László Bihari, vice president for strategic affairs

economist, entrepreneur, MVOSZ president

“To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.”

His focus has always been on how an organization can create something new, valuable to people, which is why he was attracted to designing strategies and implementing them.

He graduated from the Budapest College of Technology with a degree in technical management and a degree in project management, and later completed his MBA at the Corvinus University of Budapest and wrote his dissertation on the adaptation of business strategies in Africa.

Since 2008, he has gained experience as a project manager and then managing director at an energy research and development company.

From 2010, he has been a member of the INNOREG Central Hungary Regional Innovation Agency Khe.. Currently, he holds a position of the Chairman of the Supervisory Board.

From 2010 to 2016, he was the Secretary General of the Hungarian National Association of Enterprise Developers (MVOSZ), where he managed the project organization. He took part in the elaboration and implementation of Hungary’s first Young Entrepreneur tender, in the framework of which more than 2,500 young people were able to acquire the skills needed to run a business.

In 2013, he founded the consulting and project management company NP Group Ltd. They received their first assignment in Africa in 2017 and have been working regularly since then to prepare and implement projects in Africa. Over the years, they have accumulated a wealth of experience in the African business and social environment that they want to pass on so that others can be successful in Africa.

In 2016, he was elected President of the Hungarian National Association of Enterprise Developers (MVOSZ). On the initiative, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the MVOSZ opened to the African continent: it organizes business study visits, receives delegations and prepares an analysis of the business potential of African countries.

As the founding vice-president of the Central European Knowledge Center for Africa Business Studies, he aims to fulfil his mission and contribute to the development of Hungarian-African relations and the improvement of the quality of life of local people.