S&D FESTIVAL

Speakers

Nagy Márton

Ministry for National Economy
Minister for National Economy

Dr. Sárhegyi István

4iG Space & Defence Technologies Zrt.
CEO

Dr. Böröndi Gábor

Hungarian Defence Forces
Colonel General, Chief of General Staff

Fekete Péter

4iG Nyrt.
Vice Chairman for International Business Affairs

Radomír Šalitroš

Ministry of Investment, Regional Development and Informatizaton of the Slovak Republic
State Secretary

Cserényi Gyula

HUNOR
Astronaut

Magyari Gábor

Axiom Space
Business Development and Strategic Partnership Lead

Kisgergely Kornél

Ministry for National Economy
State Secretary for Public Finances

Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski

European Space Agency (ESA)
Astronaut

Deme László

Deputy State Secretary for Defence Planning, Procurement and Innovation Ministry of Defence, Hungary

Szolnoki Szabolcs

Ministry for National Economy
Deputy Secretary of State for Technology, Space and Defense Industry

Prof. Dr. Palkovics László

Government Commissioner for Artificial Intelligence

Ódor Bálint

Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Hungary to the European Union

H.E. Eng. Salem Al Qubaisi

UAE Space Agency
Director General

Dr. Balogh István

Hungary’s Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council at NATO
Ambassador

Dr. Fellegi Áron

Hypex Consulting Zrt.
Chairman of the Board

H.E. Kovács Tamás Iván

Ambassador of Hungary to Belgium and Luxembourg

Gülşen Karanis Ekşioğlu

Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Hungary

Saud Hamad Ghanem Hamad Alshamsi

Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Hungary

H.E. Iliran Kuka

Ambassador of Albania to Hungary

H.E. Jonathan Lacôte

Ambassador of France to Hungary

Caroline Savage

Chargé d’Affaires, US Embassy

Dr. Petri Bernadett

Ministerial Commissioner for the Ministry of Public Administration and Regional Development,
Managing Director of the Hungarian Development Promotion Office (MFOI Advisory).

Paul Walf

Rheinmetall Hungary Zrt.
CEO

Emre Akin

Chief Operating Officer, Europe
Nurol Makina
Supervisory Board Member
Gidrán Armored Vehicles

Pachner Róbert

VEX- Hungarian Defence and Space Export Agency
CEO

Dr. Veron Zsolt

Defence Industry Association of Hungary

Ervin Haramia

Association of the Security and Defence Industry of the Slovak Republic
Vice President for Strategy and Legislation

Nagy Zoltán

NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA)
Chief of Staff

Varga Mihály

Kész Group
Founder, Chairman of the Board

Goran Basarac

President of the Croatian Defense Industry Competitiveness Cluster

Rodrigo da Costa

European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
Managing Director

Pamela Huffman

Pamela Huffman

Muon Space
Senior Director

Heinrich Krispler

European Defence Agency
Project Officer GOVSATCOM and support to EU operations

Ézsiás Tamás

Airbus DS Geo Hungary Kft.
Managing Director

Dr. Deli Gergely

University of Public Service
Rector

Prof. Dr. Charaf Hassan

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Rector

Prof.Dr. Galambos Péter

Óbuda University
Vice Rector for Innovation

Prof. Dr. Friedler Ferenc

Széchenyi István University, Győr
Rector

Prof. Dr. Horváth Zita

University of Miskolc
Rector

Böszörményi-Nagy Gergely

Brain Bar
Founder

Gladden Pappin PhD

President, Hungarian Institute of International Affairs

Lawrence Aronhime

Lawrence Aronhime

Center for Leadership Education, Johns Hopkins University
Professzor

Prof. Dr. Szabó Gábor

ELI-ALPS
Managing Director

Dr. Shreeram Iyer

Prisma AI
Group CEO

Theodore S. Boone

Of Counsel, Dentons Budapest Member of Faculty, Corvinus University

Dr. Bartóki-Gönczy Balázs PhD

University of Public Service
Vice Dean for Research, Associate Professor

Dr. Lilla Bánkuty-Balogh PhD

Mathias Corvinus Collegium Senior Lecturer, Neumann János University
Head of the Center for Global Economy

Dr. Szalay Zsolt

Vice President for STEM (Engineering and Natural Sciences) Affairs, HUN-REN

Kristýna Helm

Czech Defence and Security Industry Association (AOBP)
Vice President

Wein András

HM EI Zrt.
Chief R&D Officer

Alessandro Gropelli

Connect Europe
Director General

Földi Orsolya

4iG Space and Defence Technologies Plc.
Chief Financial Officer

Pintér Zsolt

Deutsche Bank, Hungary
Chief Country Officer

Pablo González Sánchez-Cantalejo

Director of NATO and EU Defence Programmes, Indra Group

Russell Best

Arthur D. Little
Senior Advisor

Bogdán Krisztina

ING Hungary
Chief Executive Officer, Country Manager

Jan Hamáček

CSG
External Affairs Director

Pascal Legai

European Space Agency (ESA)
Senior Security Advisor

Giulia Pavesi

Lead on Security & Defence European Space Policy Institute (ESPI)

Robert Nowicki

Creotech Instruments
Advisor

Zábori Balázs

Remred Zrt.
Chief Technology Officer

Stefania Ciraolo

European Investment Bank
Head of European Investment Bank Group office in Hungary

Dr. Stukovszky Tamás

Védelmi Beszerzési Ügynökség Zrt.
Chief R&D Officer

Horváth Gyula

C3S Ltd.
Managing Director

Dr.Törcsi Péter

Oeconomus Economic Research Foundation
President

Prof. Dr. Sulyok Gábor

Professor of International Law, Széchenyi István University;
Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Legal Studies, HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences

Martin Wilberg

Kreab – Partner, Brussels
Sustainability & Strategic Resources Practice, Head of Defence and Civil Protection

Lukasz Wojdyga

Center for Strategic Studies – Warsaw Enterprise Institute
Director

Jónás László

Design Terminal
Managing Director

Daniel Šagath, Ph.D

Slovak Space Office - Industry Branch (SARIO)
Director

Nemes Andrea

EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
Seconded National Expert

Borbála Tótth

NATO
Space Partnership Officer

Hendrich Balázs

HU LP NIF
Ambassador

Tuan Trinh

28Digital
Regional Director

Jakub Molski

Clean Valley Capital
Managing Partner

Szepessy Kornél

Pharmaflight
Director for Business Development

Abe Malik

European Union & Middle East, Tomorrow.io
Director

Richard Pavlica

Czech Space Alliance
President

Emilien Watelet

ID2Move
Director

Dr. Szkiba Tamás

Partner, Corporate/M&A, Private Equity;
Head of Defense and Energy in Hungary Fehérváry Horányi Kovács Baker & McKenzie Attorneys-at-Law

Leo Exter

Don Koulaouzos

Skytrek Limited
Managing Director

Siklósi Péter

Hungarian Institute of International Affairs
Senior Research Fellow

Pazsiczky Tamás

EY-Parthenon, Strategy and Execution
Partner

dr. Gelényi Csaba

HypeX Consulting Plc.
Amb.Ret.

Ladányi Ármin

EU Office, HypeX Consulting Plc.
Managing Director

Tieger Endre

HypeX Consulting Plc.
Analyst

Dr. Csehi Máté

HypeX Consulting Plc.
Senior Manager

…and many others