Programm (Entwurf)

09:00 – 09:45 Welcome and Opening Remarks
József Kossuth – Head of Cargo, Budapest Airport (introduction of Budapest Airport Cargo Development Strategy)
Erhard Busek, Chairman, IDM, Institute for the Danube Region & Central Europe
Video Message from VP Vazil Hudak, EIB

09:45 – 10:30 Session 1: Role of Hungary and Budapest Airport in the connectivity of the Danube
Region & Central Eastern Europe – development opportunities
György Firbás – Representation from Ministry of Innovation and Technology
Soóki-Tóth, Gábor Csaba M.Sc. MRICS – Airport Development Cluster
Wolf Péter – advisor to president – Pest County Municipality
Ádám Fucskó – manager international business – Hungarian Post
János Pekár – secretary of Hungarian Freight Forwarder Association
Panel moderator: József Kossuth, Head of Cargo Budapest Airport

10:45 – 11:45 Session 2: Recent challenges for Air cargo, effect of global economic, development opportunities – e-commerce business as a main driver
Andrey Zimin, Senior Operations Planning Manager at Amazon, Luxembourg (tbc)
Ting Ho, Qi Biotech, Hong Kong/China, the view from China & South East ASIA
Ali Al Jallaf, Chairman Air Cargo Trader LLC, Dubai
Samuel Jeffson, Director, St. Johns Freight, Chennai/India
René Droese, Director Properties, Budapest Airport
Panel moderator: Ferenc Kovacs, President – R-Bag Group

11:45 – 12:00 Summary, Conclusion of morning session
René Droese, Director Properties, Budapest Airport

11:45 – 12:30 Visit Air cargo Terminal, Greenfield Investment (in completion) and future challenges.
József Kossuth, Head Air Cargo Budapest Airport

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch & Transfer Csepel Island

13:30 – 14:30 Coffee break and Presentation & Visit Mahart Container Terminal
Zoltan Fabian, Managing Director Mahart Container Center

14:30 – 15:30 Session 3: Smart Connectivity via Containerization forced by Digitalization a.o.
Igor Hribar, Smart Railroad Equipment & Infra, the actual strategy of Deutsche Bahn
Andreas Stepan, the view from a Shipping Agency of (Smart) Global Container Lines
Panel: Zoltan Fabian, Managing Director Mahart Container Center, Csepel

15:30 – 17:00 Session 4: Trade, Infrastructure, Finance & Promotion (and Marketing & RoL)
Franz Nauschnigg, Founder of DFD (DanubeFinanceDialog)
Hannes Sollgruber, EC Brussel, Trade Development & Agreements
Zoltán Kozlovszky Logistics Centres/HIPA / Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency
Palágyi Adrián – Cargo and Property Marketing specialist
Tamas Forizs, DanubeLaw-Research
Panel: Dominik Schmied

17:00 – 17:45 Summary, Conclusion, Next steps and Schedule for DMRBW2020/2021
Ernst Schmied, Chair DMRBW2019 with H. Pönisch (OWWF) & J. Raizner (Steinbeis)