Budapest Forum

Program 2024

DAY 1 (SEPTEMBER 18, WEDNESDAY)

09:30 – 09:40

Opening Speeches

09:40 – 09:50

Welcome speech

09:50 – 10:45

Green Transition of the Capitals in Southeastern Europe

10:45 – 11:00

Green Transition and 15-Minute Cities: A Path to Sustainable Urban Living

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:15

Navigating Central European Journalism: Unraveling the Current Landscape and Financial Dynamics

12:15 – 13:15

Lunch Break

13:15 – 13:30

Keynote Speech

13:30 – 14:15

Foreign Policy Outlook Before the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election

14:15 – 14:30

The Relevance of Filter Bubbles in Polarized Countries

14:30 – 15:00

Coffee break

15:00 – 15:45

Empowering Europe: Strengthening Democracy, Protecting Citizens from Authoritarian Influence, and Addressing External Economic and Political Challenges

15:45 – 16:00

Democratic Russia – A Utopia?

16:00 – 17:00

What does it take to win? – Insights and Lessons from Russia’s War in Ukraine

17:30 – 18:30

Art in the Shadow of Power (In Hungarian)

Day 2 (September 19, Thursday)

09:30 – 09:45

A New Global Gender Divide is Emerging?

09:45 – 10:45

Political leadership in the 21th Century: Populism, Authoritarianism, Dictatorship

10:45 – 11:25

Coffee break

11:25 – 11:45

Why Is Autocracy Thriving?

11:45 – 12:30

Poland’s Re-Democratization Experiment – A Blueprint for Hungary?

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch break

13:30 – 14:30

State of Liberalism in the Central Eastern European Context – After the European Parliament Elections

14:30 – 14:45

Attitudes Towards Foreign Policy and Authoritarian Superpowers, Impact of Disinformation, Polarization and Tribalism

14:45 – 15:15

Coffee break

15:15 – 16:00

What Would Happen to the World if China Invaded Taiwan?

16:00 – 16:45

The Future of Europe in Light of the EU Enlargement: Challenges, Opportunities and Reforms

SIDE EVENTS

DAY 1 (Sept 18 Wednesday)

13:15 – 14:30

Illiberal Challengers of Liberal Democracy in Europe

DAY 1 (Sept 18 Wednesday)

16:00 – 17:30

Political Polarization in Modern Democracies – Origins, Dynamics, and Consequences