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January 17, 2009 - AHEC member Sandor Kurti Click on the picture to see the interview |
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December 4, 2008 - The U.S. Embassy is adding a new element to the flagship U.S. Fulbright international educational exchange program.
In consultation with the business community in Hungary and with international foundations, we are endeavoring to make the Fulbright program more relevant to the needs of today's Hungarian economy. We are going to the business community in Hungary in order to raise funds for this program that will try to accomplish the following: 1) send more Hungarians to the USA for higher education; 2) give companies and individuals who are interested in donating to the program a say in what fields of study will be pursued; 3) give companies in Hungary a chance to demonstrate good corporate responsibility by giving something of value back to the community that will benefit Hungary.
If you are interested in knowing more about how to donate funds to this program, please contact: the Office of Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy. 475-4292
November 12, 2008 - President László Sólyom handed over the Commander’s Cross with the 
Star of the Order of Merit of Republic of Hungary to our member Mr. George Elmer Pataki, former governor of the State of New York.
The President of the Republic of Hungary – on the proposal of the Prime Minister – handed over the Commander’s Cross with the Star of the Order of Merit of Republic of Hungary (civil division) to AHEC member Mr. George Elmer Pataki, former governor of the State of New York for the acknowledgement of his activity of keeping up and improving the Hungarian-American relationship, and for his support of the Hungarian communities in New York.
February 4, 2008 - Member Dr Julianna Lisziewicz’s company. Genetic Immunity is cementing its leadership position in AIDS treatment production
Read the article in HVG (Hungarian)
February 9-March 2, 2008 - SZABÓ FILM FESTIVAL IN WASHINGTON
On the occasion of film director Istvan Szabó's seventieth birthday, the National Gallery of Art has scheduled a retrospective of his works, for February 9-March 2. Szabó will be present on the concluding weekend of the series (March 1-2) to introduce the programs. The retrospective includes the director's most widely acclaimed work alongside a... read more
December 3 , 2007 - First Annual Eurasia Business Platform Conference
Dear Eurasia Business Platform members,
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Eurasia Business Platform recently concluded the 1st Annual Eurasia Conference on “Growth Imperatives and Regional Responsibilities”. The program featured key speakers including Tom Donohue, President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel, U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Turkish and Kazakhstani officials, and a number of leading experts from the business and think tank community. The network of Chamber affiliated American Chambers of Commerce from the region sent a delegation of 19 private sector members from Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine. In addition, the International Road Union’s (IRU) Moscow delegate participated in the Eurasia Conference. Read the full article. (pdf)
October 25, 2007 - Kurt was featured in the Financial Times
Read the article: "Kurt: Criminals give data experts their start". (pdf)
June 7, 2007 - New Security R&D Center
In Cooperation Between
the KÜRT Co, the Pannon University and
the Alacera International
TSEC Institute – Hungary: international R&D cooperation, Hungarian university backing
June 7, 2007, Budapest – Under the name of TSEC Institute – Hungary a new security R&D center will be created by the KÜRT Co., the Pannon University and Alacera International. TSEC Institute will be funded by domestic and international investment capital. The purpose of the joint venture is to bring together world leading experts in one center from the private sector and the academia to work on advanced security technoloies and system solutions, applications and methodologies in all aspects of converged security protection. The agreement on the formation of TSEC Institute – Hungary was signed by the three founding partners. The Institute will begin its operation in the first half of 2008. Read more >>
Ferenc Friedler, Dr Sandor Kurti, Arpad Toth, Tom Kurti
May 31, 2007 - ActiveMedia is part of Virginia International Trade Alliance's (VITAL's) task force
ActiveMedia is proud to announce its participation in VITAL, a pioneering, strategic business development initiative of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Read more about VITAL (pdf)
May, 2007
AHEC MEMBER RICHARD BODEN SUPPORTS WORHTWHILE ORGANIZATION;
SITAR ARTS CENTER IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Richard Boden, President/CEO of the Boden Group, believes in supporting an organization that provides programs which enhance the creative processes in young people. One such organization is the Sitar Arts Center, a community arts education and performance center offering after-school, Saturday and summer arts programs to Washington, D.C. inner-city residents of Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, and Columbia Heights.
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May, 2007
AHEC MEMBER RICHARD BODEN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER, HARRY F. BYRD, JR. SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP INSTITUTE, SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY
Shenandoah University’s Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business Entrepreneurship Program summer boot camp is now in its’ second year. The program is aimed at helping young entrepreneurs experience a one week rite of passage to business success.
