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Creativity – Responsibility – CooperationCities and Universities for the Next World
11th International Kraft and Blue Sky Conference
17-18-19 September 2025, Kőszeg, Zwinger (Chernel street 16)
PROGRAM:
September 17 – Wednesday
15:00-15:10 Welcome speeches –Béla Básthy (Mayor of Kőszeg), Ferenc Miszlivetz (iASK)
15:10-15:30 From Local Roots to Global Reach: iASK’s Vision for Innovation and Excellence Through Collaboration – Tamás Novák (iASK)
15:30-15:50 Alma Mater Europaea University, A Success Story– Luka Martin Tomažič and Ludvik Toplak (Alma Mater Europaea University)
15:50-16:10 Future Under Construction: International Synergy Campus – Zoltán Nyul (Ministry of Construction and Transport)
16:10-16:30 New Design for Doctoral Research: Combining Dialogical Community Discourse with the Use of Large Language Models – László Komlósi (Széchenyi University)
16:30-16:50 Our Future World – Sean Cleary (FutureWorld Foundation) (online)
16:50-17:20 The Future University – Ferenc Miszlivetz (iASK), Jody Jensen (iASK), Szabolcs Márka (Columbia University, iASK), Rozita Dimova (Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje) (online)
17:20-17:40 Kata-Lina Varga & Zoltán Mizsei songs with piano
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September 18 – Thursday
Future Risks
9:00-9:20 Catalysts talk series of ResilieEnhance Platform – Petra Malisan & Lucille Angles (University of Udine)
9:20-9:40 Precision Breeding. Where is the Limit? – Feríz Rádi (Pannon Genetic Ltd.)
9:40-10:00 Youth Migration in the Western Balkans: A Human Security Lens on Current Dynamics and Future Implications – Elira Luli (Luarasi University)
10:00-10:20 Global War and Peace Locally from AI to Energy Security – Szabolcs Márka (Columbia University, iASK)
10:20-10:40 Health and the Future – Norbert Lippai (Markusovszky University Teaching Hospital of County Vas)
10:40-11:00 The Future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Precision Oncology – István Peták (Genomate Health, Boston-Budapest)
11:00-11:20 Bend the trend is a must for sustainability! – Kerekes Sándor (Corvinus University)
11:20-11:40 Future-Risks of Small and Medium sized Cities – Feyrouz Ahlam Saidi (University of Debrecen)
11:40-12:00 Q&A session, chair: László Z. Karvalics (iASK)
12:00-13:00 Lunch (Venue: Festetics palace, Chernel street 10.)
Heritage and Memory
13:00-13:20 Sustainable Communities – Living Heritage – Graham Bell (Europa Nostra)
13:20-13:35 KRAFT: Built Heritage (Kőszeg renewed) – Tamás Fejérdy (iASK)
13:35-13:50 The Value of Heritage in Architecture – László Gönczi (FIABCI)
13:50-14:05 Heritage of North-Macedonia – Rubin Zemon (The Center for Advanced Research, Skopje) – online
14:05-14:15 KRAFT: Literature (Ágota Kristóf) – Ágnes Kovács (iASK)
14:15-14:25 KRAFT: Music (Sounding City, Vukán Center) – Zoltán Mizsei (iASK), Izabella Szász (iASK)
14:25-14:35 KRAFT: History (Methodology of Talking Houses) – Mónika Mátay (iASK)
14:35-15:00 Break
Futures Literacy
15:00-15:20 Response Gap – Charles Vörösmarty (The City University of New York)
15:20-15:40 AI for the Future – László Palkovics (Prime Minister’s Office)
15:40-16:00 Physics for the Future – Norbert Kroó (HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics)
16:00-16:20 Futures Literacy – Roumiana Gotseva (Center for Strategic Foresight)
16:20-16:40 Discovering, Recruiting, and Enabling Unusual Talent Locally in the Age of Global AI Technologies – Zsuzsa Márka (Columbia University, iASK)
16:40-17:00 Fresh Waters in a New Perspective: The Adaptation of the Ocean Literacy Framework to Rivers and Riverside Communities – Attila Dávid Molnár (Plastic Cup Initiative)
17:00-17:30 Q&A session, chair: Zsolt Kosztyán (iASK)
18:00-19:00 Cultural program: Vukán Creative art concert (Venue: Synagogue, Várkör 38.)
19:00 Dinner (Venue: Festetics palace, Chernel street 10.)
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September 19. – Friday
Future Visions for Regions
9:00-9:30 Building the Future on Culture: Innovations and Research after Veszprém-Balaton
2023 ECoC – Alíz Markovits (Veszprém-Balaton 2023 JSC), Linda Katona (iASK, ELTE Doctoral School of Sociology)
9:30-9:50 Transition to a Knowledge-based Society and Economy – Illusion or Reality in the Hungarian Countryside? – Balázs Barta (Pannon Business Network)
9:50-10:10 Reflections: Transition in Keszthely – Gergely Tóth (Mayor of Keszthely)
10:10-10:30 Szombathely 2030 – Adrienn Bokányi (Szombathely City with County Rights)
10:30-10:50 Kőszeg 500 years – Béla Básthy (Mayor of Kőszeg)
10:50-11:20 iASK Kőszeg-Research – Szabolcs Morvay (iASK), Éva Stefánich (iASK, ELTE Doctoral School of Sociology)
11:20-12:00 City & Region: Cooperation for the Future – roundtable discussion – chair: Ferenc Miszlivetz (iASK)
Markovits Alíz (Veszprém-Balaton 2023 JSC), Balázs Barta (PBN), András Nemény (Mayor of Szombathely City with County Rights), Adrienn Bokányi (Szombathely City with County Rights), Béla Básthy (Mayor of Kőszeg), Gergely Tóth (Mayor of Keszthely)
12:00-12:40 Break (Lunch)
12:40-13:00 Twin Island – Insula Magna – János Bogárdi (iASK)
13:00-13:20 Twin Island – Csallóköz – Szilvia Néveri Varagya (Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra)
13:20-14:05 Csallóköz Roundtable discussion – chair: Szilvia Néveri Varagya (Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra)
Kálmán Pongrácz (City Council of Nagymegyer), Gábor Somogyi (Csallóköz Territorial Tourism Association), Magdolna Mészáros (Megyer Dance Ensemble)
14:05-14:25 Megyer Dance Ensemble (traditional folk dance from Csallóköz)
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Chernel utca 16., Koszeg, Hungary, 9730, Chernel utca 14, Kőszeg 9730, Magyarország, Oberpullendorf, Austria
