Programme
"Novel networking in a new global context"
Thursday, 15 October 2015
2 – Business panel
Venue: Ministry of National Economy (Szemere Street 6, Budapest, 1054)
Language: Hungarian, Spanish interpretation provided
Moderator: Milán Farkas Deputy Director of Press and Communication Office of MNE
11:30-12:00 Welcome speech by Zoltán Marczinkó, Deputy State Secretary for
Corporate Relations, MNE, Hungary
12:00-13:00
Opening remarks:
Antonio Luis Carricarte Corona, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade
and Investment, Cuba
Oscar Stark Robledo, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Paraguay
Francisco González Díaz, General Director, ProMéxico
Viviana Araneda, Senior Advisor, DIRECON, Chile
Plenary session – panel discussion
13:00-14:00
Hungarian business promotion activity: organization, role and policy
Zsanett Ducsai-Oláh, CEO, Hungarian National Trading House
József Gaál, Vice-president, Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and
Industry
Latin American case:
Diego Borja Lascuráin, Director General for Cooperation and
Bilateral Economic Relations, AMEXCID, México
Diego Prieto Uribe, Director, Commercial Office of Colombia in
Brussels
Jorge López Morton, International General Director, COMCE,
Mexico
Carlos J. Mateu Pereira, Director of Human Resources of the
Office of Mariel Special Development Zone, Cuba
Lunch
14:00-15:00
Panel discussion - Session I:
Smart city
Moderator: Regő Lánszki,
Hungarian National Trading
House, Smart City Cluster
Panel discussion - Session II:
Healthy society
Moderator: Ágnes dr. Feketéné dr.
Fényi, MNE
1. Intelligent city – Urban
management
Panelists:
- Csaba Tóth, Wemont Kft.
- Tibor Kiss, University of
Pécs Smart City Research
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1. Medical industry
Panelists:
- András Csontos, Richter
Gedeon
- Ádám Hornyánszky, Béres
Zrt.
Q&A
Q&A
LAC example for a smart city
- Hugo Santos, Ecuador,
Q&A
2. IT and Smart infrastructure
Panelists:
- László Drajkó, Graphisoft
- Balázs Bodnár, EvoPro
LAC example for a smart city
- Sebastian Maques, AFTIC,
Argentina
- Andrés Benkő, American
Leader Group, Chile
Q&A
15:00-15:30
Coffee break
15:30-16:30
3. Water management
Panelists:
- Zsolt Eszes, Inwatech
- Csaba Haranghy,
Budapest WaterWorks
LAC example for a smart city
- Oscar Jorge Hernández
Lopez, Conagua, Mexico
Q&A
16:30-
LAC representative(s)
- Jorge Antonio Romero
Delgado, Cofepris, Mexico
- Álmos Hankó, Medimpex
Brasil
Q&A
2. Production of medical devices
and equipment
Panelists:
- Antal Nagy, Dispomedicor
- József Kern, Diagon
LAC representative(s)
- Einard Blanco García,
CIMAB S.A., Cuba
Q&A
3. IT
Panelists:
- Attila Balogh, 4D-anatomy
- Lóránt Vajda, BME Healtcare
Technologies Knowledge
Centre
LAC representative(s)
- Luis Falcón, GNU Health
Freedom and Equity in Health
care, Argentina
Q&A
4. Waste management
Panelists:
4. Herbal industry
- Zoltán Németh, OT
Panelists:
Industries
- Lopes-Szabó Zsuzsa,
- Tibor Nemcsek, National
Györgytea
Waste Management
- Máthé Ákos, Herb Association
Company
and Product Council
LAC example for a smart city
LAC representative(s)
- Carlos Castagnola,
- Jose Roberto Lazzarini,
Cabinet of the Peruvian
Apoena Inovacao en Saúde
National Congress
Ltda., Brasil
Q&A
Q&A
B2B meetings
(Language: common spoken language, no interpretation provided)
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3 – Higher Education and Science Panel
Venue: National University of Public Service (Ludovika Square 2, Budapest, 1083)
Language: English
11:30-12:30
Welcoming speeches
László Palkovics, Minister of State for Higher Education, Ministry of
Human Capacities
József Pálinkás dr., President - National Research, Development and
Innovation Office, NRDIO
József Bódis, dr., President – Hungarian Rector’s Conference
András Patyi dr., Rector - National University of Public Service
12:30-13:30
Introduction to the Education Section
Inés Sáenz Negrete, Dr., Dean of School of Education, Humanities and
Social Sciences, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
Lunch break
13:30-15:15
Section I – Education
Internationalization of higher education
Gábor Dobos, Tempus Public Foundation: „Supporting the
internationalisation of Higher Education: Stipendium Hungaricum and
Erasmus+ programme”
Opportunities and inter-institutional cooperation in the higher education
József Bódis, president, Hungarian Rectors’ Conference
Paulo Teixeira de Sousa Júnior, Prof. PhD, Head of the International
Relations Office, UFMT
Armando Sérgio Prado de Toledo, Petrobras
„Soft power” – The Role of Public Diplomacy in Promoting Higher
Education Cooperation
Antal Nikodémus, Head of Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Trade, Department for Science Diplomacy: “The Meaning of Public
Diplomacy – Tools of Knowledge export and Trade”
János Horváth, Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Trade: “The Practical Aspect of Public Diplomacy”
Tamás Kékesi, Prof. DSc, Vice-rector, Scientific and International Affairs,
University of Miskolc "Past and Present – Using past experiences to build
future connections”
Possibilities of regional cooperation
Mercedes I. Botto Dra., Researcher, CONICET, Director of PECIR, Latinamerican Faculty of Social Studies, Argentina
Henning Jensen Pennington Dr., rector, Universidad de Costa Rica
Isaias Rivera Ph.D., Associate Professor, Tecnologico de Monterrey
Campus Chihuahua. Mexico
Alejandro Jiménez Orozco, Dr. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of
Medicine UNAM, Mexico
15:15-15:30
Coffee break
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15:30-17:00
Section II – Science, technology and innovation
Science & Technology cooperation with Latin America, S&T programmes
of the NRDI Office
Szonja Csuzdi, Head of Department of International Affairs, National
Research, Development and Innovation Office
Cooperation opportunities offered by the H2020 programme
Balázs Kápli, H2020 Legal and Financial National Contact Point, National
Research, Development and Innovation Office
Project presentations
Prof. Dr. Mihály Réger - Vice Rector - Óbuda University International
Collaboration in Advanced Automotive Manufacturing – Mexico and
Argentina (tbc)
Dr. Ildikó Karsai, DSc. - Head of Cereal Molecular Breeding Department,
Agricultural Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences:
ADAPTAWHEAT - international collaboration network in developing tools
of wheat breeding for improved adaptation and yield potential
Panels 1 - 2 - 3
19:00-21:00
Reception at the Parliament, hosted by László Kövér, President of the
National Assembly (upon invitation)
Friday, 16 October 2015
9:00-
Possible bilateral meetings
10:00-
Field visit:
- Guided tour at Ökoindustria International Environmental
Industry,
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Exhibition, Budapest,
Millenáris
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