Budapest Forum
(16.09.2021 – 17.09.2021)
Building Sustainable Democracies
Program
DAY 1 (16 SEPTEMBER, THURSDAY): BUILDING DEMOCRATIC RESILIENCE FROM BOTTOM-UP
08:30 – 08:45
Opening Speeches
08:45 – 09:00
Welcome speech
Gergely Karácsony, Mayor of Budapest
09:00 – 10:15
Should Mayors Rule the World? Democracy, Trust and Citizen Engagement on the Local Level
10:15 – 10:30
Fit for freedom
how today’s complex crises require more resilient democracies
Keynote Speech by Jean Asselborn, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Luxembourg
10:30 – 10:45
Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:00
Session A: Responding to the Chinese Communist Party’s Strategies of Subnational Influence
10:45 – 12:00
Session B: Defeating Authoritarianism, Bottom-Up: Best Practices
12:00 – 13:30
Brown Bag Lunch
12:30 – 13:30
A small tour of Europe – the lenses of green cities
This side event is organized by the Green European Foundation
13:30 – 13:45
Presentation on Strategic Foresight
Mathew Burrows, Director, Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative, Atlantic Council
13:45 – 15:15
People Power vs. the Climate Crisis
15:15 – 15:30
Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:45
Session A: Towards Polycentric Governance: Building Room for Democratic Experimentalism in the Political, Urban and Corporate World
15:30 – 16:45
Session B: Rebooting Transatlantic Relations
16:45 – 17:05
After the Fall – A conversation with Ben Rhodes
Day 2 (17 September, Friday): Towards a sustainable future
09:00 – 10:15
Session A: A new vision for Europe: where should the EU be heading?
09:00 – 10:15
Session B: Beyond Dystopian Visions: Social Media for the Public Good
10:15 – 10:30
Coffee break
10:30 – 11:45
Session A: European Cities as Democratic Strongholds?
10:30 – 11:45
session B: The Future of Healthcare in a Post-Pandemic World
11:45 – 12:00
Introduction of the György Konrád Prize
Peter Langer, Director, European Danube Academy
12:00 – 13:00
Brown Bag Lunch
13:00 – 14:00
Angrynomics and Ways to Strengthen the Economic Bases of Democracies
14:00 – 15:15
Session A: Overcoming Tribalism and Pernicious Polarization
14:00 – 15:15
Session B: Lessons of the Past for Understanding the Future
15:15 – 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 – 16:45
Session A: Urban Solutions and Smart City Development
15:30 – 16:45
Session B: City Diplomacy – a New Tool for Democracy Promotion?