Achieving climate neutrality by 2050 is a huge challenge that will require the cooperation of not just the energy industry but also the wider economy. What new EU regulations can be expected in light of the new goals? What tasks could fall to Hungary? What are the most important regulatory challenges? How can a circular economy be built, and how do businesses see this? Our topics include the future of the CO2 quota system, domestic climate strategy goals and the use of EU funding, the vision for regulating the energy industry, and the current issues of renewables and energy efficiency.
08:35 - 08:40
08:40 - 09:00
09:00 - 09:20
For the 55%! – The European Union's new climate package and its 2030 targets
Speaker: Eva Hoos, Policy Officer, European Commission, DG ENERGY
09:20 - 09:40
Possible Means of Achieving Climate Neutrality in Hungary
Speaker: Attila Steiner, energetikáért felelős államtitkár, Technológiai és Ipari Minisztérium
09:40 - 10:00
Building a regulatory roadmap from fossil present to climate neutral future
Speaker: Péter János Horváth, President, Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (HEA)
10:20 - 10:40
10:40 - 11:05
Coffee break
For incumbent energy companies, the energy transition is not just a sizeable burden but also a huge opportunity. Those "thinking ahead" have already started the decade-long transformation of their operations. How will decarbonisation affect the future of gas and power companies? What are the experiences so far, and what have been the greatest challenges? How are businesses financing transformation during the energy transition process?
11:05 - 11:20
11:20 - 11:35
Photovoltaic Power Plant and Power to Gas in Bükkábrány
Speaker: László Pintér, Innovation Director, OPUS TIGÁZ Zrt.
11:35 - 11:50
The challenges of the energy transition at the level of energy market regulation – Hungarian and EU regulatory responses and lookout for further changes
Speaker: Dr. Kristóf Ferenczi, Partner, Andrékó Ferenczi Kinstellar
11:50 - 12:05
Natural gas and decarbonisation
Speaker: Pál Ságvári, elnökhelyettes, Magyar Energetikai és Közmű-szabályozási Hivatal
12:05 - 13:00
Executive panel: The energy transition in motion – Challenges and experiences
Moderator: Géza Losonczy, Igazgató, Energetikai & közüzemi tanácsadás vezetője, KPMG Tanácsadó Kft.
Conversation participants:
13:00 - 13:50
Lunch break
Renewable energy plays an increasingly prominent role in power generation both in Hungary and globally, but it carries weather-related security of supply risks. What energy science solutions can improve this? Flexibility, digitalisation and artificial intelligence – What do these mean in practice? What options are there for energy storage?
13:50 - 14:05
Digital transformation in Utilities Industry - commercial and operational excellence
Speaker: Géza Mátrai MBA, Enterprise Sales Director, Salesforce
14:05 - 14:20
The role of energy efficiency – Focusing on the Energy Efficiency Obligation System
Speaker: Dr. Tamás Tóth, Vice President for General Affairs, Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (HEA)
14:20 - 14:30
Thoughts prefacing the panel discussion: The grid integration challenges of weather-dependent renewable energy sources
Speaker: András Biczók, CEO, MAVIR ZRt.
14:30 - 15:20
Panel discussion: Sustainable energy solutions in the service of generation efficiency and security of supply
Moderator: Bernadett Papp, szenior piaci elemző, Vertis Environmental Finance
Conversation participants:
The tools currently known and available will not be sufficient to achieve climate neutrality, so there is a constant need for innovation in regulation, financing and technology. What role could hydrogen technology play in the green revolution? How will the emergence of sustainability and the ESG approach change the industry?
15:55 - 16:10
Sustainability / Climate change – Net Zero – New technologies
Speaker: Dr. Barnabás Ács, Globális Értékesítési Stratégiai Igazgató, Fenntartható Befektetések és Finanszírozás, Londoni Értéktőzsde
16:10 - 16:55
Panel discussion: The role of hydrogen technology in the green revolution
Moderator: Ákos Szemán, Analyst, Portfolio
Conversation participants:
16:55 - 17:00
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