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Symposium on  EU-Swiss Partnership for the Prosperity and Sustainable Growth of Europe and the 56th Blue Ribbon VIP Cruise

Event date:

18.07.2024

08:00-14:00

Venue:

Balatonfüred, Vitorlás Étterem (8230 Balatonfüred, Tagore stny. 1.) – event boat

The invitation is personal and non-transferable. Participation is free for members but subject to registration. Due to the capacity of the cruise boat, the number of seats is limited, so please register in time. We can reserve places in the order of the registrations.

Closed-door event, not public to the press.

The language of the event is Hungarian-English (interpreting will be available).

Report

This year was the second time that our chamber, together with the Embassy of Switzerland and Philip Morris Hungary organised a professional symposium with VIP cruise on the day of the Kékszalag sailing race. We sailed two boats with our guests to the start of the race and watched closely how the competitors coped with a windless start. The professional programme took place on the terrace of Vitorlás Étterem in an ideal setting overlooking the lake. This year’s theme was “Hungary’s EU Presidency and Switzerland, Partnership for the prosperity of Europe and sustainable development”. Following the welcome speeches by the Swiss Ambassador Jean-Francois Paroz and State Secretary Gergely Fábián, guests of the panel discussion – Dr. Barbara Botos, Ambassador for Climate Action, Henriett Koós, Swiss Contribution Fund, Péter Szlávik, Philip Morris Hungary, moderator Csaba Azurák – discussed how Switzerland is helping to achieve sustainability goals through the Contribution Framework Programme, what Philip Morris is doing for sustainability at the corporate level, what challenges we face at a global level and what needs to be done to protect our climate.

In conclusion, we had a very enjoyable and useful day together on water and on land with our members and partners.

Thank you Philip Morris Hungary for supporting this event!

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