LUDOVIKA FREE UNIVERSITY
Detailed programmes 2025
Party Tent
Thursday 05.08.
09:30
–10:15
The Key Role of Hungary in Great Power Relations
(Political Director of the Prime Minister)
Language of the presentation:
Hungarian, with English interpretation
Moderator:
Anett Szabó
(Chief Press Secretary, LUPS)
10:30
–11:15
Britain after Brexit
(former Minister for EU relations)
Language of the presentation:
English, with Hungarian interpretation
11:30
–12:15
Defending a Country’s Borders: Hybrid Threats, EU Mechanisms, and the Case of Poland
(Deputy Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland)
Language of the presentation:
English, with Hungarian interpretation
14:00
–14:45
The New Global Game: Winners, Losers, and Power Plays
(Former Secretary of State, British politician)
(Jay Kingham Research Fellow in International Economic Affairs, The Heritage Foundation; Manager of Global Engagement, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom)
(Specially Appointed Professor – University of Tsukuba, Special Advisor – Fujitsu Future Studies Center)
Language of the presentation:
English, with Hungarian interpretation
Moderator:
Liliana Śmiech
(LUPS Director General for International Affairs)
15:00
–15:45
Current Issues in the Middle East conflicts
(Former Chin Bet Senior, Polytical Analyst, Reichman University Lecturer)
( VP of Research and Content, Israel Defense and Security Forum (IDSF-Habithonistim))
(Rabbi)
(Head of Department, Associate Professor, LUPS Faculty of Law Enforcement)
Language of the presentation:
English
Moderator:
Márk Joszipovics Fodor
16:00
–16:45
Current issues in military cybersecurity
(Chief of the Cyber and Information Operations Directorate, Hungarian Defence Forces General Staff)
(Head of Department, Associate Professor, LUPS Faculty of Military Sciences and Officer Training)
Language of the presentation:
Hungarian
Moderator:
Krisztián Nagy
(Puskás Tivadar Special College, Research Cell for International Security Challenges and Threats, Head of Research Cell)
17:00
–17:45
Negotiation Techniques in Bilateral and Multilateral Relations
(Ambassador, Associate Professor, LUPS Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies)
(International Negotiation Expert)
Language of the presentation:
English
Moderator:
Dr. Péter Zachar
(Vice Dean for International Affairs, LUPS Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies)
Friday 05.09.
09:30
–10:15
Illegal Immigration- the Australian solution
(Former Prime Minister of Australia)
Language of the presentation:
English, with Hungarian interpretation
10:30
–11:15
China’s Relations with Major Powers
(Honorary Dean – Institute of International Relations, Tsinghua University)
Language of the presentation:
English, with Hungarian interpretation
11:30
–12:15
National Defence Based on Connectivity
(State Secretary for Defense Development and Defense Policy)
Language of the presentation:
Hungarian, with English interpretation
12:30
–13:15
Why Ukraine Matters for Japan? Connectivity of Security Interest between Europe and Japan
(President, National Defense Academy of Japan)
Language of the presentation:
English, with Hungarian interpretation
14:00
–14:45
Challenges and Opportunities of Hungarian European Policy under the Second European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen
(Minister for European Union Affairs, Ministry of European Union Affairs)
Language of the presentation:
Hungarian
Moderator:
Gergely Prőhle
(Programme Director, John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics, LUPS)
15:00
–15:45
The Sky is the Limit- Our Future in Space
(Ministerial Commissioner for Space Research, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
(Head of Institute, Institute of Aerospace and Telecommunications Law, LUPS)
Language of the presentation:
Hungarian
17:00
–17:45
The National Security Aspects of the Schengen Enlargement
Language of the presentation:
Hungarian
Moderator:
Bálint Mester
(National Security Special College)
Tent 1
Thursday 05.08.
13:00
–13:45
National Interests Above All: Security Policy in an Age of Uncertainty
(President, EPEE – Partner Experts for Business Abroad)
(Research Fellow, LUPS John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics)
Language of the presentation:
English
Moderator:
Blanka Kovács
(Advisor at the State Secretariat for Circular Economy and Climate Policy)
15:00
–15:45
The Trump Era and Beyond: A Central European Perspective
(Deputy State Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office)
(Expert, Warsaw Institute)
Language of the presentation:
English
Moderator:
Liliana Śmiech
(LUPS Director General for International Affairs)
Friday 05.09.
