Date: 16 May 2025 Time: 09:00 – 14:15 (CEST)
Venue: Honvéd Cultural Centre, Budapest – 1143 Budapest, Stefánia út 34-36.
(hybrid link to Bratislava and Prague)
08:45 – 09:00 – Arrival & registration
09:00 – 09:10 – Opening & welcome: Dr. István Gyarmati, Secretary General, Hungarian Atlantic Council
09:10 – 09:30 – Research summary – Perceptions of NATO in the region: BAKAMO Research
09:30 – 10:00 – Democracy, values and security in Central Europe: Pavol Demes, former Foreign Minister of Slovakia
10:00 – 10:30 – Central Europe’s strategic role in Euro-Atlantic security: Zsolt Németh, Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee, Hungarian National Assembly
10:30 – 11:00 – The Visegrád Group in 2025: Dr. Dániel Bartha, CEO, Centre for Euro-Atlantic Integration and Democracy (CEID)
11:00 – 11:30 – NATO’s evolving role in Central & Eastern Europe in 2025: Rada Csaba, Ambassador, Security Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
11:30 – 12:00 – Case study – Hungary: Hungarian Atlantic Council
12:00 – 12:30 – Case study – Slovakia: Adapt Institute
13:00 – 13:30 – Case study – Czech Republic: Association for International Affairs (AMO)
13:30 – 14:00 – Panel discussion & Q&A: moderator: Dr. István Gyarmati
14:00 – 14:15 – Summary & closing remarks: Dr. István Gyarmati, Secretary General, Hungarian Atlantic Council
Organizers: Hungarian Atlantic Council, Visegrad Fund, AMO.CZ, Adapt Institute
