Programme

From farming to Industry: Boosting competitiveness in EU policies

8 Oct 2024 - 8:00 - 13:00 - Hungarian Parliament, Budapest, Hungary

DRAFT PROGRAMME

8:45 – 9:00 Registration

9:00 – 9:25 Official opening - Words of welcome

• Istvan JAKAB, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament

• Stefano MALLIA, President of the EESC Employers’ Group

  Introduced by István KOMORÓCZKI, Member of the EESC Employers' Group

9:25 – 9:40 Keynote speech – The Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU

• Ádám NAGY, Deputy State Secretary for Industry, Ministry of National Economy

9:40 – 11:00 Thematic session: The Future of the Agri-Food Value Chains 

Moderated by Katalin SÜLE, Employers' Group Member

• Viktor BALÁZS, Vice-president for sustainability, Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK)
• Zoltán Zs. SZOKE, President, Hungarian National Federation of Consumer Co-operative Societies and Trade Associations (AFEOSZ-COOP)
• Tamas ÉDER, President of Association of Responsible Food Producers, CEO of Bonafarm Group
• Dr Tibor CSEH, Director General, Hungarian Farmers’ Association
• Maurizio REALE, Employers' Group Member

Q&A with the audience

11:00 – 11:20 Coffee break

11:20 – 12:40 Thematic session: How to Accelerate a pro-competitiveness Industrial Strategy? 

Moderated by András EDELÉNYI, Employers' Group Member

Q&A with the audience

12:40 – 13:00 Closing session

• Wrap-up by Antje GERSTEIN, Employers' Group Member
• Closing by Stefano MALLIA, President of the EESC Employers’ Group