Higher taxes, slower hiring, AI on the rise: what does 2027 hold for your business?
Will growth finally return in 2027, or is it time to tighten the belt? Did investors get a more predictable tax system, or just a bigger bill? And if AI is reshaping office work while factories struggle to find people, where will your workforce come from?
On 19 November, two leading bank economists and senior executives from Randstad, Andersen and Bergmann will tackle these questions head-on. This time, you are part of the analysis too.
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Your vote counts
Bring your phone. Throughout the macro session, you will vote live on growth, inflation, wages, interest rates and global risks. Results appear on screen instantly, and the chief economists of UniCredit and K&H will react to them on the spot. You will see how your peers read the year ahead, and how that compares to the experts.
PROGRAMME
17:30 Arrival and registration
18:00 Welcome
18:05 The global backdrop: geopolitical opening (speaker to be announced)
18:20 Macro duel: You vote, they analyse
Zsolt BECSEY, Chief Economist, UniCredit Bank
Dávid NÉMETH, Chief Analyst, K&H Bank
Live polls on GDP, inflation, wage growth, MNB rates and the biggest international risks, ending with a live word cloud: what creates the most uncertainty for your business?
18:50 Panel: Who pays, who works, who wins?
Will AI take my job, or just half of it? If companies stop hiring juniors, who will be the seniors in five years?
Wealth tax: revenue or litigation? 1% above HUF 1 billion. Can it be collected, or will the money leave first?
Has Hungary become more expensive? Why would a multinational choose Budapest over Warsaw or Bucharest for its next regional hub?
Who will work in the factories? Could labour shortage become the growth brake of 2027?
+1: The homework. What grade does economic policy deserve today, and what would it take to raise it by 2027?
Sándor BAJA, Managing Director, Hungary, Romania & Czechia, Randstad
László HEGEDŰS, Director of Sales and Client Relations, Bergmann
Károly RADNAI, Managing Partner, Andersen
Moderator: Gábor BORBÉLY, Senior Director, Head of Research CEE & Hungary, CBRE
19:25 Networking with drinks and bites (until 20:30)
Date: Thursday, 19 November 2026, 18:00 to 20:30 (registration from 17:30)
Venue: Randstad Hungary, Green Court Office, 1134 Budapest, Dózsa György út 146–148, Building A, 3rd floor
Audience: top and middle management
Participation fee:
EU-Chambers Members: HUF 14,900 (incl. 27% VAT)
Non-Members: HUF 24,9000 (incl. 27% VAT)
