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Michal Hudec: Gas market in Slovakia has great potential for improvement

5/14/2019

In order to benefit from gas not just in terms of its calorific value and price but also other customer services, it is necessary to develop a competitive and market-based business environment. According to the Chairman of the Association of Energy Suppliers, domestic gas market has great potential for improvement in this area. Slovakia may take inspiration from neighbouring markets in Czechia, Austria or Germany. Michal Hudec will discuss the state of Slovak retail market at the Gas Market 2019 conference.

You may find more information about the programme, speakers and registration fees HERE.  

Who is Michal Hudec?

Since 2016, he is the Chairman of the Association of Energy Suppliers. He is also the CEO of Energy Analytics and co-founder of the specialised web portal energia.sk, where he acted as publisher since its founding in July 2010 until 2017.

Between 2011 and 2013, he held the position of national contact point for research and development projects in scope of the 7th EU framework programme (FP7) in the area of energy. Between 2011 and 2016 he served as  supervisory board member for R&D oriented tech company GA Drilling.

In 2012, he completed the International Visitor Leadership Programme in the US, where he focused on American foreign policy and energy security. The programme is organized by the US Department of State and the US Ambassador decides the nomination for the given country.

Michal Hudec also occasionally lectures at university as visiting lecturer.