Program
Free Market Road Show Entourage
The language of the morning session is English.
8:30 – Onsite registration
9:00 – Opening remarks – Philip Pilkington, Macroeconomist, Visiting Fellow, Danube Institute
09:10 -10:05 – Plenary Session I. – Tariffs & Trade
Was “Liberation Day” too extreme?
Does it signal and end of Global Free Trade?
What will the effects be on the major three economies of China, U. S. & EU?
Hannes Guissaron, Professor of Politics, University of Iceland
Eamonn Butler, Founder and Director, Adam Smith Institute
moderated by: Philip Pilkington, Macroeconomist, Visiting Fellow, Danube Institute
10:10 – 11:10 – Plenary Session II. – The Dollar & Gold
Is this the end of “Dollar Hegemony”?
Do price movements signal a return to the Gold Standard?
What alternative is there to Dollar or Gold?
Barbara Kolm, Founder of the FMRS, Director of the Austrian Economic Center
Dan Mitchell, Public Policy Economist
moderated by: Philip Pilkington, Macroeconomist, Visiting Fellow, Danube Institute
11:10 -11:50 – Discussion with the audience, Q&A
12:00 P.M. – End of the morning session
Afternoon Session – featuring American Hungarian Chamber of Commerce of New York/ New York-i Amerikai Magyar Kereskedelmi Kamara
The language of the afternoon session is Hungarian.
1:00 PM – Onsite registration
1:30 PM – Opening remarks – Dr. Martin Zsarnoczky, President of the American Hungarian Chamber of Commerce of New York
Plenary Session – Market Entry Strategies & Opportunities in the Turbulent Effects of U. S. Tariffs
Interview with two prominent Hungarian business leaders led by Martin Dr. Zsarnoczky, Ph.D., President of the American Hungarian Chamber of Commerce of New York.
1:40 PM – 2:25 PM – 1st Panel discussion with Dr. Kürti Sándor, Co-founder and President, Kürt Zrt.
2:25 PM – 3:10 PM – 2nd Panel discussion with Gábor Orbán, Chief Executive Officer, Richter Gedeon Plc.
3:10 PM – 4:00 PM – Networking
4:00 PM – End of the event
Details
Date and time: May 13, 2025, 9am-4pm
Venue: Lónyay-Hatvany Villa, 1 Csónak Street, 1015 Budapest
(Entrance: Aranybástya Restaurant)
Language: morning session is in English, afternoon session is in Hungarian
Participation is free; however, due to limited seating, pre-registration is required.
We reserve the right to modify the program.