Where do Hungary and the world stand as we head into 2026? What are the most pressing challenges today, and what answers can be given to them? What do the best- and worst-case scenarios look like?
08:30 - 09:00
09:00 - 09:25
The economics of the new world disorder
Speaker: Harold James, Professor of History and International Affairs, Princeton University
09:25 - 09:50
10:00 - 10:25
10:25 - 10:50
11:00 - 11:10
How do Hungarian companies see the near future? What are the key challenges they face today, and how are they responding? If financing is available, why is investment activity still weak?
11:30 - 11:55
Future of Manufacturing
Speaker: Daniel Küpper, Managing Director and Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group
11:55 - 12:55
Corporate Outlooks and Possibilities
Moderator: Viktor Nagy, Senior Analyst, Portfolio
Conversation participants:
11:30 - 12:10
Cities through a business lens: the engines of the Hungarian economy
Moderator: Károly Beke, Analyst, Portfolio
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12:10 - 13:00
“The Hungarian Patient” ¬– What is the Diagnosis for the Ailments of the Hungarian Economy?
Moderator: István Madár, Senior Analyst, Portfolio
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What can banks do to help revitalise the economy? Hungarian companies are eager to grow, but financing is needed – will it be available? Economists on the Hungarian economy: overtaking in a curve or taking a wrong turn?
13:40 - 14:00
Monetary policy outlook
Speaker: Ádám Banai PhD, MRICS, Executive director for monetary policy instruments, financial stability and foreign reserve management, Magyar Nemzeti Bank
14:00 - 14:30
The great energy-sector trilemma: can it be green, stable, and affordable at the same time?
Moderator: Zoltán Bán, CEO, Net Média (Portfolio Group)
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14:30 - 14:45
EIB’s new priorities, initiatives and impact
Speaker: Manuel Dueñas, Head of Division, Public Sector in Central and South Eastern Europe, EIB
14:45 - 14:55
14:55 - 15:45
Small Hungarian companies could grow, but where will the funding come from?
Moderator: István Palkó, Senior Analyst, Portfolio
Conversation participants:
15:45 - 16:00
Market challenges, strategic responses from the development bank's toolkit
Speaker: Zsolt Kovács, elnök-vezérigazgató, MFB
Investment and the labour market: are they connected? Who will work in Hungary and at what cost if the labour pool is exhausted? What alternative corporate financing options exist?
14:00 - 14:20
What could emerge from the currently chaotic world economy?
Speaker: Krisztián Orbán, Founder, Managing Partner, Oriens
14:20 - 15:10
The regional presence of Hungarian companies: trade, export, labour market
Moderator: Krisztina Bogdán, Head of Corporate Finance, Credit Management Group
Conversation participants:
15:10 - 16:00
The world and Hungary through the eyes of professional financial investors
Moderator: Áron Vidovszky,
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16:00 - 16:50
Bankvezéri kerekasztal
Moderator: Zoltán Bán, CEO, Net Média (Portfolio Group)
Conversation participants:
16:50 - 17:30
Panel Discussion: Where is Hungary heading, according to economists?
Moderator: István Madár, Senior Analyst, Portfolio
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