THE 8TH WONDER OF THE WORLD

Restart in the Hungarian FMCG market

Construction period: 20-24 september 2021

Location: Hunguest Hotel Pelion, Tapolca

Damage assessment, renovation works and rebuilding in the FMCG sector during the fve days of the conference!Hungarian and international master builders and the best experts will be waiting for you, in Hungarian and English languages, at a trade event with personal presence.

Patron of the rebuild Dr István Nagy, Minister of agriculture

It is construction time. We are rebuilding – or perhaps just renovating and adapting to the new normal.

The foundation, the starting point is different for everyone, the situations HoReCa units, wholesalers, retailers and FMCG companies are in can’t be compared…and we haven’t even mentioned the non-FMCG sectors yet.

This year the theme of the Business Days 2021 conference is rebuilding.There are beautiful remnants, spectacular constructions and the Seven Wonders of the World, but right now we need to build the 8th Wonder of the World, because we must keep going forward.

The task ahead of us is big and there is lots of struggle waiting for us at every level.

At the frst Business Days conference after the last economic recession we declared everyone to be a hero and a survivor; now we have decided to make everyone part of the 8th wonder of the world.

Everyone, conference participants, restarted businesses, companies that worked hard to make their problems disappear, literalyly everyone who is going to be there  with us at the September conference in Tapolca.We will make a list of the destruction and the damages caused by the pandemic during the last (by then) year and a half, and of the physical struggles we had to overcome.

We will also discuss how the different companies and individuals managed to cope with this situation, so that if a similar situation occurs in the future, we will know what to do.

Conference guests are likely to be even more curious about the plans to make for 2022-2023 and beyond, and the visions, forecasts andfocal points of the years ahead of us.

All of this is going to unfold in the form of a 5-day conference between 20 and 24 September, where we will try to analyse and discuss everything together.It is needless to say that there will be strict health protection rules in force, and we will do everything to guarantee that those who come will feel not just well, but safe too.We keep updating the draft programme.

Presentations will be made in Hungarian, with simultaneous interpreting in English, just like every time in the past.

There will be many new conference elements and old favourites as well, because this time we are organising an anniversary 15th Business Days conference for our partnersand guests.

This is how we are preparing. With great anticipation and high hopes for meeting you again!Registration fee reimbursement guarantee!

D O W N L O A D A B L E   P R O G R A M

PROGRAM OF THE CONFERENCE:

1^st day 20 September 2021, Monday

11.30–12.45 arrival, signing the work cards and having some snacks before work commences

12.45–13.00 getting ready for work, saying hello to fellow workers

13.00–15.00 Masonic Lodge
Grand Masters speaking, with Construction Site Managers coordinating HoReCA market exclusive, results of studies prepared for the conference and reports of interest representing bodies

Construction Site Manager in the afternoon shift Szilvia Krizsó, member of the Chain Bridge Club

Grand Masters
Éva Palócz, Kopint-Tárki – CEO
Gábor Tolnai, Kantar Hoffmann – head of division
Balázs Feitel, IPSOS – managing director
László Kovács, Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) – president
András Gendur, Hungarian Hotel and Restaurant Association (MSZÉSZ) – head of the restaurant and event departments

15.00–15.30 rest time

15.30–17.30 scaffoLding for the horeca sector
Foremen discuss the work to do, with Construction Site Managers coordinating – a roundtable discussion.
Those working at the construction site analyse the stability conditions and make suggestions for laying the groundwork once again,
for renovation work and interior design styles.
Investors will make their presentations, too.

We discuss the hardships of the last year and a half in the HoReCa sector, also
exchanging views about the opportunities of the future, with invited experts.

