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Contents

Ambassador’s Foreword 7 Letter from the Chairman 9 Management and Council 11 Meet the staff 13 Foundation members of the BCCH 14 The British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary 15 The British Business Centre 21 Events and important news 2015-2016 22 Acknowledgements 58

AmbAssAdor’s Foreword Ambassador’s Foreword I was delighted to be asked to become Honorary Chair of the BCCH in April following my arrival here as Her Majesty’s Ambassador. Working closely with and supporting British business has been a major part of my work over the last 10 years in places as diverse as Hong Kong and Bahrain.

My key objectives as Ambassador include strengthening the UK’s relations with Hungary, in particular bilateral business links. That is why I attach great importance to the Embassy`s relationship with the BCCH.

This has been a significant year from several perspectives.

In June, the British people voted for the UK to leave the EU. As Prime Minister Theresa May has made clear, Brexit means Brexit and we are determined to make a success of it. But while we are leaving the EU, we are not leaving Europe. We will want the strongest possible economic links with our European neighbours, as well as our close friends in North America, the Commonwealth and other important partners around the world. We must be more active, more outward facing, more energetic on the world stage than ever before. We hold fast to a vision of Britain that is respected abroad, tolerant at home, engaged in the world and working with our international partners to advance the prosperity and security of our nation for generations to come. Our country remains open for business. We are the same outward-looking, globally-minded, big-thinking country we have always been. The UK’s commitment to free trade is as firm as ever and we remain a leading global trading nation and open economy.

The UK is already the fifth largest foreign investor in Hungary (with our investments reaching £2.1 bn last year). Bilateral trade reached £3.7 bn in 2015. Both the UK and Hungary offer excellent business opportunities. There is huge business potential which I am keen to see British and Hungarian businesses exploiting. I therefore welcome the establishment in the UK of the Hungary-UK Business Council and the determination of the Hungarian authorities to further develop the bilateral economic relationship. As Prime Minister Orban has noted, the UK will be Hungary’s most important economic partner outside the EU.

Also this year, the BCCH celebrated its 25th anniversary. For a quarter of a century the Embassy and the Chamber have been working hard together to help British business and strengthen UK-Hungary commercial relations. In particular, I would highlight the establishment of the British Business Centre project, which aims to develop business networks and to facilitate new links between British and Hungarian SMEs.

This is a time of change and we have a great opportunity to seize the moment by working even more closely together to support the UK-Hungary commercial relationship. Let’s do it!

HE HMA Iain Lindsay OBE British Ambassador to Hungary

Letter From the ChAirmAn

Distinguished Members, Cherished Partners and Dear Friends of the BCCH,

Looking back on this past year, it is apparent that we have witnessed a great deal of change the past 12 months. Although we have left behind the years of recession and emerged into a new era of extensive business opportunities, international storms still rage and lie ahead that make forecasts for the future of the business world all the more challenging. Interesting times await not only the United Kingdom and Hungary – or Europe as a whole – but the entire world as well; staying one step ahead and quickly acknowledging the development of a new situation are mandatory nowadays.

Every year I announce a keyword to visualise the plans for the coming year. In 2016 the BCCH truly committed itself to the concept of BUILDING new partnerships and business opportunities for British and Hungarian SMEs, the state of our world is posing significant challenges that test our ability to remain on the path of prosperity. As such, we have to ADAPT to the trials of economic reshuffle; the will to change, the desire to reform and the commitment to maintain trusting relationships with partners and enterprises have to dictate our strategies.

H.E. Iain Lindsay OBE was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Hungary in March 2016, who consequently took upon the mantle of Honorary Chairman of the BCCH. The active presence and unwavering support of the British Embassy and His Excellency have proven to be invaluable in seeing to the efficient execution of our mission.

The Chamber continues to provide a superior platform for knowledge sharing, co-operation, trade and investment for more than 110 members of British, Hungarian and international business people and corporations, as well as a network of over 3000 contacts from approximately 20 sectors. The British Business Centre, launched two years ago, has provided professional support for approximately 500 British SMEs in various sectors and the total number of signed export contracts add up to approximately half a million pounds. Similarly, investing in youth is another area where we are actively engaged; the exciting uSchool programme was introduced this year, intending to teach high school students a ‘Startup mentality’ they can harness during their university years and careers. The Chamber was also accredited by the British Chambers of Commerce, the Investors in People and COBCOE. In line with our mission, the BCCH has spared no effort to carry out highly successful programmes; we have organised nearly a 1000 events in the past 25 years on ongoing economic, business, financial and educational topics, while also demonstrating our commitment to realising the potential of our team as they build their skills and improve their performance. Indubitably, our major achievements, the organisation of our events could not have been successful without a dedicated and passionate team. I mentioned our need to increase adaptability and live by the spirit of versatility to make headways; the BCCH team stands as a true testament to these principles. Through their hard work and a keen sense for detail, our projects were executed smoothly, and thus, an additional 39 events have been organised between last December and now.

The year of 2016 has laid the groundwork for a new economic and financial landscape where our adaptability to both its hazards and advantages will be put to the test. In September we celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the Chamber. Since the foundation of the BCCH, we have stood at the forefront of securing and protecting British-Hungarian business and trade interests. The ever-changing market has proven time and time again that our Chamber plays a significant role in helping British businesses entering and operating in Hungary. We firmly believe that whatever path the world takes in the next years, the Chamber will ADAPT accordingly and stand the test of time and continue its major contribution in redefining and facilitating the new relationship between the UK and Hungary. I am looking forward to continuing the work with the team and the Council for the remainder of the Chamber year and hope that this publication will serve our members and partners well in making the most of their BCCH membership. As always, we are open to our members’ feedback and suggestions to ensure that they receive the best service possible and benefit from being part of an ever-changing, evolving, and adapting organisation.

