ORGANISERS

College professor, István Kiss Pál, Ph.D. – Chief coordinator of the IHEPI 2009 project

Vice-Rector and Managing Director of the Budapest College of Communication and Business.

Professional experience: More than 11 years in CEO positions at FMCG companies in Hungary and Central Europe; Heavy management experience in investments, innovation and research in the food sector; Wide multilateral contacts with Hungarian, Dutch and Slovakian research institutes.

President of the Hungarian Dairy Association at the time of the EU enlargement in 2004; Vice president of the Federation of Hungarian Food Industries.

As chairperson or member of various boards and supervisory boards, prof. István Kiss Pál has extensive business experience in a wide range of fields such as forestry, telecommunication, food, education and consulting (read more...)

Agnieszka Törő Ph.D., Eng. – Leader of IHEPI 2009 project

Professional experience: University teacher; Tutor at SMEs and listed companies;

Main projects: Energy cost reduction; General plan for modernization and reorganization; Verification of IT applications for financial analysis and reports;

Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the International Association for Technology, Education and Development (2007/2008);

Graduated from Academy of SAP/R3;

Various grants and scholarships from: Steinbeis Europa Centrum, Danube Rectors’ Conference, Deutsch Ministerium für Wissenshaft, Forschung und Kunst, Warsaw University of Technology;

Activities: Regular participant in international research activities and academic events including official Bologna Process Conferences and the World Science Forum (read more...)

College professor, Csaba Törő, Ph.D. – Main IHEPI 2009 Negotiator and coordinator Studied at European University Institute, Florence;

Budapest Corvinus University; Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest; University of Sussex;

Professional experience: Head of section in the Office for Foreign Relations of the Hungarian National Assembly; Legal counsellor at the Office of European Affairs, the Hungarian Prime Minister’s Office and the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

Research Fellowships granted by the Foundation of Polish Science, the Jozef Mianowski Foundation and the EU Institute of Security Studies, Paris;

Activities: Hungarian EU expert in the EU Twinning Project organized by the Hungarian National Assembly and the Italian Parliament (read more...)

Alla Witwicka–Dudek, M.A., Head of Bureau for Career and Professional Promotion, Wroclaw University of Economics

Graduated from University of Wroclaw – programme: Employment consultancy; University of Lower Silesia – programme: Adviser -Trainer – Consultant – Employment consultancy;

Professional experience: Trainer and Consultant for Wroclaw University of Economics, Wroclaw Agglomeration Development Agency,Point Ltd – Business Training and Personal Consultancy;

Activities: Coordinator of the „Teraz Wrocław” project (www.terazWroclaw.pl) – promotion of Wroclaw in Central and Eastern Europe.

Gábor Rekettye, Assistant Professor

Graduated from Middlesex University UK and University of Pécs.

Work experience: Budapest College of Communication and Business;

University of Pécs - Faculty of Economics and Business; Philips Hungary Ltd.

Rebecca M. Chory, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies at West Virginia University, USA; Fulbright Scholar at Budapest College of Communication and Business (Spring 2009);

Graduated from Michigan State University in 2000 with a doctoral degree in Communication;

Areas of expertise: Media Entertainment, Verbal Aggression, and Antisocial Communication and Behaviours (e.g., injustice, aggression, deception) in organizational and instructional contexts;

Peer-reviewed publications: Communication Education, Communication Monographs, Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, Western Journal of Communication, Communication Quarterly, and Communication Studies.

Andrea Csépe, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Budapest College of Communication and Business

Summa cum laude Ph.D. in Economics;

Ph.D. thesis: “DTC (Direct-To-Consumer) communication in an ethical drug market: A communication model for targeting depressed patients directly”;

Member of the Marketing Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences;

Professional experience: Budapest College of Communication and Business; Semmelweis University; GlaxoSmithKline Ltd; SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceutical; Sara Lee/Douwe Egberts Hungary LLC;

Publications: 17 publications: 5 articles on Marketing and Management accepted by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences; Editor of “Collaboration Against Depression,” published in 2007 (read more...)

Krisztina Bodis, M.A., Director, Foreign Languages Department, Budapest College of Communication and Business

Graduated from Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest;

Other studies: Századvég School of Politics, Budapest Corvinus University;

Professional experience: Translator for various publishing houses; Language teacher at several language schools and secondary grammar schools; Promotions and exhibition manager at several companies organizing concerts and exhibitions;

Activities: Intern at the Hungarian National Assembly; Anthropological field work in the Houses of Parliament focusing on local political folklore; organizer of International Conference on Ethnic Conflict Management and Resolution (South-East-Asia and Central-Europe);

Publications: Various studies and reviews in journals and commercial magazines; Translator and co-translator of 13 books in the fields of tourism, political science and communication.

Tímea Fazekas-Takács, rapporteur, BKF Rector Office

Andrea Grigoriu, – IHEPI2009 Assistant, Budapest College of Communication and Business

Janett Bottka, Marketing Assistant, Directorate of Marketing and Communication, Budapest College of Communication and Business