Central and Eastern Europe faces an acute challenge: securing winter energy supplies amidst price volatility, while advancing legally binding decarbonization goals. At this year’s Regional Energy Policy Forum we aim to bridge the gap between macro-geopolitics (such as the ongoing Strait of Hormuz crisis) and local realities, directly addressing the risk of underutilized gas infrastructure alongside the rapid push to electrify the power and heat sectors. By bringing together top-tier European regulators from ACER, regional infrastructure operators, and leading clean energy analysts, we discuss how to navigate investments at both supply and demand sides. Join us in Budapest to discuss CEE’s energy dilemmas.

Confirmed speakers:

• Krisztina Tarjányi, Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of Economy and Energy

• Eszter Szekeres, CEO of MET Hungary Ltd.

• Csilla Bartók, Head of Department at ACER (online)

• Anne-Sophie Corbeau, Global Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University (online)

• Agata Łoskot-Strachota, Project coordinator at OSW Centre for Eastern Studies (Poland)

• Andrej Nosko, energy policy and security expert, SFPA

• Dr. András Rácz, security policy expert and researcher at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs

• Zombor Smaraglay, Executive Director of Gas Wholesale - MET Central Europe Hungary

• Jan Krčál, Lead Analyst at Fakta o klimatu (Czech Republic)

• Veit Bürger, Head of department, ÖkoInstitut (Germany)

• Szabolcs Ferencz, Chairman-CEO of FGSZ Ltd.

• Pál Ságvári, Vice President for International and Strategic Affairs, Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MEKH)

• Péter Horváth, CEO, Dunamenti Erőmű Zrt.

Participation fee: HUF 50.000 (Participation is free for teachers and students of the Corvinus University).