CONFERENCE AGENDA

8:30

Arrival, coffee and registration

8:30 - 9:00

9:00

Opening speech

9:00 - 9:10

Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary

9:10

Opening keynote speech

9:10 - 9:20

Kadri Simson, Commissioner for Energy, European Commission

9:20

Keynote speech

9:20 - 9:30

William D. Magwood IV, Director-General, OECD NEA

9:30

Main sponsor’s welcome speech

9:30 - 9:40

Gergely Szabó, Regional Chairman, MET Central Europe

9:40

ENERGY LEADERS PANEL

9:40 - 10:40

What are the biggest challenges and opportunities facing the European energy industry and how to manage these in a crisis situation? Energy leaders discuss the main takeaways of the pandemic.

Speakers:
Gergely Szabó, Regional Chairman, MET Central Europe
Zsolt Jamniczky, Member of the Board of Directors, E.ON Hungária Zrt.
István Kapitány, Global Executive Vice President, Shell
Attila Ságodi, Partner and Head of the Regional Energy Advisory Practice Group, Dentons

Moderator:
Claudia Patricolo, Editor-in-chief, CEENERGYNEWS

10:40

EXPOSÉ

10:40 - 10:50

The European strategy and vision of the leading gas supplier of the CEE Region

Dmitry Khandoga, Head of International Business Department at Gazprom

10:50

Tea&Coffee

10:50 - 11:20

11:20

Exposé

11:20 - 11:35

The impacts of COVID-19 on the gas industry, GECF Assessement

Mahdjouba Belaifa, Head of Gas Market Analysis Department, GECF

11:35

ENERGY LEADERS PANEL

11:35 - 12:35

The natural gas industry has undergone many changes in the past, now it has to cope with further challenges. Energy leaders discuss the driving trends of the natural gas sector.

Speakers:
Anita Orbán, Vice President for International Affairs, Tellurian LNG UK Ltd.
Jan Massmann, Vice Chairman of the Executive Board, MET Holding
Mark Gyetvay, Chief Financial Officer And Deputy Chairman Of The Management Board, NOVATEK
László Fritsch, CEO, MFGK Hungarian Gas Trade Ltd.
Sander van Rootselaar, Deputy Head of Communications, TurkStream

Moderator:
Pál Ságvári, Vice President for International Relations, Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MEKH)

12:35

Exposé

12:35 - 12:45

CEE gas markets at crossroads

Szabolcs I. Ferencz, Chairman of the Board and CEO, FGSZ Natural Gas Transmission Ltd.

12:45

EXPOSÉ

12:45 - 12:55

Employment and skills aspects of in the EU’s green-digital transition

Veronika Czakó, Socio-Economic Analyst, Energy Technology Innovation, European Commission

12:55

Lunch

12:55 - 13:45

13:45

EXPOSÉ – Fireside chat

13:45 - 14:15

Presentation of the IEA – World Energy Outlook 2020

László Varró, Chief Economist, IEA

14:15

EXPOSÉ

14:15 - 14:35

Hungary’s energy and climate strategy

Péter Kaderják, Minister of State for Energy and Climate Policy, Ministry for Innovation and Technology, Hungary

14:35

EXPOSÉ – Fireside chat

14:35 - 14:50

What’s next for the US energy agenda, main takeaways of the elections

Kevin Book, Managing Director, ClearView Energy Partners LLC, United States

14:50

EXPOSÉ

14:50 - 15:05

Addressing the Dual Challenge

Jeroen Kirschbaum, Lead Country Manager, ExxonMobil Global Business Center Hungary

15:05

Tea&Coffee

15:05 - 15:30

15:30

EXPOSÉ – Fireside chat

15:30 - 15:45

Daniel Yergin, energy expert, author of The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations

15:45

EXPOSÉ

15:45 - 15:55

Report on industrial decarbonisation

Balázs Felsmann, Senior Research Associate, Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research (REKK)

15:55

EXPOSÉ

15:55 - 16:10

Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO of SolarPower Europe

16:10

PANEL DISCUSSION

16:10 - 17:00

Solutions for a decarbonised energy system. In light of the accelerated energy transition, what is the future of clean power production, energy storage and hydrogen?

Speakers:
Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO of Solar Power Europe
Ákos Kriston, CEO of Hungarian Gas Storage Ltd (MFGT)
András Biczók, Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of MAVIR Zrt.
Debbie Breasley, Marketing and Sales Manager, URENCO Group, UK
Dr Graham Cooley, CEO, ITM Power, UK

Moderator:
Balázs Felsmann, Senior Research Associate, Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research (REKK)

17:00

EXPOSÉ

17:00 - 17:15

Kurt Donnelly, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the State Department’s Bureau of Energy Resources