Schedule

AI Summit 2026 - Budapest

Schedule

09:00 - 09:30

09:30 - 10:30

09:30 - 10:30

Room Bem LED Hall

Neuromorphic Predictive AI: Methods, Systems, Applications

Plenary talk 1 (online presentation)

Plenary

Nicola Kasabov

Plenary speaker

Nicola Kasabov

Aukland University of Technology, New Zealand

10:30 - 12:00

10:30 - 12:00

Room Bem LED Hall

AI governance in the Central European region

Panel 1 (streaming to Bem Ball Room)

Keynote

L

Lukáš Kačena

Government Commissioner for AI, Czech Republic

Igor Simko

Igor Simko

Member of Parliament, Slovakia

László Palkovics

László Palkovics

Government Commissioner for AI, Hungary

Panelist

Lukasz Cieszynski

Lukasz Cieszynski

Digital & Health Committee, Poland

Ferenc Bagi

Ferenc Bagi

University of Novi Sad, Serbia

A

Andrea Bálint

Transylvanian Artificial Intelligence Knowledge Center

Moderator

László Palkovics

László Palkovics

Government Commissioner for AI, Hungary

12:00 - 13:00

13:00 - 14:30

13:00 - 14:30

Room Bem LED Hall

Standardization and Regulation 1

Panel 2

Keynote

Clara Neppel

Clara Neppel

IEEE Europe, Austria

László Bódis

László Bódis

Ministry of Culture and Innovation, Hungary

G

Gergő Szertics

HUN-REN AI Service Center, Hungary

Panelist

Michael Heiss

Michael Heiss

Siemens AG Österreich, Digital Industries, Austria

Till Klein

Till Klein

appliedAI Institute for Europe gGmbH, Germany

Ricardo Chavarriaga

Ricardo Chavarriaga

ZHAW, Swiss Centre for Responsible AI, Switzerland

M

Mario Tokarz

VBE Academy, Austria

Vasco de Oliveira Janeiro

Vasco de Oliveira Janeiro

European Institute of Innovation & Technology, Hungary

Moderator

I

Irene Kitsara

IEEE Europe, Austria

13:00 - 14:30

Bem Ball Room 1-2

Autonomous Vehicles and Robotic Systems

Panel 3

Keynote

Z

Zoltán Hamar

AVL ZalaZone, Hungary

Balázs Lóránd

Balázs Lóránd

AUMOVIO, Hungary

Panelist

Tamás Márton Bérczes

Tamás Márton Bérczes

University of Debrecen, Hungary

D

Dániel Rohács

BME, Hungary

Á

Ákos Bokor

SZTAKI, Hungary

Ádám Miklósi

Ádám Miklósi

ELTE, Hungary

J

Jurij Sidor

ELTE, Hungary

Moderator

Á

Árpád Takács

AUMOVIO, Hungary

13:00 - 14:30

Bem Ball Room 3

Science parks & AI

Panel 4

Keynote

Salvatore Majorana

Salvatore Majorana

IASP president, Italy

Panelist

G

György Eigner

Obuda University, Hungary

J

Jozef Magdolen

Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia

Vedran Bubalo

Vedran Bubalo

Technology Park Varazdin, Croatia

Moderator

G

György Eigner

Obuda University, Hungary

14:30 - 15:00

15:00 - 16:00

15:00 - 16:00

Room Bem LED Hall

Shaping the Future of Human-Robot Collaboration

Plenary talk 2

Plenary

Oussama Khatib

Plenary speaker

Oussama Khatib

Stanford University, USA

16:00 - 17:30

16:00 - 17:30

Room Bem LED Hall

Standardization and regulation 2

Panel 5

Keynote

Viktor Vajda

Viktor Vajda

Hungarian Artificial Intelligence Council, Hungary

Panelist

G

Gábor Tamási

National Legislation Database (Ministry of Justice, Hungary) / MKFI Ltd., Hungary

Máté Slomó Köves

Máté Slomó Köves

Unified Hungarian Jewish Congregation (EMIH), Hungary

František Babič

František Babič

TUKE, Slovakia

Moderator

K

Kása Ferenc

Neumann János Nonprofit Kft., Hungary

16:00 - 17:30

Bem Ball Room 1-2

AI first, or Robot first ?

