Augusta Cesarca 10., 10000 Zágráb
The Liszt Institute and the Slovenian Embassy have the pleasure to invite You to the Sport Diplomacy presentation and Roundtable at the Liszt Institute - Hungarian Cultural Center in Zagreb, on Tuesday, 19th September 2023 at 7 pm (Zagreb, Augusta Cesarca 10).
After the successful World Championship of Athletics in Budapest and the European Youth Olimpics Festival in Maribor we are delighted to listen to the experience of the organisers and of active and former athletes, sport diplomats on the importance of sport diplomacy.
Please confirm your participation by Monday, 18th September 2023 by 12:00 to the e-mail address: miz@mfa.gov.hu
We look forward to welcoming you!
PROGRAMME:
Opening speeches:
dr. Csaba Demcsák, Ambassador of Hungary in Zagreb
Gašper Dovžan, Ambassador of Slovenia in Zagreb
Presentations and Roundtable
I. Sports diplomacy experiences of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest
Márton Gyulai, Executive Director of Sport at Budapest 2023 World Athletics Championships Nonprofit ltd.,
II. Maribor European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) 2023 experiences
Nataša Ritonija, Director of European Youth Olimpics Festival - EYOF Maribor 2023
III. Introducing the new HUSS English language postgraduate Sports Diplomacy Program (SDP)
Dr. habil Judit Kadar, Director of International relations, associate professor at the Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS) and
Dr. Marko Begović, Senior lecturer at Molde University College, Norway and Union Nikola Tesla University, Serbia
Language: English
IV. Roundtable: Bruno Šundov (basketball), Miklós Gór-Nagy (vwaterpolo), Márton Gyulai (athletics), and surprise guest from Slovenia!
Moderating: Filip Brkić (sport journalist)
Who is a good sports diplomat? What skills and abilities can help to achieve results in sport and career? What were the so-called “greatest moments”?
The language of the round table is Hungarian-Croatian, interpreted by the director of the Liszt Institute: dr. Anna Mladenovics
V. Questions and healthy snacks
We look forward to see you!