Success on the Case Study Solver of the Year Competition

On the 14th of June, 2014 the HBCS (Hungarian Business Case Society) and the Vialto Consulting organized for the first time the Case Study Solver of the Year Competition, in Budapest. Based on the results of nine case study competitions from the 2013-2014 season the organizers selected the twelve best case study solvers of the Carpathian Basin for a last showdown in the season. Among the selected twelve were two members of the GTK: Krisztina Ábrahám and Zselyke Demeter.

The competition consisted of two rounds. In the firs round the competitors were asked to examine the actual business model of the Gránit Bank, and to develop an expansion strategy for the future. The task was to be solved individually, with a three day deadline. In the second round three teams were randomly formed from the competitors, on the spot. The teams had four hours to merge their individual ideas into a consistent corporate strategy, which they had to present to the jury afterward. After the presentations, the team ranking decided by the jury was the following:

        1. Marcell  Bozsik (ELTE), Zselyke  Demeter (BBTE), Ágnes Kemény (PTK), Tamás Rolek (BME)

        2. Krisztina  Ábrahám (BBTE), Dávid  Keresztes (PTKE), Barna Szabó (CEU), Dávid Keresztes (PTKE), ZsófiaPapp (BME)

        3. Zombor Berezvai (ELTE), Ármin Gulbert (PTKE), Dorottya Haris (PTKE), Ági Tuza (BCE)

The Case Study Solver of the Year Award was won by the student of the Corvinus University Budapest, Tamás Rolek, while the special prize of the professional jury, the Best Presenter Award was given to Zselyke Demeter, a member of the GTK.