A conference on the current challenges and competitiveness-related dimensions of corporate governance will start in room TG F 19 of the Keleti Károly Faculty of Economics of the Óbuda University at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 8 November 2017. (Address: 1084 Budapest, Tavaszmező u. 17.) The event is organised by the Faculty and the Hungarian Economic Association (HEA) as part of the Hungarian Science Festival.

The conference will focus on the current and future challenges of corporate governance in the complex framework of cooperation amongst economic players. It will aim to highlight macro-economic relations and expected development tendencies. Tools and measures will be discussed that can be utilised in both the public and the private sector to increase efficiency and competitiveness.

The conference will be chaired by Bianka Parragh, lecturer at the Faculty of Economics of the Óbuda University, member of the Monetary Council, and member of the Presidium of HEA’s Responsible Corporate Governance Unit; and co-chaired by associate professor Ágnes  Szeghegyi, director of the university’s Business Management Institute. The presenters will include Ágnes Hornung, state secretary of the Ministry of National Economy in charge of finances, and member of the Presidium of HEA’s Responsible Corporate Governance Unit; Richárd Végh, chairman and CEO of the Budapest Stock Exchange, and chairman of HEA’s Responsible Corporate Governance Unit; Tamás Bihall, vice chairman of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry responsible for training and education, and chairman of HEA’s Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county unit; and Levente Zsembery, chairman of the Hungarian Venture and Private Capital Association, and member of the Presidium of HEA’s Responsible Corporate Governance Unit.

Visit the home page of the conference for the detailed program: http://conf.uni-obuda.hu/Vallalatiranyitas2017/

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required. Please indicate your intention to attend the conference by sending an e-mail message to szarkag@bse.hu by 3 November.