AGENDA
THURSDAY, 25. FEBRUARY 2021
Host of the conference:
- Richárd Hlavay, Senior communication expert, MAVIR Hungarian Transmission Operator Company Ltd.
9.00-9.15 Welcome speech
- Dr. Balázs Felsmann, Chairman, Hungarian Energy Traders' Association, HETA
9.15-9.30 Keynote speech: Energy and climate policy overview in relation to Hungary and the European Union. What can we expect in 2021?
- Attila Steiner, State secretary, Ministry for Innovation and Technology
9.30-10.10 2021's key energy challenges in the view of the International Energy Agency
- László Varró, Chief economist, International Energy Agency
10.10-10.30 Regulatory aspects - what regulatory changes do electricity and gas suppliers need to prepare for?
- Péter Horváth, President, Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority
10.30-10.45 Coffee Break
10.45-11.00 Energy efficiency obligation schemes – key tools for energy savings
- Anne Weidenbach, Policy officer, European Commission DG Energy
11.00-11.30 What we need to know about the EEOS, but so far we have not asked yet
- Dr. Barbara Botos, Deputy minister of state for climate policy, Ministry for Innovation and Technology
- Dr. Csaba Nemes, Head of Sustainable Development Department, Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority
11.30-11:50 Practical experiences on operation of aggregators
- Elias De Keyser, Energy and flexibility expert, Next Kraftwerke
11.50- 12.30 Actualities in the ancillary services and reserve markets - current challenges and expected changes
Roundtable discussion
- Moderator: Levente Császár, Chairman of Electricity Committee, HETA
- Gergő Batta, Director for System- and Market Operation, MAVIR Hungarian Transmission System Operator Company Ltd.
- Dr. Ágnes Csermely, Head of Analysis and Modelling, Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority
- Kornél Czinege, Chief Executive Officer, MVM Partner Ltd.
- Péter Luczay, Deputy CEO, Asset-Backed Energy Trading & Risk Management, ALTEO Group
12:30-13.00 Lunch
13.00-14.00 NEW TRENDS IN THE GAS MARKET? TRADE ROUTES IN TRANSITION
13.00-13.15 Keynote speech
- Kirsten Westphal, Gas market expert, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
13.15-14.00 Roundtable discussion
- Moderator: Zsolt Borsányi, Director of Gas Portfolio Management, ELMŰ-ÉMÁSZ
- Philipp Hanus, Senior Originator, E.ON Energy Markets GmbH
- Csaba Marosvári, Lead Business Development Expert, Hungarian Gas Trade Ltd.
- Michalis Thomadakis, Director of Strategy and Development Division, DESFA - Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator
- Kirsten Westphal, Gas market expert, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
14.00-14.20 Costs of energy traders in the CEE region
- dr. Gábor Simon, Counsel, Head of Energy Sector (Budapest), DLA Piper
- Áron Kovaloczy, Managing Director, DLA Piper Business Advisory
14.20-15.20 NEW ELECTRICITY MARKET TRENDS IN WHOLESALE
14.20-14.40 Hungarian overview
- moderator: Richard Hlavay, MAVIR
- Gergely Brückner, Journalist, telex.hu
- András Hazlach, Director of Proprietary Trading, MVM Partner Ltd.
- Gábor Szatmári, Head of Sales, HUPX Hungarian Power Exchange Ltd.
14.40-15.20 CEE regional overview
- moderator:András Hazlach, Director of Proprietary Trading, MVM Partner Ltd.
- Jerome Michel, Intraday Team Coordinator, EDF Trading
- Łukasz Kasner, Head of Power Trading, CEZ
- Plamen Popov, Head of Portfolio Management, Statkraft
15.20-15.40 Network, system management and market operation development in the Hungarian electricity TSO MAVIR
- Sándor Herczeg, Deputy CEO for Network, System and Market Development at MAVIR Hungarian Transmission Operator Company Ltd.
15.40-16.20 Roundtable of energy trading associations
- moderator:Richard Hlavay, MAVIR
- Dr. Balázs Felsmann, Chairman, Hungarian Energy Traders' Association, HETA
- Jan Haizmann, Member of the Board, European Federation of Energy Traders, EFET
- Tomasz Krzyżewski, Member of the Board, Polish Association of Energy Trading,TOE
- Ion Lungu, President, Romanian Energy Suppliers Association, AFEER
16.20-16.30 Closing section
