The ECO-Innovation Cluster for Sustainable Development and the Hungarian Water Partnership
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are hosting a joint event
The objective of the forum is to examine and exchange insights on the following questions:
- Overview of the water sector – how can cooperation maximise the benefits of water industry solutions?
- What lessons have been learnt from water sector exports?
- How have sustainability expectations changed daily operations in the water sector?
- Development planning based on LCC and DCC – how does it support wise decisions on sustainable investments?
Programme
7 May
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Registration, coffee |
| 09:30 - 09:50 | Welcome words: |
| Dr. Nicolae Ajtai - Dean of Environmental Science and Engineering Faculty, Babeș-Bolyai University | |
| Dr. Nicoleta-Sanda Brișan PhD - President of the ECO-Innovation Cluster for Sustainable Development (CLEMS) | |
| Dr. Károly Kovács PhD (oec) - President of the Hungarian Water Partnership (HWP) | |
| BLOCK I WATER AND WATER INDUSTRY SITUATION IN ROMANIA AND HUNGARY | |
| 09:50 - 10:10 | The water industry in Romania: perspectives, challenges, and best practices for sustainable development. |
| Dr. Eng. Ilie Vlaicu - President of the Romanian Water Association (ARA) | |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Hungarian water and wastewater industry situation from the perspective of export, good practices |
| Dr. Károly Kovács PhD (oec) - President of the Hungarian Water Association (HWA) | |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Panel discussion: "What makes water industry export work?" |
| moderator: Dr. Eng. Florin Iliescu - member of the CLEMS Board | |
| participants: | |
| Dr Károly Kovács PhD (oec) - President of the Hungarian Water Association | |
| Mr. Balázs Varga - Head of Water Technologies Business Unit, Puraset Group | |
| Dr. Eng. Sorin Ulinici - Project Manager, Research-Development Institute for Environmental Protection Technologies and Equipment (ICPE Bistrita) | |
| Dr. Eng. Călin Vasile Neamțu - General Director of Someș Water Company S.A. | |
| Ms. Rita Studniczki - International Business Development Team Leader of Budapest Water Works | |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Coffee break |
| BLOCK II THE STATUS AND ROLE OF THE INDUSTRY IN THE ESG-BASED SUSTAINABILITY VALUE CHAIN | |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Sustainability expectations: Green deal - Taxonomy - ESG |
| Dr. Dana Bako - Head of Political Economy Department, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (FSEGA-UBB) | |
| The role of ESG in driving sustainable innovation in Romania's water industry - GAPS, progress and policy alignment with EU taxonomy | |
| Dr. Simina Lakatos - President, "Ernest Lupan" Institute for Research in Circular Economy and Environment (IRCEM) | |
| Every last drop: Building Sustainable Value Chains | |
| Dr. Jeremy Benn - Chief Executive of JBA Group | |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Sandwich lunch, informal B2B |
| BLOCK III LIFE-CYCLE COSTING (LCC) AND DYNAMIC COST COMPARISON (DCC) | |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Panel discussion - Development Planning Based on LCC and DCC in Option Analysis and Public Procurement |
| moderator: Dr. Adina Rus, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FSEGA) | |
| opening lecture: Dr. Károly Kovács PhD (oec), Hungarian Water Association (HWA) | |
| panel participants: | |
| Dr. Simina Lakatos - President, "Ernest Lupan" Institute for Research in Circular Economy and Environment (IRCEM) | |
| Dr. Valentin Filip - AMA Research and Development (Acumen Manifesto SRL) | |
| Dr. Alexandra Csavdari - Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (FSEGA-UBB) | |
| 15:30 - 16:30 | BLOCK IV PRESENTATIONS BY SPONSORS AND MEMBERS’ PITCH |
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Sponsors’ presentations (7' each): 1. Puraset Group, Mr. Balázs Varga, Head of Water Technologies Business Unit: "Regenerable Adsobents To Remove Arsenic, Fluoride And Boron" 2. S.C. ICPE BISTRIȚA S.A 3. S.C. AQUATECH INTERNATIONAL SRL 4. PIPELIFE 5. FIATECH S.R.L. 6. SC MIRAROM SRL 7. Direct-Line Inox 8. UPONOR Infra |
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| 16:30 - 16:40 | University of Pannonia - "Research and Innovation in the water sector at the University of Pannonia" ITIM Cluj-Napoca – "Research and Innovation in Advanced Materials for Water Decontamination and Drought Mitigation" |
| 16:40 - 18:00 | Coffee, refreshments, company presentations (2' pitches), B2B |
| 19:00 - | Gala Dinner hosted by CLEMS - Pension Roata Faget , Drumul Sfântul Ioan, Cluj-Napoca / Kolozsvár |
8 May
| 09:30 | Site visit at the Cluj-Napoca Wastewater Treatment Plant - organized by CLEMS |
| 11:30 | Visit to the Water Museum "Leonida Truță" - organized by CLEMS |
The event is free to attend, however registration is required.
Location
Babeș-Bolyai University,
Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering,
Iustinian Petrescu Amphitheater,
30 Fântânele Street,
Cluj-Napoca / Kolozsvár
Date
7-8 May 2025
Language
English
Contact person
Dr. Diana-Catalina Covaciu
diana-catalina.covaciu@usamvcluj.ro
+40 747 701 402
Deadline for registration:
05/10/2025
05/10/2025
Location of the Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering
