Where to stay for The CEE Forum 2027 in Vienna: Habyt Vienna is about 15 minutes by tram O, with no transfer, from Hilton Vienna Park, where the Forum runs from 12 to 14 January. For finance ministers, issuers, bankers and investors on a January trip, every studio has its own kitchen and a traditional sauna closes a cold conference day.
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The CEE Forum is FT Live's annual finance summit for Central and Eastern Europe, held annually in Vienna. It gathers finance ministers, central bank governors, sovereign debt issuers, banks and investors from 57+ countries. The 2026 edition drew over 3,000 leaders from 55 countries.
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Badge pickup opens Monday 11 January, a day before the programme starts. Day 1, Tuesday 12 January: registration and coffee from 07:30, the FT Live welcome at 08:45, and sessions through the afternoon to a drinks reception from 18:15. The host-country keynote is Markus Marterbauer, Austria's Minister of Finance, alongside EBRD and Raiffeisen Bank International leadership. Panels cover sovereign borrowers, CEE fixed income, EU accession and the future of CEE banking, with speakers from the EBRD, IMF, EIB, IFC and the finance ministries of Poland, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Romania and Ukraine.
Day 2, Wednesday 13 January: an optional Women's Breakfast hosted by Alta Banka from 08:00, the FT Live welcome at 09:00, and the Central Bank Focus panel from 09:20, chaired by FT Economics Commentator Chris Giles. A new Country Spotlight stream opens with Poland, and the day closes with a second drinks reception.
Day 3, Thursday 14 January, is the specialist-summit day: choose the Eurasia Investment Summit, the CEE Private Capital Summit or the CEE Securitisation Summit, or the co-located FT Future of Asset Management CEE.
Dress code is business attire. Networking runs through Swapcard, the official app, plus bookable private meeting tables. See the full 2027 agenda for session times.
All three passes include the conference app, full session and networking access, and entry to the three Day 3 specialist summits. Prices exclude VAT, and the early rate expires 4 November.
Prices as of 23 September 2026. Source: theceeforum.com/pricing.
Pass sorted? Book your studio for the Forum week.
Four nights, Monday to Friday morning, cover badge collection and all three Forum days.
Hilton Vienna Park is at Am Stadtpark 1, 1030 Vienna, next to Wien Mitte. From Habyt Vienna at Bruno-Marek-Allee 26, take tram O directly to Landstraße (Wien Mitte), about 14 minutes, no transfer, then a short walk to the entrance: plan about 15 to 17 minutes door to door. The ÖBB S-Bahn Stammstrecke between Wien Hauptbahnhof and Wien Praterstern, including the Praterstern to Wien Mitte leg, is closed for construction from 7 September 2026 to the end of October 2027, covering the whole event, so tram O is the direct route. Plan live connections with Wiener Linien.
Hilton Vienna Park offers on-site self and valet parking at €34.90 a day, with EV charging. The same building houses the public Garage Am Stadtpark, 245 spaces, open 24/7. Habyt Vienna also offers paid parking for guests who prefer to leave the car and take the tram.
Historical average for 12 to 14 January (2016 to 2025): highs around 4 °C, lows around 0 °C, precipitation of 1 mm or more on 9 of 30 days (Open-Meteo historical data). Pack a warm coat, gloves and shoes for wet pavement.
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About 15 minutes by tram O, direct from Bruno-Marek-Allee to Landstraße (Wien Mitte), with no transfer.
Public sector delegates attend free, subject to FT Live approval. Other passes start at €799 for Investor & Issuer and €2,585 for Standard Registration, both early rates excluding VAT, as of 23 September 2026.
Yes. The coworking space is free for all guests, and every studio has its own kitchen.
Habyt Vienna offers paid parking. At the venue, Hilton Vienna Park charges €34.90 a day for self or valet parking.
Check-in from 15:00, check-out until 11:00. The reception is open 24/7.
Four nights, Monday 11 to Friday 15 January, cover badge pickup and all three Forum days. Long stays carry no extra fees, so you can add nights for other January meetings.
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