Small and Midcap conference organised by the Budapest Stock Exchange in co-operation
with KBC Securities Hungarian Branch Office as co-organiser drew a large audience
on Tuesday, 13 September.
The event provided the possibility of informal meeting for issuers, companies
preparing to be listed on the stock exchange and domestic investment fund managers.
The event was opened by Dr. György Mohai, CEO of the Budapest Stock Exchange
and Péter Tordai, Head of Retail of the KBC Securities Hungarian Branch Office.
After the opening ceremony György Barcza, President of Analysis of K&H Bank
provided an overview of macroeconomic situation of Hungary, then Zoltán Pankucsi,
Head of Department of the Ministry of National Economy, Gábor Beer, Partner of
the KPMG Tanácsadó Kft., Csanád Csűrös, Senior Analyst of the Portfolio.hu and
Ádám Hegyi, Corporate Finance Director of KBC Securities held talks about the
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT).
On the conference Gábor Székely, Chairman of the Board of Appeninn Nyrt.; Gábor
Zsámboki, CEO of the Állami Nyomda Nyrt.; Benedek Sándor, Head of Department of
the CIG Pannónia Életbiztosító Nyrt.; Ákos Kassai, CEO of the E-Star Alternatív
Nyrt.; János Kocsány, CEO of the Graphisoft Park SE and Balázs Bokorovics, Chairman
of the Board of Directors of the PannErgy Nyrt. held short lectures on actual
processes and goals settled that regard investors. Péter Szentirmai, analyst of
the KBC Securities informed the audience about the history of Hungarian small
and midcap companies. Ottó Gecser, CEO of the BROKERNET Investment Holding Zrt.
and Dávid Tibor, founder owner of the MASTERPLAST Nyrt., representatives of companies
preparing to be listed on the stock exchange held introductory lectures in the
event.
In the closing section István Horváth, investment director of the K&H Befektetési
Alapkezelő Zrt., Zsolt Nyári, senior trader of the KBC Securities and Péter Szentirmai,
small&midcap analyst of the KBC Securities were talking about how can a small
or midcap company become successful among the investors.
Parallel with lectures of company managers, practically thirty private meetings
were held between the issuers and the eight institutional investors.
