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!
THE CONFERENCE IS FULL ; REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED!
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Plenary Session
Moderator: Gábor Hasznos
Hungarian Ministry for the Living Environment
10.10 – Conference Opening
Gergely Tóth, Damage Restoration and Remediation Working Group Leader, HAEE
10.20 – Changes and Trends in Damage Restoration
Gábor Hasznos, Damage Restoration Expert, Hungarian Ministry for the Living Environment
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, Western Balkan Soil Partnership
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
(Hungarian Language ONLY!)
Moderator: Csaba Markó
Senior Environmental Consultant, HAEE
13.00 – Remediation During Liquidation Proceedings and Consequences
Katalin Veres-Bocskay, National Reorganisation Ltd., Liquidator, Insolvency Expert
13.25 – Rehabilitation of the Kemiplas Plant contaminated Site in Királyszentistván
Csaba Tóth, Chief Executive Officer, Nitrokémia Plc.
13:50 – BREAK
14.00 – 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
14.25 – Rákosrendező – a city-wide pilot project
Bálint Dományi, Rákosrendező Project Office Manager, BFVK Plc.
14.50 – Off-grid technology: the optimal remediation system
János Stickel, Technical Director, ELGOSCAR Environmental Technology Ltd.
15:15 – Section Closing Remarks
(Hungarian Language ONLY!)
Moderator: Dr. Habil Csaba Ágoston
Chairman of HAEE
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 – The fight against overt, covert and underhanded forms of environmental pollution
Zoltán Palotai, 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