Budapest Forum 2024
(SEPT 18-19, 2024)
Building Sustainable Democracies
Program
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