The role of women in the competitiveness of exporting SMEs

agenda

Welcome to Pécs!

Interregional Policy Learning Event in Transdanubia

Venue: Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Pécs-Baranya, Pécs, Hungary

21-23 April 2026

Arrival Day: 21 April 2026, Tuesday

Networking Evening

21April
Program
Venue
16:30-17:00
Registration and Welcome

Littke Pezsgőház (Champagne Factory)

2 Szent István Square, Pécs

17:00-18:00
English Guided Champagne Cellar Tour and Tasting
18:00-21:00
Networking Dinner and informal networking with local stakeholders
  • Short introductions by local stakeholders of the regional partners
  • Dinner and informal networking with local stakeholders

 

Day 1: 22 April 2026, Wednesday

Research Results and Field Visit

22 April
Program
Venue
9:00-9:30
Morning Coffee and Registration
 

Pécs Trade Center – Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Pécs-Baranya

36 Majorossy I. Street, Pécs

9:30-9:45
Welcome and Opening Remarks
  • Opening words: Mr Szabolcs Rabb, Secretary General, CCIPB
  • Moderator: Ms Enikő Schmidt, Head of International Affairs and Tourism Project Office, CCIPB
9:45-11:00
Presentation of Research Results 1st Session (~15 min / partner)

Presentation and joint evaluation of regional studies on gender bias in exporting SMEs with Stakeholder Groups, involving data analysis experts and laying the foundation for a comparative study.

  • Association of Business Women in Serbia – Serbia
  • Regional Agency of Development and European Integration – Serbia
  • Marshal’s Office of the Mazovian Voivodship in Warsaw – Poland
  • Mazovia Development Agency – Poland
  • Basque Trade & Investment – Spain
11:00-11:30
Coffee Break
11:30-12:30
Presentation of Research Results 2nd Session (~15 min / partner)
  • Innovation Agency – Lithuania
  • Austria Wirtschaftsservice – Austria
  • Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Pécs-Baranya – Hungary
  • Catalan Agency for Business Competitiveness – Spain
12:30-13:30
Lunch and Networking at the Chamber
13:30-14:30
Pécs Sightseeing with Dotto Train (transfer)
From the Chamber to Zsolnay Cultural Quarter
14:30-16:30
Best practices and historical models: The impact of female leaders on industrial development
  • The Secrets of the Zsolnay Women: Uncovering the creative and industrial contributions of Zsolnay women in 19th–20th century Hungary.

Zsolnay Cultural Quarter

52 Felsővámház Street, Pécs

16:30-17:00
Dotto Train transfer to Széchenyi Square
From the Zsolnay Cultural Quarter to Széchenyi Square
18:00-21:00
Networking Dinner

Nana Bistro & Bar

2 Király Street, Pécs

 

Day 2: 23 April 2026, Thursday

Steering Committee, Workshop & Closing Session

23 April
Program
Venue
8:30-9:00
Morning Coffee and Registration

Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Pécs-Baranya

36 Majorossy I. Street, Pécs

9:00-10:15
WOMEX Steering Committee Meeting / Regional Mapping Comparative Analysis Workshop
10:15-10:30
Coffee Break
10:30-12:30
Women in Leadership – Life and Career Paths in the World of Business (Roundtable discussion)

Participants:

  • Tímea Herbert, Head of Quality & Körber Excellence Segment; Katalin Vér, Founder and Head of the Körber Women’s Club – Körber Hungária Kft.
  • Judit Turbéki, Communication Manager; Tamás Hoffmann, Managing Director – Holcim Magyarország Kft.
  • Kriszta Szloboda, Business Analyst; Katalin Sáreczné Denk, Project Manager – Webstar Kft.

Moderator:

  • Enikő Schmidt, Head of International Affairs and Tourism Project Office – CCIPB
12:30-13:30
 Lunch at the Chamber
13:30-14:15
Conference Closing Session
  • Discussion on the next project steps