13:00
–13:45
A Home in Europe? Housing Crisis, Youth, and Policy Responses
(Ministerial Commissioner, Ministry of Public Administration and Regional Development, Executive Director of the Hungarian Development Promotion Office, Head of Institute of the European Strategy Research Institute, LUPS)
(Ministerial Commissioner for Promoting Intergenerational Cooperation, Ministry of Culture and Innovation)
Language of the presentation:
Hungarian
Moderator:
Nikoletta Berki
(Student, LUPS – Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies)
15:00
–15:45
The Main Challenges of the Next EU Multiannual Financial Framework (2028-2034), Possible Directions of Change and Hungarian Interests
(Head of Department, Associate Professor, LUPS Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies, Department of Economics and International Economics)
(Senior Research Fellow at Corvinus University, leading researcher at Bruegel European and Global Economic Laboratory)
(Budget Officer, Permanent Representation of Hungary to the EU)
Language of the presentation:
Hungarian
Moderator:
Csaba Zalai
(Professor of Practice, Head of the International Organisations Research Group, LUPS)
16:00
–16:45
What can be expected in the field of EU enlargement under the new European Commission: opportunities, challenges and Hungarian interests
(Special Advisor to the Negotiating Team for Accession of the Republic of Serbia)
( Director of Legal and Programmes, Regional School of Public Administration – ReSPA)
(Professor of Practice, Head of International Organisation Research Group, LUPS Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies)
Language of the presentation:
English
Moderator:
Dr. Balázs Tárnok
(Director of Research, Research Fellow, LUPS, John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics)
Tent 2
Thursday 05.08.
13:00
–13:45
China, the USA and the EU: The Global Competition for Connectivity
( State Secretary for International Communication and Relations, Prime Minister’s Office)
(Director of Research, LUPS John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics)
(Senior Research Fellow, Hungarian Institute of International Affairs (HIIA))
Language of the presentation:
Hungarian
Moderator:
Máté Ratatics
(HEAD-LUPS Event Management Coordinator)
14:00
–14:45
Connecitivity vs. Cyber Security: Finding Balance in the Digital World
(Director, National Cyber Security Center of the Special Service of National Security)
(Head of Department, Special Service for National Security National Cyber-Security Centre)
(Assistant Professor, LUPS Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies)
(Compliance Expert, Black Cell Hungary Ltd., Compliance Division)
Language of the presentation:
Hungarian
Moderator:
Noel Horváth
(Vice President of HEAD-LUPS Event Management )
15:00
–15:45
Hungarian Diplomats in the Changing World Order
(Research Fellow, John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics, LUPS)
(Deputy Head of Department, UN Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
(Multilateral Desk Officer, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
Language of the presentation:
Hungarian
Moderator:
Dr. Balázs Vizi
(Associate Professor, Training Director, Diplomatic Training Program, Hungarian Diplomatic Academy)
16:00
–16:45
Young People in Local Government – City Management Academy
(Mayor of the City of Kecskemét)
(Chief Architect of the City of Kecskemét)
(Associate Professor LUPS, Professional Coordinator of the City Management Academy)
Language of the presentation:
Hungarian
Moderator:
Balázs Klotz
(director, LUPS Institute for Further Education in Public Administration)
Friday 05.09.
13:00
–13:45
Our Common Affairs Nowdays
(Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office)
Language of the presentation:
Hungarian
Moderator:
Petra Réka Rybár
(President, LUPS Students’ Union)
14:00
–14:45
Generation Z – Trends and Challenges
(Deputy State Secretary for Youth Affairs, Ministry of Culture and Innovation)
(Vice President, National Youth Council)
(Director of the Social Processes and Media Research Institute Center, Századvég )
Language of the presentation:
Hungarian
Moderator:
Levente Fogarasi
(Ludovika Collegium)
15:00
–15:45
Risking My Life – Special Challenges in the Protection of Priority Persons Counter
(Staff Member of the Counter Terrorism Centre)
Language of the presentation:
Hungarian
Moderator:
Veronika Saly
(National Security Special College)
Tent 3
Thursday 05.08.
13:00
–13:45
Green Dreams or Strategic Nightmares? The Future of EU Energy Policy
(State Secretary for the Circular Economy and Climate Policy, Energy Ministry)
(Member of the Sejm, Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Energy, Climate and State Assets)
Language of the presentation:
English
Moderator:
dr Márk Vargha
(Head of Policy Department, Institute of Energy Strategy )
14:00
–14:45
The Future of Water: Sustainability, Geopolitics, and Global Challenges
(Vice-Rector for Cooperation and Projects, Krakow University of Economics)
(Vice-Dean for International and Strategic Affairs, LUPS Faculty of Water Sciences, climate researcher)
Language of the presentation:
English
Moderator:
Attila Gergely Kovács
(Advisor to the Directorate General for International Affairs)
16:00
–16:45
Water that is not! Climate and Water Crisis
(Head of the Institute for Environmental Sustainability, LUPS)
(Vice-Dean for International and Strategic Affairs, LUPS Faculty of Water Sciences, climate researcher)
( hydrologist, former Governor of the World Water Council, UNESCO Chair)
Language of the presentation:
Hungarian
Moderator:
Monika Balatoni
(Lecturer, LUPS Faculty of Public Governence and International Studies)
Friday 05.09.
