MCE Central & Eastern Europe is The MICE forum that brings together destinations and event suppliers from Central & Eastern Europe, as well as various other countries, to meet up in person with international event planners, keen on finding new business partners from all participation destinations. Through careful participant selection, the business synergy increases greatly. In combination with the highly time-effective and clever event programming, many new successful business partnerships get established.
February
27
ARRIVAL DAY
10:00 – 18:00
MCE Central & Eastern Europe - Registration
13:30 – 16:00
Highlights of Budapest Tour
14:00 – 16:45
Culinary Budapest Tour
17:30 – 19:00
Welcome Reception and Opening Speeches
19:00 – 23:00
Welcome Networking Dinner at the Museum of Fine Arts
The Museum of Fine Arts at the Heroes' Square, opened in 1906, is reputed to be among Europe’s most prominent museums. After the most comprehensive reconstruction project in its history, the museum re-opened at the end of 2018. Thanks to the modernisation, the Museum of Fine Arts now satisfies twenty-first-century requirements for collection care and visitor engagement.
During its centuries of history, the number of works in some of the Museum of Fine Arts’ collections increased manifold; moreover, new departments were added. The number of artworks found in the museum today exceeds 120 thousand.
The Museum of Fine Arts boasts unique event venues, which are suitable for hosting a wide range of events, including gala dinners, buffet receptions, press conferences, business meetings, exclusive private events, protocol receptions, gala dinners and early evening cocktail parties.
February
28
FORUM DAY 1
08:00 – 08:30
Welcome Coffee/Tea
08:30 – 09:30
Destination Presentations
09:30 – 11:05
Scheduled One-to-One Business Meetings
11:05 – 11:30
Networking Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:40
Scheduled One-to-One Business Meetings
13:40 – 14:45
Networking Lunch
14:45 – 15:30
Keynote: The Science of Social by Jonathan Bradshaw
15:30 – 17:05
Scheduled One-to-One Business Meetings
18:30 – 23:00
Dinner Evening & Party at TwentySix
TwentySix Budapest
It’s all about the right temperature. 26° is the best degree!
Twentysix Budapest is the first of its kind, a cozy urban jungle and feel-good hub for all the nature and gastro friends located in the real heart of Budapest with various elements. GARDEN is a nutritious, soulful Mediterranean restaurant in the heart of downtown Budapest. An urban oasis, bar and eatery where nature meet gastronomy, conscious living and the mindset of sharing and community under the palms in Budapest’s greenest botanical garden. HOUSE brings a unique concept of kitchen workshops and space for tailored events. The 4 elements are completed by STUDIO for yoga and the TwentySix Shop.
March
01
FORUM DAY 2
08:30 – 08:45
Welcome Coffee/Tea
08:45 – 09:30
The Legendary EC Tombola
09:30 – 11:20
Scheduled One-to-One Business Meetings
11:20 – 11:45
Networking Coffee Break
11:45 – 13:55
Scheduled One-to-One Business Meetings
13:55 – 14:15
Forum Closing Session & Farewells
14:00 – 15:30
Lunch
14:45 – >
Budapest Fam Trip Departure
15:00 – 17:30
Highlights of Budapest Tour
15:15 – 18:00
Culinary Budapest Tour
When qualified as a hosted buyer participating in MCE Central & Eastern Europe, you will meet a carefully selected group of destinations and suppliers. Each hotel, hotel chain, DMC, congress center, convention/tourism bureau, and other event supplier is represented by a senior representative and is vetted by our team to ensure fruitful networking opportunities. Meet up with 80 destinations and MICE providers from Central & Eastern Europe and beyond, representing:
Attending EC events is always a pleasure - you really feel like special emphasis has been placed on making networking as easy as possible. Add to that the quality of buyers and it really is one of the best organised events in the industy.
Meet your next business partners in carefully selected one-on-one meetings
Focused, personalised events in exclusive venues
Meet at least 35 new business leads with only 2 days out of office
Varied event program including meetings, networking dinners, and fam trips
Keynotes, discussions, and destination awareness
Hosting delegates and speakers from across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas
Communication in the event industry is key to ensuring the many peers to keep evolving to the benefits of any event participant in general. We seek to cooperate with International media to assure the benefits of the events reach far, and in exchange offer various benefits to the media. Please contact us soonest for further information: