3 EVENTS
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2 DAYS
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1 CITY
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COUNTLESS OPPORTUNITIES
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3 EVENTS
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2 DAYS
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1 CITY
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COUNTLESS OPPORTUNITIES
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One City, 2 Days, Three Landmark Events.
In January, Vienna becomes the beating heart of Central and Eastern Europe’s financial world. For one extraordinary week, the city will host three events in one — the Central and Eastern European Forum, the CEE Securitisation Summit, and the CEE Covered Bonds Briefing.
With unmatched regional reach, unrivalled seniority, and a 31-year legacy of excellence, this is the moment when the CEE financial community comes together to shape the year ahead.
Capital markets or private markets? Debt or equity? Global investors and local... Every January, close to 2,000 multi-sector financial market professionals kick start their year in Vienna.
It's a once-a-year chance to participate in 10,000+ business meetings and experience in-person updates from high-profile finance ministers and central banks from all the most important CEE economies. All in one place and at one time.
Our 3 interconnected events cover all the region’s financial market opportunities:
- Macroeconomic and geopolitical impact
- Sovereign debt
- Fiscal and monetary policy
- Investor insights
- Funding European defence
- Banking
- Sustainable capital markets
- Private Equity
- Energy and Infrastructure
- Securitisation: SRT, securitization of trade receivables.
- Covered bonds
Do months' worth of business and set yourself up for the year all before mid-January!
The Central & Eastern European Forum
The Central & Eastern European Forum: WHERE CEE MARKETS THRIVE
Funding prosperity. Developing efficient financial markets. Celebrating CEE on the global stage.
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.
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The CEE Securitisation Summit is the only annual event where the entire securitisation ecosystem gathers in one place.
The Summit is the most efficient day of networking, meetings, and knowledge gathering. Meet active and potential issuers from across 30+ countries, together with the core and potential investors in the region. This is the only event where you can meet the entire securitisation ecosystem from across CEE.
Already the largest gathering of its type, this Summit is expanding its reach. With increased interest in capital optimisation strategies from issuers and potential issuers, the Summit will leverage its strong ties across the region to support this growing market.
Join us to explore the growing securitisation market (especially SRT), meet everyone you need to know from across this wide region (all in one day).
One day. One place. The entire CEE securitisation market.
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The CEE Covered Bond Briefing, hosted in partnership with with the ECBC and EBRD.
Unpack the impact of evolving regulations and uncover new growth opportunities for covered bonds in CEE. This focused, half-day roundtable brings together leading issuers, investors, intermediaries, and regulators from across CEE to explore developments in the region’s covered bond market.
Delivered in an interactive roundtable format, the Briefing offers essential market updates, actionable insights, and direct access to key decision-makers. Expect sharp discussions, practical takeaways, and unparalleled networking designed to accelerate market development across CEE.
If you’re active in the covered bond space, or looking to enter it, this is a must-attend event for 2025.
We look forward to welcoming you in January.
To attend all events, please register for the CEE Forum — one conference pass grants access to all three events
REGISTER FOR CEE FORUM REGISTER FOR CEE SECURITISATION
**Registration for The Covered Bond Briefing is through The Forum Registration path this year**