Business Days 2014 – Ready, Set, Go – Hungary!

This year, four -day conference are welcome !
VIP Sector: Bakery and mill industry
Date: 23-26 September 2014 .
Location: Tapolca Hotel Pelion
Participation fee:
299 000 HUF + VAT / person (accommodation Hotel Pelion , Tapolca ) ;
279 000 HUF + VAT / person (accommodation Hotel Captain , Sümeg )

Application form here!

Programme:

23 September, Tuesday

14.00–15.00 Qualifying practice session – The first Chain Bridge Club workshop
Exclusive research results and forecasts on future sales trends in the FMCG market
Moderated by: Zoltán Tóth, managing director – MindZ
Speakers: Otília Dörnyei, client service director – GfK and Zoltán Tóth, managing director – MindZ

Followed by roundtable discussion with the participation of experts who took part in the research work as well.

Participants:
László Hovánszky, president (Metspa); Dr Jenő Andics (Carneol); Sándor Baja (Randstad); László Benedek (Kaiser Food); Dr Gábor Csirszka (Estraco); Endre Fazekas (Sió-Eckes); Zoltán Fekete (Branded Goods Association Hungary); Dr Béla Fischer (Sugar Industry Union); György Földesi (Binzagr); András Gyenes (Unilever); Zoltán Házi (Budapest Wholesale Market); Zsuzsanna Hermann (Trade magazin); István Justin (Pek-Snack); Csaba Kálmán (Dr. Oetker); Ferenc Kedves (Partner in Pet Food); László Kovács (Pick Szeged); Ákos Kozák PhD. (GfK); Dr András Köves (NT); Szilvia Krizsó (Krizshow); Tibor Kujbus (Reál); Péter Magyar (Tradeover); István Matus (Antra ID); Dr Géza Miklósvári (Pepsi Cola); Károly Molitórisz (Univer Product); László Murányi (Franchise Association); Tamás Plutzer (AquariusAqua/Buszesz); Zoltán Poór (GoodMills Group); József Rácz (Prémium Garden); Kornél Saltzer (Spar); György Seregi (Vajda Paper); Attila Sófalvi (Tchibo); György Sóskuti (Nestlé); Gábor Soltész (Ostoros-Novaj Wine); Gergő Soltész (FHB); Bernadett Strasser-Kátai (Real Nature); Judit Szalókyné Tóth (Nielsen); Tibor Székács (Aldi); László Szilágyi (Sole-Mizo/Bonafarm); József Tarsoly (Coca-Cola Austria); Dr Imre Tímár (Tanner Trade); Zoltán Tóth (MindZ); Zsolt Vuleta (Borsodi Brewery); Péter Boros; Ferenc Kuti

15.00–15.30 Coffee break

15.30–17.00 Qualifying heats – Brands and sports
Cars, motorcycles, international FMCG brands, celebrities – and everything that is behind them
Moderated by: Sándor Baja, managing director – Randstad
Speakers and roundtable discussion participants: Ottó Németh, marketing manager – Henkel; Stefano Favaro,  sports manager; Gábor Talmácsi, World Champion motorcycle racer; Balázs Szalay, rally driver – Opel Dakar Team; plus other participants to be confirmed

17.00–20.00 Free training programme

20.00–24.00 Warm-up – Dinner and surprise programme

24 September, Wednesday

9.30–11.00   Major league – Retail section, Part 1
Only change is constant in retail – goals and results
Moderated by: Ákos Kozák PhD., managing director – GfK
Roundtable discussion participants: Imre Horváth, CEO – Metro; László Hovánszky, managing director – Metspa; Kornél Saltzer, managing director – Spar; plus other participants to be confirmed
Speakers: Ákos Kozák PhD., managing director – GfK; Beatrix Mészáros, director – Metro

11.00–11.30  Coffee break

11.30–13.00  Greco-Roman wrestling – Retail section, Part 2
Service providers among retailers and suppliers – focus on increasing efficiency
The roundtable discussion of retail chains continue

