Opening Commemorative Keynote Discussion // Budapest Energy and Security Talks 2026

Opening Commemorative Keynote Discussion Honoring the 70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight - Power, or the Power of Values, to Shape the World? Distinguished Discussants: Lech Wałęsa, Former President of Poland Géza Jeszenszky, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary János Martonyi, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary Lead Moderator: Jill Dougherty, Distinguished Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center, CNN On-air Contributor on Russia Issues, former CNN Moscow Bureau Chief ---------------------------- 🌏The Equilibrium Institute hosted the 2026 edition of its annual Budapest Energy and Security Talks!🌏 BeSTalks has by now become the leading international platform for strategic thinking in Hungary. Its aim is to create a lasting forum that brings the key representatives of the international foreign, security and energy policy community to Budapest and provides them with direct dialogue with Hungarian decision-makers, experts, analysts and researchers. The BeSTalks connects hundreds of experts and decision-makers with the goal of making Hungary an active shaper of the Euro-Atlantic strategic dialogue that defines the Central and Eastern European region. 🗓️ Explore the full programme and meet the speakers here: https://best.eib.hu/ 🌐Follow us on other social media platforms! Facebook:   / egyensulyintezet   LinkedIn:   / equilibrium-institute1   #BESTALKS2026 #BudapestEnergyandSecurityTalks #EquilibriumInstitute