2024
ENVIRONTEC powered by ÖKOINDUSTRIA
02. Oct. 2024 (Wednesday)
The Hungarian Association of Environmental Enterprises (HAEE) organizes a biannual international professional conference to present the results and challenges in the field of remediation, sharing the latest research and development results and professional experiences. This year's conference will take place within the framework of the ENVIRONTEC powered by ÖKOINDUSTRIA international environmental industry trade fair on 2nd October 2024 in Budapest, at the HUNGEXPO Exhibition and Congress Centre.
One of the priority topics of the Hungarian EU Presidency in the second half of 2024 is the development of EU regulatory frameworks for soil contamination and measures aimed at preventing and eliminating pollution. In this context, Hungary is carrying out the EU's legislative task on monitoring soil and restoring soil health, which started in 2022. The proposed legislation regulates measures for the assessment, registration and restoration of contaminated soils. The development of the legislation is closely linked to the European Commission's New Soil Strategy adopted in 2021, which sets out medium- and long-term (2050) measures to comprehensively protect soils that are currently lacking in EU environmental legislation, linked to existing EU environmental strategies.
Beside this, there is an ongoing effort to renew the Hungarian remediation regulation, with emphasis not only on the remediation of contaminated sites, but also on the rehabilitation of brownfield and rust belt areas.
The planned event provides an opportunity to discuss domestic and EU remediation issues, current problems, goals-plans, legislative and implementation tasks, share good practices and techniques, and present the use of abandoned industrial/commercial/military/transport facility areas for new functions.
Information about the former Re:Brown confrences: https://kszgysz.hu/en/previous-conferences
Presenters: Representatives of the European Commission, NICOLE, Common Forum Europe and other international and national remediation experts
Who do we recommend participation to? For domestic and foreign professional organizations, experts and enterprises dealing with the situation exploration and implementation of contaminated sites, for representatives of science, as well as for companies with such fields, state actors, authority and legislative experts.
Planned duration of professional presentations: 2*2 hours (approx.)
Interpretation will be provided for those attending the conference.
Program (preliminary)
Date: 2. October 2024
Place: HUNGEXPO international exhibition area „…” pavilion
Hungary, 1101 Budapest, Albertirsai út 10.
Registration: 9.30 – 10.00
Chairman: Gábor Hasznos, Ministry of Energy
10.00 – 10.10 |
Dr. Csaba Ágoston, president,of HAEE |
Opening |
10.10 – 10.35 |
Bavo Peeters, Policy officer soil protection & sustainable land use, DG Env. (online) |
Draft Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive – EP/EC trialogue |
10.35 – 10.55 |
Rainer Baritz, Project Manager, EEA/EIONET(online) |
Progress in the management of contaminated sites in Europe |
10.55 – 11.15 |
Doct. Marco Falconi, Water and Land Remediation Project Manager, ISPRA/IMPEL |
Water and Land Remediation – project results/remediation technology guides |
11.15 – 11.25 |
Q&A |
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11.25 – 11.45 |
Coffee Break |
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11.45 – 12.05 |
Dietmar Müller-Grabherr, General Secretary, EU Common Forum on Contaminated Land |
EU projects and emergency substances |
12.05 - 12.25 |
Elena Stefanoni, Environmental Governance Specialist, UNEP(online) |
South-East European sub-regional platform to beat pollution |
12.25 - 12.45 |
Oszkár Vámosi, CEO, Adept Enviro Ltd. |
Environmental and Energy Efficiency OP (KEHOP) Remediation Project – lessons learned |
12.45 – 12.55 |
Q&A |
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12.55 - 13.55 |
Lunch |
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13.55 – 14.10 |
Gábor Raska, Senior Manager, EY denkstatt |
CSRD & microplastics contamination |
14.10 – 14.25 |
Jean Pierre Davit, Contaminated Land & Remediation Business Unit Leader, WSP |
Experience in remediation of new types of pollutants (sampling, diagnostics, models, technologies (PFAS) |
14.25 – 14.40 |
János Stickel, Technical Director, Elgoscar cPlc. |
Microbiological remediation based on real-time measurement |
14.40 – 14.55 |
Cosimo Masini, CEO, DND Biotech |
Soil-flushing and Robonova: innovative technologies for in situ and on-site biodegradation of contaminated soil |
14.55 – 15.05 |
Q&A |
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15.05 - 15.25 |
Coffee Break |
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15.25 – 15.40 |
Béla Farkas, Strategic and Business Development Director, Envirotis Holding cPlc. |
Management of the ecotoxicological hazards of new pollutants |
15.40 – 15.55 |
James Law, Vice President, SCS Engineers |
From a Brownfield to a Prime Redeveloped Real Estate Propery |
15.55 – 16.10 |
Péter Gentischer, Company Leader, Agruniver Holding Ltd. |
Remediation of Csepel Mazut Contaminated Zone |
16.10 – 16.25 |
Csaba Tóth, Diector General, Nitrokémia cPlc. |
Remediation under state responsibility (case study) - to be confirmed |
16.25 – 16.40 |
Q&A, Closing the conference |
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17.00 – 18.00 |
Networking & Reception |