Vazul Tóth BCCH Chairman

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Management

Honorary Chairman Chairman Honorary Vice-Chairwoman H.E. Iain Lindsay OBE Vazul Tóth Dr. Dora Kulauzov British Ambassador to Hungary Head of Quality Management Director of British Embassy Budapest Bank Department for International Trade Budapest 1138 Budapest, Hungary British Embassy Váci út 193. Budapest

Council Members

Gergely Ábrahám Árpád Balázs Dennis Diokno Managing Director Partner Managing Director Grayling Hungary PwC Hungary FirstMed-FMC Kft.

1066 Budapest, Teréz krt. 46. Eiffel Palace, 1055 Budapest, 1015 Budapest, Hattyú utca 14. Tel.: +36 1 266-7833 Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út 78. Tel.: +36 1 224-9090 Fax: +36 1 266-7344 Tel.: +36 1 461-9100 Fax: +36 1 224-9091 Fax: +36 1 461-9101

Kinga Kalocsai Adrienne Makkay-Chambers Christopher Noblet PR & Communications Director Senior Consultant & Trainer - Partner Current, powered by GE GROW Szervezetfejlesztési Tanácsadó Zrt. Partos & Noblet in co-operation with Europe & Middle East Hogan Lovells International LLP 1037 Budapest, Montevideo utca 2/C 1044 Budapest, Váci út 77. Tel.: +36 1 487-9090 1051 Budapest, Vörösmarty tér 7-8. Tel.: +36 1 399 1100 Fax: +36 1 487-9099 Tel.: +36 1 505-4480 Fax: +36 1 231 5270 Fax: +36 1 505-4485

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Council Members

Márta Pálfalvi Andrea Tóth Corporate Affairs Strategic Advisor and Communications Director British Automotive Heineken Hungária Zrt. 1186 Budapest, Czifra György utca 15. 1068 Budapest, Dózsa György út 84/A., Tel.: +36 1 882-8900 Liget Center Fax: +36 1 882-8901 Tel.: +36 1 437-2155 Fax: +36 1 437-2173

Alternate Council Members

Melinda Katona Managing Director Borealis Consulting Ltd.

2030 Érd, Fûrészelô u. 8. Tel.: +36 23 394-966 Fax: +36 23 394-966

Gábor Csóti Paul Szemán Partner, Managing Director Managing Director Maltacourt Hungary Ltd. Investors In People Hungary 2045 Törökbálint, Tó Park utca 3. 1134 Budapest, Kassák Lajos utca 59. Forwarders Plaza Tel.: +36 20 928 7314 Tel.: +36 23 800-060 Fax: +36 1 783-9620 Fax: +36 23 555-040

staff

Meet the Staff

CSILLA CSURGAI is Executive Director of OLIVÉR STROMMER is Manager of the the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary. British Business Centre. With an extensive start- As Executive Director, Csilla is responsible up background serving as managing director for for the successful leadership and management over ten years for Hungarian based UK media of the organisation according to the strategic subsidiaries, Oliver also held senior positions at direction set by the Management and Council one of the world’s largest exhibition organising of the BCCH. After completing her studies firms, namely ITE Group Plc. A British/ at the University of Pécs, she lived in Toronto Hungarian national, Oliver helped set-up the between 2001 and 2004, where she obtained her British Business Centre in Hungary that assists post-graduate diploma. After a North American experience, she moved to UK SME’s to win export business in this fast growing central European London, UK and joined the London School of Economics for nearly 2 market. Oliver enjoys playing sports, especially football and tennis, whilst years, where she played an active key role in the event management’s work. also setting aside time whenever possible to watch his son play, too. Good She settled in Budapest and joined the British Chamber of Commerce food and entertaining films are also high on his pleasurable pastimes. in Hungary in 2006. As Services & Events Manager, she participated in managing a wide range of activities at the Chamber for over 4 years during which she developed an excellent relationship with members and an extensive network of business contacts. Csilla has been Executive Director of the Chamber since February 2009. With the support of the twelve-member Chamber Council, she assumes overall responsibility for the Chamber’s day-to-day business activities. She is married and has a daughter, Blanka.

ÁDÁM MADARÁSZ is Event & Communica- DR PIROSKA PÁPAY is Trade Specialist at the tions Manager of the British Chamber of Com- British Business Centre. She graduated from merce in Hungary. Ádám joined the Chamber Pázmány Péter Catholic University as a lawyer as an event and communications intern, and he in 2013. Prior to joining the Centre’s team, she did a valuable job with his event and administra- worked as an intern in the European Parliament tional activities; he soon became Co-ordinator, in Brussels, gained experience as a research fellow and in early 2015, he was appointed Event & in the field of minority rights protection ata Communications Manager. He is responsible local organisation, and she was a junior lawyer for organising and supervising the execution of in Slovakia. Piroska joined the British Business Chamber events, co-ordinating programmes, managing social media acac- Centre in 2015, and she is responsible for assisting UK SMEs expand their tivities and website content. He studied English linguistics, history and business potential on the Hungarian market. Piroska understands needs, literature at Kodolány János University. He currently studies Astro Biology transforms situations to find positive, valuable outcomes, making sure that at HarvardX, Quantum Mechanics of Molecular Structures at UTokyoX, all projects are carried out. Thanks to her efforts clients are in good hands. and Marketing and Online Business Management at the Digital Business She loves spending her spare time with her dog, Leonard, and only the size Academy UK. Ádám is absorbed in how social media and technology of her shoe collection exceeds her sense of humour. help growing businesses by generating visibility, and how startup companies shape today’s business world. He also shares a passion for discovering different cultures and gastronomy; he loves travelling, and he is very fond of board sports.