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March 6-8, 2007
World CEO Forum in Dubai
A group of DC-area CEOs and Executives joined 250+ CEOs from around the world at the World CEO Forum held on March 6-8 in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, UAE. Presenters included S. Tien Wong (CEO of Chevy Chase-based Opus8), who spoke on Investment Opportunities in China, and Laszlo Horvath (President of Great Falls-based ActiveMedia) who spoke on maximizing search engine marketing. Other delegates included Opus8 Managing Director Vivian Gu, private investors Jimmy Moshovitis and Jim Hunt, China trade expert Bart Fisher, Esq.,and telecom exec Paul Neuner. While in Dubai, the group met up with 2 other Washingtonians: Marsha Ralls of The Ralls Collection, who was holding an exhibit in Dubai, and Tim Trifilo, PWC Partner who was in town on other business. As a whole the group was impressed with the growth, optimism, energy, ambition and pace of development in the region, which is trying to become a world-class tourist destination and financial services center. It's the Las Vegas of the Middle East. Dubai's emergence as a power center is further validated by Halliburton's recent announcement that they will relocate their corporate HQ to Dubai.
Taken in the Lobby of the 7-Star Burj-al-Arab hotel in Dubai. From Left to Right:
- Jim Hunt, Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Georgetown University and private investor
- Tien Wong, CEO of private investment firm Opus8 of Chevy Chase
- Peggy Ledvina, Vice President of Bernstein Management in DC
- Joy Bullock , former Washingtonian now living in Dubai
- Jimmy Moshovitis, DC-based private investor
- Vivian Gu, Managing Director of Opus8
- Paul Neuner, Telecom Executive and business partner of Jim Hunt's
- Laszlo Horvath, President of ActiveMedia of Great Falls
January, 2007
Back to Socialism in Central Europe
Central Europe's four-pack of liberated former Soviet colonies -- Poland , Hungary , Slovakia and the Czech Republic -- have been drifting away from free markets and democracy and back toward socialism and authoritarianism.
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January 2007
THE HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION OF 1956 AND AFTER:
50TH REUNION OF HUNGARIAN STUDENT REFUGEES AT BARD COLLEGE
On Thursday-Saturday, February 15-17, 2007, Bard College will host an unusual celebration of the Hungarian Revolution. Further information on the reunion and conference is available at:
http://hungary56.bard.edu/
December, 2006
CSIS Report . Economic Development and Investment Promotion in Southeast Europe .
This publication is the culmination of a project aimed to help accelerate the pace of public and private sector efforts toward overcoming the residual obstacles to regional cooperation and economic development in the West Balkans.
(Download the CSIS Report in PDF format 636KB)
December, 2006
Dr Sandor Kurti has been selected by university students as on of the top 50 most influential Hungarians
November, 2006
Looking for Business Partners
Business intention: Handover and vendition of construction and method for boot and shoe factories.read more >
Albany, October 10, 2006
Governor George Pataki of New York met with AHEC members Dr Sandor Kurti, Laszlo Horvath and others who enjoyed learning about the Pataki family’s traditions, including a love of Hungarian history and wine making.
After three years of service, Arpad Toth chief technologist of GTSI left the company in September 2006 to dedicate his full-time attention in building a new company ALACERA International. At GTSI, Arpad helped the company in new strategic directions and spearheaded ways to make technology a differentiator for GTSI. He brought together many of the industry's best and brightest to create the first of a kind physical security group: the InteGuard Alliance. This group helped form the original backbone of GTSI's physical security business. Arpad was the chairman of the GTSI Technology Council, a recognized spokesman for the company by actively participating in forums as a speaker and as a “good quote” with the media.
Arpad became chairman and CEO of Alacera International, a firm focused on providing a wide range of customized security protection solutions and services to nations located in the Persian Gulf, Middle East, North Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, and also in North America . This tremendous opportunity will provide Arpad with the ability to fully exploit his long standing interest in developing his vision the “ Secure Model City of the Future” where citizens and government harness the capabilities of technology to insulate themselves from both physical and cyber threats. The team Arpad has assembled is impressive and their Board of Advisors is among the giants in global security expertise.
August 2006.
AHEC Hungary members Dr.Katalin Nagy and Balazs Szekfu presented the honorable Herbert Walker III, US ambassador to Hungary in the past three years with his honorary membership, recognizing his valuable contributions to US – Hungarian economic relations. Ambassador Walker has been a great supporter of the American Hungarian business community.
Kürt to build better data protection
Hungary's Kürt Rt, a company that specializes in IT data recovery and data protection, and the University of Veszprém have launched a Ft 378 million project to develop a method of data protection new to Europe, Kurt CEO Sándor Kürti said yesterday. The project will work to create a so-called Integrated Security Center which will secure data with physical, logical and human safeguards. The system will also be able to respond to unauthorized entry or theft and alert administrators. (Nb 15)
Darien, Conn. -- Jupitermedia, a Darien-based provider of information, images and research for information technology, business and creative services markets, has acquired a 49.7% interest in HAAP Media, a Hungary- based operator of two stock photo related web sites, Stock.xchng and Stockxpert.com. Jupitermedia said that Stock.xchng is one of the largest stock photo community web sites in the world, with over 25 million page views monthly and over 500,000 registered users. Photos cannot be purchased from the site, but users are linked to sister site Stockxpert.com, where stock photos can be purchased for as low as $1.00 per image. Both sites are published in the English language. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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