Held at city-center venues like Design Terminal and the Akvárium Klub, the second-annual Brain Bar Budapest festival takes place during June 2-4 to continue the far-reaching discussions launched with last year’s inaugural event to determine where the future will take humankind. This meeting of minds encourages all participants to analyze their role in our modern-day industrial revolution, examining the political, social, and economic changes brought on by transformations in technology that have a profound impact on both global and local culture, our personal identity, business relationships, life in cities, and our relationship with nature.
At today’s introductory press conference for this year’s Brain Bar Budapest, we learned that event speakers include Chris Hadfield, the Canadian astronaut and former commander of the International Space Station; Tim Hardford, award-winning BBC broadcaster, Financial Times columnist, and author of the million-selling Undercover Economist; Santieri Koivisto, CEO of TeacherGaming LLC, the company behind MinecraftEdu and KerbalEdu; Californian philosopher Virginia Postrel; bestselling Hungarian author Zsolna Ugron; and Viktorya Krakovna, co-founder of the Future of Life Institute.
In addition to the pioneering presenters, Brain Bar Budapest will also include several cutting-edge entertainment programs, while participants also enjoy an unparalleled opportunity to network with some of the world’s greatest thinkers during numerous informal discussions and get-togethers held throughout the weekend-long proceedings. Check out the promo video below for a sneak peek at this year’s Brain Bar Budapest highlights, and check out the official Brain Bar Budapest website for complete program and ticketing information.