Foremen
Ákos Bősze, METRO – HoReCa business development executive
Csaba Burján, Unilever Food Soulution – manager
Roland Domoszlai, HELL Energy – HoReCa manager
András Gendur, Hungarian Hotel and Restaurant Association (MSZÉSZ) – head of the restaurant and event department, owner of La Perle Noire Restaurant
Károly Gerendai, owner of Costes, Nudli and Rumour restaurants
László Kovács, Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) – president, owner of La Fiesta Party Service
Gergely Németh, Chef Market – commercial director
Rudolf Semsei, owner of VakVarjú Restaurants and Budapest Party Service

Ten minutes for investors
Klára Tihanyi, SIRHA Budapest – exhibition director
Tamás Szendrő, Edenred Magyarország – managing director

Supervisory representatives
Attila Kaszás, Hungarian Marketing Association (MMSZ) – HoReCa section president
Dr Katalin Mandel, Hungarian Franchise Association – secretary general and European Franchise Association – member of the board
József Septe, Hungarian Baker Association – president
Anna Zoltai, National Association of Caters (KÖZSZÖV) – president

The professional partner of the HoReCa program of the conference is BUNGE PROCUISINE.

17.30–20.00 rest time

20.00–24.00 dinner in the garden tent, horeCa heroes award ceremony. Gábor Fűzy will be responsible for the perfect bar
atmosphere.

2^nd day 21 September 2021, Tuesday

8.00–9.15 arrival, signing the work cards and having some snacks before work commences

9.15–9.30 getting ready for work, saying hello to fellow workers

9.30–11.00 Masonic Lodge
General macroeconomic market assessment of the past 1,5 year with an invited interlocutor.

Construction Site Manager Szilvia Krizsó, member of the Chain Bridge Club

Grand Master
Dr András Vértes – GKI Economic Research – deputy minister

Quality Control Time at 10.30
Announcing the results of the Retail Award of Excellence for Hungarian Products competition.

Announcing the results of the Retail Award of Excellence for Hungarian Products competition. Patron of the competition: Dr István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture. The award is presented by Erdős Norbert secretary of State for Food Chain Supervision, and on behalf of the founders Eszter Benedek, managing director of Hungarian Product and Zsuzsanna Hermann, managing director and editor-in-chief of Trade magazin.

11.00–11.30 rest time

11.30–13.00 scaffolding for Wholesale
Foremen discuss the work to do, with Construction Site Managers coordinating – a roundtable discussion.
Those working at the construction site analyse the various building material sourcing options and new forms of construction work.
Investors will make their presentations, too.
Participants of the roundtable discussion, wholesalers and FMCG manufacturers analyse the challenges of the last year and a half, and discuss the opportunities of the future.

Construction Site Managers Sándor Baja, Randstad –managing director and Zoltán Házi, both of them are members of the Chain Bridge Club

Foremen
Dr Richárd Andrejszki, Chefmarket – owner
Márta Barnáné Vitárius, Dél-100 – managing director
Sándor Kovács, METRO – domestic sales manager
Csaba Kanizsai Tóth, FÁN Group – managing director
Zoltán Noszlopy, CBA – chief commercial offcer, PartnerLog – managing director
István N. Szabó, Z+D – managing director
László Sajcz, Első Pesti Malom – sales director

Ten minutes for investors
Ákos Nagy, Docca Edinet.hu managing director and
Péter Győri Docca Edinet.hu head of sales

13.00–14.00 lunch break

14.00–15.00 scaffolding for interest representing Bodies
Grand Masters will be speaking, under the coordination of the Construction Site Managers talking about the changes in working conditions, their rightful Those working at the construction site hold a trade union meeting, demands and opportunities. In the frst row the representatives of the Labour Affairs Inspectorate are listening to the reports.
Representatives of the interest representing bodies give their presentations about the latest trends and developments in the food industry and retail trade.

