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H.E Márton Nagy
Minister - Ministry for National Economy
Minister
Ministry for National Economy
SPEAKERS


Ádám Nagy
Deputy-State Secretary for Industrial Affairs - Ministry for National Economy
Deputy-State Secretary for Industrial Affairs
Ministry for National Economy

Szabolcs Szolnoki
Deputy State Secretary for Technology - Ministry for National Economy
Deputy State Secretary for Technology
Ministry for National Economy


Georgia Ayfantopoulou
Deputy-Chair - EIT Urban Mobility
Deputy-Chair
EIT Urban Mobility

Levente Balasa
Head of Smart Infrastructure; Member of Managing Board - Siemens
Balasa Levente, a Siemens Zrt. Smart Infrastructure divíziójának vezetője. A szakember a Budapesti Műszaki Egyetemen szerzett villamosmérnöki diplomát. Pályáját projektmérnökként kezdte, majd értékesítőként különböző üzleti szegmensekben ill. országokban szerzett szakmai tapasztalatokat, és felsővezetői pozíciókat töltött be, többek között a Schneider Electricnél. Ennek keretében expatként irányított egy helyi üzleti operációt, majd bécsi pozícióját a hazai Schindler Hungária Kft. ügyvezetői székére cserélte. Balasa Levente 2020 februárjában csatlakozott a Siemens Zrt.-hez, ahol az e-mobilitási infrastruktúra kialakításával is foglalkozó Smart Infrastructure divíziót irányítja.
Head of Smart Infrastructure; Member of Managing Board
Siemens

Jason Chen
General Manager - CATL Europe Operations
General Manager
CATL Europe Operations

Manel Clavijo
Senior Consultant - Public Office for the Transformation of the Automotive and Mobility Industry (OPTIMA)
Senior Consultant
Public Office for the Transformation of the Automotive and Mobility Industry (OPTIMA)



Ákos Dervalics
Manager - InnoEnergy HUB
Managing Partner of Green Brother, with more than two decades of B2B sales and management experience, a degree in Electrical Engineering and an MBA in Finance. He is the manager of EIT InnoEnergy RIS HUB and EIT Urban Mobility RIS HUB, angel investor in environmental impact innovations. He applies his market value-oriented, strategic thinking to his consulting work in bringing innovations to market and attracting investors. His areas of expertise are energy, transport and the circular economy.
Manager
InnoEnergy HUB


Peter Frank
Research & Development Director - Knorr-Bremse
He graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), majoring in applied mathematics and engineering. Since 1996, he has worked in the field of research and development at the domestic and foreign locations of the Knorr-Bremse Group's Commercial Vehicle Systems and Railway Vehicle Systems divisions. Between 2014 and 2024, he headed the Research and Development Center of Knorr-Bremse in Hungary. Two major investments of the Knorr-Bremse group of companies in Hungary are linked to his name: a laboratory building (2013) and an office building (2024).
In 2015, he became honorary associate professor of BME, in 2016 he awarded the Dennis Gabor award, and in 2024 the Theodore von Kármán award. In addition to his work, he considers the promotion of the engineering profession to be his mission. He leads the Circle of Supporters and Friends of the University of Technology as vice president and is an active member of EJMSz - Alliance for the Future Engineers.
Research & Development Director
Knorr-Bremse

Tamás Giller
CFO - Neo Property Services
Tamás Giller, Deputy CEO and CFO of NEO Property Services Zrt., Hungary's leading facility management company. Author of the book "ERP, past, present, future" ex-blogger, author of several professional articles on economics and IT topics. As a passionate person about digital transformation and innovation, he is a startup and scale-up expert.
CFO
Neo Property Services

Hassan Charaf
Rector - Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Rector
Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Balázs Horváth
Co-Founder, Education Innovator - KIMITISIK
Co-Founder, Education Innovator
KIMITISIK