PIROSKA CSÓBOR is Finance & Office PÉTER LAJOS is not a new edition to the Manager of the British Chamber of Commerce team; he participated in the BCCH’s internship in Hungary. Piroska became our team member programme in 2015. Having the appropriate in early 2015, and took over this valuable role business mindset, strategic thinking and also a amazingly fast; she deals with mountains of great sense of humour, he proved to be the ideal invoices beside payroll and budget on a daily candidate for the Project Assistant position. basis, she creates superfine, colourful charts He joined the British Business Centre team and reports, which ensure that the Chamber’s in the summer of 2016, as a fresh graduate financial matters are going punctually. She is from Corvinus University. He holds a degree currently working on to see the numbers from a higher perspective and in International Relations and is currently finishing his second degree in behind the scenes, as very soon she is going to be a certified accountant. Her International Economics. Due to his international upbringing, he speaks enthusiasm is contagious and with all of her work she is incredibly precise. four languages fluently. He is the office foodie, always serving with great tips She considers herself as a persistent perfectionist. Besides making miracles for dining out or trying new places. with numbers and calculations, Piroska is currently taking care of two dogs, and a cat. If that wouldn’t be enough, she also has a real Farkas as her son.

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Foundation Members of the BCCH

ACCOR Hotels BAT Hungary BT ROC Budapest Airport www.accorhotels.com www.bat.hu www.globalservices.bt.com www.bud.hu

ECS Leisure Erôs Ügyvédi Iroda / FirstMed GE www.ecs-sunbeds.com Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP www.firstmedcenters.com www.currentbyge.com www.ssd.com

Grayling Hungary IIS Group Innotica Group Investors in People www.grayling.com www.iisgroup.hu www.innotica.com www.iip.hu

Minimum use size 35mm Hungarian Chamber of Maltacourt Global Logistics MEYER & LEVINSON Nano Clean Commerce and Industry www.maltacourt.com www.meyerlevinson.com www.nanoclean.co.uk www.mkik.hu

PwC Hungary Shell Hungary Zrt. Tesco Global Áruházak Zrt. TCL Elektronika Kft. Vodafone Magyarország Zrt. www.pwc.hu www.shell.hu www.tesco.hu GPSK Circuits www.vodafone.hu www.tclelektronika.com/hu/

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Bringing Businesses Together the ChamBer

The British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary was founded in 1991 by British investors. It represents British, Hungarian and international companies with the overarching principles of British business values and promotes trade and investment flows between the UK and Hungary. The Chamber provides its members with all kinds of opportunities to raise their company’s business profile and strengthen their competitiveness in the local and international market, such as various events, publications, Special Interest Groups, international and regional partnerships, business services through the knowledge and long-term local business experience of BCCH members and the Chamber itself, as well as special offers and discounts. The Chamber has celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. This is an enormous milestone for us. It has been an amazing journey so far, and we are grateful to be a part of it. The BCCH would like to express its gratitude towards their members and partners for their trust – we firmly believe that they are part of an organisation that is constantly improving and working towards better serving their needs. We look forward to the next 25 years and the tasks and challenges it will bring.

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ChamBer events

Professional BCCH events give members more access to information and great insight into a wide range of topics through a wide range of formats (CEO Dinners, business lunches, SME breakfasts, seminars, etc.), while British themed networking and social events give them the chance to extend their business network. The BCCH also

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co-operates with other chambers as well its members wishing to share their knowledge and expertise in a certain field to organise joint events of various formats.

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PuBliCations

BCCH publications (BCCH Business News magazine – printed from 1994 until 2008, electronic since 2009; BCCH Yearbook; BCCH website; event update emails) give members more visibility in Hungary, in the region, and in Britain by giving them the chance to publish their news and professional articles as well as advertise in various formats.

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The British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary continued to change its ways and build on existing as well as potential partnerships and business opportunities in the past two years. Initiated in 2014, the concept of ‘BCCH 2.0’ developed into one of our most successful and extensive strategies yet. The BCCH prevailed in adapting its practices and methods to embrace innovation; new and revolutionary strategies can easily take root and develop into something spectacular, and it was no different with BCCH 2.0; it had all commenced with the opening of the British Business Centre in 2014, which by now has evolved into the tool that facilitated the continued growth of our members – both in size and numbers.

The main areas of focus in the BCCH 2.0 framework had proven to be quite prosperous and as such they persevered and developed in the year of 2016 as well: the prestigious CEO Dinners and SME Breakfasts, as well as other grand social events, provided us with magnificent opportunities to improve the services the Chamber offers to its members. This year, the chamber celebrated the 25th Anniversary of its founding on 28 September 2016, which was our most prominent event for 2016. In all those years, from that fateful day in 1991 when a group of distinguished business people convened to found the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary until now, a quarter century later, the Chamber, in accordance with its mission, contributed majorly to promoting trade and investment flow between the UK and Hungary. The 25th Gala was a brilliant venue for outstanding networking opportunities as well as an incubator for future, defining partnerships and co-operation initiatives.

The BCCH CEO Dinners event series – exclusive VIP sessions for a selected group of business leaders – continued its excellence in 2016 as well, with remarkable discussions and presentations set in the framework of luxurious dinners. Knowledge-sharing and solution-seeking discourses on relevant business topics concerning the Hungarian economy remained the focal points of the six dinners organized this year, and thanks to the hosts, BCCH Chairman Mr Vazul Tóth and the Management of the Chamber, we could welcome several C-level executives from various industry sectors of our member companies as well as other high-ranking guests. This unique event series provides impressive networking opportunities, where attendees can gain first-hand business information on hot topics with no press presence.

As promised last year, the British Business Club has taken over the domain of aiding businesses in making the most of their activities and networking within and without Budapest. Over the course of 2016, it has become a valuable resource of BCCH and British Business Centre operations – as well as that of all involved enterprises. The events of the British Business Club, jointly organised by the Chamber and the British Business Centre, dived into the challenges facing the Hungarian economy as well as the low global growth rates and shallow post-2008 recovery prospects from a British perspective.

