István Madár earned his degree at the Budapest University of Economics in 1997. He has been teaching at the Economic Policy Department, first in the position of assistant lecturer and later as senior lecturer. He spent six years as a journalist and editor at local business daily Világgazdaság between 2000 and 2006, before joining Portfolio.hu where he is now chief macro analyst and columnist. From 2016 he is a adjunct professor at the Corvinus University of Budapest. Member of the Hungarian Economic Association.
István Madár will be our speaker at the following events:
10th October 2024, Hotel InterContinental Budapest
Although energy prices have fallen significantly in the past two years, there is still considerable pressure both on Hungarian energy policy and the private sector to move towards greener, more energy-efficient and sustainable operations. This keeps a multitude of pressing... More
17th October 2024, Hotel InterContinental Budapest
The Budapest Economic Forum, traditionally the most important macroeconomic conference of Portfolio, will be held for the fourteenth time on the 17th of October 2024. At the Budapest Economic Forum, every topic that currently deeply concerns representatives of the economic... More
4th - 5th December 2024, Siófok, Hotel Azúr Wellness ****
Portfolio Group’s Agricultural Conference, held at the end of the year, has become one of the largest and most important agricultural professional events in the Hungarian agricultural economy. The two-day event gets its exclusivity and uniqueness from the fact that it... More
Previously attended as speaker on the following Portfolio conferences: