INTRODUCTION
While other professions can trace their roots back several centuries, management consulting is less than a 100 years old; it is of younger vintage than either management practice or management theory. Management consulting has come to be recognized as a high-level practice, but is striving hard now to be viewed as a profession. Annual global revenues in this sector have come to exceed $150 billion; clearly, management consulting has come of age. In short, maturity has been achieved, but the consolidation process continues as a result of:
· Contradictory tendencies in major markets (developed markets, transitional economies, developing countries)
· New demands and new approaches, responses of the consulting industry to new demands
· Increased competition and its effects on the market structure, strategies, behaviour, business ethics
· Globalisation, international co-operation
· Paradoxical developments
· global market and local knowledge
· “generalism” and specialisation
· relationship based market and special expertise
· concentration of markets, economies of scale and client focused, tailored services
The next annual conference of FEACO – 8-10 November, 2006 Budapest – will be an extraordinary forum to share ideas in relation to these contemporary issues with representatives of the management consulting profession from all over the world. Discussions around ten selected topics will create the opportunity to develop our profession to fit the new demands of the enlarging, changing Europe.
Budapest and the conference venue
The conference will be a major professional experience but these few days will offer you much more than this. Budapest is one of the most beautiful cities in the world with its historical places, the Danube and the surrounding hills, and the many new developments as a result of the changes in this part of Europe.
The social events of the conference will enable you to enlarge your network, build new relationships with your colleagues while enjoying spectacular places in Budapest and the famous Hungarian gastronomy. The pre- and post-conference programmes will offer you a great opportunity to discover Budapest and its surroundings.
Do not forget, we love our profession
· To help our clients – both the public and private sector - to achieve their goals,
· To maintain a reasonable living standard based on our services
· while we still enjoy working as a consultant!
Dr. József Poór
President of the Organizing Committee
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
For the last information visit to www.feaco2006.hu
Wednesday 8 November 2006, Congress Park Hotel Flamenco
13:00-18:00 FEACO “Consultants meet Consultants” Networking Event
Consultants will meet with their colleagues from other European countries, to establish a contact, exchange experience, or to discuss a specific project or need for immediate cooperation.
In order to facilitate your meetings, FEACO has opened a communication platform on open BC where interested consultants/consultancies can register, present their profile, offer or ask for services, search for potential cooperation partners, and arrange for a meeting in Budapest.
This platform will remain operational after the event, as FEACO will organize these events on a bi-annual basis in cities across Europe/
08:00-20:00 Registration conference
20:00- Wine and Cheese Party (Flamenco Hotel)
Thursday 9 November 2006, Congress Park Hotel Flamenco
08:00–18:00 Registration
09:00–10:00 OPENING PLENARY SESSION (I)
Conference Chair:
· Opening Addresses – Péter Kulcsár CMC, Executive Director Consulting & Research for Industrial Economics Ltd., President of VTMSZ, Hungary
· Introductory Speech from Hungary – Hungarian Government
10:00-11:00 PLENARY SESSION (II): Trends in the Consultancy Markets
Moderator:
· European Trends in Management Consulting - Antoine Beuve-Mery, IBM-Belgium, Chairman of FEACO
· Specialities of Management Consulting in Newly Joined and Candidate Countries - Janko Arah, Managing Director of Arah Consulting, Slovenia
· Trends and Tendencies in Management Consulting from View of a Former Management Consultant, Károly Salamon, CEO of Allianz Hungary
11:00–11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-13:00 PLENARY SESSION (III): Trends in the Consultancy Markets (cont’d)
· Trends in Management Consulting in Japan - Masanaka Yokota, Executive of CMC System Committee of zen-noh-ren, Vice President of JMA Consultants Inc. Japan.
· Global and US Trends in Management Consulting – Paul Gronwall, Executive Editor of all consulting newsletter publications and Editor of Management Consultant International (MCI) – Kennedy Information Center,
· New Strategy of Consulting Organisation, Jean-Luc Placet, Syntec Management, Vice Chairman of FEACO, France
13:00-14:30 Lunch
14:30-16:30 Concurrent Workshop 1:
Global and regional overview on consulting market
· Hungarian Consulting Industry in Highlight of European Trends, Dr. György Gonda, CMC, Professor of International Business School Budapest, Hungary
· Situation on Czech Consulting Market, Jan Zavrel, President of Czech Consulting Association, Czech Republic
· Romanian MC market - Few Days Before EU Accession, Mihai Svasta, President, AMCOR, Romania
· Consulting: a Profession in Transition, Peter G. Brown, Vice Chairman, Kurt Salamon Associates, Inc., USA
Concurrent Workshop 2:
Networking and Institutional Framework in Consulting
· Experiences in Creating the SSG, Slovenian Consulting Cluster, Zoran Vaupot, Partner-Director, SIGEM Business Consulting, Slovenia
· "The tiniest giant" , Dr. Gábor Kornai CMC, Managing Partner, AAM Consulting, Hungary
· Networks as Social Infrastructure of Success – Experience with ‘Experts Groups’ for Management Consultants in Austria, Dr. Friedrich Bock, Chairman UBIT, Austria
· An Enlarging Europe: Chances for Consultants of the Old and New EU Member States, Dr. F. Arnulf Fleischer, Partner, Droege & Comp, International Management Consultants, Germany
Concurrent Workshop 3:
Consulting for Different Client Groups
· Roles of Multinational Consulting Firms in Turbulent Time, Gil Gidron, Vice Chairman, Accenture, Spain
· Consulting for Public Sector, Frédéric M. Petitbon, France
· Consulting for Local and Global Corporate Clients, Bhanubhai Dalal, Financial Consultant and Project Advisor - Bombay, India
· Consulting for Top Managers and Human Resource Functional Leaders, Mária Bábosik, CMC, Managing Director Haygroup, Hungary
Concurrent Workshop 4:
Consulting in Emerging and Transitional Markets from Perspectives of Clients and Service Providers
· TBD, János Matolcsy, CMC, KPMG, Hungary
· Hong Kong Management Consulting Service for China – the prospective World’s Factory – K K Yeung, JP, FCMA, FCCA, FCIS, FCPA (Practising), Chairman of Management Consultancies Association of Hong Kong
· Differences in Consulting Styles between the East and the West – Walter Vieira, Ex-chairman of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes, India
20:00 GALA DINNER
Friday 10 November 2006, Congress Park Hotel Flamenco
09:00–11:00 Concurrent Workshop 5:
Image Building and Value Creation through Qualification and Certification in Consulting
· Value Creation and Image Building through Certification of Competency in the Management Consulting Industry, Peter Sorenson, President of ICMCI
· Qualification and Standardisation, Dr. Ilse Andrea Ennsfellner, CMC, Ennsfellner Consulting, Vice Chair UBIT Lower Austria, ICMCI Representative, Austria
· Consulting in Croatia, Anton Florijan Barisic, President of the AMC, Association of Management Consultants, Croatia
· Credibility through Professional Qualification & Certification, Ekaterina Ignatova, Executive Director of BAMCO, Bulgaria
· Roles of Management Consulting in Economy Development in Transition Countries – Bosnia, Edin Alić, Director of Bosnian-Herzegovinan Association, BiH
Concurrent Workshop 6:
European Investment Bank Workshop TBD[1]
Concurrent Workshop 7:
How the New EU Members Impact the European Consulting Industry
· Challenges for Consulting in New Member States after Joining EU, Anna Łuś, Director of Development Department - Doradztwo Gospodarcze DGA S.A., Poland
· CMC and Eastern European Perspectives, Prof. Dr. Gerd Prechtl, CMC, Chairman ICMCI Euro Hub, Vice-Chairman ICMCI, Austria
· How the New EU Members Impact the European Consulting Industry? Dr. Dimitris Bakolas, President and CEO of European Profiles S.A., Greece
· SOL OMNIBUS LUCET EU Candidate Countries’ Management Companies - NEW Comers to EU market: Issues, Challenges, Obstacles. Ljubomir Trajkovski, CMC, MCA2000 President of IMC, Macedonia
11:00–11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-13:00 PLENARY SESSION (IV):
· Teaching Management Consulting - Prof. Dr. Christel Niedereichholz, Lugwigshafen University of Applied Sciences, Germany
· Communication, Collaboration and Transformation: Networking to Create Consulting Value in a Wireless World – Prof. Barry Curnow, Principal, Maresfield Curnow, UK, Immediate Past Chairman, ICMCI
· Ensuring Sustainable Value from Consulting - Fiona Czerniawska, President of Arkimeda, UK
· Closing Speech – „Quo Vadis Management Consulting?” – Dr. József Poór, CMC, President of the Organizing Committee, Mercer, Hungary
13:15-14:30 Closing Lunch
Parallel meetings:
Thursday 9 November 2006, Congress Park Hotel Flamenco
13:30-16:00 FEACO Ex-Co meeting
16:45-18:30 FEACO General Assembly
GENERAL INFORMATION
VENUE OF THE CONFERENCE:
Congress Park Hotel Flamenco
Tas vezér u. 7. H-1113 Budapest 11TH district
www.danubiushotels.com/flamenco
The venue is reachable:
· from the Moszkva tér (square) station of the underground No.2, by tram No. 61.