The Chamber also continued its popular SME Breakfast series: launched in 2014, the breakfasts were once again organised in association with our Foundation Member partner, FirstMed. With the aim of providing leading service for small and medium-sized enterprises at its core, the SME Breakfasts of 2016 focused on discussing online marketing tools and EU grant possibilities for the near future, seeking to offer sound solutions and smart strategies for the founders and managers of successful SMEs in Hungary who are willing to share their experience and expertise. Together we can form and attain new frameworks that could help all actors within the SME sector.

The BCCH introduced its “Same Boat – Different Generations” or “How to harness XYZ values and resolve the differences to achieve success?” in April to discuss generation differences and find solutions to issues arising out of age gaps. Age-diverse workplaces are often characterised by tension, false expectations and mismanaged communication; with this conference, our aim was to clarify the roots of the problem and suggest tools and methods that improve morale, performance and organisational results for the benefit of all involved, regardless of age.

Carrying on with the new strategy and thus the improvement of our services, these past years the BCCH has revitalised its communication towards members, partners and the general public with a structured communication plan. We have continued the provision of improved electronic correspondence, ensuring the information flows smoothly. The Chamber proceeded with its intent of harnessing the spheres of social media, increasing its activity and strengthening its presence on platforms and outlets such as Facebook (www.facebook.com/britchamhu), LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/company/british-chamber-of-commerce-in- hungary), and Twitter (www.twitter.com/BritChamHu). We cordially invite you to be part of our ever-growing online community!

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The BCCH is a member of COBCOE, the Council of The Chamber is also a member of EuCham, the Permanent British Chambers of Commerce in Europe (and within Commission of the National and Bilateral Chambers of the it the Carpathian Group). More information about the EU countries in Hungary. organisation and how its member chambers and their member companies can benefit from its services is available on www.cobcoe.eu.

In addition to these memberships, the BCCH has entered into partnerships with numerous printed and electronic publications in order to enhance the visibility of the Chamber and its members.

sPeCial ChamBer disCounts to memBers and memBer-to-memBer offers

Members can save money through their membership and benefit from services offered by the Chamber at discount prices or even for free (e.g. participation at events, event organising support, appearing on website and in publications, advertising opportunities, access to contacts); and also from a wide range of special offers provided by other BCCH member companies, which are available on the BCCH website.

20 the british business Centre the British Business Centre

The British Business Centre works in partnership with the Department of International Trade (DIT) on the Overseas Business Networks initiative (OBNi). Launched in late 2012 by the Prime Minister, the OBNi aims to transform the support available for British SMEs seeking to do business in high-growth, hard-to-access markets across the world. Together with DIT the centre works with UK-based businesses to ensure their success in international markets. The overseas delivery partner’s primary goal is to assist small and medium-sized businesses in obtaining access to new business opportunities in Hungary. This unique government support initiative is designed to create entrepreneurial export opportunities primarily through the digital business platform posting relevant export opportunities for UK-based small and medium- sized operations to respond to and that aspire to benefit from the virtually untapped Hungarian market, a market that is already proving highly receptive to the best that British business has to offer. The British Business Centre also provides a networking hub with superb business facilities to match from which British SME businesses can build lasting local relationships gaining a proper route into market whilst also further assisting to strengthen their established connections. It offers attractive subsidised rates for its commercial services to both local and British businesses; the Centre boasts an exceptional venue for seminars, training programmes, meetings, including a boardroom not to mention extensive workshop space. Business people visiting Hungary have access to personalised local market guidance, hot-desking facilities and much, much more. The staff are trained to supply introductions to key organisations in Hungary, assist with vital information and provide on-going assistance to the best of British business. serviCes for uK Businesses • Basic start-up support, including access to facilities, introductions to Hungarian companies, advising, vetted professional services and more. • Market promotion and outreach, including standardised UK web presence on a shared global platform, B2B webinars along with video conferencing streaming with UK clients. • Market support and working areas for field trips; access to DIT inward & outward investment teams, regional trade missions. • Tailored advisory services, such as legal or financial support, translation and interpreting services. • General services, including 1-to-1 mentoring, market awareness training, employee recruitment and management. • Country and sector overviews, opportunities information, short-sharp meaningful assistance, Market Assistance Programme, product / service feasibility analysis, market-entry strategy analysis and partner identification. additional Consulting serviCes • Business marketing, including digital platform advisory services, marketing strategy development, social media penetration and print design support. • Planning and execution of events such as business mixers, breakfast briefings, special annual events, lunch seminars, press conferences and product launches. • Education in business, such as advice on project management and training workshops.

Business and hungary • Support booking and customer meeting planning. • B2B webinars and video conferencing with clients from the United Kingdom. • Partner identification and matching service, assistance with planning a visit programme, product launch services, local market introductions, identification of possible business partners and support for networking events (bespoke for the client).

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2015 deCemBer

We had a rather busy December in 2015; after our SME breakfast, which was jointly organised with FirstMed, and another spectacular event within our CEO Dinner series with Mr Jost Lammers, the CEO of Budapest Airport, we held a Culture Club in association with Funzine that took place on 7 December. ‘The Culture Club - The Survivor’s Shadow – The Life and Work of El Kazovsky’ offered our members and partners a guided tour combined with an exclusive reception in the Hungarian National Gallery. El Kazovsky was one of the most original and potent Hungarian artists of the late 20th Century. This exhibition of nearly 400 of his works was intended to offer a more precise fine art history of everything that El Kazovsky left behind after his painfully early death. During the evening, bottles of Hungarian wines, coffee specialities, tasty treats and other delicious sweets were provided to the esteemed guests.