13:00
–13:45
International University Startups and Innovation Programmes
(Dean, Josai International University (Japan))
(Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Ludovika University of Public Service)
Language of the presentation:
English
Moderator:
Annamária Kitta
(Head of Office, LUPS Office for Talent Management and Scientific Skills Development)
14:00
–14:45
Energy for Some or Energy for All?
(International Expert in Diplomacy and Inv. Strategies)
(Economist, Vice-Rector for Research at the Cracow University of Economics, and faculty member at the Department of Statistics)
Language of the presentation:
English
Moderator:
Dr. Calum T. M. Nicholson
(Director of Research, Danube Institute )
Tent 4
Thursday 05.08.
13:00
–13:45
Between East and West: The Battle for Influence
(Professor Emeritus, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), Geneva)
(Senior Research Fellow, Hungarian Institute of International Affairs)
Language of the presentation:
English
Moderator:
Dr. Gábor Csizmazia
(reasearch fellow, John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics)
14:00
–14:45
In the Shadow of Tariffs – the Impact of the US-China Trade War
(American Economic Strategist, Author, Publicist)
(Research Fellow, LUPS John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics)
Language of the presentation:
English
Moderator:
Dr. Zoltán Vörös
(Senior Research Fellow, LUPS John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics)
15:00
–15:45
Bridging the Global Divide: Keystone States and the Power of Connectivity
(British academic, security and strategic expert, Director of the Institute for Strategy and Security at the University of Exeter)
(Executive Director, Danube Institute)
(American Geopolitical Analyst, Visiting Fellow at the Danube Institute)
Language of the presentation:
English
Friday 05.09.
13:00
–13:45
The War in Ukraine and the Role of the EU
(Member of the European Parliament (Patriots for Europe, PfE))
Language of the presentation:
English
Moderator:
Mihály Rosonczy-Kovács
(Director of Foreign Relations, Nézőpont Institute)
14:00
–14:45
Japan’s International Security Cooperation
(Former Vice-Minister of Defense for International Affairs, Japan)
(CEO, Defence Innovation Research Institute )
Language of the presentation:
English
15:00
–15:45
From Local to Global – How Terrorist Groups Utilize Connectivity?
(Senior Lecturer, University of St. Andrews)
(East Africa Regional Security Analyst)
Language of the presentation:
English
Moderator:
Róbert Gönczi
(analyst, Migration Research Institute)
16:00
–16:45
People in Need or Troublemakers? – How Asylum Seekers Abuse the Refugee System
(Legal Adviser for Migration & Asylum and for International Religious Freedom,
Secretary of the COMECE Commission on Migration and Asylum)
(Analyst, Migration Research Institute)
Language of the presentation:
English
Moderator:
Dominika Györgyi
(analyst, Migration Research Institute)
Tent 5
Thursday 05.08.
14:00
–14:45
Women in diplomacy
(Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Hungary)
Language of the presentation:
English
Moderator:
Réka Tóth
(Member of the Ostrakon College for Advanced Studies)
15:00
–15:45
The Relationship Between Public Administration and Politics in Governance
(State Secretary of the Goverment Office of the Prime Minister)
(State Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office)
Language of the presentation:
Hungarian
Moderator:
Bendegúz Dibusz
(former head of the Ludovika’s Students’ Union)
16:00
–16:45
Shape It! Central European Students in the European Student Arena
(Head of the European Higher Education Area Secretariat, Previous President of the European Students’ Union)
(former member of the Board of the National Conference of the Student’s Union, former President of the V4+ Student Association)
Language of the presentation:
English
Moderator:
György Bálint Koós
(vice president for international affairs, Ludovika Students’ Union, current President of the V4+ Students’ Association )
Friday 05.09.
13:00
–13:45
The National Unifying Effect of Education
(President, Transcarpathian Hungarian Pedagogical Association)
(Director Responsible for Activities in Transylvania, Mathias Corvinus Collegium)
Language of the presentation:
Hungarian
Moderator:
Miklós Blankó
(Head of Cabinet, LUPS István Nemeskürty Faculty of Teacher Training)
14:00
–14:45
International Mobility Realities Without Erasmus
(Ministerial Commissioner for the Internationalisation of Higher Education and Research)
Language of the presentation:
English
Moderator:
Enikő Szakos
(education expert, Head of Department, LUPS István Nemeskürty Faculty of Teacher Training)
15:00
–15:45
The Personality-shaping Power of Education
(Prime Minister’s Commissioner)
(Hungarian writer and Literary Historian, Recipient of the József Attila and Széchenyi Prizes, and a Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister)
(Education Specialist)
Language of the presentation:
Hungarian
Moderator:
Enikő Szakos
(Education Expert, Head of Department, LUPS István Nemeskürty Faculty of Teacher Training)
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