Grand Masters
Dr Mária Törőcsik, professor, Trend Inspiráció – leader
Tamás Éder,Federation of Responsible Food Manufacturers (FÉSZ) – president, Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) – vice president
Ildikó Balázs, National Trade Association (OKSZ) – co-chair Plus other prestigious representatives of the trade

Supervisory representatives
Emese Antal, Nutrition, Lifestyle, ExercisePlatform (TÉT Platform) – professional leader
Eszter Benedek, Magyar Termék Non-proft – managing director
Zoltán Fekete, Branded Goods Association Hungary – secretary general
Dr Katalin Mandel, Hungarian Franchise Association – secretary general and European Franchise Association – member of the board
Katalin Neubauer, Hungarian National Trade Association (MNKSZ) – secretary general

15.00–15.30 rest time

15.30–18.00 scaffolding for hungarian-owned retaiL chains, franchises and tobacco shops
Foremen discuss the work to do, with Construction Site Managers coordinating – a roundtable discussion.
Those working at the construction site analyse successful technologies, crisis-proof know-how and their building material selection. Investors will make their presentations, too Participants of the roundtable discussion, the representatives of Hungarian owned retail chains and their supplier partners speak about their successes and challenges from the recent past, and they also share their plans for the future.

Grand Master 
Andreas Christou, RetailZoom – managing director

Foremen
Csaba Antal, Pek-Snack – managing director
Zsolt Gyelán, CBA – vice president
Gabriella Heiszler, SPAR – managing director
Lívia Jeszenszki, Reál Hungária – managing director
Nikoletta Kiss, PalmSped – owner and managing director
Dr István Rédei, CO-OP Hungary – member of the board of directors
Ádám Szitai, Partner in Pet Food – managing director
Zoltán Tóth, Tobacco Supplies (Trafk.hu) – managing director

Ten minutes for investors
Dr Michalis Christou, RetailZoom Europe – CEO and
Zoltán Tóth, DigInStore – CEO
Bauer Izabella, BS Plastic – head of sales

18.00–20.00 rest time

20.00–24.00 dinner, Fool Moon concert on the small stage, raffle

3^rd day 22 September 2021, Wednesday

8.00–9.15 Arrival, signing the work cards and having some snacks before work commences

9.15-9.30 Getting ready for work, saying hello to fellow workers

9.30–12.00 An impact study on SUSTAINABILITY

Foremen discuss the work to do, with Construction Site Managers coordinating – a roundtable discussion. Those working at the construction will analyse the environmental impact of the new building, its waste management practices and energy utilisation characteristics, with the expectations of the new residents of the building in mind.  

Investors will make their presentations, too.

Members of the roundtable discussion bring sustainability closer to the audience with status reports and future plans.

Construction Site Managers in the morning shift

Bernadett Strasser-Kátai, Real Nature – owner and managing director and Dr András Köves, NT – business development director, both of them are members of the Chain Bridge Club

Grandmaster

Ferenc Hizó, Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM) – deputy state secretary for circular economic policy

Foremen
Tamás Ács, Unilever – sales director
Gergely Hankó, Hungarian Association of Environmental Enterprises (KSZGYSZ) – managing director
Irén Márta – Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary
Miklós Nagy, Hungarian Association of Packaging and Materials Handling (CSAOSZ) – secretary general
Adrienn Nagy-Peidl, Tesco – community and CSR manager
Hajnalka Széll, Auchan – national HR dierctor
Csilla Zombory, SPAR – head of quality and environmental management

Ten minutes for investors
Anna Sapota, TOMRA Governmental Affairs – vice president
Zoltán Sejpes, Tungsram – agritech director

Quality Control Time at 11.30

Announcing the results of the Symbol of Sustainability 2021 competition. The award is presented to the winners by Zsuzsanna Hermann, Trade magazin’s managing director and editor-in-chief, assisted by the jury members present.

12.00–13.00 Lunch break

13.00–14.00 Masonic Lodge

Grand Masters speaking, with Construction Site Managers coordinating

A general overview of the market and analysing the last year and a half, with invited speakers talking about the whole retail trade market.

