CEE AUTOMOTIVE TRANSITION
FORUM 2025
18th SEPTEMBER
Bálna , Budapest
Automotive in context.
Because the big picture
matters!
Welcome to the CEE Forum for the Automotive Transition 2025 – where global insights meet local expertise.
Uncover global trends, get the broad context you need, understand the bigger picture, and find your own actionable strategies.
The global mobility industry is at its most critical turning point in history – there is no doubt about it. The global power shift is real, Asian competitors are jumping ahead of the game, new titans are rising in the region, and modern trade wars are shaking up markets. Raw material supply is at risk, squeezed by geopolitical tensions, while climate regulations push the industry into uncharted territory. Electrification looms over the industry – a two-faced force of progress and pressure – while autonomous driving, AI, and software-driven vehicles are rewriting the rules. Smart cars and the new era of AI-powered smart cities bring us to a new revolution in urban living – whether we are ready or not.
This is not just another transformation—it’s a full-scale realignment of power, technology, and competitive advantage. The key question is no longer what is happening, but how fast, and what must be done next?
The race is on, and the future of mobility won’t wait for you to catch up. Join us to make sure you’re ahead.
At the CEE Forum for the Automotive Transition, we once again gather the key voices shaping the future of the industry. This is where decision-makers, industry experts, and policymakers come together to discuss the breakout points and opportunities that will define the next phase of the automotive transition.
HIGHLIGHTS
AGENDA
I. KEYNOTE SESSION
Speaker: Veronika Erős, cluster manager of ZONE cluster & Deputy-Chair of the Managing Board of the EIT Urban Mobiliy Association
Speaker: Richárd Szabados, State Secretary for SME Development, Technology, and the Defence Industry
Speaker: Marc Rozendal, CEO, EIT Urban Mobility
Moderator: Tamás Rózsa, Managing Partner, Top Tier Consultants
Panellists:
Andreas Klugescheid, Chief Strategic Foresight and Engagement Officer, ACEA
Ward Vleegen, Leader, Automotive TECH BELGIUM
II. SESSION – WHAT’S NEXT FOR AUTOMOTIVE? OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES, AND CEE’S STRATEGIC ROLE
Moderator: Tamás Rózsa, Managing Partner, Top Tier Consultants
Panellists:
Feng Shen, General Manager of CATL Europe, Executive President of CATL Oversea Car Business
Le Le Sun, , Sales Manager – SEE Region, BYD Europe B.V.
Bartosz Mielecki, CEO, Polish Automotive Group
Ádám Nagy, Deputy State Secretary for Industry Affairs, Ministry for National Economy
Gabor Ormosy, CEO, AutoWallis Group
Zoltán Sipos, CEO, Electrobus Europe
Speaker: Dr. Ákos Nagy , Senior Counsel (Commercial and Infrastructure Projects), Kinstellar
Speaker: Márk Koralewsky, Head of Business Unit, Használtautó.hu/ United Platforms
III. SESSION – AUTOMOTIVE DISRUPTED: HOW INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND THE ENERGY SHIFT ARE RESHAPING MOBILITY?
Speaker: Tamás Megyeri, Sales Team Leader/Business Development, Videoton Holding Zrt.
Moderator: Attila Vári, Partner & Head of Automotive Competence Center, IFUA Horváth & Partners
Panellists:
Tamás Fehérváry, CEO, MGFÜ
Péter Frank, Global Director of Business Unit Collaboration, Knorr-Bremse
Patrik Krizansky, Vice President at E-Mobility Europe, Director at SEVA
Zsolt Márkus, General Manager, Dymex Supply
István Petényi, CEO, evosoft Hungary
Blaz Stefe, President, Euro-Sino Automotive Association
Speaker: Ignác Horváth, Technical Sales Manager, GROB Hungaria
Powering the e-fleet era — from EV charging to grid resilience
Speaker: Levente Balasa, Head of Smart Infrastructure; Member of the Managing Board, Siemens
Speaker: Anita Simon, Deputy CEO responsible for sustainability and circular economy at ALTEO Plc.
