Talking CEE
11 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -Talking CEE is a future facing podcast series bringing together lawyers and experts to discuss the challenges, changes and opportunities that businesses and industry face in Central and Eastern Europe today – and tomorrow.
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Episode #10: Future of Finance
May 31, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBIn this next episode, our hosts, Cristina Reichmann (Head of Capital Markets, FIS and Structured Finance, CMS Romania) and Ihor Olekhov (Head of Finance, CMS Ukraine), are joined by Stefan Häbich (Managing Director, George Labs, Erste Bank) and Enkelejd Zotaj (CIO, Raiffeisen Bank Aval) to discuss the latest trends and developments in open banking in Central and Eastern Europe. The panel takes a closer look at some of the hot topics in this space, including: FinTech innovation and open bank...
Episode #9: Future of M&A
April 13, 2021 13:58 - 22 minutes - 21.2 MBThis episode of Talking CEE is hosted by Horea Popescu (Head of CEE Corporate/M&A) who is joined by Helen Rodwell (Managing Partner, Prague and Bratislava), Eva Talmacsi (Partner and Co-head of CEE TMT) and Slawomir Czerwinski (Partner, Corporate, Poland) to discuss recent trends in M&A and the outlook for the CEE investment scene. Our panel looks at some of the findings from our Emerging Europe M&A report launched earlier in the year, with particular emphasis on: • The abundance of high-va...
Episode #8: Future of Technology, Media & Telecommunications
March 16, 2021 08:11 - 23 minutes - 22.2 MBIn the next episode of Talking CEE, we look at the future of technology, media & telecommunications with a particular focus on topics related to digital transformation in Central and Eastern Europe. Co-hosted by Olga Belyakova (Co-head of CEE TMT at CMS) and Eva Talmacsi (Co-head of CEE TMT at CMS), the panel is joined by Ersida Docaj (Senior Banker, TMT, at EBRD) and Tomasz Marciniak (Managing Partner, Poland, at McKinsey & Company) who discuss the current trends and future opportunities th...
Episode #7 - Rebound & Remodel: Capital investing and restructuring in CEE in the midst of the global pandemic
December 14, 2020 09:07 - 33 minutes - 31.8 MBRebound & Remodel: Capital investing and restructuring in CEE in the midst of the global pandemicOur next episode is hosted by Glen Flannery (partner, Restructuring & Insolvency, CMS UK) who is joined by an expert panel consisting of Ana Radnev (Head of Finance, Romania) and our guests Mary Ellen Collins (non-executive director in several companies in CEE), David Lofts (portfolio manager and Head of Trading & Origination, Cheyne Capital) and Raj Apte (Head of Restructuring for the CESA region...
Episode #6 - Rebound & Remodel: Contractual obligations and liability in the second wave of Covid-19 and beyond
December 04, 2020 08:45 - 21 minutes - 20.3 MBOur next episode is hosted by Iain Batty (Partner, Head of CEE Commercial) who is joined by Olga Shenk (Counsel, CMS Ukraine) and Artur Bednarski (Senior Associate, CMS Poland) to discuss the legal issues affecting businesses during the second wave of the global pandemic and beyond, with a particular focus on contractual obligations and liability issues. Our experts address the following key concerns: How has uncertainly caused by the global pandemic been affecting businesses in Central an...
Episode #5 – Special Edition: Digital Horizons
October 29, 2020 12:19 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBBased on a recent survey canvassing the views of our clients and contacts whose operations span 18 countries across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), our latest thought leadership explores the region’s digital ambitions, as well as the risks, opportunities and regulatory landscape around CEE’s digital future. Our experts discuss trending topics including: CEE’s digital infrastructure and business ambition Data and ethics – what does the future hold for CEE? Innovation vs regulation – can...
Episode #4 – Rebound & Remodel: HR trends and policies arising from lockdown
October 12, 2020 13:19 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBKatarzyna Dulewicz (Head of Employment, CEE) is joined by Nataliya Nakonechna from Kyiv, Gyorgy Balint from Budapest and Jakub Kabat from Prague, to discuss new trends and policies in employment arising from lockdown in CEE. Our experts discuss some of the trending topics today, including: which sectors have been most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic; what trends we have seen concerning mass redundancies and retaining key staff in these uncertain times; how companies have been handling ...
Episode #3 – Rebound & Remodel: A new normal for landlords and tenants?
September 29, 2020 09:08 - 18 minutes - 17.9 MBIn our third episode, hosted by Lukas Hejduk (Head of Real Estate in CEE, CMS), our guests – Roxana Fratila (Head of Real Estate in Romania, CMS), Josef Krautman (Head of Tenant Representation Services, Cushman & Wakefield, Prague) and George Lewis (Director Capital Markets, Knight Frank, Warsaw) – discuss the changing dynamics of the office market in CEE as a result of the pandemic. Our guest speakers provide their insights addressing the following questions: Will firms require less spac...
#2 - Rebound & Remodel: Dispute resolution options in unprecedented times
September 10, 2020 11:02 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBOur second episode, hosted by Zsolt Okanyi (Global Head of Dispute Resolution), who is joined by Malgorzata Surdek (Head of Dispute Resolution, CMS Poland) and Daniela Karollus-Bruner (Head of Dispute Resolution, CMS Austria) looks at the challenges that businesses have been facing in dealing with dispute resolution over the last few months, with a particular focus on contract disputes as a direct consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our experts talk about: The legal and commercial areas ...
#1 - Rebound & Remodel: Relief, recovery and robustness in the wake of COVID-19
July 01, 2020 23:00 - 23 minutes - 22.2 MBFinancial relief measures, recovery and future robustness in the wake of COVID-19. Our host Dora Petranyi (CEE Managing Director) joins Malgorzata Urbanska (Head of Competition & Public Procurement, CMS Poland), Andrzej Posniak (Head of Tax CEE and Managing Partner, CMS Poland) and Mark Segall (Head of Finance CEE/CIS) to discuss the challenges multinational businesses operating across CEE face as they look to return to scale in the immediate aftermath of COVID-19 – financial relief measur...
#1 Relief, recovery and robustness in the wake of COVID-19
July 01, 2020 23:00 - 23 minutes - 22.2 MBThe first episode in our "Rebound & Remodel" mini-series, focusing on financial relief measures, recovery and future robustness in the wake of COVID-19.