Andreas Klugescheid
Andreas Klugescheid currently serves as Chief Strategic Foresight and Engagement Officer at ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers´ Association. Previously, he held numerous management positions at BMW Group. Till 2023, he was Head of Governmental Affairs and External Relations for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, managing stakeholder communications in the EMEA region. Between 2015 and 2020, Andreas headed the function Steering Governmental and External Affairs and Sustainability Communications at the Munich based Head Quarters of BMW Group. Till June 2015, he was responsible for communications of the global production network. From 2010 till 2013, he was heading the BMW Group Representative Office in Sacramento, California. Prior to this, he held numerous positions within BMW Group, including Spokesman for Governmental Affairs and Western Region Corporate Communications Manager for BMW of North America. He started his career with BMW Group as Head of Clean Energy Communication. Among other activities, he was responsible for BMW Group participation in UN conferences like the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development and the UN Climate Conferences COP.
Andreas holds a Master degree in History, International Law and German Literature from the Georg-August-University Goettingen, Germany.
Chief Strategic Foresight and Engagement Officer
ACEA -European Automobile Manufacturers' Association

Tímea Lendvai
Local Director - Shared Micromobility Expert (Hungary)
Local Director
Shared Micromobility Expert

Balázs Lóránd
Balázs Lóránd, Ph.D.
Managing Director, Continental Autonomous Mobility Hungary
He started his career at the University of Pécs, where he worked as a lecturer and researcher, obtained a Ph.D.
From 2013 he led data mining and data engineering projects at T-Systems and later GE.
He joined Continental in 2018, first building up the data engineering and infrastructure development team, and from 2020 he became Head of the Artificial Intelligence Development Center.
He successfully further expanded the Hungarian portfolio of activities with the opening of the Application Development Center in 2022, and under his leadership the umbrella organization of the two centers, Continental Autonomous Mobility Hungary, now operates a nationwide software development network.
From summer 2023, he also has global responsibility as Head of AI at the Autonomous Mobility business are
General Manager
Continental Autonomous Mobility Hungary

Thomas Metz
Thomas Metz, Vice President Engineering, is responsible for Cross-Domain Computing in Middle- and Eastern Europe. Before coming to Hungary, he held various positions within the Bosch Group in Germany and Bulgaria. He worked in the field of automotive engineering, key customer management, and strategic marketing and sales. Thomas Metz joined Bosch more than a decade ago as part of their Junior Management Program.
Vice President Engineering
Bosch Hungary

Gabriella Mihályi
CEO - Centre for Modern Education
CEO
Centre for Modern Education

Gábor Ormosy
CEO of AutoWallis Group
Since 2019, Gábor Ormosy has been the CEO of AutoWallis Nyrt., listed in the Premium category of the Budapest Stock Exchange. The AutoWallis Group is present in 16 countries of the Central and Eastern European region, representing 24 brands, and builds the leading car trade and mobility service provider in the Central and Eastern European region.
Under the leadership of Gábor Ormosy, AutoWallis Group, which already has a predominantly regional presence, made 11 acquisitions in Hungary and in CEE region, and by the end of 2023 became a company with sales revenue of nearly HUF 370 billion, which has increased its profits tenfold in the past five years.
Mr. Ormosy who has significant financial and corporate management experience completed his studies at Corvinus University in Budapest and Georgetown University in the US. Gábor Ormosy previously worked at the Wallis Group in various leading positions, and in 2006 he founded and managed MAG Zrt. as a subsidiary of Magyar Fejlesztési Bank. After that, he held senior positions at MKB Bank and the Veolia group, among others.
CEO
Autowallis Group


Aleksander Rajch
Member of the Managing Board - PSNM New Mobility Association
Member of the Managing Board
PSNM New Mobility Association

Gustavo Reyes Rodriguez
Smart & Green Mobility Expert - City of Helmond
Gustavo Reyes: is a project manager leading innovative mobility projects in Helmond, including the FABULOS X BZOB and MOVE2CCAM. His focus is on piloting automated public transport systems and evaluating the impact of Connected, Cooperative, and Automated Mobility (CCAM) solutions. With a background in mobility and supply chain engineering, as well as smart cities, Gustavo works closely with key organizations such as RDW, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (IenW), AOV Task Force, the CCAM Partnership, POLIS, and EIT Urban Mobility to drive forward smart city initiatives.
Smart & Green Mobility Expert
City of Helmond

