The 3rd Re-Brown Remediation and Brownfield Investments Conference, to be held on October 9, 2026, aims to bring together industry stakeholders, decision-makers, researchers, and developers to discuss the most important issues surrounding the rehabilitation of contaminated sites and new technological solutions. In organizing the event, we are placing special emphasis on ensuring that the program addresses the current priorities of the Hungarian sector and provides opportunities for active participation by Hungarian professionals.
Attention! We reserve the right to make changes to the program!
Plenary Session
10.00 – Opening presentation
to be confirmed
10.20 – Structural Transformation of State Environmental Protection (in the Context of Remediation)
to be confirmed
10.45 – Preparing Remediation Projects in Ukraine
Pier Carlo Sandei, Senior Program Officer, UNEP
11.10 – Remediation Projects and Oppotunities in the Balkans
Dr. Dragana Vidojević, Western Balkan regional soil expert, Serbian Environmental Protection Agency
11.35 – New Remediation Technologies
Dr. Marco Falconi, Water and land remediation project manager, IMPEL
12:00 – LUNCH BREAK
Section 1: Case Studies and Solutions
13.00 – Remediation During Liquidation Proceedings and Consequences
Vera Barócsi, National Reorganisation Ltd., Liquidator, Insolvency Expert
13.25 – Budapest’s Brownfield Program and its Results
Orsolya Barsi, Deputy Director, Office of the Mayor, Department of Climate and Environmental Affairs: Brownfield Projects, City of Budapest
13:50 – BREAK
14.00 – Rákosrendező – a city-wide pilot project
Bálint Dományi, Rákosrendező Project Office Manager, BFVK Plc.
13.55 – Off-grid technology: the optimal remediation system
János Stickel, Technical Director, ELGOSCAR Environmental Technology Ltd.
14:50 – Section Closing Remarks
13.00 – Remediation of DNAPL Contamination (a pilot project)
Oszkár Vámosi, Adept Enviro Ltd.
13.25 – Incident on a MOL Product Pipeline—Lessons Learned from Damage Control and Cleanup
Henrietta Lukács, Head of Environmental Protection and Remediation, EBK, MOL Plc.
13:50 – BREAK
14.00 – Studies on the drainage and water treatment of the red mud reservoirs in Ajka
Zsuzsanna Czinkota, Design and Expert Team Leader, Naturaqua Zrt.
14.25 – Pollutants – Lessons from the Past and Challenges for the Fututre
Béla Farkas, Business Development Manager, Green Collect Ltd.
14.50 – Lessons Learned from Asbestos Contamination in Western Hungary Originating in Austria
Dr. Habil. Csaba Ágoston, Chairman of HAEE
15:15 – Section Closing Remarks