In little over a week, Context is back with perhaps our most high-profile panel yet.
Our topic for the occasion is Brain Drain vs Brain Gain – The Future of Hungary, with the panel featuring a high-ranking minister, an ambassador and a multinational company CEO we are confident this is shaping up to be an event you wouldn’t want to miss. Join us and register here for free.
But without further ado, please find the profiles of our speakers below.
Katalin Novák
Minister without portfolio for Family Affairs
Katalin Novák is the Minister for Families, Vice-president of FIDESZ – Hungarian Civic Alliance responsible for international affairs and member of the Hungarian National Assembly.
She had been representing the affairs of Hungarian families, young people and the elderly as the State Secretary for Family and Youth Affairs of the Ministry of Human Capacities since 2014 and as Minister for Families since October 2020. She is also Chair of the Political Network for Values and Vice President of the International Women’s Democrat Union.
As a mother of three children and responsible for the demographic aspirations of the Hungarian government, her aim is to strengthen families raising children, support young people about to start a family, encourage intergenerational cooperation and facilitate the birth of desired children.
She received several awards for her work: in 2020 she was awarded the Commander’s Cross of Valour of the Republic of Poland. In 2019, she received the Popovics Award of the Hungarian National Bank and became a Knight of the Order of the French Legion.
HMA Paul Fox
Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Hungary
HMA Mr Paul Fox is the recently appointed British Ambassador to Hungary, having assumed his post during this Autumn.
Zsolt Pálinkás
CEO
Tesco Hungary
Zsolt is appointed as the CEO of Tesco Hungary as of 1st March and joins the panel as one of his first public appearances in his new post.
He joined the company in 2003 and now has nearly 20 years of experience in retail. He served as Tesco Hungary’s managing director from 2015-2017 and most recentrly as Chief Operating Officer of Tesco Central Europe. As Hungary’s leading retailer, with over 12 000 colleagues, Tesco serve millions of customers every week, in our stores and online and supports hundreds of local communities across the country.
Our Moderator
Petra Polgár
Operations Manager
Randstad Hungary
Petra Polgár is operations manager at Randstad, the leading permanent recruitment firm in Hungary.
Petra is specialized in professional recruitment and HR consultancy for more than a decade. With her colleagues they strive to help their partners design winning talent acquisition strategies and to find the best possible match between talented people and great jobs. Randstad NV has recently spearheaded an alliance in the HR services industry globally to support companies and workers to return to work safely when the time is right.
