Chief Patron
Dr. Zsolt Kutnyánszky
State Secretary for Defence Strategy and Human Resources Policy at the Hungarian Ministry of Defence
Dr. Zsolt Kutnyánszky is the State Secretary for Defence Strategy and Human Resources Policy at the Hungarian Ministry of Defence.In 2006, Dr. Kutnyánszky started to work at the Budapest Waterworks as a Legal Counsellor and then as a Head of Cabinet. That was the beginning, when water as a key factor appeared in his work life.After that, water and especially water security accompanied his career and time-to-time again played a crucial role during his positions at the National Development Agency (2008-2013), Ministry of Innovation and Technology and its successor institutions (2014-2022) and Ministry of Energy (2023-2024).Nowadays, when he is State Secretary for defence strategy and human resources policy at the Ministry of Defence, water’s importance is shown as a key factor in geopolitics and in defence policy, having an effect on our world’s military conflicts, our national engagement in military missions and on our diplomacy.
Plenary Speakers
Prof. Alexis Rusinek PhD. University of Lorraine
Professor Alexis Rusinek has been working in the field of the dynamic behaviour of materials and structures for more than 20 years at Lorraine University (France). He is a co-author of more than 130 international publications related to the previous topics. Prof. Alexis Rusinek is a researcher in LEM3-UMR CNRS (Laboratory of Microstructure Studies and Mechanics of Materials) and was teaching at Lorraine University until July 2021. The materials considered in his research works are related to Metals, Polymers and Composites. From 2017 to July 2021, he was the Director of the laboratory LCP-DUF related to polymer characterization.
Prof. A. Rusinek, is also co-editor of the journal Engineering Transactions, a member of the scientific editorial board of the Bulletin of the Military University of technology and a member of the scientific boarding of International Journal of Impact Engineering. He was the Attache for science and academic cooperation at the French Embassy in Budapest between 2021-2023.
Prof. Drazan Kozak PhD. University of Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Dražan Kozak is a Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Faculty, University of Slavonski Brod, Croatia. He is also Rector’s Assistant for quality assurance at the same University. He was a Vice-Rector for education and students at the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia (2017-2020), Dean of the Mechanical Engineering Faculty in Slavonski Brod (2009-2013), and Vice-Dean for science (2005-2009) at the same institution.He received his MSc degree in mechanical engineering (1995) and PhD degree (2001) in construction design from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb. He teaches courses in mechanics, strength of materials, numerical methods, finite element method, structural optimization, fracture mechanics, experimental mechanics, etc. at the University of Slavonski Brod, Croatia. He is author of 7 university books.
Ondrej Ciz F5 Czech Republic
Ondrej Ciz has extensive experience in the field of data center and cloud security. His main work is consultation, proposals, and implementation of security solutions with regard not only to the concept of Zero trust. Ondrej is actively interested in the field of AI security because its rapid rise in the field of security brings not only new possibilities for defense, but also, unfortunately, possibilities in the field of attacks on network infrastructure.
Zoltan Téchy Principal Sales Engineer at Progress
Zoltan Téchy is currently serving as Principal Sales Engineer at Progress. He has been spending his entire professional career in IT, starting from 2005, when he joined Siemens. Later, he worked for a Hungarian systems integrator before joining Flowmon. Filled multiple roles along the way, such as Product Manager, Systems Engineer, PreSales Engineer, Head of PreSales, Chief Architect.
Kovács Zoltán ALEF
The ALEF Group is a major IT distribution and education group that has been present in the region since 1994. First established in the Czech Republic, ALEF has built on local successes and is now present in Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Romania and Greece. We specialise in Cisco technologies, an area in which we now have more than 20 years of experience. Our portfolio has been extended over the years with products and services from vendors that complement Cisco technology well, NetApp, F5 and Progress Flowmon, for which we also provide expert engineering support to our partners.
Prof. Levente Dimén PhD „1 Decembrie 1918” University of Alba Iulia, Romania – Faculty Informatics and engineering, Alba Iulia, Romania
Levente Dimén is currently professor in Soil science and remote sensing at the „1 Decembrie 1918” University of Alba Iulia, Romania – Faculty Informatics and engineering, Alba Iulia, Romania and he is also head of department for distance learning and continuous education since 2012. He holds a Ph.D. in Geography; M.A. in Environment sciences; B.A. in Environment sciences.He teaches Soil sciences, remote sensing, geomorphology and geomorphological risk assessment. Her research interests focus on: GIS, GIS aided modelling, distance education and lifelong learning, and he has published numerous works in these fields both as an author and co-author or editor.He is one of the experts evaluators of the Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education for commission 13 Distance education and he is the Erasmus+ departmental Coordinator.
Sándor Magyar Ludovika University of Public Service, Hungary
During his professional career, Sándor Magyar spent a long time in IT operations and later held various IT management positions. Since 2014,/ he has been a lecturer and researcher at the Ludovika University of Public Service, including teaching at the Master’s Degree Course in Cybersecurity. Since 2018, he has been the Vice President of the Information Security Section – EIVOK of the Scientific Association for Infocommunications, and since 2021, its President.
Prof. Kornélia Lazányi PhD Obuda University, Hungary
Kornélia Lazányi is a full professor at Óbuda University and a researcher of organizational behavior, safety culture, and the socio-economic dynamics of trust in the workplace. With a Ph.D. in Management Science, her research delves into how organizational resilience and safety culture influence workforce motivation and adaptability. Kornélia Lazányi’s studies in emotional labor and generational impacts provide critical insights into creating robust, trust-based environments. An active mentor and scholar, she supports organizations in developing adaptive, resilient, and safety-oriented cultures.
