In light of the recent developments regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, all BCCH events are postponed until further notice!
In addition to multiple events that were in the making, the already advertised events affected are as follows:
SME Business Mixer - March 19 and Business Introduction Breakfast with Üzlet-Infó - April 2
These events will be held at a later date. Registrations will carry over and everyone already registered will be informed of the new date by BCCH's communications team once it is set.
We apologise for the inconvenience but we are sure every one of you understands that BCCH is not doing this lightly, but the safety of our members and friends is paramount! We hope to be able to resume business as usual as soon as possible. Until then, stay safe and see you soon! The BCCH Team
Our very successful CEO dinners series is coming back for its fourth year with the 21st edition in the evening hours of the 26th of February for which occasion we are proud to announce the next guest speaker being Mr. Csaba Rigó, President of the Hungarian Public Procurement Authority.
As the event is highly exclusive with its C-level attendance, the number of seats still available is very limited, so we recommend registering now if you are planning to expand your business connections by attending this event!
Date: February 26, 2020 18:00-20:00 Venue: Minute Lounge & Bar, 1061 Budapest, Andrássy út 8
Join Ambassador Iain Lindsay at this annual fundraising event featuring lots of fun, live music, and great refreshments, all to support children in need in Hungary!
XpatLoop.com is organising their annual Xpat Charity Party in Marriott’s Ballroom on Saturday 2 November, and you’re warmly invited! Seats for this popular international community event are limited, and pre-registration is required, so it’s best to book your place or even a company table asap via this link.
An exciting program awaits you on Global Champagne Day, October 18, 2019 when three prominent hotels within walking distance and right next to the River Danube will join together to celebrate the wine of kings. Hurry, champagne lovers, and celebrate this special day by sipping all sorts of fizzy fashions on a tasting tour of the hotels’ special assortments.
After two months of renovation, Budapest Marriott Hotel’s event floor returns with Bauhaus- and Cubism-inspired inner spaces bringing a new spark to the famous hotel’s life, as it turns 25 years old this year.
A new General Manager shall lead InterContinental Budapest into an exciting new decade.
After almost 7 years Claus Geisselmann has taken on the General Manager position of the Regent Berlin. In his stead, a Dutch national, an avid traveller and a tourism industry expert, Peter Pottinga was chosen. With over 20 years of experience in the IHG family across many countries and numerous departments, Peter Pottinga is the ideal new leader of the iconic property in the heart of the Hungarian capital.
Mr. Pottinga has held Senior Manager and General Manager positions from the United States, through Europe to China and he and his family has spent over 3 years in the neighbouring Bratislava, during which time, thanks to multiple visits to the city, they fell in love with both our region, our country and the people who make it so unique.
Date: September 18, 2019 18:00-20:00 Venue: Gundel Restaurant - 1146, Budapest, Gundel Károly út 4.
Our very successful CEO dinners series is coming back on the menu in the evening hours of the 18th of September and to celebrate our 20th edition of the event series we are proud to announce the next guest speaker is none other than Mr. Zsolt Partos, Managing Director of Tesco Hungary.
The venue for the event will be the marvellous and highly-esteemed Gundel Restaurant who are providing the Solti Room for the meeting, that features classical music as a leading theme.
Yet that is not all, to raise the profile even further we are also pleased to inform you that HMA Iain Lindsay will be in attendance.
This time, the event is open but being highly exclusive, the number of available seats is low, so if you wish to attend, we recommend you register as soon as possible.
Admission for members: 30,000 HUF (including VAT) Admission for non-members: 45,000 HUF (including VAT)
Danubius Hotels invites everyone to their Grill Terrace at Danubius Hotel Helia every Wednesday and Thursday. The offer stands for non-hotel guests as well.
Dear members and partners, the BCCH wishes to point you towards the following business opportunity:
Business Delegation to China
organized by
the Danube Chambers of Commerce Association
September 8-13, 2019
Hong Kong, Macau
The mission of the outbound business delegation is to explore the potential for business-to-business collaboration, deepen existing business relationships, and participate in the 4th Belt and Road Summit.
target group: Export Oriented and Innovative Company Profile Interested in China, Working in the following Areas:
ICT
environmental, clean technologies
machinery industry
agricultural technologies
Food industry
Water Industry
waste management
wastewater treatment
Planned programs:
information consultation with the Hong Kong Consulate General
Meeting with Chamber Partners in Hong Kong and Macau
Participation in the 4th Belt and Road Summit event in Hong Kong
Finding the right amount and quality of business partners is the responsibility of our foreign partners. Chambers will do their best to make the event a success, but we recommend that you invite partners to the business meeting to organize an effective trip.
Why participate?
Free participation in professional programs (the '4th Belt and Road Summit' is free of charge for the participants of the delegation; an opportunity to learn about the economic and business environment in Hong Kong and Macao, and the opportunities for economic cooperation between China and China Negotiation with potential business partners
The 2018 Belt and Road Forum in Numbers:
80+ internationally renowned speakers
Nearly 5,000 participants from 55 countries (government, finance, economics, manufacturers, start-up companies, project owners, etc.) from nearly 100 foreign delegations
50 exhibitors from 29 countries participated in the Global Investment Zone investment event
520+ business meetings were organized for project owners
230+ project presented
Main topics of the conference in 2019:
Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macao, the Greater Bay Area as the Belt and Road Initiative base
Infrastructure financing
Chinese infrastructure financing and EPM contracts
Geopolitical risks
International dispute resolution
Digital Silk Road / Smart City
Opportunities for SMEs
4th Belt and Road Summit:
Organizers
The Danube Chambers of Commerce Association in cooperation with the Hong Kong Trade Development Counselor (HKTDC) and Hungary's Hong Kong Consulate General with the support of local chambers and business partners.
What languages are professional programs?
The language of the professional programs is English.
Group flight ticket
In the case of air tickets sold by Emirates Airlines, we have limited access to a group ticket if the booking is made at the ConnecTicket Travel Agency, Budapest Hungary.
We would like to draw the attention of the prospective applicants to the fact that prices are subject to change and may vary according to free air tickets. We recommend that you book your flight at the ConnecTicket Travel Agency.
Expected costs from Budapest, Hungary to Hong Kong:
• air ticket (approx. 204,800 HUF / person is around 641 EUR)
• 250 EUR / person contribution for transfers, including:
- airport transfers
- transit through Macao's professional programs through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
- a ferry from Macau to Hong Kong
- Access to the professional program site in Hong Kong
Group transfer is only available if you are travelling with the group, otherwise the program will be organized on an individual basis and at a cost!
Deadline for application: 6th July 2019.
For the application, please fill in the Company Profile document attached here, until 6th July and send to the following e-mail address: kovacs.aron@bkik.hu
Save the date July 13, if you want to come with us to watch the Ladies' Wimbledon finals at the terrace of the Budapest Marriott Hotel! To provide an authentic Wimbledon experience, British themed foods will be available at the venue.
We held our Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, where the members elected Duncan Graham as new Chairman together with 7 new council members elected for the next two years.
At our Annual General Meeting , Duncan Graham, Managing Director of G&G Wealth Limited, a financial and investment advisory company was elected as Chairman. Mr Graham established G&G Wealth Limited in 2012. Before that he worked for Newton Barr, a financial advisory company and Alliance as Senior Adviser in the United Kingdom. Duncan Graham is the Chairman of St Andrew’s Association in Hungary which promotes Scottish culture and manages charity programmes to support underprivileged and sick children. Duncan Graham will take over the position of Chairman of the BCCH from June 2019.
Our new Chairman has laid out the following general plan for the next two years: “My aim as Chairman is to guide, with the help of the elected Council and our Managing Director, the Chamber through the uncertain times ahead. We have a unique opportunity to show our commitment to the BCCH, demonstrating our ability to showcase the strengths of British Business and Community whilst developing our bonds and connections still further. The support and work undertaken by the Council over the last few years has given us an extremely solid foundation, we will build still further to cement and enhance our relationship with our host country Hungary. We will endeavour to ensure that we support our existing members as well as offering relevant and interesting events to attract new ones.”
Vazul Tóth, outgoing Chairman of the BCCH, who leaves the Chamber after six years, pointed out: “It has been an honour to serve our members for the past six years.I am proud of the achievements the chamber has been able to deliver during these years. As they say: you are only as good as your team and the BCCH team, both our council and our staff, have been extraordinary over the past years.Keep Calm and Carry On the BCCH flag.”
