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State and EU tent

Thursday, 11.05

Betöltés…
13:00
–13:50

The Road to a Green Europe

Daniella Deli
(Deputy Secretary of State for Climate Policy, Department of Energy)
Dr. Norbert Kis
(Head of Institute, UPS Institute for Environmental Sustainability)
Register
14:15
–15:05

Real European alliances

Dr. Tamás Deutsch
(MEP, politician, lawyer)
Register
16:45
–17:30

Effective crisis management?

Dr. Géza Sebestyén
(Head, MCC Economic Policy Workshop, mathematician and economist)
Dr. Zoltán Pogátsa
(Expert in International Political Economy)
Register

Friday, 12.05

Betöltés…
13:00
–13:50

The power of the veto

Dr. Ágoston Mráz
(Director, Viewpoint Institute)
Dr. Péter Krekó
(Associate Professor (ELTE), political scientist, social psychologist, disinformation expert)
Register
14:15
–15:05

Where to next, Erasmus?

Czirkl Benita
(Former Vice President, European Democrat Students)
Péter Kovács
(President, National Youth Council)
Register

Sustainable Development tent

Thursday, 11.05

Betöltés…
13:00
–13:50

When is the Apocalypse Due?

Dr. Calum T. M. Nicholson
(social anthropologist, researcher, and expert on “climate migration”)
Dr. András Gelencsér
(atmospheric scientist, chemical engineer, and Rector of the University of Pannonia)
Register
14:15
–15:05

Climate change and sustainable development: rhetoric or reality?

Dr. Tamás Pálvölgyi
(Associate Dean (Faculty of Water Sciences, UPS), climate researcher)
Register
15:30
–16:15

Protecting our rivers

Örs Orosz
(Highland rights activist)
Dr. Tibor Bíró
(Dean, Faculty of Water Sciences, National University of Public Service)
Sándor Pásztor
(Water expert, advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Water and Forestry of Romania)
Register
16:45
–17:30

Eco-friendly home design – a crash course for beginners (Zoltán Magyary College)

Eszter Gózon
(Colour and style consultant with a sustainable approach, personal stylist)
Brigi Munkácsi
(Environmentally conscious blogger)
Register

Friday, 12.05

Betöltés…
14:15
–15:05

Will this be the Mildest Summer of the Rest of Our Lives?

Charles J. Vörösmarty
(One of the world’s foremost experts on hydrology, Professor at the City University of New York)
Dr. András Szöllősi-Nagy
(hydrologist, former Governor of the World Water Council)
Register
15:30
–16:15

Are we past the “Point of No Return”? The Earth and Society (István Zsuffa College)

Litkei Máté
(Director, MCC Climate Policy Institute)
Dr. Zsolt Hetesi
(physicist-astronomer, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Water Sciences)
Register
16:45
–17:30

The Ecology of the Future

Dr. Dwight Nystrom
(Senior Research Fellow at the UPS’s Institute for American Studies)
Dr. Zsolt Hetesi
(physicist-astronomer, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Water Sciences)
Register

Defence and Armed Forces Tent

Thursday, 11.05

Betöltés…
14:15
–15:05

Where is the future of Hungarian military engagement heading?

Major General Dr. László Sticz
(Commander, Hungarian Defence Forces, Military Modernisation and Transformation Command)
Colonel Dr. István Resperger
(Expert on terrorism, asymmetric and hybrid warfare)
Register

Friday, 12.05

Betöltés…
13:00
–13:50

The Future of War

Ret. Colonel General Dr. Zoltán Szenes
(Professor Emeritus of the Department of International Security Studies)
Paul Walf
(Head of Corporate Coordination Hungary at Rheinmetall)
Register
14:05
–15:05

The Art of War in the AI Age: Development, Threats, Strategies across the Globe

Dr. György Tilesch
(MI-expert and adviser)
Brigadier General Dr. Imre Porkoláb
(Ministerial Commissioner for Defence Innovation)
Register
15:30
–16:15

Operational Creativity and Innovation in modern warfare

Ret. Major General Horváth József
(Security Policy Advisor at the Centre for Fundamental Rights)
Dr. János Kemény
(Research Fellow, UPS Institute for Strategic and Defence Studies)
Dr. Robert C. Castel
(Israeli security policy expert)
Register

International Security and Defence Policy Tent

Thursday, 11.05

Betöltés…
13:00
–13:50

What knowledge will we need in the future?

Pol. Brigadier General Dr. László Christián
(Vice-Rector for Education, UPS)
Dr. István Hiller
(Member of Parliament, former Minister of Education and Culture)
Dr. Balázs Hankó
(State Secretary for Innovation and Higher Education, Ministry of Culture and Innovation)
Register
14:15
–15:05

National Security in plain language

Lieutenant Colonel Mezei József
(Assistant Professor, UPS Faculty of Law Enforcement, National Security, Department of Civil National Security)
Register
16:45
–17:30

Water and security under the auspices of the United Nations (István Zsuffa College)

Register

Friday, 12.05

Betöltés…
13:00
–13:50

Security Policy Panorama

András Bartók
(Assistant Professor at the Department of International Relations and Diplomacy, Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies, UPS)
Dr. Tamás Csiki Varga
(Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Strategic Defence Research, UPS EJRC)
Dr. Éva Remek
(Associate Professor at the Department of International Security Studies, Faculty of Military Science and Officer Training)
Register
15:30
–16:15

The role of cyber defence exercises (National Security College)

Colonel Dr. Sándor Magyar
(Associate Professor, UPS FMSOT Department of Military National Security)
Register
16:45
–17:30

How does digital media shape our perception of reality?

