Brain Bar
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| Brain Bar Budapest | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Festival |
| Dates | June (dates vary) |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Location(s) | Budapest, Hungary |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Founder | Gergely Böszörményi-Nagy |
| Next event | 2017 |
| Attendance | 5000 |
| Website | www |
Brain Bar Budapest is an annual global festival on the future organized in Budapest, Hungary since 2015. It was organized with the goal to create a new, dynamic platform to exchange visions in Europe[1] The festival addresses a wide range of topics influencing how communities and humanity as a whole will like in the future.[2] Brain Bar Budapest develops various formats for on-stage debates in order to present different points of view. In addition to keynote talks and debates, the festival hosts artistic performances including DJ sets and mini shows as an integral part of the program.[3]
Brain Bar Budapest is the largest future-themed festival in Europe and now attracts more than 5000 attendees coming from 43 different countries (with an especially large participation of British, Austrians and Polish citizens). The live stream of the festival was followed by over 12000 people.[4] Brain Bar Budapest had over 200 speakers from more than 25 countries, including Chris Hadfield, Sir Martin Sorrell, Niall Ferguson, Sugata Mitra, Virginia Postrel and Philip Zimbardo.[5][6] In 2016, the festival tickets were sold out by the end of May, however a limited number of tickets were given away for students and teachers. [4]
In 2016, Brain Bar Budapest formed a strategic partnership with Google and onboarded WIRED as its media partner.[7] It also managed to form long-term collaboration with General Electric, BMW, Heineken and KPMG.[8]
The festival receives extensive media coverage with over 200 media workers attending each year. Previous years of the festival featured moderators from Forbes, The Financial Times and Politico.[9]
References
- ^ Budapest, Brain Bar (2016-04-22). "The Brain Behind Brain Bar: Q&A with the Co-Founder". Medium. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ^ "Brain Bar Budapest". Design for Europe. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
- ^ "ne100". www.ne100.org. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
- ^ a b Origo. "Telt ház és világsztárok a Brain Bar Budapesten". Origo. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
- ^ Insider, WIRED. "Brain Bar Budapest: a clash of ideas in the heart of Europe". WIRED UK. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ^ "Brain Bar Budapest to welcome experts". Budapest Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
- ^ "Brain Bar Budapest, Europe's festival on the future | Inter Relocation". www.interrelo.com. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
- ^ "Sponsors | Brain Bar Budapest". www.brainbarbudapest.hu. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ^ Grund. "Elképesztő sikert aratott a Brain Bar Budapest". mno.hu. Retrieved 2016-11-10.