After the Culture Club, the BCCH and British Business Centre organised the Great British Christmas Market from the 8 to 10 December in the Central Market Hall. Among the exhibitors, one could become acquainted with the British Pantry, Usborne Books, Dynamit Kft.,

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The Chocolatier and last but not least the Mamelok. During The BCCH closed its autumn-winter season at its Christmas the two-day-long event, Ms Caitlin Jones, Deputy Head Cocktail Party together with the British Business Centre of Mission at the British Embassy, visited the Christmas and the British Embassy in Budapest on 15 December Market, while students of the Dezsô Lemhényi Elementary 2015, which took place at its traditional venue, the Old School gave an exquisite Christmas Concert and Mr Zsolt Banking Hall of the British Embassy. All the organising Serényi, the Tattooed Chef, offered an engaging presentation partners invited their selected contacts to this prestigious of the traditional British cuisine. event, and it turned out to be a worthy successor of the

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previous parties. After the opening speeches, guests enjoyed a buffet dinner served by the Európa Event Agency, delicious coffee by AYGOR-Lavazza, and tasteful cocktails and drinks by Tesco, Diageo and Heineken.

The party also provided numerous opportunities to win raffle prizes thanks to the generous sponsors: the Body Shop, Boscolo Budapest, Danubius Hotels Group, FirstMed, Fixcab, GE Lighting, Holmes Place, Investors in People Hungary, Medihelp, Stan Ahuja, UTD and Wilson Learning. Of course, the night could not have been such a tremendous success without the help of our main sponsors: AACM Central Europe Kft, Allen & Overy, Auto Palace Kft. (British Automotive Hungary), Britannica International School, the British International School Budapest, IIS Group, IFKA Iparfejlesztési Közhasznú Nonprofit Kft., Marks & Spencer, M&Co., Nagy és Trócsányi Ügyvédi Iroda, Nano Clean, Santa Fe and TMF Group.

2016 January

The Chamber was proud to welcome the New Year’s event season with a Best Practice Guide to the New Public Procurement Law seminar co-organised by Szecskay

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Attorneys at Law. Our Guest Speaker was Dr György feBruary Wellmann, who gave an overall lecture about the new Public Procurement Law that had entered into force in early 2016 In February, the BCCH was pleased to announce the launch and affected every company involved in public procurement. of its Coaching Excellence Programme, therefore we held The event was grand; the public procurement specialists an event to celebrate the launch. The guest speaker was from Szecskay Attorneys at Law provided the participants Professor David Clutterbuck, Co-founder and Special with best practices and a user-friendly legal and practical Ambassador of the European Mentoring & Coaching insight into the new public law. Council. The BCCH, jointly with the lead of Coaching

The BCCH also organised its seventh CEO Dinner with Bea Elôd, Citi Centre Service Budapest Site Head & MEA CSS CAO at Gundel Restaurant on 27 January. Ms Elôd talked about the Citi’s CSC strategy and growth prospects for Hungary CSC Site, as well as development opportunities and trends in the SSC industry in Hungary.

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Without Borders (CHN) and internationally accredited bono coaching programme. The purpose of the ”Coaching Hungarian coaches, offered the programme to its members, Excellence” initiative was to show the value of professional whereby one top management person of every BCCH coaching as it contributes to personal development and member company had the possibility to participate in a pro leadership success.

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British Embassy in Budapest earlier. The British Business Club session was held at the British Residence and the guest speaker was Mr Dávid Németh, Chief Economist of the K&H Bank, who held a small dissertation on Broken Arrows – the challenges in the Hungarian economy with an international outlook.

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March was kicked off with the 9th BCCH SME Breakfast, which was hosted by the BCCH Foundation Member, FirstMed. The topic was “Managers’ overview of Online Marketing Tools” and among our speakers, one could count Ms Réka Szalai, Brand Manager of Forest & Ray, and The first Speed Business Meeting of the New Year took Mr Péter Samarjay, Online Marketing Consultant at Forest place on 17 February in the ballroom of Sofitel Budapest. & Ray. They discussed how businesses should embrace the The British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary, the French- change of online marketing tools and how to make the best Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the DEFH of their companies with their help, emphasising the online (Dirigeants et Entrepreneurs Francophones en Hongrie) marketing trends SMEs should focus on.

and their co-operating partners invited their members and A very successful Business Lunch took place in mid-March partners to help develop new business relationships through with Guest Speaker Dr Mihály Patai, President of the a 10-minute-long B2B meeting with randomly selected Hungarian Banking Association and Chairman – CEO partners. The meetings were followed by a networking of the UniCredit Bank Hungary Zrt. The British Chamber reception where further contacts could be established. of Commerce in Hungary, the Joint Venture Association and their partners (the French-Hungarian Chamber of In late February, the BCCH and the British Business Centre Commerce and Industry, the Italian Chamber of Commerce organised the first event of the British Business Club in Hungary, the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry event series since they had taken over the series from the and Commerce, the Austrian Embassy Commercial

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Department, SwissCham, the Netherlands-Hungarian Investment, aimed to organise this joint event to explore Chamber of Commerce and Hungary and the Hong-Kong the potential opportunities that exist within the EU-funded Business Association) cordially invited their members and projects of the 2014-2020 EU programming period with partners to join the discussion at the beautiful Erzsébet government and consultancy partners. The moderator of Ballroom in Gundel Restaurant. the discussion was Mr Károly Oelberg, Managing Director of AACM Central Europe, and the panelists included Mr Our next step in a hectic and busy March was a Roundtable István Ákos Varró, Head of Department, Priority Energy Discussion about EU Structural and Investment Funds Projects Implementation Department, Ministry of National with a special focus on the Energy and Industrial Development, Dr Ildikó Gyôrffy, Programme Manager Sectors. The BCCH, in association with UK Trade and at the Regional Development and Central Hungary

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Competitiveness of the Ministry of National Economy, Projects CoE Leader at GE), Mr Balázs Mezôsi, COO at Mr Ferenc Friedler, Vice President, National Research, Hungarian Innovation and Efficiency Nonprofit Ltd., Mr Development and Innovation Office, Dr Kinga Lorencz, Zsolt Somorjai-Tamássy, Managing Director (Green City National Contact Point and Member of the Programme Hungary), Ms Irén Márta, Executive Director of BCSDH, Committee for H2020, Dr Péter Simon, CMS, Head Dr Zoltán Polyánszky-Tamási, Senior Analyst at Századvég of Energy, Projects and Construction, Mr Krisztián Gazdaságkutató Zrt. and Mr Tamás Zarándy, Director of Lôrincz, CEO of MAPI Zrt., Ms Kinga Kalocsai, PR & the Energy Branch, Századvég Gazdaságkutató Zrt. The Communications Director of GE, Vice-Chairwomen of the event was hosted in the beautiful halls of the Budapest BCCH, Mr József Csuhai, Director of Smart Cities (Major Marriott Hotel.

