The Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Prince Saud Faisal Institute for Diplomatic Studies
have the pleasure to invite you to the roundtable discussion entitled
“The transformation of Saudi Arabia and the opportunities for
enhanced relations with the Visegrad countries”
to be held on
20 September (Thursday) between 11:00 and 16:30
at the
Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade,
13-15. Bérc street, Budapest 1016
The event is public but registration is required.
Please register until 4 p.m. on 19 September
The discussion and the Q&A session will be held in English.
Please note that any audiovisual recording of the event can only be made upon the prior express, written approval of the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Preliminary conference program
11:00-11:15 – Welcome remarks
Márton Ugrósdy – Director, Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade
Abdallah Al- Salamah – Director, Prince Saud Faisal Institute for Diplomatic Studies
Márton Schőberl – Deputy State Secretary for Cultural Diplomacy
Attila Koppány – Deputy Head, Department of Middle East and North Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
11:15-12:30 – First Panel: Saudi Foreign Policy and Security Challenges
Asaad Al-Shamlan – Prince Saud Faisal Institute for Diplomatic Studies
Máté Szalai – Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade
Moderated by Péter Wagner – Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade
12:30-13:30 – Networking lunch
13:30-14:45 – Second Panel: Vision 2030 and the opportunities for Visegrad countries
Abdallah Al-Salamah – Prince Saud Faisal Institute for Diplomatic Studies
Diána Szőke – Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade
Moderated by Tamás Molnár, Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade
14:45-15:00 – Coffee Break
15:00-16:15 – Third Panel: Changing investment environment
Rija Al-Marzouqi – Prince Saud Faisal Institute for Diplomatic Studies
Tamás Kozma – Antall József Knowledge Centre
Moderated by Péter Goreczky, Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade
16:15– Recommendations for the way ahead & Closing remarks