Future Leaders Program

‘Future Leaders’ Program

Leadership challenges are increasingly becoming sustainability challenges. Companies need leaders in this systemic transition who understand the complex system of corporate sustainability and make decisions in their respective fields based on these principles.

The BCSDH’s “Future Leaders” program equips participants with comprehensive, up-to-date knowledge, practical business solutions, and a diverse network, enabling them to become change leaders. With this new mindset, they will be able to make a significant strategic impact in their areas of operation, at the corporate level, and in their own lives.

Successful completion of the program is recognized with a certificate.

Hungarian National Winner of European Enterprise Promotion Award in 2024 in the “Promoting the Sustainable Transition” category.

The program follows the seven principles of the BCSDH Sustainable Corporate Management Guidelines. Each ‘professional day’ focuses on the objectives, theoretical background and industry best practise related to one of the seven recommendations , supplemented by the theme of Sustainable Innovations, Products and Services.

A leader who completes the program will be able to:

Drive sustainable business transformation at the company,
Understand the link between sustainability and business at a strategic level and identify challenges and opportunities
Integrate the sustainable approach into the decision-making,
Understand current sustainability trends,
As a member of a cross-industry business community, find new solutions to current problems by learning from good practices

Recommended for those who…

Methodology

Our mentors

Practical information:

Application

Scholarship

Recommended for those who…

Managers with 5 to 15 years of work experience and are seen by their organizations as potential senior executives.
Seek to understand the connections between their work and sustainability, regardless of their current area of corporate operations.
Want to gain comprehensive knowledge of sustainability-related concepts and trends to build their organizations for the long term.
Are open-minded, curious, and driven to find solutions that benefit everyone.
Aspire to be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking leadership community within the business sector that values quality knowledge and continuous improvement.

Why ‘Future Leaders’ Program?

We work together with business and industry leaders, national and international experts to find answers and practical solutions
We focus on applicable experience in a real-world business environment
We ensure a diversity of perspectives, bringing together leaders from different industries and different departments
We focus on personal and real-life experiences of business leaders
We build an outstanding leadership community: nearly 350 members of Alumni and the BCSDH network of experts provide an additional source of knowledge and resources

Methodology

The ‘Future Leaders’ Program helps participants to identify future challenges and the business solutions they need to handle.

The 8-day programme that lasts throughout the year covers:

exclusive interviews with CEOs
corporate sustainability models and practices
practical group tasks
workshops and presentations
creative development methods
creating a project plan - group work
Exclusive, international presentations
Insights on global trends

that help participants learn about sustainability and industry best practices.

On top of this, participants get the opportunity to join a community of business leaders and industry experts who are working towards sustainability goals.

Our mentors

Sixty mentors per year, including corporate leaders, civil, scientific and industry experts, help participants.

Some of the program’s mentors from previous years:

Péter Noszek

CEO

Nestlé Hungária Ltd.

Gábor Bartus, Phd

secretary

NFFT

Zsolt Égi

Managing Director

Progress Restaurant Chain LLC. (McDonald’s)

Andrea Istenesné Solti

Country Chair

Shell Hungary

Zsuzsanna Károlyi

Head of Brand and Marketing

E.ON Hungária

Anita Urbán

Strategic HR Director

Güntner GmbH & Co. KG

János Handó

Managing Director and Owner

Katica Tanya Élményközpont

Károlyi László

CEO

Legrand Hungary

Dr. Ágnes Fábián

CEO, Adhesives Technologies business unit executive

Henkel Magyarország Kft.

Prof. Dr. Diána Ürge-Vorsatz

climate scientist

Vice-Chair, IPCC - UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Szundy Olivér

Country Director Hungary

Grundfos Manufacturing Hungary

Hajnalka Csorbai Dr.

Strategic Director

Opten Kft.

Zoltán Gazsi

Managing Director

Eisberg Hungary

Sándor Baja

Managing Director

Randstad Czech, Hungary, Romania

Zsuzsanna Diószegi Dr.

General Director & Head of Site Hungary

EUROAPI Kft.

József Péter Martin, Phd

Executive Director

Transparency International Hungary

Gréta Nagy

Managing Director

DANDELION Plc.

István Salgó

Honorary President of BCSDH

Julian Hill-Landolt

Senior Director, Nature Action

WBCSD

Gábor Arató

Managing Director

Manupackaging Magyarország Kft.

