Energy Investment Forum 2016

08:20-08:50 - Registration

SECTION I: The future of the Hungarian energy sector, direction of development

08:50 - 08:55

Opening - Zoltán Bán , CEO, Net Média Zrt. (Portfolio)

08:55 - 09:20

Government plans about the energy market development priorities

Speaker: Andrea Beatrix Kádár, energetikáért felelős helyettes államtitkár, Nemzeti Fejlesztési Minisztérium

09:20 - 09:40

The Paks II. project beyond the environmental license

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Attila Aszódi, a Paksi Atomerőmű kapacitásának fenntartásáért felelős államtitkár, BME Nukleáris Technikai Intézet, egyetemi tanár

09:40 - 10:00

MOL Strategy 2030

Speaker: Sándor Fasimon, COO, MOL Hungary

10:00 - 10:20

The future role of LNG in the European and Hungarian gas supply

Speaker: Gergely Szabó, Country Chairman, MET Csoport, Magyarország

10:20 - 10:40

Trends and innovation in the energy sector

Speaker: Attila Ságodi, Partner, igazgatósági tag, Dentons Europe Consulting

10:40 - 11:10

Coffee break

SECTION II: Energy foreign policy in the EU, in the region and in Hungary

11:10 - 12:00

CEO’s round table

Moderator: Dr. Michael LaBelle, Professor, Central European University and Jean Monnet Chair in Energy and Innovation Strategies

Conversation participants:

dr. Eric Depluet, CEO, E.ON Hungária (to be confirmed)
Sándor Fasimon, COO, MOL Hungary
Attila Ságodi, Partner, igazgatósági tag, Dentons Europe Consulting
Gergely Szabó, Country Chairman, MET Csoport, Magyarország
András Tótth, Deputy CEO, Chief Strategy Officer, MVM Zrt,

12:00 - 12:20

Two cases studies

Speaker: Dr. Gergely Légrádi, Attorney-at-law, Partner, Oppenheim Ügyvédi Iroda

12:20 - 13:10

Panel discussion: Trends in the European and Hungarian energy supply

Opening speech: World Energy Investment 2016- László Varró, Chief economist, IEA

The effects of the Brussels and Washington sanctions on the energy strategy of the EU
Cross-border capacities: which are the biggest projects/investments in progress? Questions of financing and return
Questions of purchasing energy from outside the EU and commerce

Moderator: András György Deák, kutatócsoport-vezető, MTA Közgazdaság- és Regionális Tudományi Kutatóközpont Világgazdasági Intézet

Conversation participants:

Lajos Bütösi, Commercial Director, Magyar Gáz Tranzit Zrt.
Dr. Péter Kaderják, energiaügyekért és klímapolitikáért felelős államtitkár, Innovációs és Technológiai Minisztérium
László Miklós, Strategy and Corporate Affairs Advisor, FGSZ Zrt.
László Varró, Chief economist, IEA

13:10 - 14:00

Lunch break

SECTION III: Innovation and new trends in the energy sector

14:00 - 14:20

The new German energy strategy and its effect on economic growth

Speaker: Dr. Klaus Müschen, Senior Scientist, Renewables Academy AG (RENAC) Berlin

14:20 - 14:40

The role of IT of futures energy companies

Speaker: Tibor Bacsó, energy advisor, Microsoft Hungary

14:40 - 15:30

Panel discussion: The energy supply, as the changing industry from an investor's point of view

Technological evolution in Energy Storage

Barriers of traditional electricity grids, the smart grids of the future

E-mobility, main trends of innovation

Hungary’s competitive position in energy innovation in the EU

Main financial sources of energy innovation in the EU and in Hungary

Renewable energy as an investment opportunity

Moderator: Zoltán Vígh, közkapcsolati igazgató, Jedlik Ányos Klaszter

Conversation participants:

ifj. Attila Chikán, elnök, BCSDH
Dr. Kristóf Ferenczi, partner, Andrékó Kinstellar
Tamás Jászay, Business Development Director, Budapesti Elektromos Művek Nyrt.
Csaba Kovács, Partner, KPMG

15:30 - 15:50

Coffee break

SECTION IV: The converging European energy market, the practical implications of the EU and Hungarian regulatory changes

15:50 - 16:10

Electricity market challenges of the EU

Capacity problems and market-related solutions, supply security issues

Speaker: Zoltán Katona, Managing Director, Uniper Hungary Kft.

16:10 - 17:00

Panel discussion: the practical implications of the regulatory changes

The prospects of the Hungarian gas market the new Hungarian gas market model: what does the new model that takes effect in October for the different players of the industry? What are the initial findings?

Possibilities of the renewable energy production after METÁR: initial findings, international comparison, the future of wind energy

The new settlement cycles of the DSO’s

The control of e-mobility

Moderator: Balázs Felsmann, senior research associate, Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research, Chairman of the Hungarian Energy Traders’ Association

Conversation participants:

Gábor Farkas, Head of Regulation, E.ON Hungária Zrt.
Péter Lendvay, President, Magyar Szélenergia Ipari Társaság
Dr. Tamás Tóth, főosztályvezető, Elemzési és Statisztikai Főosztály, Magyar Energetikai és Közmű-szabályozási Hivatal

17:00

Closing remarks