13.00–14.00  Lunch
 
14.00–16.00   World Championship – Macroeconomics section
What happened in world economy in the last 12 months and how various trends will influence Hungary’s economy in the next 12 months?
Moderated by: Gergő Soltész,  CEO – FHB Bank
Speakers: György Jaksity, president – Concorde; Gergő Soltész, CEO – FHB Bank; Judit Szalókyné Tóth, managing director (Hungary), consumer research director (Eastern Europe) – Nielsen

16.00–16.30  Coffee Break

16.30–18.00  Triathlon, pentathlon, decathlon – Export and investment section
Export-import relations and investments close to us and far away
Speakers and roundtable discussion participants: Péter Szíjjártó, deputy minister – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (to be confirmed); György Kerekes, CEO – Hungarian National Trading House; Róbert Bödőcs, vice president, business development and investment promotion – HITA

18.00–20.00  Free training programme

20.00–02.00 Friendly matches – Garden party and surprise programme

25 September, Thursday

 
9.00–10.30 Team captains meeting
Agriculture, processing, retail – action and reaction
Speakers: Réka Szöllősi, secretary – Federation of Hungarian Food Industries; György Vámos, general secretary – Hungarian Trade Association; plus other participants to be confirmed

10.30–11.00 Coffee break

11.00–12.30 In the executive box – VIP sector: Milling and baking industry
Product path overview: market advantages and disadvantages
Moderated by: István Justin, managing director – Pek-Snack and Zoltán Poór, managing director – Goodmills Group
Roundtable discussion participants: Ferenc Blázsik, owner – Sikér; Tamás Éder, vice president – Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture; János Galántai, owner and managing director – Pek-Snack; Ilona Ludászné Máté managing director – Calypso Plus; Zsófia Pótsa, general secretary – Hungarian Grain and Seed Association; Márta Szilágyi, president-CEO – Goodmills; plus other participants to be confirmed

12.30–13.30 Lunch

13.30–15.00 Champions League – Branded Goods Association Hungary section
Fight – success – control – focus
Moderated by: Zoltán Fekete, general secretary – Branded Goods Association Hungary
Speakers: Adrian Cernautan managing director, Coca-Cola Magyarországt.; András Gyenes, managing director  – Unilever; Mike Nixon, managing director – Nestlé; Joris Huijsmans, CEO – Heineken

15.00–15.30 Coffee break

15.30–17.00 We are in the same boat – Non-food brands section
Domestic-import, small-big, A-B: cosmetics and household chemical brands in the spotlight
Moderated by: Zoltán Fekete, general secretary – Branded Goods Association Hungary
Roundtable discussion with the participation of experts

17.00–17.15 Coffee break

17.15–18.30 Supporters day – Trade Marketing Club meeting
The name of the trade: Know-It-All
Roundtable discussion participants: Attila Katus, aerobics World and European Champion, owner of the brands Katus Body and Katus Food; Stefano Favaro, sports manager, organiser and rights owner of the Budapest Jump MotoCross 2015 event

18.30–20.30 Free training programme

20.30–04.00 Ladies Night – Gala dinner, Lifetime Achievement award ceremony and surprise programme

26 September, Friday

10.00–11.00 Playing for the crowd – Communication section, Part 1
The power of visibility measured in the ATL and  BTL segments
Speakers: Dr Gábor Laki, director – PricewaterhouseCoopers; János Arany, commercial and marketing director – Ebola Play; plus other participants to be confirmed

11.00–11.30 Coffee break and checking out of hotel rooms

11.30–12.30 Live broadcast – Communication section, Part 2
Live broadcast from all playing venues: the stores
Speakers: GS1’s representative; Attila Takács, PackRight Centre manager – DS Smith; Judit Molnár, managing director – Win-Store
Followed by roundtable discussion with the participation of store managers

12.30–12.45 Coffee break

12.45–14.00 Gotta have a team! – One for the road for company executives
Brands which have faith and team captains who give confidence
Speakers: Tibor Benedek, head coach of the Hungarian men’s water polo team
14.00–15.30 Lunch

We reserve the right to change the programme!

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