AHEC exists to foster closer business ties among Americans of
Hungarian ethnicity, through programs to bring them into contact
with each other, and with other Hungarians and business executives
everywhere. AHEC seeks to mutually advance and strengthen American-Hungarian
business relationships.
Latest News
August 23 , 2010 - Newsweek ranks Hungary 33rd best place to live
Hungary is 33rd in the ranking of the world’s best 100 countries, a comprehensive list compiled by Newsweek that ranks the states in five categories (health, education, quality of life, economic dynamism and political environment). Finland was crowned "Best country in the world", followed by Switzerland and Sweden. In regional comparison, Hungary is in the second third in the ranking.
Read the full article in Newsweeek
August 19 , 2010 - AHEC Meeting
AHEC held a pre-holiday meeting on August 19th at the Gellert Coffee Shop in Budapest with 15 participants. The membership agreed to hold our next meeting together with Premium Hungaricum in the Fall, www.premium-hungaricum.hu. Our Hungary based members have countless exciting projects that they will report to us in the near future, with our official AHEC Project in the main focus: the Google Lunar Challenge
August 19 , 2010
Meet our summer Intern, Viktor Nagy. He will be in touch with our members in Hungary on a regular basis. Viktor is studying in Hungary and Germany, and he is very enthusiastic about meeting as many members as he can, especially after the first meeting that he attended in person.
August 10 , 2010 - Correspondent's diary, Day three: Food for thought in Budapest
BUDAPEST is my favourite city in the region, which makes me all the crosser that it is so strikingly badly run: dirty, congested and ill-regulated. It is the only place built as a majestic capital metropolis and with surviving roots to its glory days. The setting is spectacular. The bridges are eyecatching. The parliament, national bank, ministries and university all look as if they were built to last by people with taste on a grand scale, and serious ambitions for the future.
Read the article in The Economist
July 21, 2010 - Summer 2010 Newsletter is available
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June 14, 2010 Elevator Pitch Competition
New companies, original ideas. Read the article in HVG (Hungarian)
March 31, 2010 AHEC member Sandor Kurti
Sandor Kurti was thanked by the teachers and students of Illyés Gyula Gimnázium for his presentation. Please download the full letter Köszönet Kürt (World Document).
March 12, 2010 - Are you proud you’re Hungarian? Identify yourself on the 2010 census form!
"...an accurate count of the U.S. population forms the basis for many important but often overlooked political, economic, and social decisions that are made that end up affecting our daily lives." Please share this information with your friends and make sure that your clubs, organizations, and churches where Hungarian Americans congregate have copies of this notice. More>>
studies by ahec
AHEC member Stephen O' Connor gave a speech at an annual conference in Brussels prior to the 3rd annual Capitalist Ball. The Ball was co-hosted by The Stockholm Network and the Center for New Europe (CNE). The Stockholm network is a London based umbrella organization for all free-market think tanks from Ireland to Russia. (theres quite a few actually maybe as high as 75+. The MD is Ms Helen Disney. A sharp woman and former Economist journalist. Tim Evans is the MD of CNE, Brussels’s first Conservative think tank founded only about 7 years ago?! Tim describes himself as a Narco - Capitalist! This year we honored Ayn Rand and her portrait was all over the place. About 400+ people attended this invitation only event. More>>
specific goals
AHEC seeks to execute its mission by specifically helping identify
deal-making opportunities among AHEC members. AHEC membership
is open to anyone.
AHEC is a growing network of business people interested in Hungary
and generating business opportunities for each other all over
the World. Join AHEC in order to learn about-, help develop-
and participate in business projects concerning Hungary and your
fellow members’ businesses. AHEC members may offer each other discounts, receive a periodic newsletter,
are invited to meetings and notified about relevant events of
interest from around the world. For a modest yearly membership
fee of $100, you join a network and think-tank of international
professionals. Join us today!