Panel 6

Keynote

Tamás Haidegger

Tamás Haidegger

Obuda University, Hungary

Panelist

Oussama Khatib

Oussama Khatib

Stanford University, USA

Juraj Gazda

Juraj Gazda

TUKE, Slovakia

Fausto Ferreira

Fausto Ferreira

Centre of Excellence MARBLE, University of Zagreb

Moderator

Tamás Haidegger

Tamás Haidegger

Obuda University, Hungary

16:00 - 17:30

Bem Ball Room 3

Agentic AI

Panel 7

Keynote

Andrei Damsa

Andrei Damsa

Neuron Solutions, Hungary

Panelist

Balázs Németh

Balázs Németh

HUN-REN SZTAKI, Hungary

Viktor Remeli

Viktor Remeli

GDE MIT, Hungary

Endre Hegyi

Endre Hegyi

Ericsson, Hungary

Z

Zsolt Bátorfi

Nokia, Hungary

Géza Kulcsár

Géza Kulcsár

PTC, Hungary

Bálint Rákosi

Bálint Rákosi

R-Szoft Kft, Hungary

G

Gergő Szertics

HUN-REN AI Service Center, Hungary

Moderator

G

Gyula Kovács

Neuron Solutions, Hungary

18:30 - 20:00

18:30 - 20:00

Cruising on river Danube

Welcome reception

BKK tickets will be provided to all registered participants. Staff members will help in order to find the nearest BKK stop called ‘Bem József tér’. It is 4 stops to get BKK stop called ‘Várkert Bazár’ (take tram no. either 19 or 41). Cruise waiting point: ‘Várkert Bazár’ ferry terminal Cruise name: River Diva 18:30–19:00 – Gathering on cruise 19:00 (sharp) – Cruise departure 21:00 – Disembarking

Schedule

08:30 - 09:30

08:30 - 09:30

Room Bem3

AI-powered space: AI adoption in a commercial space economy

Plenary talk 3

Plenary

David Alexander

Plenary speaker

David Alexander

Rice University, USA

09:30 - 10:00

10:00 - 11:30

10:00 - 11:30

Room Bem3

Space Technology & AI 1

Panel 8

Keynote

Péter Kristóf

Péter Kristóf

Hungarian Space Lab Network

Panelist

János Lichtenberger

János Lichtenberger

Obuda University, Hungary

Orsolya Ferencz

Orsolya Ferencz

Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hungary

David Alexander

David Alexander

Rice University, USA

Tamás Csanádi

Tamás Csanádi

Institute of Materials Research of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Košice, Slovakia

