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 - 17:30 | Bureau Meeting * |
| 09:00 - 17:00 | CET Leadership Meeting (CET Executive, Special Reporters, Group Chairs, Reporter of CET 3) * |
| 09:00 - 12:30 14:00 - 18:00 | Registration Desk |
| 09:00 - 17:30 | AI Masterclass ** |
| 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 ⇞ |
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 |
| 09:30 - 16:00 | Optional Tour // The Soul of Pest *** |
| 17:40 - 19:00 | Practice Management Committee (PMC) & Study & Work Committee (CET) Social ⇞⇞ |
| 19:00 - 22:00 | Open Forum Informal Dinner |
| 07:00 - 08:00 | Morning Jogging Session |
| 07:30 - 08:30 | DEIA Themed Breakfast** |
| 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 Meetings are for FICPI members who wish to get more involved with the committees |
| ⇞⇞ | A sign-up form will be circulated closer to the date for the PMC and CET Social |
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