We warmly invite you to the Budapest Energy and Security Talks – BEST conference, organized in cooperation with the NATO Public Diplomacy Division.
This two-day event will address the most important security policy issues in Central and Eastern Europe with leading experts and decision-makers from the region.
Key topics will include:
Geostrategy and Security: What are the main transatlantic security challenges and the key outcomes of the 2024 Washington Summit from a Central and Eastern European perspective?
Regional Interconnectivity: How can Central and Eastern European countries strategically strengthen connectivity in the CEE region?
Energy Security: What are the implications of the war in Ukraine and the EU’s green transition for the region’s energy policy and energy security trilemma?
Cybersecurity: Will AI heighten vulnerability in cybersecurity, or will it help mitigating cybersecurity threats?
Among our speakers will be:
James J. Carafano, Senior Counselor to the President and E.W. Richardson Fellow, Heritage Foundation;
Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senator;
Zsolt Németh, Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee, Hungarian National Assembly;
Kurt Volker, Distinguished Fellow, Center for European Policy Analysis, CEPA; Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO;
Ian Brzezinski, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council;
Péter Sztáray, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade;
Attila Steiner, State Secretary for Energy and Climate Policy, Ministry of Energy;
Petr Luňák, Deputy Section Head, Engagements, NATO PDD
Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senator;
Zsolt Németh, Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee, Hungarian National Assembly;
Kurt Volker, Distinguished Fellow, Center for European Policy Analysis, CEPA; Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO;
Ian Brzezinski, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council;
Péter Sztáray, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade;
Attila Steiner, State Secretary for Energy and Climate Policy, Ministry of Energy;
Petr Luňák, Deputy Section Head, Engagements, NATO PDD
… and many more!
Why should you join us?
This event offers a unique opportunity to gain insights into the most pressing security and energy challenges in the region and hear directly from the world’s leading experts.
This event offers a unique opportunity to gain insights into the most pressing security and energy challenges in the region and hear directly from the world’s leading experts.
Follow us live: the detailed program is available on the conference’s website.
The event will be held in English.
The official program and the speakers of the event can be found at: https://best.eib.hu/