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There already were several BCCH breakfasts and lunches, so it was only fitting that dinners would be included on the event list for March. The month came to end with the 8th BCCH CEO Dinner, this time with Mr Miklós Fekete, CEO of Budapest 2024 Zrt., who talked about Budapest Hungary earlier in March, paid a visit to the offices of the 2024. The event was organised on 30 March in the Marriott BCCH and the British Business Centre. After meeting and Budapest Hotel for a cadre of BCCH members. greeting the Council Members and the staff, His Excellency, together with Mr Vazul Tóth, the Chairman of the Chamber, At the very end of the month, H.E. Iain Lindsay OBE, signed the grant letters, bestowing the mantle of Honorary who had been appointed as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Chairman of BCCH to the Ambassador.

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In April, the Chamber was engaged in the organisation and implementation of various events. First, it hosted an EU- Chambers Business Drinks event at the Pesti Vigadó to provide an excellent opportunity for networking and meeting Chamber members, as well as other business professionals. The special guest of the evening was Mr Gábor Zupkó, Head of Representation of the European Commission in Hungary.

The second event of the month the BCCH and British Business Centre organised together was the conference titled “Same Boat – Different Generations: How to harness XYZ values and resolves the differences to achieve success” on 19 April. After the opening speech given by Mr Vazul Tóth, Chairman of the BCCH, presentations were held by Ms Anita Sávainé Ábel, Head of Training and Development Department, Strategy and HR Directorate of K&H Bank, Mr Zsolt Fehér, CEO of Assessment Systems International, and Mr Pál Bíró, Industry Head & Video Partnership Lead at Google. The programme continued with a roundtable

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discussion and ended with interactive workshops on the topic, held by Ms Zsuzsa Czobor, the ex-Director of the Consulting Division of CEU, and Ms Adrienne Makkay- Chambers, CEO of Wilson Learning Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia.

The last event of the month was a Business Forum titled “Budapest 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Bid- Motivations, Ambitions, Legacy,” which was jointly organised with AmCham Hungary. The event was opened by Mr István Tarlós, Mayor of Budapest,

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host for the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games by Mr Balázs Fürjes, Government Commissioner for Major Budapest Developments, Chairman of Budapest2024 Kft. and Mr Tamás Lôcsei, Partner at PwC on the new TAO regulation.

may

May started with a conference of the Professional Women’s Association and a joint Award Ceremony Gala Dinner of Investors in People Hungary and PWA. The official programme started with the Thousand Faces of Performance Conference, which was hosted by Ms Melinda Katona, Mr Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairwomen of PWA. Three roundtable discussions had Trade, and Mr Ferencz Pongrácz, President of AmCham. taken place before additional presentations were held Presentations were held on reasoning, the strategy as well as regarding the event’s topic. In the evening, the Hungary’s the social and economic impacts of Budapest’s bid to be the Most Excellent Companies and Managers of the Year 2016

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Award Ceremony occurred, followed by a lovely Gala Dinner PWA hosted within the wonderful Grand Ballroom of that was opened by HE HMA Mr Iain Lindsay OBE. The Corinthia Hotel Budapest. Gala was organised by Investors in People Hungary and

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Guests were also invited to the second event of the British the reception, Mr Dániel Bebesy, Fixed Income Portfolio Business Club of the year organised by BCCH and Manager at Budapest Fund Management provided insight British Business Centre at the British Residence. During into international rates and the low global growth prospects with a British focus.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary, the French- Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, theDEFH (Dirigeants et Entrepreneurs Francophones en Hongrie) and their co-operating partners then organised the Speed Business Meeting on 24 May in the Ballroom of Sofitel Budapest Chain Bridge in order to provide their members and partners an excellent opportunity for networking and further developing business relations.

The 9th BCCH CEO Dinner took place at the Budapest Marriott Hotel with Mr János Kerekes, Managing Director of AutoBinck Group Car Distribution and Retail including Jaguar Land Rover, Hyundai, Auto Palace Hungary, who discoursed on Green Forests, Green Fields, Green Cars – The Biggest Innovation of the Automotive Sector.

At the end of the month, the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary held its 2015 Annual General Meeting,

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which closed the 2015-2016 Council Year. It was held on 31 conducted his opening speech, followed by a presentation of May at the PwC Academy in Eiffel Palace. Her Majesty’s the event’s guest speaker, Mr Roy Zoltán Zsidai, Owner and Ambassador to Hungary HE Mr Iain Lindsay OBE Managing Director at Zsidai Group. In line with the BCCH

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Charter, the Council’s composition remained the same for Mr Vazul Tóth, Treasurer Mr Árpád Balázs and the Head the next year, so no election took place, but the previous of the British Business Centre, Mr Oliver Strommer. 12 months were evaluated via the reports of Chairman A voting was held on the amendment to the BCCH Charter before the AGM was officially closed by the moderator of the event, Dr. Nóra Jekkel from CMS Cameron McKenna. The event finished with a reception of delicacies and drinks. Simultaneously, the handover ceremony of the CEO Dinner series’ charity donations also took place in the evening; an amount of 275,475 HUF was bestowed to the National Ambulance Service represented by Communication and PR Director Mr Pál Gyôrfi. The event, of course, could not have been such a huge success without the help of our main sponsors: PwC and SEK Budapest International School. Other sponsors of the event included AACM Central Europe, AYGOR- Lavazza, Heineken, Malta Court Global Logistics, PAG, Santa Fe and Tesco, who kindly offered their contribution to the AGM.