Construction site manager
Tibor Székács, founding member of the Chain Bridge Club

Grand Masters
Tünde Turcsán, GfK – FMCG director
Erik Vágyi, NielsenIQ – managing director and Péter Kurucz, NielsenIQ – retailer services director

14.00–14.30 Rest time

14.30–16.00 Building an extension to E-COMMERCE

Foremen discuss the work to do, with Construction Site Managers coordinating – a roundtable discussion. Those working at the construction add innovative modules and digital solutions to the complex, in order to make it smarter.

Investors will make their presentations, too.

E-commerce is developing at breakneck speed, taking new directions, reaching greater coverage and offering a growing product selection – the participants of the roundtable discussion talk about this and further objectives.

Construction site manager

Tibor Székács, founding member of the Chain Bridge Club

Foremen

Gergely Bálint, Nestlé – head of sales
Dr. János Czermann, Közért+ – CEO
András Gyenge, SPAR – head of e-commerce
Péter Klekner, Kifi.hu Shop – CEO
Áron Kövesdi, ROKSH – managing director
Zoltán Patai, Netpincér – managing director
Ákos Tajta, Wolt – managing director
Csaba Takács, Alza.hu – business development manager

Ten minutes for investors

Zoltán Becze, Orbico – general manager
Dr László Szűcs, PwC Legal – specialist lawyer

16.00–16.30 Rest time

16.30–18.30 Drugstores, pharmacies and discount supermarkets are getting a makeover

Foremen discuss the work to do, with Construction Site Managers coordinating – a roundtable discussion. Those working at the construction talk about the special solutions they can use to increase the comfort level and the operating efficiency of various parts of the building.

Investors will make their presentations, too.

Retailers and FMCG manufacturers have a conversation about the channels where their business results are the best, and they also discuss the opportunities in the post-pandemic period.

Construcion Site Managers
Judit Szalóky Tóth, The Coca-Cola Company – head of corporate affairs and
Dr Péter Boros, Genetic Immunity – owner, members of the Chain Bridge Club

Foremen
László Flórián, Rossmann – managing director
Mariann Józsa, dm – managing director
Dr. Ákos Kőhalmi, Kulcs Patikák – CEO
Ottó Németh, Herbow – managing director
Anita Szabó, Reckitt Benckiser Health – regional leader
Dr Ervin Tóth, Bayer – sales director

Ten minutes for investors

Zsófia Fejérdy, Promobox – managing director
Tímea Orbán, Offerista Group – managing director
Dr Gábor Pete, Vodafone – head of sales and business development

18.30–20.30 Rest time

20.00–01.00 BBQ dinner in the garden, birthday celebrations, followed by a live concert by EDDA – courtesy of Rossmann

4^th day 23 September 2021, Thursday

8.00–9.15 Arrival, signing the work cards and having some snacks before work commences

9.15-9.30 Getting ready for work, saying hello to fellow workers

9.30–10.30 Masonic Lodge

Grand Master speaking, with Construction Site Managers coordinating

A general overview of the market and analysing the last year and a half, with invited speakers talking about macroeconomics.

Construction Site Managers in the morning shift

Zoltán Fekete, Branded Goods Association Hungary – secretary general and Bálint Zsinkó, KALL Ingredients – managing director, both of them are members of the Chain Bridge Club

Grand Master

György Jaksity, Concorde – president

10.30–11.00 Rest time

11.00–13.00 Global styles in the BRANDED GOODS ASSOCIATION

Foremen discuss the work to do, with Construction Site Managers coordinating – a roundtable discussion. The best in the trade introduce their lasting domestic and international constructions: How did they build walls at night that didn’t collapse by the time the sun came up?

We ask the participants of the Branded Goods Association’s roundtable discussion about their survival, market preservation and development efforts.