Moderator: Péter Kaderják, Managing Director of the Hungarian Battery Association; Head of the Zero Carbon Hub at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Panellists:
Levente Balasa, Head of Smart Infrastructure; Member of Managing Board, Siemens
Lajos Barcsa, Vice Mayor, Municipality of Debrecen
Ferenc Kun, Managing Director, Debrecen Infrastructure Development
Miklós Molnár, CEO, SUNdroid
Primož Lemež, Chairman at Emobility.si
Dr. Ákos Nagy , Senior Counsel (Commercial and Infrastructure Projects), Kinstellar
Richárd Sáreczky, Head of Strategic E-Mobility and Business Development, Alteo
Speaker: Áron Sebők, Logistics Consultant, PMI Logistics Solutions Kft.
Moderator: Robert Fischer, CEO, Invensol
Panellists:
Levente Balasa, Head of Smart Infrastructure; Member of Managing Board, Siemens
Ádám Korbuly, CTO, OrthoGraph
THE AUTOMOTIVE DUAL TECH FORUM: BREAKTHROUGH POINTS AND NEW FRONTIERS
Speaker: Róbert Pachner, CEO, VEX Hungary
Speaker: Gabriella Simor, Senior Consultant, HypeX Consulting
Moderator: Máté Csehi, Manager, HypeX Consulting
Panellists:
Bence Nagy, Application Engineer, SciEngineer
Rita Somogyi, CEO, Tern Systems
Szabolcs Szolnoki, Deputy State Secretary for Technology, Space and Defense Industry
Péter Vincze, Managing Director, Rába Jármű
Zoltán Weltsch, Research Director, ZalaZone InnoTech
Recharge & Connect Night
TICKETS
Take a glimpse of last year’s highlights!
SPEAKERS
MÁRTON NAGY
PATRON
Minister, Ministry for National Economy
RICHÁRD SZABADOS
State Secretary for SME Development, Technology, and the Defence Industry
DAVID RICHARDS CBE
Research & Chairman of Prodrive (Slovenia),
Chairman of Motorsport UK
MARC ROZENDAL
CEO
EIT Urban Mobility
SASAN AMINI
Transportation Engineer,
Co-founder
Transcality AG
LEVENTE BALASA
Head of Smart Infrastructure;
Member of Managing Board,
Siemens
LAJOS BARCSA
Vice Mayor,
Municipality of Debrecen
MÁTÉ CSEHI
Manager,
HypeX Consulting
ANDRÁS CSEPINSZKY
Technology Standardization Expert,
ZONE Cluster
MARGARIDA DELGADO
Senior Product Specialist
Aimsun
VERONIKA ERŐS
Deputy Chair and Treasurer of the Managing Board of the EIT Urban Mobility Association
ROBERT FISCHER
CEO,
Invensol
TAMÁS FEHÉRVÁRY
CEO,
MGFÜ
PÉTER FRANK
Global Director of Business Unit Collaboration,
Knorr-Bremse
IGNÁC HORVÁTH
Technical sales manager,
GROB Hungaria Kft.
ANDREAS KLUGESCHEID
Chief Strategic Foresight and Engagement Officer,
ACEA
MÁRK KORALEWSKY
Business Unit Director,
Használtautó.hu/ United Platforms
ÁDÁM KORBULY
CTO,
OrthoGraph
SÁNDOR KOVÁCS
Group CEO,
ITK HOLDING
GÁBOR KOZÓ
Head of Engineering,
evosoft Hungary
FERENC KUN
Managing Director,
Debrecen Infrastructure Development
LÁSZLÓ KRENNER
CEE Sales Manager,
BYD Europe B.V.
PRIMOŽ LEMEŽ
Chairman at Emobility.si
BARTOSZ MIELECKI
CEO,
Polish Automotive Group (PGM)
EVANGELOS MINTSIS
Transportation Engineer &
Research Associate,
Centre for Research &
Technology Hellas
MIKLÓS MOLNÁR
CEO,
SUNdroid
ÁDÁM NAGY
Deputy State Secretary for Industry Affairs, Ministry for National Economy
BENCE NAGY
Application Engineer,
SciEngineer
JOHN PAUL OKWIRI
CEO
Konza Technopolis Development Authority, Kenya
GÁBOR ORMOSY
CEO,
AutoWallis Group
PACHNER RÓBERT
CEO,
Hungarian Defence Export Agency (VEX)
ISTVÁN PETÉNYI
CEO,
evosoft Hungary
TOMÁŠ PLUHAŘÍK
CEO and founder,
CyWeTa DNS - Dark Net Solutions
TAMÁS RÓZSA
Managing Partner,
Top Tier Consultants
JOSEP MARIA SALANOVA
Principal Researcher,
Centre for Research & Technology Hellas
MIROSLAV SCHEINER
Ministerial Commissioner for Smart Cities, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
ÁRON SEBŐK
Logistics Consultant
PMI Logistics Solutions Kft.
