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Hungarian Rail Conference 2025

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 communications

tel: +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