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:

• Eszter Szekeres, CEO of MET Hungary Ltd.

• Csilla Bartók, Head of Department at ACER

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

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

• Szabolcs Ferencz, Chairman-CEO of FGSZ Ltd.

• Péter Kotek, Senior Research Associate at REKK

• András Mezősi, Senior Research Associate at REKK

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