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13–14 January 2026

Hilton Vienna Park, Vienna, Austria

The Central & Eastern European Forum


WHERE CEE MARKETS THRIVE

Funding prosperity. Developing efficient financial markets. Celebrating CEE on the global stage.

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Brought to you by the Financial Times.

31 Years of uniting CEE markets to fund the future

After a record-breaking 2025 edition that welcomed more than 2,000 delegates from 54 countries, the Central and Eastern European Forum returns to Vienna on 13–14 January 2026 — as part of the Financial Times — bigger, bolder, and more indispensable than ever.

For more than three decades, the CEE Forum has been the definitive meeting place for all countries, governments, markets, and investors. Recognised as the largest, most influential, and most established gathering of its kind, it is where the region’s financial pulse is set for the year ahead.

Each January, the Forum provides an unparalleled platform for finance ministers, central bank governors, leading banks, corporates, and global investors to connect, exchange ideas, and shape the direction of funding and investment across the entire CEE region.

From high-level policy insight to groundbreaking market intelligence, the conversations that begin here reverberate across the region for months to come.

Start your year where the CEE markets begin theirs.

The Region Comes Together Here

 

2,000+

Prominent Attendees

 

800+ 

Issuers/Investors

 

800+

Unique Companies

 

54+

Different Countries

 

10,000 

Meetings On-site

 

135+

Noteworthy Speakers

 

30+

Focused Sessions

 

30+

Leading Exhibitors

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Why The CEE Forum 2026 is so unique...

Gain exclusive insight, renew critical relationships, and build new opportunities — all within two transformative days.
The CEE Forum 2026: the most efficient, most essential, and most influential way to begin the financial year.

HEAR FROM TOP ISSUERS FROM THE CEE REGION

Your chance to hear directly from Finance Ministers and Debt Management Officials from the CEE region.

MEET KEY CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS

Meet with and hear from the key central bank Governors in the region.

MEET EVERY MAJOR BANK IN THE CEE REGION

This is one of the only places you will find almost EVERY major bank active in the CEE region.

HEAR FROM LEADING MULTILATERALS 

Opportunity to hear from top representatives from the leading multilaterals on the future of this region and the important role they play.

TALK TO LEADING CEE CORPORATES

Join us to discuss the outlook for corporate funding and the climate transition journey.

THOUSANDS OF MEETINGS

Conduct a years’ worth of meetings in two days to cement your business opportunities for the entire year ahead.

Where Our Attendees Are From...

CEE MAP

*Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA, Uzbekistan.

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Captured Moments from CEE Forum 2025

Shaping the Future of Securitisation in CEE

Included with Your CEE Forum Ticket, the CEE Securitisation Summit returns in 2026 as the leading platform for market participants across Central and Eastern Europe. Last year’s Vienna gathering highlighted the importance of capital optimisation and the rise of securitisation solutions in the region. This year will bring an even stronger focus on innovation, collaboration and strategies to strengthen CEE’s financial ecosystem.

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