Foremen

László Békefi, Coca-Cola HBC – country general manager
Dr Ágnes Fábián, Henkel – managing director, Branded Goods Association Hungary –president
Róbert Merkler, Intersnack – managing director
Péter Noszek, Nestlé Hungária – managing director
Attila Sófalvi, MARS – market director
Zoltán Venter, Essity – managing director

Plus other prestigious representatives of the trade

Quality Control Time at 12.30

Chairperson of the Board of Trustees Zsuzsanna Hermann and member of the Board of Trustees Tamás Csongovai introduce the students supported by the Chain Bridge Foundation.

13.00–14.30 Lunch break

14.30–16.30 Scaffolding for HYPER-  and SUPERMARKETS and FILLING STATION SHOPS

Foremen discuss the work to do, with Construction Site Managers coordinating – a roundtable discussion. Those working at the construction analyse the stability conditions and make suggestions for mending the cracks and plastering the walls.

Investors will make their presentations, too.

Participants of the roundtable discussion, retailers and FMCG product manufacturers discuss the present solutions and future plans of hyper- and supermarkets and filling station shops.

Construction Site Managers

István Justin, Szamos Marcipán – managing director and Zoltán Poór, Puratos – managing director, both of them are members of the Chain Bridge Club

Foremen

Tibor Balogh, OMV – managing director
Gábor Domain, Bonafarm – customer director
János Dorogi, Auchan – country commercial director
Tibor Fekete, CO-OP Hungary – member of the board of directors
Zsolt Gyelán, CBA – vice president
Tibor Gyurits, MOL – retail offer manager
Tamás Kámán, Tesco – procurement offcer
Sarolta Vecsey, Shell Hungary and Slovenia – mobility manager

Ten minutes for investors

Zsuzsanna Lóczki, K+K Family – sales and marketing manager and Károly Szabó, Kaméleon Advertising Agency – managing director
Péter Jánosi, SalesWorks – commercial director

16.30–17.00 Rest time

17.00–18.30 The miracles of the future in the AGRI-FOOD SECTOR AND FMCG RETAIL

Foremen discuss the work to do, with Construction Site Managers coordinating – a roundtable discussion. Visionaries express their views on the building and architectural styles of the future.

For the first time, conference participants are going to hear the results of a study on the expected state of play in the sector in 2030, prepared specifically for this conference by the members of Chain Bridge Club – the best and most experienced managers from agriculture,  the food industry and retail trade. Scenarios for the future and the analysis of related issues.

Construction Site Manager

Dr Ákos Kozák, Impetus Research partner, member of the Chain Bridge Club

Foremen

Ildikó Balázs, Auchan – head of corporate affairs
László Flórián, Rossmann – managing director
László Hovánszky, Chain Bridge Club – president
Katalin Korin-Laknerfi, Zwack – national salesdirector
János Mezei, COOP Star – commercial director
Zoltán Poór, Puratos – managing director
József Rácz, Prémium Kert – owner
Péter Szautner, FrieslandCampina – CEO

18.30–20.30 Rest time

20.00–04.00 Gala dinner, Lifetime Achievement Award and StarStore – Retailer of the Year award ceremonies, Rio Carnival – Live music by the Vegas Show Band – courtesy of TV2 Group

5^th day 24 September 2021, Friday

9.00–10.00 Taking down the scaffoldings, settling financial matters

10.00–13.00 Delivery of the completed work

Craftsmen speak about their work, with Construction Site Managers coordinating.

Seasoned experts assist in giving the finishing touches to the new building by sharing their own experiences.

Two iconic figures speak about what they do 1,5–1,5 ours before conference participants set off on their journey home.  We can learn new things from them, which will help us make decisions on a daily basis in our work and private lives.

Construction Site Manager in the morning shift Szilvia Krizsó, member of the Chain Bridge Club

Craftsmen

Péter Geszti performer, copywriter trainer
Tamás Náray painter, writer and fashion designer

13.00–14.30 Lunch break

We reserve the right to change the programme!

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