Budapest Energy and Security Talks

May 19-20, 2025, Budapest

THE BUDAPEST ENERGY AND SECURITY TALKS WILL BE HELD ON MAY 19-20, 2025

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About the 2024 Budapest Energy and Securty Talks:

On September 12-13, 2024, in cooperation with NATO PDD, the Equilibrium Institute launched the annual Budapest Energy and Security Talks conference.

Distinguished international experts, as well as political and economic decision-makers from 11 countries — including the United States and across Europe — shared their insights before an audience of over 250 participants, addressing the key topics of the conference:

  • The outcomes of the NATO Summit in Washington
  • The geopolitical challenges of the Western Balkans
  • The escalating cyber security threats
  • The current and future state of energy security and energy markets.

The two-day international event marks a significant milestone for the Equilibrium Institute, as our annual conference has launched a new expert dialogue in Hungary on the most pressing security policy issues affecting our country and transatlantic relations.

Key speakers at the 2024 conference included:
  • Boris Ruge, Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, NATO;
  • Michał Kurtyka, Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council; Former Minister of Climate, Poland;
  • Miroslav Lajčák, EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western Balkan regional issue;
  • Beata Daszyńska-Muzyczka, Presidential Ambassador and Special Envoy for Three Seas Initiative; Chancellery of the President Duda;
  • Robert Benjamin, Senior Associate and Regional Director for Central and Eastern Europe, NDI;
  • Jörn Fleck, Senior Director, Europe Center, Atlantic Council;
  • Tomi Huhtanen, Executive Director, Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies;
  • Tamás Vargha, Deputy Minister, State Secretary for Parliamentary Relations, Ministry of Defence;
  • Lech Wałęsa, former President of the Republic of Poland and Nobel Peace Prize laureate;
  • Pekka Haavisto, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs; Member of Parliament and Presidential Candidate, Parliament of Finland;
  • Philip T. Reeker, former US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs;
  • Mitch McConnell, Senator of the United States of America;
  • Zsolt Németh, Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee, Hungarian National Assembly;
  • Ian Brzezinski, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council;
  • James J. Carafano, Senior Counselor to the President and E.W. Richardson Fellow, Heritage Foundation;
  • Attila Steiner, State Secretary for Energy and Climate Policy, Ministry of Energy.

More information on the agenda and speakers are coming soon!

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