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  • Comment: The article needs to be neutral - lay off the adjectives and the big statements! ("Throughout the years, Brain Bar Budapest introduced various top-notch visionaries from all around the world" "With its unique formats Brain Bar Budapest emphasizes the importance of the dispute about of our common future and even encourage dissent from the unchallenged commonplaces of the times.") JSFarman (talk) 23:55, 12 April 2017 (UTC)
  • Comment: This still needs all additional major news publications, but no press releases, trivial passing mentions, interviews and business journals (as these are simply local news stories); focus with actual major news publications. SwisterTwister talk 21:02, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
Brain Bar Budapest
GenreFestival
DatesJune (dates vary)
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Budapest, Hungary
Founded2015
FounderGergely Böszörményi-Nagy
Next event2017
Attendance5000
Websitewww.brainbarbudapest.hu

Brain Bar Budapest is an annual global festival on the future held in Budapest, Hungary. In 2017, the event attracted more than 7,000 attendees coming from 30 different countries while over 20,000 followers were watching the live stream online.[1][2]

Brain Bar Budapest was founded by Gergely Böszörményi-Nagy with the goal of creating a platform where attendees can discuss and debate futures, while drawing inspiration from world-class thinkers from a broad spectrum of disciplines.[3] The event addresses a wide range of topics related to how communities and humanity as a whole will live like in the future.[4] Aside from to the obvious question of how technology will transform our lives, the event aims to outline possible futures in the domain of business and politics as well as in a variety of lifestyle topics. Brain Bar Budapest developed several formats for on-stage debates in order to establish a holistic viewpoint and to encourage the audience to form their own opinions.[5] Accompanying keynote presentations and debates, the festival hosts artistic performances including DJ sets and mini shows as an integral part of the program.[6][7]

Brain Bar Budapest hosted various international visionaries, including Chris Hadfield, former commander of the International Space Station, Sir Martin Sorrell, founder and CEO of WPP, Niall Ferguson, professor of History at Harvard University, Google’s Principal Scientist and Director of Augmented Intelligence Research Greg Corrado, Virginia Postrel, author, columnist for Bloomberg View, Philip Zimbardo, professor emeritus at Stanford University, and Toomas Hendrik Ilves, former President of Estonia, alongside the over 200 other speakers from 25 countries.[8][9][10][11]

Each year, a limited amount of tickets are given away for European students and teachers in an effort to promote inclusivity. [12] In 2017, 1000 students and teachers had the chance to attend free of charge.[13]

Brain Bar Budapest formed a strategic partnership with Google and onboarded WIRED as its media partner.[14] It also managed to form long-term collaborations with General Electric, BMW, Telekom and KPMG.[15][16]

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.[17]

Debates

Brain Bar Budapest focuses on the free exchange of ideas instead of one-way communication, and its audience is encouraged to communicate directly with the speakers. The festival hosts roundtable talks and debates that clash different points of view, and mythbusting talks challenging common beliefs.[18]

Diversity

As for the speakers, the festival aims to line up its visionaries with various social and geographical backgrounds and different political views, in order to maintain the diversity of opinions presented onstage. This aspiration is also manifested in the free access for students and teachers.

References

  1. ^ "Teltház volt az idei Brain Bar Budapesten is | Mandiner.digit". http://mandiner.hu/ (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2017-06-20. {{cite news}}: External link in |work= (help)
  2. ^ Origo. "Kiderült, mi lesz velünk a jövőben". http://www.origo.hu/ (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2017-06-20. {{cite news}}: External link in |work= (help)
  3. ^ Budapest, Brain Bar (2016-04-22). "The Brain Behind Brain Bar: Q&A with the Co-Founder". Medium. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  4. ^ "Brain Bar Budapest". Design for Europe. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  5. ^ "Így találhatjátok meg, miben lehettek sikeresek: ezeket próbáltátok már?". eduline.hu. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  6. ^ "ne100". www.ne100.org. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  7. ^ Son. "Az idei év legütősebb fesztiválja lesz a Brain Bar Budapest". mno.hu. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  8. ^ Insider, WIRED. "Brain Bar Budapest: a clash of ideas in the heart of Europe". WIRED UK. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  9. ^ "Brain Bar Budapest to welcome experts". Budapest Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  10. ^ Zareva, Teodora. "Brain Bar Budapest: Top Scientists, Artists, Entrepreneurs". Big Think. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  11. ^ Maack, Már Másson (2017-06-07). "Estonia's ex-president: Countries must issue digital IDs for a viable future". The Next Web. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  12. ^ Origo. "Telt ház és világsztárok a Brain Bar Budapesten". Origo. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  13. ^ "Brain Bar Budapest extending its audience - Daily News Hungary". Daily News Hungary. 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  14. ^ "Brain Bar Budapest, Europe's festival on the future | Inter Relocation". www.interrelo.com. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  15. ^ "Az első Brain Bar Budapest". epiteszforum.hu. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  16. ^ "Brain Bar Budapest 2016 | KPMG Hungary". home.kpmg.com. 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  17. ^ Grund. "Elképesztő sikert aratott a Brain Bar Budapest". mno.hu. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  18. ^ Zareva, Teodora. "Brain Bar Budapest: Top Scientists, Artists, Entrepreneurs". Big Think. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
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