Future: Hungary Conference

2023 April 1

This year the Future: Hungary Conference will be organised in London at St Pancras Renaissance Hotel.

Tickets are already available!

View the complete conference agenda here.

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Keynote speakers

- Milán Gauder, Business Specialist and Entrepreneur ( https://forbes.hu/a-magazin/gauder-milan-mastercard-portre-sabbatical/ )

- Prof Dr Előd Takáts, Rector at Corvinus University, former Chief Economist at the Bank of International Settlements, former Economist at the International Monetary Fund

Panel topics

• New Horizons in Neuroscience and Experiences on the Academic Path

• Investing in the Current Macroeconomic Climate

• The First 365 Days as a Startup Founder

• Finance Digitalisation and the Future of Currency

• Forward-thinking Energy Policies and Business

• How the History of Hungary Shapes Its Future

• AI and Emerging Technologies

• Leadership and People Management

• Diaspora Management Discussion

Panel speakers

• Prof Dr Zoltán Nusser, Széchenyi Prize and Bolyai Prize winner, Lab Leader at the Institute of Experimental Medicine Budapest 

• Prof Dr Zoltán Molnár, Professor of Developmental Neuroscience at the University of Oxford 

• Prof Dr Attila Losonczy, Professor of Neuroscience at the Columbia University, Principal Investigator at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute 

• Márton Zászkaliczky PhD, Researcher at Károli Gáspár University of the Hungarian Reformed Church (Budapest)

• Richárd Végh, Chief Executive Officer at the Budapest Stock Exchange

• Judit Czakó, Investment and Trade Attaché of Hungary in London, former Economic Attaché of Hungary in New York

• Veronika Pistyur, Board Member of Startup Hungary, CEO of Bridge Budapest, General Partner at Oktogon Ventures 

• Anna Nyvelt, Co-Founder of BeHive Consulting, MSc Human Decision Science at University of Maastricht 

• Bence Zwecker, CEO at Munch, Forbes 30 under 30, University of Warwick

• Péter Fáykiss, Director of the Digitalization Directorate at the Hungarian National Bank

• Tuan Trinh PhD, Managing Director of EIT Digital Hungary, Director of FinTech Group at the Hungarian ICT Association

• Gergely Böszörményi-Nagy, Founder of Brain Bar, Director at Design Terminal and Foundational President of Moholy - Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest

• Zsuzsa Gárdus, Managing Director at Jobsgarden, Career and Business Coach

• Balázs Zoletnik, Principal at Boston Consulting Group, BCG Henderson Institute Ambassador

• Dávid Kovács MBA, Executive Director APEC-ECBA Digital Trade Innovation Committee, Member of the B20 Investment Task Force

• Krisztina Zálnoky, Research Project Manager at Cambridge Institute for Sustainability, University College London

• Márton Békés, Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, INSEAD MBA

• Prof Dr Robert J. Evans, Regius Professor of History at the Univesity of Oxford

• Prof Dr Péter Róna, Director of the Las Casas Institute's Economics Programme at Blackfriars Hall in Oxford, Research Leader for Las Casas Institute

• Barnabás Bálint, Researcher at the University of Oxford

• Dániel Horváth, Researcher at the Institute for Computer Science and Control in Budapest in robotics, computer vision, transfer learning, and reinforcement learning 

• Anna Takács, Associate Managing Consultant at Mastercard, Masters from Columbia University

• Zsófia Hajnik, Vice President of Product at Turbine.ai, The Wharton School

• Anett Gecov, Senior Talent and Development Consultant

• Martin Pászti, Director at Hungarian Youth Association

• Ádám Zeitler, Founder of Milestone Institute

Conference Programme

speaking of the future

It is an invitation for successful and renowned experts and specialists to talk about the future of Hungary through the lens of their own profession. Listen to professionals from different walks of life, such as intellectual, corporate, business or cultural, and discover the secret potentials of Hungary.

Company workshops

Workshops are an effective platform to directly connect our partner companies with the student participants. They give students an introduction to the professional environment and a taste of the companies’ cultures, providing students the opportunity to gain insight into foreseeable future developments and get tips on applying for these companies.