June

The summer started with the joint Jaguar-BCCH Family Day and Jaguar F-Pace Experience Day. The British Automotive and the BCCH co-organised the family at Auto Palace Buda’s premises, where the guests were all entertained by an array of programmes. Ms Caitlin Jones, Deputy Head of Mission for the British Embassy in

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Budapest, Mr Vazul Tóth, BCCH Chairman, and Mr János of the Virtuózok (Virtuosos) show. The participants also had Kerekes, CEO of AutoPalace Hungary opened the event, the chance to taste craft ice cream, cuisine specialities, and which was crowned by a performance from the young talents exclusive wines.

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In mid-June, the tenth event of the BCCH CEO Dinner Vazul Tóth and this time our guest speaker was HE HMA series was held at the Budapest Marriott Hotel. It was a Mr Iain Lindsay OBE, British Embassy of Budapest. moderated discussion conducted by BCCH Chairman Mr The Chamber is proud to be a partner in the uSchool programme, which is an initiative to foster the entrepreneurial mentality of students between the ages of 13-17. For that reason, it organised a breakfast to introduce the uSchool Programme and herald the arrival of entrepreneurship to high schools.

Those BCCH members were targeted who have CSR programmes related to education, youth or entrepreneurship, and who are focusing on innovation and new business models; those who are interested in getting in touch with the new generations who are about to come of age and who have young leaders that would volunteer as coaches. The event took place on 17 June at the BCCH HQ in Eiffel Palace.

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The last event in June was an EU-Chambers Business Drinks, chambers, delicious snacks and drinks in the exceptional where the guest speaker was H.E. Maria Assunta Accili, atmosphere of the Pesti Vigadó while establishing new Italian Ambassador to Hungary. The invited guests had the business relations and maintain the prevailing ones. pleasure of enjoying the company of members from other

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The closing remarks were made by Mr László Deák, PwC The British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary, the Partner. After all the serious talks on what the effects of Netherlands-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Brexit could be, a delightful lunch was served for all the their co-operating partners, Adapting Minds and xLabs participants. kindly invited their members and partners to a Leadership Seminar. The lecture was focusing on a timely topic that Our next scheduled event was the 11th BCCH CEO Dinner is affecting almost all companies and employees, namely with Mr Zoltán Szabó, General Manager of BT Global the innovative approaches to employee engagement. Services, EMEA Regional Operations Centre, who Participants could take part in two seminars during the day discussed the prospects of education meeting business. The and subsequently engage in networking, with refreshments event was held at the Budapest Hilton Hotel. and finger food tasting occurring during the Q&A.

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The month continued with another Speed Business Meeting organised by the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary, the French-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the DEFH (Dirigeants et Entrepreneurs Francophones en Hongrie) and their co-operating partners. The participants had a superb opportunity for networking and establishing new business relations within the grand Ballroom of Sofitel Budapest Chain Bridge.

The largest and most spectacular event for 2016 was definitely the Chamber’s 25th-anniversary Gala Event on 28 September 2016, hosted at the Budapest Marriott Hotel.

Being an enormous milestone for the BCCH, we had the pleasure of having guest speakers Dr. Petra Pana, Deputy State Secretary for Foreign Economic Affairs and HE Mr Iain Lindsay OBE, British Ambassador to Hungary, who addressed the attendees as Honorary Chairman of the BCCH, and of course Mr. Vazul Tóth, Chairman of the BCCH, who delivered an excellent speech on the state of the BCCH, reflecting on the past 25 years, praising the successful present, and envisioning the challenging yet ambitious future of the Chamber. The host and moderator of the event was Mr Mike Kelly from Speak The Speech. Scores of representatives and guests from the Chamber’s cherished member companies and firms attended the 25th-anniversary event. Nevertheless, the personnel of the diplomatic corps, as well as previous chairmen of the BCCH, EU-Chambers’ and partner chambers’ presidents, joined us for the, with whom we had worked frequently in the past, joined us for the grand occasion. This prestigious event provided with excellent networking opportunities; participants were not only able

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to meet leaders of various industry sectors from member partner companies as well, effectively broadening the horizon companies and high-ranking guests from the international exponentially for potential partnerships and co-operation in business community, but other chambers’ member and the future.

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During the Gala Event, guests could enjoy a short comedy play; titled ‘Gerat Bitrain and Epeanou Unnoi Discuss Their Future’ by Madhouse Theatre, the play presented UK-EU relations as a satirical love story. A video, summing up the 25 years not only of the Chamber but Hungary and Britain as well, was created just for the Gala. Mr Mike Kelly conducted an Anniversary Quiz where precious prizes awaited our winners, offered by our generous sponsors: Boscolo Budapest, Forbes, and Marks&Spencer. Of course, a birthday party without cake would be nothing but a lacklustre meeting; hence our guests could also enjoy a slice of our Union Jack- decorated cake after a tasty buffet dinner had whetted their appetites for the sugary delight. The dinner was followed by a high-quality wine, cafe and beer tasting. Simultaneously, our guests were served cocktails and other refreshments, beverages and soft drinks, also due to the benevolence of our sponsors: Tesco, Heineken, Nespresso and Vino-X. The evening would not have been the brilliant and unforgettable night that it was without the help and kind contribution of our main sponsors: Danubius Hotels Group, Vodafone, PwC,

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Meyer & Levinson, Budapest Airport, Axon, Maltacourt, Rover, KPMG, GSK, CMS and Santa Fe. Further sponsors IIS Group, AACM Central Europe, M&Co., FirtsMed, of the Gala-Event were: Kempinski Hotel Corvinus, Ibis The British International School Budapest, Jaguar, Land and GE.

