Programme at a glance
Highlights of the 2026 meeting in Budapest will include:
IP LAW UPDATE Debate important developments in the field of IP law and practice, and their impact on your day-to-day practice, with leading experts from the profession, IP Offices, governments, and the judiciary.
IP FIRM MANAGEMENT Exchange ideas with colleagues from the IP profession on how best to manage and adapt your IP practice to the challenges of increased competition, harmonisation and centralisation and the 4th Industrial Revolution.
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING Whether this will be your first FICPI Open Forum or your 23rd, the FICPI Budapest Open Forum will offer delegates multiple opportunities to meet and get to know colleagues from all over the world, during the working and social programmes.
Working Programme
| Time | Event |
|---|
| 09:00 - 17:00 | Bureau Meeting* |
| 09:00 - 17:00 | CET Meeting* |
| 09:00 - 12:30 14:00 - 18:00 |
Registration Desk |
| 10:00 - 17:30 | AI Masterclass***** [further details will be shared in due course] |
| 09:00 - 12:30 | Registration Desk |
| 09:00 - 17:30 | Open Forum Working Sessions |
| 09:00 - 17:30 | Open Forum Working Sessions |
| 17:30 - 18:15 | Study & Work Commission (CET) Group Meetings**** |
| 18:15 - 19:00 | Practice Management Committee (PMC) Group Meeting**** |
Social Programme
| Time | Event |
|---|
| 09:00 - 12:30 14:00 - 18:00 |
Registration Desk |
| 14:30 - 17:00 | Optional Tour // Harmony in Budapest - Hungarian State Opera House*** |
| 17:30 - 18:30 | New Members & First Time Attendee Reception** |
| 18:30 - 20:30 | Open Forum Welcome Reception |
| 07:00 - 08:00 | Morning Jogging Session |
| 07:00 - 08:00 | Morning Yoga** |
| 09:00 - 12:30 | Registration Desk - Open Forum |
| 09:30 - 16:00 | Optional Tour // The Soul of Pest*** |
| 19:00 - 22:00 | Open Forum Informal Dinner |
| 07:00 - 08:00 | Morning Jogging Session |
| 09:30 - 15:30 | Optional Tour // The Soul of Buda*** |
| 20:00 - 00:30 | Open Forum Closing Dinner |
| * | By prior invitation only |
| ** | Separate registration required - numbers are limited. |
| *** | Separate registration and payment required for all Optional Tours |
| **** | The CET Group Meetings and PMC Meeting are for FICPI members who wish to get more involved with the Federation's committees. |
| ***** | Tentative, contact [email protected] for further information |
OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 09:30 - 15:45 | Optional Excursion 1 - The Royal Charm of Gödöllő & Széchenyi Baths *** |
| 08:30 - 17:00 | Optional Excursion 2 - Golf *** |
| 09:15 - 15:30 | Optional Excursion 3 - Canoeing *** |
*** Separate registration and payment required for all Optional Excursions