‘Challenges and Responses – Hungary for the Success of Africa’
May 19-20, 2011
DAY 1 – Thursday, May 19, 2011
09.30 Registration
Chairman of the Conference: Peter Morenth, Executive Vice-President, Afrika Holding Inc.
OPENING CEREMONY WITH THE PATRONS OF THE SUMMIT
10.00 Welcome address by Sándor Balogh, President, African Hungarian Union
10.05 Welcome note on behalf of the host, Péter Szatmári, Vice-Rector, Zsigmond Király College
10.10 Welcome address by H.E. Fernanda Guerrieri, FAO Assistant Director General, Regional Representative
10.15 Zsolt Horváth, Minister of State for Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development speaking on behalf of Hon. Sándor Fazekas, Minister, Ministry of Rural Development and Chief Patron of the Conference
10.20 Welcome address by Zsolt Becsey, Minister of State for International Economic Relations, Ministry for National Economy
10.35 Opening remarks by Erzsébet Dobos, President, Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
10.45 H.E. Gilbert Balibaseka Bukenya, Deputy Prime Minister, Republic of Uganda
SESSION 1 – WATER
Collaboration between Business and Grassroot Communities to Fulfil the Right to Water
11.30 Attila Molnár, Ei Zrt., Project Manager
New Hungarian Drinking Water Procedure
11.50 Gábor Miklós, Envihorizont Kft, Environmental Engineer
12.10 István Kenyeres, Organica Water Inc, Chairman of the Board and Co-founder
12.30 István Kerepeszki, ÖKO-LAND Association, President
12.50 Károly Kovács, Hungarian Water Industry Cluster, President
Questions and Answers
13.30 – 14.30 Reception at the Foyer
SESSION 2 – FOOD
14.30 Endre F. Kanizsay, CSc, Szent István University, Gödöllő
14.50 László Búza, Director, FOODLAWMENT
15.10 András Woynárovich, FAO Consultant and András Péteri, FAO Consultant
15.30 Anna Gajdó, Alginit Ltd, Managing Director and Frank Gresens, Alginit Ltd, Consultant
15.50 Szabolcs Németh, Bábolna Tetra, Commercial Director
Questions and Answers
16.30 Closing of the first day of the Conference
DAY 2 – Friday, May 20, 2011
09.30 Registration
Chairman of the Conference: Peter Morenth, Executive Vice-President, Afrika Holding Inc.
OPENING CEREMONY WITH THE PATRONS OF THE SUMMIT
10.00 Opening the second day of the Conference by Sándor Balogh, President, African Hungarian Union
10.05 Welcome address by Zoltán Kiss, Vice-President, Budapest Chamber of Commerce (BKIK)
10.10 Opening remarks on video message by Kristóf Szatmáry, Minister of State for Internal Economic Relations, Ministry for National Economy
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
10.20 H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, former President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
SESSION 3 – ENERGY
10.45 István Pataki, Innocell Energy Ltd, Managing Director
11.05 József Steier, Sunwo Strategic Energy Technologies Inc., Chief Executive Officer
11.25 Ferenc Virágh, FŐBER International Real Estate Development and Engineering PCL, Managing Director and Head of International Relations
Questions and Answers
SESSION 4 – INVESTMENT
12.00 György Kerekes, Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency, Vice-President
12.20 Pál Toma, Eximbank, Senior Export Financing Consultant
12.40 Gabriella Tünde Pethő, Infacto Hungary Ltd, Managing Director and Ferenc Varga, Infacto Hungary Ltd, Consultant
13.00 Kálmán Mészáros, Embassy of the Republic of Hungary, Republic of South Africa, Pretoria, appointed First Secretary Economic Affairs
13.20 Norbert W. Knoll von Dornhoff, General Secretary, WUSME World Union of SMEs Millennium Regions in Sub-Saharan Africa
Questions and Answers
14.00 Closing of the Conference by Gábor Harangozó, Member of Parliament, President of the Inter-parliamentary Union, Hungarian-African Friendship Society