ANITA SIMON
Deputy CEO responsible for sustainability and circular economy,
ALTEO Plc.
GABRIELLA SIMOR
Senior Consultant,
HypeX Consulting
ZOLTÁN SIPOS
CEO,
Electrobus Europe
BLAZ STEFE
President,
Euro-Sino Automotive Association
SZABOLCS SZOLNOKI
Deputy Secretary of State for Technology, Space and Defense Industry
PÉTER VINCZE
Managing Director,
Rába Jármű Kft. (Rába Járműipari Holding Nyrt.)
WARD VLEEGEN
Leader,
Automotive TECH BELGIUM
ZOLTÁN WELTSCH
Research Director,
ZalaZone InnoTech (HU)
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Choose from flexible sponsorship opportunities, and let’s find the right fit together. We do have structured sponsorship packages, but if you don’t believe in one-size-fits-all solutions, get in touch and explore what works best for you. We’ll help you find the perfect match based on your goals, possibilities, and requirements.
Sponsorship packages start from 200,000 Ft.
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Representatives from the following companies and organisations will certainly be with us:
ACEA, AirBus Helicopters Magyarország Kft., Alteo Group, Auto Wallis Group, AUDI HUNGARIA Zrt., Automotive TECH BELGIUM, Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem, Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem, Budapest Airport Zrt., BKK Budapesti Közlekedési Központ Zrt., BYD Auto Hungary Kft., CAD Terv, Cisco Systems Magyarország Kft., CLEPA, Contemporary Amperex Technology Hungary Kft., Continental Automotive Hungary Kft., Dana Hungary Kft., Debreceni Egyetem, DMG Mori, EIT Urban Mobility, ElectroBus Europe Kft., Ericsson Magyarország Kft., Eve Power Hungary Kft., Flex Zalaegerszeg, GROB, HANKOOK TIRE Magyarország Gyártó és Kereskedelmi Kft., HARMANN, Használtautó.hu, HIPA Nemzeti Befektetési Ügynökség Zrt., HM EI Zrt., Hungary Sunwoda Automative Energy Technology Kft., HungaroControl Zrt., Ikarus Electric Zrt., JászPlasztik, KIA Slovakia, KNORR-BREMSE Fékrendszerek Kft., Magyar Akkumulátor Szövetség, Magyar Gazdaságfejlesztési Ügynökség Közhasznú Nonprofit Kft., Magyar Gépjárműipari Egyesület, Magyar Hidrogéntechnológiai Szövetség, Magyar Suzuki Zrt., MAN, MÁV Magyar Államvasutak Zrt., Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Hungary Kft., MICHELIN Hungária Abroncsgyártó Kft, Miskolci Egyetem, MOL Fleet Solution Flottakezelő Kft., MoTeRe Nonprofit Llc., MVM Mobiliti Kft., Nemzeti Innovációs Ügynökség Nonprofit Zrt., Neumann János Nonprofit Közhasznú Kft., NewTechnology, NIO Power Europe Kft., Pannon Egyetem, Pioneers, PMI Logistics, Rába Group, Robert Bosch Kft., roboGaze Kft., Samsung SDI Magyarország Gyártó és Értékesítő Zrt., Siemens Zrt., Stadler Szolnok Kft., Stellantis, Széchenyi István Egyetem, Thyssenkrupp Components Technology Hungary Kft., TopTier Consultants, Valeo eAutomotive Hungary Kft., ZalaZONE
RECOMMENDED ACCOMODATION
We recommend the following two hotels for conference participants, where they can stay at a discounted rate during the conference. Reservations are possible based on availability.
Three Corners Lifestyle Hotel
Mercure Budapest Korona
