Budapest Economic Forum 2026

Name: Budapest Economic Forum 2026 - Speakers
Start: 2026-10-07T08:00
End: 2026-10-07T12:00
Location: Hotel InterContinental Budapest

Speakers

László Bencsik

Deputy-CEO

OTP Bank

Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak

Global Chief Economist and a Managing Director & Partner

Vice President and CEO

Gránit Bank

Radován Jelasity

Chairman, Chairman of the Board of Directors, CEO

Hungarian Banking Association, Erste Bank Hungary

Gergely Karácsony

Mayor of Budapest

Municipality of Budapest

András Kármán

Minister of Finance

Magyarország Kormánya

Kristina Kostial

Deputy Director of the European Department

Debrecen Megyei Jogú Város

Conference project leader

Portfolio

Zsolt Veres

Country General Manager

Schneider Electric Hungary

József Vida

President

Opus Global

We'll be introducing this year's speakers soon - in the meantime, here's a taste of last year's speakers:

We'll introduce this year's speakers shortly - in the meantime, here's a taste of last year's speakers:
55 speakers attended the Budapest Economic Forum 2025 conference, including:

Harold James, Professor of History and International Affairs, Princeton University
Jan Mischke, Partner, Managing Director, McKinsey Global Institutions and Group Asset Management, Futureal Group
Hernádi Zsolt, Chairman and CEO, MOL GroupKibédi Varga Lóránt MRICS, Managing Director, CBRE Hungary
Peter Csányi, CEO, OTP BankMikesy Álmos, Chairman and CEO, Granite Fund Management
Rózsai Rezső, CEO, KPMGMadar István, Senior Analyst, Portfolio Group
Daniel Küpper, Managing Director and Senior Partner, Boston Constulting Group dr. György Bacsa, Managing Director, Group Strategic Operations and Business Development, MOL Hungary Managing Director, MOL Group
Tibor Rékasi, CEO, Magyar Telekom
Rózsai Rezső, CEO, KPMG
Vida József, Chairman of the Board, Opus Global

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