Damian Pietrusiak

Damian Pietrusiak

Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland

Moderator

Orsolya Ferencz

Orsolya Ferencz

Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hungary

10:00 - 11:30

Bem Ball Room 1-2

Large Language Models

Panel 9

Keynote

N

Nemeskey Dávid

ELTE, Hungary

Panelist

Géza Kulcsár

Géza Kulcsár

PTC, Hungary

Z

Zsuzsanna Mikó

Hungarian National Archives, Hungary

G

Gianfranco Pedone

HUN-REN SZTAKI, Hungary

Márk Baja

Márk Baja

Dentons Réczicza Law Firm, Hungary

Ádám Visnyovszki

Ádám Visnyovszki

avander, Hungary

András Hajdú

András Hajdú

University of Debrecen, Hungary

Moderator

G

György Eigner

Obuda University, Hungary

10:00 - 11:30

Bem Ball Room 3

Scientific applications 1

Panel 10

Keynote

András Benczúr

András Benczúr

HUN-REN SZTAKI, Hungary

István Szabó

István Szabó

MATE, Hungary

Branislav Kisačanin

Branislav Kisačanin

Institute for AI Research and Development of Serbia, Serbia

Moderator

D

Dániel Drexler

Obuda University, Hungary

11:30 - 12:00

12:00 - 13:30

12:00 - 13:30

Room Bem3

Space Technology & AI 2

Panel 11

Keynote

Róbert Herhalt-Nagy

Róbert Herhalt-Nagy

4iG Nyrt, Hungary

Panelist

Róbert Herhalt-Nagy

Róbert Herhalt-Nagy

4iG Nyrt, Hungary

János Lazányi

János Lazányi

PCB Design, Hungary

M

Michaela Abel

Decent Cybersecurity, Slovakia

Slobodan Danko Bosanac

Slobodan Danko Bosanac

Adriatic Aerospace Association (A3), Croatia

Iulian-Emil Juhasz

Iulian-Emil Juhasz

Initium Space, Romania

Moderator

Péter Kristóf

Péter Kristóf

Hungarian Space Lab Network

12:00 - 13:30

Bem Ball Room 1-2

FinTech & AI / Defense & AI

Panel 12

Keynote

M

Márton Suppan

Peak, Hungary

M

Máté Jendrolovics

Intuitech, Hungary

M

Ming Hou

IEEE AI Coalition, Canada

Moderator

S

Sándor Zsolt Sipos, LL.M in AI

12:00 - 13:30

Bem Ball Room 3

Scientific applications 2

Panel 13

Keynote

G

Gábor Kertész

Obuda University, NJSZT & IEEE Hungary Section

Árpád Pikéthy

Árpád Pikéthy

IBM Hungary

J

Jakub Mareček

Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic

Moderator

D

Dániel Drexler

Obuda University, Hungary

13:30 - 14:00

14:00 - 15:30

14:00 - 15:30

Bem Ball Room 1-2

MedTech & AI 1

Panel 15

Keynote

István Peták

István Peták

Genomate, Hungary

Panelist

Balázs Rózsa

Balázs Rózsa

Brain Vision Center, Hungary

L

Lara Ware

Semmelweis University, Rehabilitation Clinic, Hungary

P

Peter Drotár

TUKE, Slovakia

Balázs Harangi

Balázs Harangi

University of Debrecen, Hungary

Moderator

D

David Trayford

Obuda University, Hungary

14:00 - 15:30

Bem Ball Room 3

Digital humanism and the role of the public sector

Panel 16

Keynote

Jutta Meier

Jutta Meier

Identity Valley, Germany

Federico Menna

Federico Menna

28Digital, Belgium

Panelist

Klemens Himpele

Klemens Himpele

City of Vienna, Austria

F

Fabian Kors

City of Munich, Germany

Ruud Schuthof

Ruud Schuthof

ICLEI

Moderator

I

Irene Kitsara

IEEE Europe, Austria

15:30 - 16:00

16:00 - 17:30

16:00 - 17:30

Room Bem3

Energy & AI

Panel 17

Keynote

Szabolcs Molnár

Szabolcs Molnár

University of Miskolc, Hungary

H

Hartwig Stammberger

Eaton, Bonn, Germany

Panelist

I

Irene Kitsara

IEEE Europe, Austria

Szabolcs Molnár

Szabolcs Molnár

University of Miskolc, Hungary

M

Mario Perez Jimenez

Ericsson, Hungary

Moderator

H

Hartwig Stammberger

Eaton, Bonn, Germany

16:00 - 17:30

Bem Ball Room 1-2

MedTech & AI 2 (Industry)

Panel 18

Keynote

Loránd Erőss

Loránd Erőss

Semmelweis University, Hungary

Panelist

G

György Eigner

Obuda University, Hungary

Bálint Várkuti

Bálint Várkuti

CereGate, Hungary

L

Lehel Ferenczi

GE Healthcare, Hungary

Zoltán Karászi

Zoltán Karászi

Qtics, Hungary

V

Viktória Kovács

Bethesda, Hungary

Moderator

Zoltán Karászi

Zoltán Karászi

Qtics, Hungary

16:00 - 17:30

Bem Ball Room 3

Digital humanism 2

Panel 19

Keynote

László Kovács

László Kovács

University of Miskolc, Hungary

Panelist

Tamás Holczinger

Tamás Holczinger

Hungarian State Treasury, Hungary

Ferenc Olti

Ferenc Olti

BKV, Hungary

Attila Frész

Attila Frész

BIT, Hungary

Szilveszter Kovács

Szilveszter Kovács

University of Miskolc, Hungary

Attila Trohák

Attila Trohák

University of Miskolc, Hungary

Moderator

G

Gábor Kertész

Obuda University, NJSZT & IEEE Hungary Section

18:30 - 21:00

18:30 - 21:00

Museum of Fine Arts

Gala dinner

Venue: Museum of Fine Arts Address: Dózsa György út 41, 1146 Budapest 17:30 – Buses leave from Kimpton Bem Hotel to the museum 18:30–19:00 – Gathering at Room Marble 19:00 – Welcome speech 19:30–21:30 – Visit the temporary exhibition ‘The First Chinese Emperor’s Terracotta Warriors’ 22:00 – Gala dinner closing