Tímea Pesti

CEO

ALD Automotive│ Leaseplan Hungary

Practical information:

Program duration:
- 8 x 8-hour training days, mostly on Thursdays
- from January to October
Program launch:
- second half of January of the given year
Application:
- A completed registration form, a CV, and a manager’s reference are required
- www.bcsdh.hu/projects/future-leaders/
- deadline: 31 October
Event venue:
- each professional day is hosted by one of the mentor companies
Registration fee
- 490.000 HUF + VAT
Condition of successful fulfillment:
- The training is result-oriented and ends with a project that presents a proposal and action plan for economic organizations necessary to achieve an SDG goal/BCSDH professional work focus area.
Certificate
- Participants who successfully finish this program will be awarded a certificate of completion during our annual business lunch in October of the given year, among the managers and professionals of our member companies and partner organizations. During the program, participants can attend BCSDH events for free.

Application

Nomination/Application

Nomination/application deadline: 31. October

The program is exclusively for the employees of BCSDH member companies. A company can delegate a maximum of two participants. Theoretical awareness of sustainable development is not a prerequisite.

The maximum number of program participants is 38.

Nominator fills out, complete and sign the Nomination Form. The applicant upload the completed and scanned Nomination Form as an attachment to the Application Form

Applicant fills out the online Application Form and upload the followings as an attachment:

- - Scanned Nomination Form filled, completed and signed by nominator
  - Applicant’s CV
  - Portrait of the applicant –(min. 300 kB – max. 5 MB)

application

Contract Signing

According to Section 13 of Act LXXVII of 2013 on Adult Education (hereinafter: the “Act”) and the content specified in Government Decree 11/2020 (II. 7.) on the implementation of the Act on Adult Education, the adult education provider and the person participating in the training must enter into a contract with each other. In the case of this training, this contract may also be concluded verbally.
The registration number of the adult education institution (Registration Number): B/2023/000699

For any questions or comments, please contact Zita Szederkényi or Mariann Balásfalvi-Lukácsi.

Testimonial from former participants

“Real managers bring real problems and business challenges to the group sessions, which we can discuss together and find constructive solutions for with their guidance.”

Balázs Plesz
Pricing Operations Lead – South East Europe;
Syngenta Hungary
Participant 2017.

“The novelty of this program is that it provides a comprehensive picture of each aspect of sustainability and organizes it around a frame – moreover, it shows the importance of this topic from every angle.”

Ágnes Gömöri
Legal Adviser – Shell Hungary,
Participant 2018..

“During the factory visits we saw such tools, that I can even introduce at my own company later. Many speakers delivered very serious and profound messages. I take these home with me and then dwell on them for days.”

Dóra Kiss
Continuous Improvement Manager
Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország Kft..
Participant 2019.

“Even as a leader with many years behind me, I can make a good use of the experiences I got here and get inspiration that opens the world to me. This provides a great opportunity to learn and I can also share these skills with my colleagues.”

Beatrix Szabó
Integrated System Manager
ALTEO Plc.
Participant 2020.

“One of my favorite parts is the case studies, because it is very interesting to see, hear what problems different companies are facing, and we are looking for a solution together to the issues they raise.”

Emőke Paszicsnyek
EOTF Consultant
Progress Restaurant Chain LLC
Participant 2021.

“Some day can be attitude-forming; it has happened several times that after a given lecture I went to the library or bought the suggested literature and started reading because I was very interested.”

Zoltán Sipőcz
Application Team Leader
Yamazaki Mazak Central Europe S.R.O. Hungary
Participant 2021.

Alumni: the community of future leaders

Together we can do more. All of our participants become members of our professional community of former and current students and trainers – the Alumni. The Future Leaders program therefore does not end on the last occasion we meet, but keeps on providing new opportunities to grow.

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Scholarship

Every year, a university student can win the opportunity to participate free of charge in the ‘Future Leaders’ Program and learn together with the managers and professionals of the country’s largest companies.

Would you like to know the behind-the-scenes secrets of your future workplace?
Would you like to talk to leaders you’ve only read about online?
Would you like to try yourself among young company professionals who already know the business world?
Would you like to gain managerial and professional experience and a valuable network of contacts?
Would you like to know the connection between sustainable development and the business world?

Apply by October 31!

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Contact

Zita Szederkényi

Head of Program

zita.szederkenyi@bcsdh.hu

Mariann Balásfalvi-Lukácsi

Project Coordinator

mariann.balasfalvi-lukacsi@bcsdh.hu