A trusted forum for senior leaders shaping strategy across Central and Eastern Europe

 

The wiiw Executive Network connects senior executives from leading international and regional companies operating across CEE. Built on wiiw’s independent economic and proprietary survey research, it offers a confidential setting to exchange experience, test assumptions, and benchmark strategic choices with peers across the CEE region and multiple industry sectors.

Executive Network meetings are held regularly in Warsaw, Vienna, and Prague, combining research briefings with structured peer discussion, supported by digital content throughout the year.

 

What members discuss

Navigating growth, risk, and uncertainty across Central and Eastern Europe

Managing organisational change across multiple CEE markets

Balancing investment priorities, cost discipline, and productivity

Translating economic signals into operational and strategic decisions

Agenda for our upcoming Executive Network Meeting February 25th in Prague

Supply Chain Strategy in Central and Eastern Europe

Membership in the wiiw Executive Network

Access independent economic insight, proprietary benchmarking, and structured peer exchange with senior executives operating across Central and Eastern Europe.

 

Podcasts

Executive conversations on strategy and decision-making in CEE

CEE Outlook 2026: Making Decisions Amid Uncertainty
CEE Outlook 2026: Making Decisions Amid Uncertainty

In this episode of CEE Exchange, the Executive Director and Deputy Director of the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies join the discussion on the…

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Retail Strategy in CEE: Adapting to Change Across Diverse Markets
Retail Strategy in CEE: Adapting to Change Across Diverse Markets

In this first episode, Fred Schneider speaks with Radu Stoica, Managing Director for CSEE at Deichmann.

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