Dr. Péter Bányász
(Adjunct Professor, Department of Cyber Security, Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies, UPS)
Dr. Ágnes Veszelszki
(Associate Professor, Department of Digital Media and Communication, MSc in Media and Communication)
Dr. Nóra Kupecki
(Deputy State Secretary for Constitutional Legislation and Consumer Protection, Ministry of Justice)
Colonel Dr. Sándor Magyar
(Associate Professor, UPS FMSOT Department of Military National Security)
Register

Plenary Tent

Thursday, 11.05

Betöltés…
09:35
–10:30

The Logic of War and Peace in Ukraine

Edward N. Luttwak
(World-renowned American writer, contractual strategic advisor to the US Department of Defense)
Register
10:45
–11:30

2024 – Europe of sovereign nations? Domestic policy issues at the European level

Dr. Tibor Navracsics
(Minister for Regional Development)
Register
13:00
–13:50

Saving lives on all fours (Disaster Management College)

Fire Chief Ensign Sarolta Leczki
(Rescue dog trainer, National Directorate General for Disaster Management)
Register
15:30
–16:15

War of the Worlds

Dr. Sumantra Maitra
(Senior Editor, The American Conservative)
Dr. Balázs Mártonffy
(UPS EJRC, Head of the America Institute)
Dr. Gergely Salát
(sinologist, a researcher at the Institute for Foreign Affairs and International Economics)
Register
16:45
–17:30

NATO’s challenges after the Russian-Ukrainian war

Ferenc Csaba Kalmár
(Deputy Head of Defence Policy Department, Ministry of Defence)
Major General Ferenc Kajári
(Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff)
Dr. István Balogh
(NATO Ambassador)
Register

Friday, 12.05

Betöltés…
09:30
–10:15

Nation States in the 21st Century

Dr. Balázs Orbán
(Political Director to the Prime Minister)
Register
10:45
–11:30

Is It the End of the American World Order?

Dr. Tamás Baranyi
(Deputy Director for Strategy, Hungarian Institute of International Affairs)
Dr. David Martin Jones
(Director of Research, Danube Institute)
John O’ Sullivan
(President, Danube Institute)
Register
11:45
–12:30

Hungary’s military future: building a regional army vs serving the Federal System

Kristóf Szalay Bobrovniczky
(Minister of Defence)
Register
13:00
–13:50

Security and Freedom in the 21st Century

Gyula Somogyi
(Minister Plenipotentiary, Head of the Department, Department for Security Policy and Non-proliferation, Security Policy Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
Rod Dreher
(American writer, publicist)
Dr. Attila Károly Molnár
(Head of the Thomas Molnar Institute for Advanced Studies, sociologist of religion, conservative historian of ideas)
Register
14:15
–15:05

National Space Legislation in the New Space Era – Trends, Challenges

Dr. Balázs Bartóki-Gönczy
(Head of the Space Law and Policy Research Institute)
Rosanna Hoffmann
(Staff member of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA))
Register
15:30
–16:15

Murder by dismemberment on the Marina shore (St. George College)

Pol. Lieutenant Colonel Béla Árpás
(Head of the National Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Organizations Unit, Intelligence Division)
Register
16:15
–17:05

Possible Consequences of the War in Ukraine

Dr. Bálint Somkuti
(Security Policy Analyst, Research Professor, MCC)
Dr. Tamás Magyarics
(Former Ambassador, Senior Research Fellow, UPS EJRC America Research Institute)
Dr. Mária Schmidt
(Director General, House of Terror Museum)
Gergely Prőhle
(Director, Institute for Strategic Studies, UPS)
Register

Law Enforcement tent

Thursday, 11.05

Betöltés…
14:15
–15:05

One shot, one life

Colonel Otto Simonyi
(Chief Advisor to the Operations Directorate of the Counter-Terrorism Centre)
Register
15:30
–16:15

What do you need to know about extreme weather? (Disaster Management College)

Fire Captain Dr. László Teknős
(Adjunct Professor, UPS Faculty of Law Enforcement, Institute of Disaster Management)
Register
16:45
–17:30

Migrations in the 21st Century

Dr. Miklós Maróth
(Széchenyi Prize-winning classical philologist)
Dr. Tamás Dezső
(Director, Migration Research Institute)
Register

Friday, 12.05

Betöltés…
13:00
–13:50

Managing the refugee crisis in Practice

Dr. Réka Varga
(Dean, Faculty of Public Management and International Studies, UPS)
Péter Zsolt Horváth
(Deputy Director General of the Hungarian Red Cross)
Lieutenant Colonel Fire Brigadier Zsolt Szarka
(Deputy Head of Department, BM OKF)
Imre Kozma
(Roman Catholic priest, monk of the Order of Mercy, founder of the Hungarian Maltese Relief Service)
Register
14:15
–15:05

Current Trends in Law Enforcement in the USA

Pol. Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Miklós Gáspár
(Master Instructor, UPS FLE Institute of Law Enforcement Training and Education)
Scott Donovan
(Director, International Law Enforcement Academy)
Register
16:45
–17:30

Interrogation Techniques in the World

Pol. Colonel Bence Mészáros
(Vice Dean for Academic and International Affairs, Faculty of Law Enforcement UPS)
Dave Walsh
(Professor of Criminal Investigation at De Montfort University)
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