2024 December 2.

Hotel Marriott Budapest

Organised under the main patronage of János Áder, former President of Hungary, Chairman of the Blue Planet Foundation

About us

Budapest Climate Summit is a niche event focusing on the green transition of the CEE region’s economy.

The summit brings together policymakers, industry experts, corporate leaders, technology pioneers and next-generation sustainable leaders to share their perspectives on how to enable businesses and civil society to deliver actions necessary to achieve our common climate objectives.

The first Budapest Climate Summit took place in 2020, and since then it became an important yearly meeting point for climate and sustainability stakeholders. Distinguished speakers are coming from all around the world to discuss the green transformation of the economy in light of the 2050 climate targets. Encouraged by the huge success of the previous events the Budapest Climate Summit will be organised this year as well, on 2 December in Hotel Marriott Budapest.

Hot topics

At the Budapest Climate Summit you will learn about:

  • The new energy world: A reality check of the changing energy sector as it faces challenges of decarbonization and supply security.

  • COP29: A reality check of the changing energy sector as it faces challenges of decarbonization and supply security.

  • On the road towards a low-carbon economy: How do companies make their operations and the economy more sustainable and resilient across various industries?
  • Biogas and biomethane: driving the shift towards the green energy transition
  • Sustainable finance and investment: What is the role of green finance in climate change mitigation?

  • Clean transport and smart mobility: How can we cut the emissions of one of the most polluting sectors?

  • EU strategy for clean tech: How to maintain Europe’s competitiveness in the face of the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)?

  • The potential of small modular reactors (SMR): Can advanced nuclear power support energy security and help us solve climate change?
  • Smart cities in focus: How to empower cities for a net-zero future?
  • ESG trends to watch: What are the main ESG trends impacting investors and companies in the coming year?
  • CleanTECH: Innovative solutions to support the green transition
 

Speakers

János Áder

former President of Hungary, Chairman of the Blue Planet Foundation

Attila Steiner

State Secretary of Energy and Climate Policy, Ministry of Energy, Hungary

Laurent Maurin

Head of the Economic Studies Division in the Economics Department, European Investment Bank

Diana Ürge-Vorsatz

Vice Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Zsolt Jamniczky

Deputy CEO, E.ON Hungaria Zrt.

Byung Kim

Lead Country Manager, ExxonMobil Hungary

Csaba Kiss

Deputy CEO and Chief Generation Officer, MVM Energy Plc.

Barbara Botos

Ambassador at Large for Climate, Ministry of Energy, Hungary

Tim Yeo

Chairman, The New Nuclear Watch Institute

Rozalia Miklos

Managing Director responsible for the global Financial Engineering and Climate Analytics areas, MSCI

Dariusz Kryczka

Partner, EY Law Poland

Kornél Tóth

Head of Group Sustainable Business Solutions, MOL Group

Michael Bryant

Vice President Marketing and Sales, URENCO Group

Annamária Fehér

Head of the CEO’s cabinet, MVMCeenergy

Viktória dr. Mészáros Kardosné

Manager of the Green Transition Office, FGSZ Natural Gas Transmission Ltd.

László Juhász

vice president, Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority

György Szege

Head of the ESG and Sustainability Department, MBH Bank

József Török

Investment director, Blue Planet Venture Capital

Attila Aszódi

Full Professor, Institute of Nuclear Techniques, Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Réka Hámori

Chief Economist, Hungarian Banking Association

Marcell Szűcs

CEO, Planergy

Csaba Janáky

CEO, eChemicles

Monika Figaj

climate and just transition expert, Energy Community Secretariat

Róbert Fehér

Vice President, of Hungarian Renewable Energy Association

dr. Attila Kovács

Chief Secretary, Biomethane-Biogas Bioenergy Industry Association

Rajmond Percze

managing director, Agroloop

Tamás Pletser

Equity Analyst, Erste Investment

Alexis Honner

Business Development Manager, Rolls-Royce SMR

Ada Ámon

Executive Director, Budapest Climate Agency

Pál Ságvári

Vice President, Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority

Zsófia Beck

Managing Director, Partner, Boston Consuting Group

Claudia Patricolo

Editor-in-Chief, CEENERGYNEWS

Sponsors

Become a sponsor

Become a sponsor of the Budapest Climate Summit to maximise your exposure and to be recognised as a proactive member of a growing market. Stand out from the crowd!

  • Introduce yourself and showcase your project or technology at an international forum;
  • Get international coverage and high-profile visibility for your brand;
  • Benefit from networking and conducting business with senior-level delegates from the industry and government;
  • Make sure that your messages reach a broad audience;
  • Find new partners, investors and clients

Venue

Hotel Marriott Budapest

The venue of the Budapest Climate Summit is the Hotel Marriott Budapest, located in the heart of Hungary’s capital, along the banks of the Danube River and near Budapest’s most treasured landmarks, from the Chain Bridge to Buda Castle.

Enjoy the city

Explore the wonderful winter Budapest; visit Vaci utca and the Budapest Christmas Market after the conference, which is considered among the most beautiful Christmas markets in Europe, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors every year.

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