
June 29-July 1, 2022
The speach will review major supply and demand shocks that hit the European natural gas and electricity markets since the last major Russian gas supply cut in 2009. It also evaluate the policy responses to those shocks at the EU and member state level to increase the resilience of network related energy industries in Europe. Conclusions on how to manage the current energy crisis in Europe are drawn.
Former Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Policy at the Ministry of Innovation and Technology, Hungary
Dr. Péter Kaderják, PhD in Business Administration has a long standing academic and decision-making experience in the fields of energy sector regulation and energy- and climate policy. Currently he is Head of Zero Carbon Hub at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. Formerly he served in several high-level government and regulatory positions: as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Policy at the Ministry of Innovation and Technology, Hungary; as member of the Supervisory Board of ACER; as President of the Hungarian Energy Office; and as Chief of Cabinet for the Minister of Economic Affairs, Hungary. His academic contribution is linked primarily to Corvinus University of Budapest, where he received his degrees and established and directed REKK (the Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research) between 2004 and 2018. His past and current activities are strongly linked to the liberalization and European integration of the Hungarian electricity and natural gas sectors; the successful diversification of the Hungarian natural gas sector; and the creation of national strategies to meet climate neutrality by Hungary by 2050. Today he is busy with the design and implementation of policies, programs, research and education that promote Hungary towards climate neutrality.