20 years of urban development in the EU – this is the title of a professional conference organised by the Association of Hungarian Local Governments in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Administration and Regional Development and the Development Policy Section of the Hungarian Economic Association (HEA) on Tuesday, 7 May 2024, from 10 am at the Baroque Theatre of the Royal Castle of Gödöllő.
The conference – linked to the Hungarian Economic Association’s series of events evaluating the results and experiences of our two decades of EU membership – aims to contribute to the implementation of the renewed Hungarian spatial and urban development strategy, the development of good practices, and the reassessment of the development complexity of cities, urban areas and functional regions.
The introductory speeches of the conference will be held by Tibor Navracsics, Minister of Public Administration and Spatial Development; György Gémesi, Mayor of Gödöllő, President of the Association of Hungarian Local Governments; Gergely Karácsony, Mayor of Budapest and András Cser-Palkovics, Mayor of Székesfehérvár. The participants will be welcomed by Mátyás Maksi, Deputy Head of the European Commission’s Representation to Hungary and Michael Winzer, Head of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s Representation.
The participants of the panel discussion following the keynote speeches are: Éva Hegedüs, President and CEO of GRÁNIT Bank Zrt., Secretary General of the HEA; Géza Salamin, President of the Hungarian Urban Society, Associate Professor at the Department of Economic Geography and Urban Development of the Corvinus University; István Szabó, Deputy Director General for Strategy and Innovation of the HUN-REN research network, President of the Innovation Section of the HEA and Viktória Szirmai, Széchenyi Prize-winning sociologist, university professor, Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. The discussion will be moderated by Etele Baráth, former Minister for European Affairs and President of the Development Policy Section of HEA.
The event is free of charge, but registration is required in advance due to the capacity of the room. To register, please fill in the form at https://forms.gle/aCn1D6wVKai6nw1YA by noon on 5 May 2024. Registrations are only accepted up to the capacity of the room.
The event is sponsored by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS).