• László Krisán, CEO of KAVOSZ & President of Budapest Chamber of Commerce

    László Krisán, CEO of KAVOSZ & President of Budapest Chamber of Commerce

    László Krisán is CEO of KAVOSZ cPLc, the company coordinating the Széchenyi Card Programme, and of KAVOSZ Enterprise Development cPLc. He is President of Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vice President responsible for matters related to EU funds of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and President of the Commerce and Services Sector of the National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers.

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  • Declan O'Callaghan, Owner, Becketts Irish Bar In Budapest

    Declan O'Callaghan, Owner, Becketts Irish Bar In Budapest

    46 years old, married to Judit Hertelendi. We have two children Denis and Dylan, and we live in Pécel. I went to school at Holy Child Comprehesive Sallynoggin in Ireland.

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  • XpatLoop Interview: Daniel Vegel, Photographer

    XpatLoop Interview: Daniel Vegel, Photographer

    Daniel Vegel was born in Novi Sad, in former Yugoslavia. Now based in Budapest, he works as a professional photographer and videographer. For more then a decade he has worked as a photo reporter for HVG, a leading Hungarian economical weekly. During these years, he has received numerous awards and his work have been published in printed and online newspapers such as the New York Times, Financial Times, International Herald Tribute, National Geographic Traveler, etc.

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  • Achilles Georgiu, Program Director at CEU of MSc, Business School

    Achilles Georgiu, Program Director at CEU of MSc, Business School

    Achilles is the program Director of MSc in Technology Management & Innovation and the Industrial Director of MSc in Business Analytics programs at CEU, and Technology Services Leader at IBM Hungary.

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  • Alfie Jerome Mossadeg, Head Chef at Dream Hotel Phuket

    Alfie Jerome Mossadeg, Head Chef at Dream Hotel Phuket

    Chef Alfie Jerome Mossadeg moved to Phuket in 2016 to join Dream Hotel Phuket Spa as the Executive Chef. Earlier he worked as a chef in Singapore, Bali (Indonesia) and Maine (USA) - which refined his cooking techniques and honed his skills in Southeast Asian cuisine.

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  • XpatLoop Interview: Dr. Zsuzsanna Csisztu, Member of Hungarian Olympic Committee

    XpatLoop Interview: Dr. Zsuzsanna Csisztu, Member of Hungarian Olympic Committee

    I was born in Budapest on 15th February 1970. At the age of five I entered the world of high performance sport as a member of KSI – Central Sports School gymnastics team. In 1986 I joined the Postás Sports Club and then, through a scholarship, continued in the USA with the University of Minnesota’s gymnastics team. It was there that I concluded my active career in elite sport.

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