· from the Móricz Zsigmond körtér (circus) within walking distance
Registration will be in the foyer of the Congress Park Hotel Flamenco
REGISTRATION OPENING HOURS:
On 8-10 November, 2006 the registration will be in the foyer of the Congress Park Hotel Flamenco
8 NOVEMBER 2006, Wednesday 08:00 – 20:00
9 NOVEMBER 2006, Thursday 08:00 – 18.00
REGISTRATION FEE:
before / after8 September 2006 / 8 September 2006
Participant / 840.- EURO / 940.- EURO
Accompanying Person / 350.- EURO / 350.- EURO
PARTICIPANT’S FEE INCLUDES:
· badge
· list of participants
· conference document (book of abstracts and proceedings on CD-ROM)
· participation on the Wine and Cheese Party on 8 November
· lunches 9 and 10 November
· coffee and refreshments
· participation on the Gala Dinner on 9 November
· V.A.T.
ACCOMPANYING PERSON’ S FEE INCLUDES:
· badge
· participation in the Excursion to Szentendre - Visegrád program
· invitation to the Gala Dinner
METHOD OF PAYMENT
The payment of the registration fee, hotel deposit and full payment for optional programmes should be made:
· by bank remittance to be transferred to:
HUNGARIAN FOREIGN TRADE BANK LTD.
Váci u. 38. H-1056 Budapest, Hungary
Account: Meeting Budapest Ltd.
Account No.: MKB 10300002-20332521-00003285
Swift code: MKKB HU HB
PLEASE INDICATE YOUR NAME AND „New Trends and tendencies in the consulting industry in an enlarging europe” ON YOUR MONEY TRANSFER AND ATTACH PHOTOCOPY OF THE BANK DRAFT TO THIS FORM!
· by credit card
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CONFIRMATION
On having received your registration form and the bank draft of your remittance your registration and hotel reservation will be confirmed.
METHOD OF CANCELLATION:
Should participants or accompanying persons cancel the registration and optional program before 1 October 2006, all fees will be returned, less 10% handling charge. No refund can be made for registration after 1 October 2006. Only written cancellation can be accepted!
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
The official language of the conference is English.
BADGE
Each participant and accompanying person receives a badge (name tag) at the registration. We kindly ask you to wear it during all activities of the conference.
WINE AND CHEESE PARTY
8 NOVEMBER 2006, Wednesday 20.00
Lobby in the Flamenco Hotel
GALA DINNER
9 NOVEMBER 2006, Thursday 20.00
ACCOMODATION
Congress Park Hotel Flamenco****
Tas vezér u. 7. Budapest XI., Hungary
Single room price: 90. - EURO / night
Double/Twin-bedded room price: 100. - EURO / night
The conference is going to take place in this modern superior first class hotel. It is located in a quiet, residential area overlooking a beautiful, attractive park with a small lake on the green Buda side of the Danube, but still close to the city centre, business and shopping districts of the capital.
Hotel Sofitel*****
Roosevelt tér 2., Budapest V., Hungary
Single room price: 160.- EURO/ night
Double/Twin-bedded room price: 185.- EURO/ night
Set in the heart of Budapest, on the banks of the Danube, the Sofitel Budapest offers breathtaking views of the Chain Bridge and the Royal Castle.
The conference hotel, Park Hotel Flamenco is reachable within 20 minutes:
§ By tram No.2 which station is 50 m from the hotel next to Hotel Intercontinental till the Liberty Bridge ( 2 stations )
§ From Liberty Bridge by tram No. 49 till Móricz Zsigmond tér square (3 stations)
§ From Móricz Zsigmond tér square on foot
Prices are to be understood per room per night with bath or shower, including breakfast, service and VAT.
For hotel reservation, please indicate the dates of arrival and departure on the Registration Form. Reservation will be confirmed by mail or e-mail. Please send one night’s deposit.
OPTIONAL PROGRAM
EXCURSION TO SZENTENDRE-VISEGRÁD
Date: 9 November 2006, Thursday
Time: 10.00-16.00
Departure: from the front of the Congress Park Hotel Flamenco
Price: 95.- EUR
(The price includes: English speaking guide, the entrance fees and the lunch, VAT)
Minimum number of participants: 20 people
Szentendre is the most picturesque little town along the Hungarian stretch of the Danube, and home to sculptors and painters. The town is famed for its 7 churches, its rich museums, exhibitions of contemporary art and galleries. Hungary’s largest open-air ethnological museum or scansen is situated at the edge of the town. Its old peasant houses, church and handicraft workshops are well worth visiting.
The double castle-system of Visegrád was built by King Béla IV and his wife Maria Lascaris in 1250-60 following the Mongol invasion. During the centuries several kings from the Angevins to Matthias Corvinus extended and modernised the castle so that it would meet the requirements of comfort and new military standards.
USEFUL INFORMATION
Budapest, a city of 2.1 million people stands for a lot more than being the capital of Hungary. It is a grand icon of the past and a modern metropolis. You can discover influences from Roman times, from Turkish domination in the 16th and 17th centuries, and from the days of Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. You are encouraged to visit one of the thermal spring baths, and any of the restaurants with famous Hungarian cuisine. We hope that you find the scientific program stimulating and the social events attractive. In the followings we would like to give you some useful information to make your visit in Hungary pleasant.