Agenda

4 November 2026

09.00 - 10.00

Arrival, coffee and registration

10.00 - 10.10

Welcome remark

Hungary’s Battery Industry: Building a Competitive and Sustainable Industry for the Future

Péter Kaderják, Executive Director, Hungarian Battery Association

10.10 - 10.20

Keynote Speech

Global Battery Outlook: Markets, Trends and Opportunities

Oskaras Alšauskas, Energy Modeller, International Energy Agency (IEA)

10.20 - 10.30

Keynote Speech

Europe’s Battery Value Chain at a Turning Point: Competitiveness, Resilience and the Road Ahead

Ilka von Dalwigk, Director General, RECHARGE

10.30 - 10.40

Keynote Speech

Powering the Future: CATL’s Vision for the Next Generation of Battery Innovation

Qin Liang, Executive General Manager, CATL Debrecen

10.40 - 10.50

Keynote Speech

Building trust in the battery value chain - From raw material to end-of-life: Making trust travel with the battery

Marie-Elisabeth d'Ornano, Global Technical Service Director, Bureau Veritas Product Line Technology

10.50 - 11.00

Welcome remark

Dr. László Papp, Mayor of Debrecen

11.00 - 11.45

Roundtable Discussion

Competitiveness and Regulation in the Battery Industry: Balancing Growth, Compliance and Resilience

Participants:
  • Ilka von Dalwigk, Director General, RECHARGE
  • Timothée Perruchoud, Association Officer, Battery European Partnership Association (BEPA)
  • Lóránt Juhos, Senior Government Relations Expert, CATL Debrecen
  • Botond Nagy, Electrical Engineer and Technical Director, Bureau Veritas
  • Diogo B Moniz, Project Officer, European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Moderator:

Péter Kaderják, Executive Director, Hungarian Battery Association (HUBA)

11.45 - 12.10

Networking Coffee

12.10 - 12.55

Roundtable Discussion

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS): Market Development, Business Models and Emerging Opportunities

Participants:
  • Alberto Gasparato, Battery Policy Lead, Energy Storage Europe
  • Márton Pesti, Director of Asset-backed Energy Trading, Alteo
  • Sándor Kertész, Chief Executive Officer, INFOWARE Zrt.
  • Dániel Zalkai, Chief Executive Officer, Green-Home Technologies
  • Gergely Tóth, Chief Executive Officer, Electric One Zrt.
Moderator:

Pálma Szolnoki, Head of Energy Storage Working Group, Hungarian Battery Association (HUBA)

12:55 - 13.05

Presentation

Launch of the HUBA Battery Testing Container Lab

Gergely Lágler, Battery Expert, Hungarian Battery Association (HUBA)

13.05 - 13.15

Keynote Speech

The effect of BESS development and GFM standardisation on Power Systems and Market Mechanisms

Ábel Suri, Solution Director, Huawei

13.15 - 13.25

Keynote Speech

Energy market trading with BESS and PV+BESS

Liuba Andreeva, Head of Go-to-Market, CapaloAI

13.25 - 13.35

Keynote Speech

The Circular Battery Economy: From End-of-Life Batteries to New Value

Anita Simon, Deputy CEO for Sustainability and Circular Economy, ALTEO Group

13.35 - 14.50

Networking Lunch

14.50 - 15.00

Keynote Speech

Battery recycling and critical raw materials: closing the loop in Europe

Olaf Rogge, Business Development Manager Recycling, BASF Battery Materials

15.00 - 15.40

Rountable Discussion

Raw Materials – Securing Europe’s Battery Value Chain

Participants:
  • Máté Ignác, Li-ion Battery Division Sales Leader, Alteo Circular
  • Balázs Lykovcán, National Supply Chain Leader Representative, MOHU MOL Hulladékgazdálkodási Zrt.
  • Olaf Rogge, Business Development Manager, Recycling, BASF Battery Materials
  • Florian Schrenk, Chemist in R&D at Donau Chemie Group
  • Tracy Chen, New Product Development Manager, Bureau Veritas Certification China
Moderator:

Robert Kun, Research Development Innovation Group Leader, Hungarian Battery Association (HUBA)

15.40 - 15.50

Keynote Speech

Europe's Battery Challenge: Turning Innovation into Industrial Competitiveness

Herbert Thanner, Founder, CVN Services

15.50 - 16.00

Keynote Speech

Designing the Smart, Adaptive, and Sustainable Battery Megafactory of the Future

Maren Gahr, EPCM Industry Director, Center of Competence Lead Battery, Drees & Sommer

16.00 - 16.50

Roundtable Discussion

Securing Sustainable Industrial Growth: Sustainable Battery Industry Development in Debrecen

Participants:
  • Feng(Matt) Shen, General Manager, CATL Europe
  • Dr. Ferenc Kun, President for Research and Innovation, University of Debrecen
  • Zoltán Pécskay, CEO, EDC Debrecen
  • Ádám Kovács, Head of Government Relations, EVE Power Hungary
  • James Shih, Head of Global Projects & Legal, SEMCORP Group
  • Sven Jochmann, Head of Energy-Module Production for Gen 6, BMW Manufacturing Hungary
Moderator:

Claudia Patricolo, Host of the Hungarian Battery Days

16.50 - 17.00

Presentation

Batteries at the Intersection of Energy Security and Defence Industry

Dr. Gáspár Maróth, Head of Eastern Europe Coordination, Rheinmetall Electronics Hungary Kft.

17.00 - 17.35

Roundtable Discussion

V4+ Regional Cooperation in the Battery Value Chain

Participants:
  • Magda Zemanova, Automotive & Battery Leader Europe, Bilfinger, Vice-chairman, Czech Battery Cluster
  • Aleksander Rajch, Co-Founder and Board Member, PSNM (Poland)
  • Patrik Krizansky, Director, Slovak Electric Vehicle Association; Vice-President, E-Mobility Europe
  • Herbert Thanner, Founder, CVN Services (Austria)
Moderator:

Dr. Attila Bátonyi, General Manager, Jász-Plasztik Kft.

17.35

Closing Remarks

19.00

Networking Reception