More senior business leaders join CEE GR Forum

March 16, 2021

CEE GR Forum, a regional online two-day forum organized by CFC Big Ideas will take place on March 18–19, 2021. Over 40 GR professionals from 23 countries in Central and Eastern Europe will come together to discuss the best practices and issues COVID 19 brought to the government relations industry.

The European Sponsor of CEE GR Forum is CEC Government Relations, a leading independent public affairs agency and network in Central Europe.

In the past month CEE GR Forum was joined by

Mark Boris Andrijanic, Head of Public Policy, CEE at Uber
Olesia Olenytska, Director Government Relations and Public Affairs at Metro Cash&Carry
Piotr Bonislawski, Head of EU Government Relations & Market Access CEE and Russia at Elanco
Nadiya Bilous, Head of Legal and External Affairs; Board member at British American Tobacco Ukraine

Among the keynotes will be:

“Impact of Covid-19 on the future of government affairs: How to Improve Government Relations to Mitigate the Negative Impact of Future Pandemics”, delivered by Ahmet Atay — Government & Corporate Affairs Director at Microsoft Turkey
‘Co-creation of Policy Agenda Instead of Old-Fashioned Lobbying” delivered by Tamara Bullock, Public Affairs Director EMEA at TetraPak
“How Clients Needs for Public Affairs Change Under COVID-19: Lessons from Central Europe” by Marek Matraszek, Chairman of CEC Government Relations
“How Are Policy-Makers in CEE Using Social Media and What Does It Mean for GR Professionals?” by Ben Petter, Chief Operating Officer, Europe at Grayling

The Forum’s Regional Sponsor is Grayling, the world’s local communications agency with 35 offices around the world.

Additionally, CEE GR Forum secured several network partnerships: American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, SEAP — Society of European Affairs Professionals, EuroNavigator Public Affairs and NERDA.

CFC Big Ideas, the organizer of the event, is an international communications consultancy. Established in 2002 as CFC Big Ideas, the company has made its name by implementing BIG IDEA international projects: international conferences, country presentations, special events, and advocacy campaigns in more than 40 countries across the globe. Some of the most successful projects were recognized by Bronze Cannes Lion in 2017 and Gold SABRE Award in public affairs in 2015.

Registration for the event is available via: ceegrforum.com

Media accreditation for the event is available via: https://ceegrforum.com/request/media/

For any additional information, please contact Kateryna Pokryshko, Project Manager at CFC Big Ideas and Organizer of CEE GR Forum, at kp@cfcbigideas.com.