Budapest Forum 2025

(SEPT 17, 2025)

Building Sustainable Democracies

 

Program

SEPTEMBER 17, WEDNESDAY

09:15 – 09:30

Opening Speeches

09:30 – 09:45

Welcome Speech

09:45 – 10:00

Undoing Autocracy: Rebuilding the Rule of Law and Democratic Norms

10:00 – 11:00

Markets Under Pressure: The Economic Impact of the Return of Geopolitics

11:00 – 12:00

Liveable, Innovative and Climate Neutral: How Do Cities Respond to a Changing Climate?

12:00 – 12:45

Lunch Break

 

12:45 – 13:45

European Political Trends from Different Mainstream Points of View

13:45 – 15:00

Understanding Populist Electorates: Who Votes Populists (Back) Into Office, and Why?

15:00 – 16:00

Truth Under Threat: Defense of Democracy and Safeguarding Democratic Resilience Against Disinformation in an Era of Geopolitical Mayhem

16:00 – 16:15

Coffee Break

 

16:15 – 16:30

Transformation of the Global Security Scene and the Future Position of Europe – Interview with Ambassador James O’Brien

16:30 – 17:30

The Future of Ukraine in Europe

17:30 – 18:30

The Changing Face of Civic Resistance in Illiberal Regimes: Cases from the Western Balkans

18:30 – 19:30

Hungary’s Political Climate Before the Elections (In Hungarian)