Date: 18th September 2025 (Thursday)
Venue: Budapest, Danubius Hotel Helia
PROGRAM
08:00-09:00 REGISTRATION, WELCOME COFFEE
09:00-09:30 OPENING and WELCOME SPEECHES
- Mr Attila Zahalka, METRANS Group, Greeting speech of the platinum sponsor
- Dr. László Mosóczi, President, HUNGRAIL Hungarian Rail Association
- Dr. János Kerékgyártó, Deputy State Secretary, Ministry for Construction and Transport of Hungary
09:30-09:45 AWARD and CERTIFICATE CEREMONY
09:45-10:30 SECTION I. – YEAR OF PASSENGERS
- Mr Zsolt Hegyi, CEO, MÁV Hungarian State Railways
- Dr. Róbert Homolya, President, Stadler Trains Hungary
- Common denominator: reflexions of the service provider and and the producer
10:30-11:00 NETWORKING BREAK & REFRESHMENTS
11:00-12:45 SECTION II. – Infrastructure developments inside and outside the borders, interoperability in practice
- Mrs Emese Lálity Urbán, State Secretary, Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure of Serbia
- Dr. Kristóf Péter Bakai, Brigadier General, Deputy Commissioner for Customs and International Affairs, National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary
- Mr József Pántya, Deputy State Secretary Responsible for Road and Rail Construction, Ministry for Construction and Transport
CT4EU Podium discussion
- Dr. Imre Kovács, CEO, President of the Board, Rail Cargo Hungaria
- Mr Attila Zahalka, Commertial Director, METRANS Container
- Mrs Zsuzsanna Dócsné Balogh, Exectutive Director, Trenecon Consultant and Planning
- Moderator: Ralf-Charley Schultze, General Director, UIRR
- Mr Wilhelm Patzner, CEO, CER Cargo Group
- Mr István Erdős, Electronic Development Director, Knorr-Bremse Vasúti Jármű Rendszerek Hungária Kft.
Book launch – István Bárány Memories and Snapshots
12:45-13:45 Networking break accompanied with lunch
13:45-13:55 CEREMONIAL SIGNATURE
Ceremonial signing of the cooperation agreement between the Hungraian Rail Association and Budapest University of Technology and Economics
13:55-14:55 SECTION III. – Interoperability and increase of competitivity of railways – legislative aspects
- Ms Oana Gherghinescu, Executive Director, ERA – European Union Agency for Railways (video message)
- Dr. János Kerékgyártó, Deputy State Secretary, Ministry for Construction and Transport of Hungary
- Ms Réka Németh, CEO, MÁV Infrastructure Manager
- Mr Szilárd Kövesdi, CEO, GYSEV Zrt.
- Mr András Dégi, Executive Director, RailCert Hungary Kft.
14:55-15:35 IV. SZEKCIÓ – Possibilities of rolling stock modernisation
Podium discussion
- Mr Gáspár Balázs, Executive Director, Alstom Hungary
- Dr. László Kormányos, CEO, MÁV Passenger Transportation
- Mr Patrice Bildstein, Deputy CEO, European Sales Director, Akiem
- Mr Balázs Vécsey, CEO, Siemens Mobility
- Moderator: Mr Márton Feldmann, Head of Railway Automation Business Unit, Prolan
15:35-16:00 NETWORKING BREAK & REFRESHMENTS
16:00-16:45 SECTION V. – How can logistics be more competitive? International examples and Hungraian practice
- Mr Lajos Hódosi, Managing Director, HUNGRAIL Hungarian Rail Association
Podium discussion
- Mr Lajos Hódosi, Managing Director, HUNGRAIL Hungarian Rail Association, President of the Logistic Cooperation Forum
- Mr Ákos Kovács, Vice-President, Hungarian Logistics, Procurement and Inventory Society, Secretary General of the Logistic Cooperation Forum
- Mr Zoltán Doór, President, Hungarian Logistics Association
- Mr Sándor Rozgonyi, President, Hungarian Customs Federation
- Mr János Pekár, Secretary General, Hungarian Freight Forwarders Association
- Mr Koppány Ajtony Bíró, Secretary General, Hungarian Logistics Service Providers Association
16:45-17:00 CLOSING REMARKS, CLOSURE OF THE CONFERENCE
CONTACTS
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
PROFESSIONAL TOPICS
Lajos HÓDOSI
Managing director+36 30 693 3586
hodosi.lajos@hungrail.hu
Dániel VETŐ
head of marketing and communicationstel: +36 30 171 2373
veto.daniel@hungrail.hu
Szilvia MOGYORÓSI
head of transport policy and international relations+36 70 489 7222
mogyorosi.szilvia@hungrail.hu
EVENT MANAGEMENT
Ivett TÓTH
event manager+36 30 273 1034
toth.ivett@hungrail.hu