Daniel Serra Segara
Director of Ecosystem & Stakeholders - EIT Urban Mobility
Director of Ecosystem & Stakeholders
EIT Urban Mobility

Peter Sevce
Country Manager CEE - Ionity
Peter Sevce joined IONITY in 2018 and currently holds the Country Manager position for CEE region. In CEE, IONITY operates 43 charging hubs, with 186 high-power charging points open to all OEM brands. Earlier, he kick-started the e-mobility at E.ON Slovakia (ZSE Drive) and successfully consulted various CEF funded projects.
Country Manager CEE
Ionity

Gabriella Simor
Senior Expert - Euroatlantic Consulting & Investment
Gabriella Simor has extensive experience in digital transformation and played a key role in developing and implementing innovative projects utilizing key technologies as well as in advancing sustainability initiatives.
Currently, she fulfils an active role in the implementation of a high-impact EU smart city pilot project, focusing on creating more efficient, liveable, and sustainable urban environments. She has matched, connected, and led innovative ecosystems’ key stakeholders – including public administrations, research institutes, universities, SMEs, startups and NGOs – in building initiatives to develop and deploy new solutions that address the challenges local and regional urban spaces face.
Senior Expert
Euroatlantic Consulting & Investment


Traian Urban
Director of Innovation Hub East - EIT Urban Mobility KIC
Director of Innovation Hub East
EIT Urban Mobility KIC (Czechia)

Charles Wassen
Charles Wassen serves as General Manager of Dana Hungary Ltd. since June 2014. He is responsible for
overseeing all OneDana operational activities in Győr (West Hungary), including, but not limited to, safety,
engagement focus, production, quality, continuous improvement initiatives, profitability, and Campus growth
strategies. In addition, under his Leadership Campus provided development input through the cooperation with all
Dana Business units. Furthermore, last year he was promoted to Operation Director Europe for Power
Technologies business units where his main responsibility is to lead operations for Europe, including all European
Power Technolgoies plants to meet business expectations and to ensure that objectives are attained in a cost
effective manner that is consistent with Dana values, quality requirements and safety rules.
In recognition of his professional work Charles Wassen was elected to the board of the Hungarian Automotive
Association (Magyar Gépjárműgyártók Egyesülete) in May 2019 and has been re-elected for 4 more years in 2022.
Before coming to Dana, Charles Wassen worked in a number of operational, engineering, sales, general
management, and continuous-improvement positions at Valeo, TRW, Autoliv, Alstom, Delphi, Airbus and
ArvinMeritor (Inteva). During that time, he gained strong international experience, having managed turnaround
initiatives in several countries, including France, Germany, Slovakia, and Hungary. Whilst his last assignment in
Slovakia he turned around a declining operation to a profitable operational campus of over 1200 employees.
Charles earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Lycée Chevrolier University in Angers,
France, and a master’s degree in production engineering from ‘Arts et Métiers ‘ University in Paris, France and
Aachen in Germany. He is fluent in Dutch, French, German, and English, can also speak Slovak and learns
Hungarian.
European Operations Director
Dana Hungary (France/Hungary)

Zoltán Weltsch
Innovation Director - ZalaZONE
Zoltan Weltsch is a mechanical engineer PhD. He is the head of the Zalaegerszegi Innovation Park of the Szechenyi István University and the head of research at ZalaZONE InnoTech Nonprofit kft. His area of expertise is materials science and vehicle industry research, as well as battery technology and related R+D+I activities.
Innovation Director
ZalaZONE

Josep Maria Salanova Grau
Josep Maria Salanova Grau is a Transport Engineer with 15 years of experience working in European funded projects. He is a Principal Researcher at the Hellenic Institute of Transport / Center for Research and Technology Hellas where he leads the data analysis and modelling laboratory supporting the Thessaloniki Smart Mobility Living Lab. His expertise includes transport modelling, ITS and cooperative ITS, Operations Research for optimizing passenger and freight transport and Data Science.
Principal Researcher
Hellenic Institute of Transport / Center for Research and Technology Hellas