RUSSIA IN THE SECOND DECADE OF THE 21ST CENTURY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
International conference on the perspectives of Russia in the years to come organized by the Manfred Wörner Foundation in cooperation with the Institute of International Studies, Corvinus University, and the Centre of Russian Studies, ELTE University.
Date: Budapest, April 26-27, 2013.
Conference Venue: CORVINUS UNIVERSITY, 1093 Budapest,Fővámtér 8. Rector’s Council Hall No 2001. Conference Agenda
Day 1 – April 25, Thursday
Arrival of foreign participants
19.00 Welcome Dinner
Day 2 – April 26, Friday
09.30 Registration
10.00 Opening remarks: Prof. ZsoltRostoványi, Rector, Corvinus University of Budapest,
Amb.TamásKatona, Chairman of the Board, Manfred Wörner Foundation,
Prof. GyulaSzvák, Director, Centre of Russian Studies, ELTE University
VasiliyMikhailovichTarasyuk, Member of the State Duma, Coordinatorof the MP Group
for Relations with the Parliament of Hungary
10.20 Keynote address: Prof. Yuri V. Vasilyev, Member of the State Duma,Member of the Academy of Social
Sciences, Member of the MP Group for Relations with the Parliament of Hungary
10.40 PANEL 1.Institutions and Individuals in Russian Politics
Chair: Andrej Rjabov, Moscow Center of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Panel Participants: AndrásRácz, Senior Fellow, Hungarian Institute of International Affairs
EvgeniyMinchenko, President, Minchenko Consulting Communication Group
ZoltánSz. Bíró, Senior Fellow, Institute of History, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Vladimir Ryzhkov, Professor, Higher School of Economics, Moscow
Konstantin Kostin, Chairman of the Board, Civil Society Development Foundation
Maxim Trudolyubov, Editor, Vedomosti
13.00 Buffet Lunch
14.00 PANEL 2. State of the Federation: Internal and External Aspects
Chair: Gordon M. Hahn, Senior Associate (Non-Resident), Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS
Panel Participants: Amb.GáborBródi, Ambassador-at large, European Neighbourhood Policy Coordinator, MFA
Dmitry Suslov, Deputy Director, Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies, Moscow
LászlóCsicsmannPhD, Dean for International Affairs, Corvinus University Budapest
Armand Gosu, Senior Lecturer, Romanian Diplomatic Institute
Adam Eberhardt, Vice-Director, Centre For Eastern Studies (OSW), Warsaw
MiklósDérer, Director, Manfred Wörner Foundation
Day 3. – April 27, Saturday
10.00 PANEL 3. Russian Economic Futures
Chair: AndrásDeák, AssociateSenior Fellow, Hungarian Institute of International Affairs, Budapest
Panel Participants: Konstantin V. Simonov, Founder and Director General of the National EnergySecurityFund
ZsuzsaLudvig, Head of Research, Institute of World Economy, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Mikhail Golovnin, Deputy Head, Centre for Problems of Globalization and integration, IIEPS RAS
Vladimir A. Mau, Rector, RussianAcademy of National Economy and Public Service
Csaba Weiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of World Economics, Research Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
12.30 Closing remarks: VasiliyMikhailovichTarasyuk, Member of the State Duma, Coordinatorof the MP Group
for Relations with the Parliament of Hungary
Amb.TamásKatona, Chairman of the Board, Manfred Wörner Foundation
13.00 Buffet Lunch
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!!!
Registration deadline 19 April
THE WORKING LANGUAGES OF THE CONFERENCE ARE ENGLISH, RUSSIAN AND HUNGARIAN
Simultaneous translation is provided | 
