MCC Bulletin 2024 - eng
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<strong>MCC</strong> Budapest Lectures<br />
The Budapest Lectures is a public event series that provide a platform to discuss the topics, issues,<br />
and thoughts which preoccupy today’s intellectuals. The program discusses these often-controversial<br />
questions with Hungarian and foreign guests who are either close observers or key shapers of public,<br />
social, and economic issues. At the Budapest Lectures, students and the public can ask the lecturers<br />
important questions and chall<strong>eng</strong>e the presented ideas.<br />
Andrés Pastrana Arango, Former President of the Republic of Colombia<br />
OUR SPEAKERS INCLUDE:<br />
William Ruger, President of the American Institute for Economic Research<br />
Vincent Harinam, Data Scientist at the University of Cambridge<br />
Peter Maurer, Former President of the International Red Cross<br />
Fernando Griffith, Former Minister of Culture of Paraguay<br />
Marco Tedesco, Research Professor at Columbia University, NASA Scientist<br />
Lennon Tan, President of the Singapore Manufacturing Federation<br />
Deepak Ohri, Founder and CEO of Lebua Hotels and Resorts<br />
Kim Sung-Han, Former National Security Adviser to the President of the Republic, Former Vice Minister<br />
of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea<br />
Michael R. J. Bonner, Historian, Communications Consultant, Author<br />
<strong>MCC</strong> Ambassador Talks<br />
In 2021, <strong>MCC</strong> launched the Ambassador Talks where Hungarian ambassadors working abroad and<br />
those on foreign service in Hungary present the characteristics of their country and its relations with<br />
Hungary. Our guests are always asked a wide range of questions, and they are happy to talk about their<br />
diplomatic experiences, their everyday life, and the chall<strong>eng</strong>es of their work. This series gives students an<br />
in-depth and personal understanding of the life of diplomats and how diplomacy works.<br />
Zsuzsanna Kovács Orsolya, Ambassador of Hungary to Poland<br />
PREVIOUS SPEAKERS:<br />
Andor Nagy, Former Ambassador of Hungary to Austria<br />
Katalin Tóth, Ambassador of Hungary to Spain<br />
Jorge Roze Oliveira, Ambassador of Portugal to Hungary<br />
István Szabó, Ambassador of Hungary to India<br />
Máté Pesti, Ambassador of Hungary to the People’s Republic of China<br />
Pertti Anttinen, Ambassador of Finland to Hungary<br />
Alfonso Dastis Quecedo, Ambassador of Spain to Hungary<br />
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