has also become a business mentor for over 1000 entrepreneurs from six countries.
If he were to describe failure as a person, Sergiu would describe it as a tough teacher.
 “For me, failure is not the end of the road. On the contrary, it’s like a tough, but needed teacher in a game field called business, where failures don’t make us start from the beginning ( like in games), but propel us to the next level. That means I never start from scratch, but always from a new level. Failure is the gateway to fascinating successes that give us the power to move forward. So every mistake becomes a learning opportunity. I believe that success comes from the courage to face failures, which open the way to wisdom,” says Sergiu Diaconu.
Ovidiu Pinghioiu is a leader with over 14 years of experience in the IT and technology services industry. He is currently Country Director at Cegeka Romania, where he is responsible for the company’s business strategy, operations and growth in the region region.
Previously, Ovidiu held several management positions at Cegeka, including Director Applications, Director Professional Services and Business Development Manager. In these roles, he focused on expanding Cegeka’s presence and providing IT services in Romania. Prior to joining Cegeka, Ovidiu developed solid business development and sales experience in companies such as CGS, Rinf and Ymens.
“For me, failure is not a setback but an opportunity to learn. From every mistake we can extract valuable lessons that help us see things from a different perspective. We can approach situations with more maturity. But I think that not letting failure define us and looking at it more as a motivation is the most important thing,” adds Ovidiu Pinghioiu.
Fuckup Nights Bucharest is a series of events taking place globally in 215 cities in 62 countries around the world and changing perspectives on professional failure. It is aimed equally at small and large entrepreneurs, corporate workers, freelancers and students. In Romania, Fuckup Nights is organized by DiFine PR.
Some of the previous Fuckup Nights Bucharest editions are captured here: Vol I, Vol II, Vol III, Vol VI, Vol X.
Partners of the event are: FAN Courier, Radio Guerilla, Complice, Sandler Training România, Republica BIO, Fonduri Structurale, Epic Prints, Techcelerator, Bizilive, Learning Network, Psychologies, IQAds, SMARK, IQool, SocialPedia, Revista CARIERE, ClujHub, ROTSA – Romanian Tech Startups Association, Savoir Events Academy, and Sabina Cornovac Online.
More details about the event are available on Facebook.
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About DiFine PR
DiFine PR is a full-service communications agency, the company offering corporate communications strategy and implementation services, including media relations, event planning, crisis communications, CSR, employer branding, and influencer marketing, through its specialized division, DiFine Social. The agency’s current portfolio of clients includes NN, FintechOS, Stefanini, TH Essers, Direct Pharma Logistics, GapMinder VC, Techcelerator, Dulcinella, Seedblink, Black Sea Fund, Bricklofts, Goldring, Undelucucram.ro, Restart Energy, Verita International School, Tema Energy, Bitcoin Romania. Over the more than seven years since its launch, DiFine PR has worked with over 150 tech organizations and startups. In addition to full PR, communication and business consulting services, the agency also organizes technology and business events such as NASA Space Apps Challenge, TechFest, Fuckup Nights Bucharest.