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The next day, on 29 September, the British Chamber of Hungary also shared his thoughts with the audience. Further Commerce in Hungary, the British Business Centre and presentations were held by Mr David Clarke, the President their co-organising partner, the Budapest Chamber of of St. Albans Chamber of Commerce about financial and Commerce and Industry organised the Hungarian-British business opportunities within the Greater London area Business Forum. The opening speech was delivered by Mr for Hungarian SMEs, Mr Krzysztof Jedziniak from the András Rév, Vice President of the Budapest Chamber of UK Department for International Trade on doing business Commerce and Industry, the keynote speakers were H.E. in Great Britain, Mr Máté Pesti, Trade attaché, London Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade and about trade, business, and the economic support of the HE Iain Lindsay OBE, British Ambassador to Hungary. Mr Hungarian Trade Office. The event concluded with a Q&A Vazul Tóth, President of British Chamber of Commerce in and a buffet lunch.

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On 12 October, Business Breakfast on Data Protection Regulations was organised by the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary and Szecskay Attorneys at Law. The guest speakers of the workshop were Dr Zoltán Balázs Kovács, Partner at Szecskay Attorneys at Law and Dr László Gábor Pók, Partner at Szecskay Attorneys at Law; both gentlemen discoursed on the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that had entered into force on 25 May 2016. They gave an overview of the changes, potential challenges, and recommended solutions for business.

EU-Chambers Business Drinks took place on 14 October in the Pesti Vigadó. The EU-Chambers of Commerce in Hungary invited its members and partners to have the opportunity to network and share expertise with business professionals of other Chambers – a stellar way to make new connections! Our special guest was H.E Aliaksandrt Khainouski, Ambassador of Belarus to Hungary and Slovenia. The BCCH and FranklinCovey jointly organised an event called How Deep is The Executive Gap of Your Organisation? Mr Norbert Bódog, Execution Practice Leader of FranklinCovey Hungary discussed the topics of common management breakdowns of execution, overcoming the breakdowns through all the competing priorities and creating an Execution Culture. According to his views, the real execution challenge is not merely executing a goal; it’s executing a goal while stuck in the centre of a whirlwind. Last but not least, our people also participated in a charity event this month, heroically dashing through the 5 km of the Bud: Runway Charity Run organised by the Budapest Airport. The fundraising contributed to aiding the work of the British Anthony Nolan Fund that seeks to help in securing vital operations for patients suffering in leukaemia. oCtoBer

October was a month filled to the brim with programmes. The first was Culture Club in association with Funzine – World Press Photo 2016 at the Museum of Ethnography. One of the most important press photo exhibitions of the world came again to Budapest to inform inspire an understanding of the world. Members and partners were invited to partake in the World Press Photo 2016 event with us.

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Members and partners were invited to FinTech Seminar by the British Chamber of Commerce and the international Bird&Bird team. Presentations were held by Bird & Bird lawyers, followed by an interactive panel discussion. The seminar covered the topics of transforming the banking industry, regulatory landscape, the UK-Hungarian regulatory regimes as well as new trends in data processing and modern technology. The event was held on 25 October in the Bird&Bird Office Building.

Our programme list for October could not have ended with anything else but a real Halloween Party. The Funzine and BCCH celebrated Hollywood Halloween Horror Party at Fogas Ház. Instead of masquerading as ghastly creatures, we – together with our guests – called on the golden age of Hollywood, donning the iconic garments and attires of the stars of the silver screen. One could appear as the white- clad Marilyn Monroe, the charming James Dean, the iconic Elvis Presley or any of your favourite celebrities from past and present both. Hairdressers, make-up artists, free entry, huge drink deals & discounts and a number of dance venues awaited our esteemed guests on 29 October!

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novemBer November was finished with another EU-Chambers Business Drinks, where our special guest was H.E. Petri The November started with the 12th CEO Dinner within Tuomi-Nikula, Ambassador of Finland to Hungary. BCCH our successful series, where Mr György Leitner, the CEO members could enjoy the company of members of other of Diagnoscan Magyarország, addressed the state of chambers, delicious snacks and drinks (soft and alcoholic the Hungarian healthcare to a cadre of BCCH member drinks), the exceptional atmosphere of the Pesti Vigadó, and companies in the marvellous Budapest Hilton Hotel on a great networking opportunity. 9 November. Mr Leitner’s presentation delved into the question whether ‘private healthcare in Hungary is more than just a correction of a sub-optimal public system.’ Following the culmination of a speech well-versed in academic and business knowledge both, the participants were served a most exquisite menu, prepared personally by the chef of the Budapest Hilton Hotel.

The second event for the month was the 10th edition – and the third only within 2016 – of our most successful SME Breakfasts, once again organised in association with our Foundation Member, FirstMed. The business breakfast was housed in FirstMed’s offices within Hattyúház on 15 November and investigated the scope and potential of EU grant possibilities until 2018. Our invited speaker was Mr Krisztián Lôrincz, the Director for Project Development at MAPI Hungarian Development Agency Corp.

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Words Ádám Madarász, British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary Tamás Szikora, British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary Photos Patrícia Verbôci (www.patriciafoto.com) American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary / (Budapest 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Bid- Motivations, Ambitions, Legacy) Budapest Airport (Bud: Runway Run) Budapesti Kereskedelmi és Iparkamara / Krisztina Gröb (Hungarian-British Business Forum) French-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Speed Business Meeting) Funzine / Benedek Varga (www.vargabenedek.hu) (Culture Clubs, Halloween) Investors in People Hungary & Professional Women’s Association / Tamás Kaszás (www.sajto-foto.hu/hu/fotos/kaszas-tamas) (IIP-PWA Gala) Joint Venture Association / Alapfy Stúdió (www.alapfy.hu) (Business Lunch with Mihály Patai) Netherlands-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce in Hungary / Zalán Horváth (creartphoto.hu) (BCCH-NHCC Leadership Seminar) PricewaterhouseCoopers (‘How will they tax it after Brexit?’ Conference) Design/Layout Gábor Povorai (balasiagi.wixsite.com/gabor-povorai) Printing Focus-Premier Kft. Advertising British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary

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