Venue: Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade (1016 Budapest, Bérc str. 13-15.)
Language of the conference: English

Sponsors:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary,
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,
The Secretariat for Cooperation between China and CEEC
Organizers:
The Institute of European Studies of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,
The Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary,
16+1 Think Tanks Network

PROGRAM

8:30 – 9.15: REGISTRATION

9.15 – 9.20: WELCOMING REMARKS
Amb. Mr. Márton SCHŐBERL, Director of Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade

9:20 – 9:40 OPENING REMARKS
Amb. Mr. István ÍJGYÁRTÓ, Minister of State for Cultural and Science Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary
Amb. Mr. DUAN Jielong, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Hungary

9.40 – 10.00: KEYNOTE SPEECH:
The achievements of China-CEEC Cooperation in the latest five years
Dr. HUANG Ping, Director-General of the Institute of European Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Secretary-General of 16+1 Think Tanks Network
10:00 – 11:15 THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF 16+1 COOPERATION IN THE LATEST FIVE YEARS: FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF CEEC (PART 1)
Moderator: Mr. Anton BENDARZSEVSZKIJ, Pallas Athéné Geopolitical Research Institute

PANEL 1:
Progress of the investment of China in CEEC
Mr. Péter GORECZKY, senior analyst, Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary
Mr. Amel KOVAČEVIĆ, Former Ambassador to China, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dr. LIAO Jia, University of International Business and Economics of Shanghai
Dr. LIU Zuokui, Director of Department of Central and Eastern European Studies, 16+1 Think Tanks Network Secretariat Office
Ms. Ágnes SZUNOMÁR, research fellow, Institute of World Economy, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

PANEL 2:
Local collaboration in 16+1 cooperation
Dr. Marek HRUBEC, Director of Center of Global Studies, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
Dr. LIU Haiyun, Deputy Dean, International Business Research Institute of CEEC, Hebei University of Economics and Business
Ms. Patrycja PENDRAKOWSKA, Director of Polish Asian Research Center, Poland
Ms. Helena MOTOH, Assistant Professor of Technology Research Center, Slovenia
Dr. YIN Junjie, Assistant Director of Academy of Maritime Silk Road, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province

11:15 – 11:45 COFFEE BREAK

11:45 – 13:00 THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF 16+1 COOPERATION IN THE LATEST FIVE YEARS: FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF CEEC (PART 2)
Moderator: Mr. Dávid SZABÓ, Director for Foreign Affairs, Századvég Foundation, Hungary

PANEL 3:
Progress of transportation and communication between China and CEEC
Dr. Una Aleksandra BERZINA, Latvian Institute of International Affairs, Latvia
Mr. Marcin PRZYCHODNIAK, Analyst, Polish Institute of International Affairs
Dr. Bojan LALIĆ, Belt and Road Institute, Serbia
Dr. Richard TURCSÁNYI, Deputy Director of Institute of Asian Studies, Slovakia
Dr. LONG Jing, Deputy Director of European Research Center, Shanghai Institute for international studies, P. R. China

PANEL 4:
Comprehensive development of cultural exchanges between China-CEEC Dr. Liviu MURESAN, EURISC Foundation, Romania
Mr. Konstantinas ANDRIJAUSKAS, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Ms. Eszter KNYIHÁR, Director, ELTE Center, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Hungary
Dr. CHEN Xin, Professor, Director of Department of European Economics Studies, Institute of European Studies, CASS, Vice President of China-CEE Institute, China

12:45 – 13:00
Q&A session

13:00 – 14:00 NETWORKING LUNCH

14:00 – 15:00 THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS OF “16+1” COOPERATION: COMMUNICATIONS AND EXCHANGES BETWEEN THINK TANKS AND MEDIA (PART 1)
Moderator: Dr. LIU Zuokui, Director and Senior Research Fellow, Institute of European Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

PANEL 5:
Interpretation of some questions about the 16+1 Cooperation and the Media
Dr. PING Huang, Director-General of the Institute of European Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Secretary-General of 16+1 Think Tanks Network, China
Dr. XIONG Tao, First Secretary, Secretariat for China-CEEC Cooperation, Former Vice Mayor of Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province, China
Mr. Levente SITKEI, columnist, head of Foreign Affairs section, ‘Magyar Idők’ daily newspaper, Hungary

PANEL 6:
“The Belt and Road Initiative” and 16+1 Cooperation
Dr. KONG Tianping, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of European Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China
Dr. ZHANG Jinling, Deputy Director, Institute of European Studies, CASS, China
Mr. Ardian HACKAJ, Director of Cooperation & Development Institute, Albania
Mr. Emil GROZA, reporter, Radio Romania (tbc.)

15:00 – 15:30 COFFEE BREAK

15:30 – 16:30 THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS OF 16+1 COOPERATION: COMMUNICATIONS AND EXCHANGES BETWEEN THINK TANKS AND MEDIA (PART 2)
Moderator: Mr. Tamás BARANYI, Head of Research, Antall József Knowledge Centre

PANEL 7:
16+1 Cooperation and relationship between China and Europe
Mr. TIAN Dewen, Professor, Institute of European Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China
Mr. Hajdar MUNEKA, Former Ambassador to China, Albania Ms. LI Weiwei, Deputy Director of European Department, China Institute for International Studies, China
Mr. Viktor ESZTERHAI, senior research fellow, Pallas Athéné Geopolitical Research Institute, Hungary

PANEL 8:
Chinese regional diplomacy and 16+1 Cooperation
Mr. ZHAO Chen, Institute of European Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Mr. HUANG Mengmeng, Institute of European Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Mr. Jure KOŠ, foreign desk journalist, Slovenian Press Agency, Slovenia
Ms. Snezana LUPEVSKA SOZEN, journalist at TV Telma, Macedonia

16:30 – 17:00
Q&A session

17.00 – 18.30 NETWORKING RECEPTION
Please note that the organisers reserve the right to change or adjust the program.

The attendance is free, but registration is required. Registration for the event:

nikolett.garai@ifat.hu