HOT TECH & human impact

In recent years, several technologies have become trends and buzzwords in the digital world. Quantum technology, AI, AR-VR, IoT, 5G - where are these leading and what can be seen in their practical application?

Moderators: Ákos Mácz (IVSZ), Richárd Wenczel (IVSZ)

opening presentations

9:30 - 9:45: The unimaginable reality in the cities of the future

Ferenc Pongrácz, general manager - innovation (Tungsram)

9:45 - 10:00: AI: Terminator or BB-8

László Boa, technology expert (IBM Hungary)

10:00 - 10:15: The economic and social challenges of artificial intelligence

László Gulyás, node director (EIT Digital)


10:15 - 10:30: Customer experience and payment with client authentication

László Szetnics, regional business development leader (Mastercard)

10:30 - 11:00: Open banking outside pf banking - panel discussion

11:00 - 11:15: The rise and fall of cryptocurrencies, portfolio building and management using innovative means

Gábor Pataki, founder (

11:15 - 11:30: The evolution leap of medical record systems on the basis of Blockchain

Tamás Czeglédi, co-founder (Blockchaineum)

11:30 - 11:45: How is quantum technology going to upset the world?

János Asbóth, physicist, Ph.D., senior research fellow (MTA Wigner Fizikai Kutatóközpont)

11:45 - 12:00: 5G open for business

Zsolt Kormányos, VP Networks (GC Unit Deutsche Telekom)

12:00 - 12:15: Huawei innovations of 5G mobile networks

Aleksander Jakubczak, CEE&Nordic European Carrier Business (Huawei)

12:15 - 12:30: 5G: evolution or revolution

Zoltán Oláh, head of Intelligent Packet Core Business Program (Nokia)

AI Ethics

12:30 - 12:45: How do people do it? Regional perspectives of artificial intelligence

Dr. Róbert Pintér, research lead (eNet)

12:45 - 13:00: Sociocultural adaptations of weak AI

Katalin Fehér, senior research fellow, delegate expert (BGE, AI Coalition)

13:00 - 13:15: Ethical artificial intelligence?

Imre Bárd, researcher (Nesta)

13:15 - 13:30: Data protection in the era of artificial intelligence

Gábor Varga, strategic technology consultant in Hungary (Microsoft)


13:30 - 14:00: Digital detox - panel discussion


14:00 - 14:15: Hungarian AI panorama

Gergely Szertics, professional leader (AI Coalition)

14:15 - 14:30: AI boosted development

Attila Bíró, product owner (ITware Kft.)

14:30 - 14:45: Quantifying analog customers and rows in shops - AI practices in 2019

Balázs Horváth, commercial director (Ultinous Zrt.)

14:45 - 15:00: Let’s build software robots!

Endre Jóföldi, CEO (Precognox Informatikai Kft.)

15:00 - 15:15: The socially sensitive robot

György Körmendi, CEO (Clementine)

15:15 - 15:30: Is artificial intelligence useful in HR management?

Kata Illés, CEO & co-founder (Indivizo)

15:30 - 15:45: How does Vanda learn?

Ádám Domján, lead product developer (T-Systems)


15:45 - 16:00: We f*cked up, we started over, we succeeded: F*ckup stories and solutions during the manufacture of digital products

Zsuzsa Kékesi, head of digital (HVG)

16:00 - 16:15: My favourite innovation f*ckup projects, without which we never would have made it

Balázs Scheidler, director of product management (PAM&LM, One Identity)

16:15 - 16:30: The pitfalls of agile product development

Balázs Bitay, division manager (Virgo)

16:30 - 16:45: Energy-saving startup in the maze of multis

Rita Farkas, COO (HeatVentors)

16:45 - 17:00: Why you shouldn’t do it like startups

Ákos Csertán, design strategist (Frontira)