Schedule

09:00 - 10:30

10:30 - 11:00

11:00 - 12:30

11:00 - 12:30

Room Bem LED Hall

Regulation & AI

Panel 20

Keynote

Balázs Arató

Balázs Arató

Obuda University, Hungary

Panelist

Tamás Parti

Tamás Parti

Hungarian Chamber of Civil Law Notaries, Hungary

Norbert Vass

Norbert Vass

NAIH, European Union Digital Data Strategy

B

Bálint Telekesi

KRE, Hungary

M

Miklós Gábor Zorkóczy

Obuda University, Hungary

S

Szabolcs Szöllősi-Baráth

Szöllősi-Baráth Law Firm, Hungary

Moderator

Balázs Arató

Balázs Arató

Obuda University, Hungary

11:00 - 12:30

Bem Ball Room 1-2

Food safety & AI

Panel 21

Keynote

Péter Salga

Péter Salga

Dyntell, Hungary

Panelist

Tamás Sarusi-Kis

Tamás Sarusi-Kis

Bonafarm, Hungary

Pál Goda

Pál Goda

Institute of Agricultural Economics Nonprofit, Hungary

M

Márta Alexy

Obuda University, Hungary

Moderator

M

Márta Alexy

Obuda University, Hungary

11:00 - 12:30

Room Bem3

Data Governance

Panel 22

Keynote

S

Sabine Singer

Sophisticated Simplicity, Austria

Panelist

Márk Baja

Márk Baja

Dentons Réczicza Law Firm, Hungary

Sara Solarova

Sara Solarova

Kempelen Institute of Intelligent Technologies, Slovakia

B

Botond Horváth

GVH, Hungary

W

Walter Palmetshofer

TU Wien, Austria

Moderator

I

Irene Kitsara

IEEE Europe, Austria

12:30 - 13:30

13:30 - 14:30

14:30 - 16:00

14:30 - 16:00

Room Bem LED Hall

PhD Research & AI

Panel 23

Keynote

Zoltán Tóth

Zoltán Tóth

Semmelweis University Institute of Digital Health Sciences, Hungary

Panelist

B

Barbara Simon

Obuda University, Hungary

Dejsi Quorri

Dejsi Quorri

DOSZ, Hungary

K

Kwekha Rostam Zhyar

Obuda University Doctoral School, Hungary

A

Attila Csomos

DOSZ, Hungary

T

Tamás Filep

Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary

Moderator

B

Borbála Gergics

Obuda University, Hungary

14:30 - 16:00

Bem Ball Room 1-2

Cybersecurity & AI

Panel 24

Keynote

S

Szabolcs Szolnoki

Hungary

N

Norbert Tihanyi

Abu Dhabi Technology Innovation Institute, Abu Dhabi

Panelist

Ferenc Molnár

Ferenc Molnár

CC Lab, Hungary

C

Csanád Bertók

University of Debrecen, Hungary

J

József Répási

Alverad, Hungary

Gabriella Biró

Gabriella Biró

University of Public Service, Hungary

László Zömbik

László Zömbik

Ericsson, Hungary

Moderator

M

Márton Miklós

ACPMIT

14:30 - 16:00

Room Bem3

OUVC

Panel 25

Keynote

Martin Olczyk

Martin Olczyk

Startup expert, ex-Techstars, Italy

Panelist

Martin Olczyk

Martin Olczyk

Startup expert, ex-Techstars, Italy

Mária Ackermann

Mária Ackermann

Hiventures, Hungary

I

Imre Hild

OUVC, Hungary

M

Mr. István Kerek

Founder of AI Bootcamp and ‘ChatGPT for Hungarians’

M

Mr. Zsigmond Bodnár

Founder of Yolo.AI

Moderator

I

Imre Hild

OUVC, Hungary

16:00 - 17:00

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