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
Investors Are Cautious. So Why Are Two Thirds of CEE Executives Expanding?
New greenfield projects into CEE fell 44% to a six year low, yet 67% of executives plan to grow their CEE footprint over the next three years. See what wiiw research, our Executive Benchmark and peer executives say in our free one-page Growth & Investment brief.
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
The Demand Paradox: 2027 Budgeting Beyond Cheap Labor
As senior executives across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) enter the 2027 budgeting cycle, early survey findings reveal a paradox: while executive confidence is…
Holding Steady, Diverging Fast: The Summer Forecast Update
When Mario Holzner and Richard Grieveson were last on the podcast in May, the wiiw's spring forecast handed executives two futures: a baseline and a…
Where AI Actually Fits
Most leaders can speak confidently about artificial intelligence. Far fewer can point to a spot in their own business where it has quietly earned its…