As always, the AGM was held with the attendance of H.E. Iain Lindsay, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Hungary, who added: “Many thanks to Vazul Tóth and Csilla Csurgai for developing and strengthening the bilateral trade and investment relationship between the UK and Hungary. I very much look forward to working with Duncan Graham in his new capacity as Chairman, Oliver Strommer as Executive Director and the newly formed Council.”
The members also elected the Council of BCCH who will contribute to the design and execution of the Chambers’ strategy going forward with:
In addition to the new Council, the BCCH will have new management: after 13 years, Csilla Csurgai, who has been Executive Director since 2009 steps down and is leaving the chamber as of 31 May. Over the past 13 years nearly 600 companies contributed to the work of the Chamber and almost 1000 professionals participated the Chamber’s events on a yearly basis. Under the leadership of Csilla the Chamber has developed with and adapted to the business environment. The conferences and events have prepared the representatives of the companies for the continuous changes and the new opportunities. In the last 13 years Csilla has supported several business contracts to be singed. She participated not only in the development of the Hungarian-British business relations, but she managed citizen initiatives and programmes to support young talents. In the name of all the employees of the Chamber, current or previous, the Council Members of the last decade and the countless interns, Thank you, Csilla! Wish you the best in your future endeavours.
Her successor will be Oliver Strommer who led the British Business Centre in Budapest from 2014 to 2019. Mr Strommer worked as the Managing Director of the local subsidiary of Expomedia Group for nearly ten years, where he was responsible for building multi-functional state of the art exhibition centres across Eastern Europe whilst simultaneously launching new exhibition and conferences within their own centres. Previously to this, he filled the Divisional Director position at ITE Group operating in the UK, which is one of the largest exhibition organisers in the world. He obtained his BSc diploma in Business Studies at Swansea University (Wales).
Amidst all the uncertainty regarding Brexit and the surrounding issues, we all have to be ready for any scenario, including the one if the UK leaves the EU with no deal. Below is the official communication from the British Embassy which we feel is vital information for all British businesses in Hungary.
"If the UK exits the EU without a deal, UK businesses will have to apply customs, excise and VAT procedures to goods traded with the EU, in broadly the same way that already applies for goods traded outside of the EU. The UK intends to establish an independent trade remedies system by the time the UK exits the EU. For more background details please see gov.uk."
The British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary is excited to announce that we are moving to a new location!
After a week of packing, the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (BCCH) team, with the help of Santa Fe Relocation Services are making the move from their office at Bank Center to their new home located at 1051 Budapest, Sas Utca 18. on March 30. Our contacts have not changed.
The move will be completed over the weekend and our services will be up and running by noon on Monday, April 1. Visit the new BCCH office during office hours and see how we can help you grow your business. The BCCH office is open from 9:00 to 17:00.
Applications for the Vodafone Digital Award are accepted in three categories until March 5
The Vodafone Foundation will accept digital innovation ideas till midnight on March 5. The technology application scheme with a total award value of 15 million HUF will allow through those who already have one completed digital development/device, and create something new in one of the three categories of digital child, digital families and digital NGOs.
The Vodafone Foundation has set the objective of dedicating the Vodafone Digital Award to supporting those who serve the good of society through their developments, and wish to help. The idea is that completed digital innovations should support the day-to-day lives and technical integration of the Foundation’s key target groups. Applications for the scheme with a total award value of 15 million HUF have been accepted since mid-December. Thanks to the extended deadline, those whose ready-made solutions require further development and those who wish to present such solution to a wider audience but could not do so until now in the lack of funding, can apply until midnight on March 5.
‘The key global values of Vodafone and the Vodafone Foundations are responsibility-taking and the supporting of projects which serve the good of society with the help of mobile technology. As a digital company, we aim to support creative and innovative solutions that use technology and allow us to bring real change in the lives of families, children and NGOs. With the help of the Vodafone Digital Award, we aim to identify talents we intend to support in order to get closer to a digital world and an exciting future.’ – said Amanda Nelson, CEO of Vodafone Hungary.
The applications submitted will be judged by a 7-member Jury. In the evaluation process, the Jury will consider how much the device, product or development submitted will help the life of the given target group, how much the technological solution in hand is considered new, and how effective the planned project budget is. Feasibility, social usefulness and the promotion of the project will also be important considerations when choosing a winner.
For details of the call to application, please, visit the Vodafone Digital Award website.
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