Since 2013, Dr. Károly Balázs Solymár has been holding the position of Deputy State Secretary at the Ministry of Technology and Industry, at its legal predecessors.
He studied at the ELTE Faculty of Law, as a member of the István Bibó College of Law, as a law student. He graduated in 2003 with a ‘summa cum laude’ law degree, and in 2010 took the bar exam.
He has gained nearly two decades of experience in regulatory, economic and complex development tasks affecting the infocommunications sector. Under his professional guidance strategic documents such as the National Infocommunications Strategy 2014-2020 was developed. All these served as the basis for the development of Hungary’s digital economy, information society and digital infrastructuret. Under his supervision, the Hungarian Artificial Intelligence Coalition and the Hungarian Artificial Intelligence Strategy were established, which can be considered the milestones in the development of the Hungarian AI ecosystem.
Since July 2022, Dr. Károly Balázs Solymár has been holding the position of Deputy State Secretary for Technology at the Ministry of Technology and Industry, he is responsible for the digitalization of industrial sectors and the supply of the industry with the most up-to-date technologies.
An economics graduate with more than 15 years of experience in business development. Prior to her career in HR, she gained experience in a governmental and then multinational environment, and later worked as an account manager in a national consultancy agency.
She has direct contact with and advises numerous multinational and domestic companies in a number of areas.
University of Agricultural Sciences in Gödöllő, graduated in 1989.
1993-2005 I worked in a multinational environment (Sluis&Groot, Sandoz, Novartis, finally Syngenta-same company with 4 aquisitions)
Since 2007 I have been Managing Director of Eisberg, which has been part of the Swiss Bell Food Group since 2016.
Prizes, awards and assignments:
- I have been a member of the Board of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SWISSCHAM) since 2014.
- Since the beginning, 10 years board member of Business Council for Sustainable Development.
- In 2016, I was awarded the “Male Manager of the Year” by the PWA (Professional Women’s Association).
- Corvinus University awarded me the Pro Facultate award for my efforts in the field of university education.
- I serve as a board member of the Presidential Advisory Board of ISOFORUM 9000, the largest national quality organisation.
- In 2021, the Hospital School Foundation and Budapest Festival Orchestra have invited me to support their work as an ambassador.
- In 2021 “Manager for the society “prize by Shell & Hungarian Association of executives.
- In 2022 “Better managers, better world” prize by Business Coach organisation.
- Eisberg is ten times “Superbrands”, four times “Business Superbrands” award winners.
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I am a family man with three grown up children, originally from Luanda, Angola but living most of my life in the UK. I am a keen photographer and enjoy watching films and watching sports (mainly rugby).
I arrived in Portugal just over 1 year ago with my wife and youngest child and continued to work for the same employer that I had in London, but now in Lisbon.
I have worked in IT for over 30 years, starting as a trainee programmer and then through all the variety of IT job titles and various technology stacks and I joined PureFacts approximately 4 years ago. Since then I have worked in a technical role and then as a consultant.
My role is now as Director of Upgrades, leading a team of consultants based in Lisbon, but also involving colleagues in other countries, focusing on implementing upgrades for clients who have installations of our products.
