European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR)
and
Republikon Institute (Hungary)
have pleasure to invite to a conference
“Liberal Opportunities in East Central Europe. Chances of a Liberal Comeback“
WHEN:
June 4, 2012, 10:30 a.m.
WHERE:
A38 ship (Petőfi bridge, Buda side)
Budapest
Working language: English and Hungarian
Registration: republikon@republikon.hu
PROGRAMME
10:30- Registration
11:00-11:05 Welcome
- Csaba Tóth, director of strategy, Republikon Institute
11:05-11:40 Key-note Speech: Liberalism in Europe and in the East Central European region
- Graham Watson (president of European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party)
11:40-12:00 Liberal opportunities in Hungary
- Gábor Fodor (former chairman of SZDSZ, former minister of environmental protection of Hungary)
12:00-12:20 Chances of economic recovery
- Péter Oszkó (former minister of finance of Hungary, chairman of the supervisory board, Patriotism and Progress Public Policy Foundation)
12:20-12:40 The liberal legacy from the last two decades: failures and virtues
- András Bozóki (former minister of culture, professor of Central European University)
12:40-13:00 Coffee break
13:00-14:30 Alternatives for liberals in Hungary
Moderator: András Vágvölgyi (leading liberal journalist)
- Zsuzsanna Szelényi (president, Active Citizenship Foundation)
- László Seres (leading liberal publicist, hvg.hu)
- Zoltán Ceglédi (leading analyst, Republikon Institute)
14:30 Closing remarks
- dr. Borek Severa (representative for Central Europe and Baltic states, Friedrich Naumann Foundation)
14:45 Standing reception
