This international conference will bring together representatives from stakeholders and researchers involved in the project. Stakeholders and researchers will share the results of their research on state policies on the buildout of electric car production, and the impact of the automotive transition on the automotive industry in Central and Eastern Europe.
This conference is part of an international project funded by the International Visegrad Fund, entitled: Shift to electric car production: national strategies in Central and Eastern Europe. Visegrad Grant No. 22330218
TITLE OF THE CONFERENCE: SHIFTing Gears: The Future of Electric Car Production in CEE Countries
DATE: May 9, 2025
VENUE: Institute of Economic Sciences, Zmaj Jovina 12, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia (ON MAP)
ORGANISER: Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade, with the support of the International Visegrad Fund
FORM: in-person
The language of the conference is ENGLISH
PROGRAMME AND PRESENTATIONS
9.30-10.00 Registration
10.00-10.15 WELCOME
Jovan Zubović (Director, Institute of Economic Sciences)
Gábor Túry (HUN-REN CERS, Institute of World Economics)
Petar Mitić (Institute of Economic Sciences)
10.15-10.45 External guest: TBA
10.45-11.15 External guest: TBA
11.15-11.30 Coffee break
11.30-11.50 Gábor Túry (HUN-REN CERS – IWE): Prospects for Hungarian suppliers in the transition to electric car production
11.50-12.10 Andrea Éltető (HUN-REN CERS – IWE): Recent Developments in the Hungarian EV Battery Sector
12.10-12.30 Adam A. Ambroziak and Michał Schwabe (Warsaw School of Economics): Recent developments in the EU industrial policy and national support programmes for the electric vehicles sector. The case of Poland
12.30-12.45 Coffee break
12.45-13.05 Eva Křenková (Prague University of Economics and Business): How do collaboration, sustainability and resilience impact the new product development: Investigation among Czech and Hungarian automotive producers in time of transition towards electromobility
13.05-13.25 Petr Procházka (Prague University of Economics and Business): Book review: Petr Pavlínek: Europe’s Auto Industry Global Production Networks and Spatial Change
13.25-13.45 Isidora Beraha (Institute of Economic Sciences): TBA
13.45-14.05 Petar Mitić (Institute of Economic Sciences): TBA
14.05-15.30 Lunch
