Brain Bar Explained

Brain Bar
Location:Budapest, Hungary
Founded:2015
Founder Name:Gergely Böszörményi-Nagy
Frequency:Annual
Next:2024
Genre:Festival
Attendance:15,000 (2019)
Website:https://brainbar.com

Brain Bar is an annual event held in Budapest, Hungary. It has been referred to as "a sort of South By Southwest on the Danube" as it is both a tech conference and a music festival.[1]

In addition to keynote presentations, it also features roundtable talks and debates that set up opposing viewpoints against each other, meant to encourage audience members' participation. The festival also has DJ sets, live music and dance as an integral part of the program.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

History

Brain Bar was founded 2015 by Gergely Böszörményi-Nagy with the goal of creating a platform concerned mostly with future studies.[9] [10] [11] [12] The event grapples with future scenarios in the areas of technology, business, politics and lifestyle.Its talks are supposed to challenge commonly held beliefs.[13] [14]

In 2017 the platform "Future Jobs" was launched, which offers jobs from the fields of communication, design, IT, services and business and claimes to be a "opportunity for young people to learn what employers are looking for, to inform educators about the requirements of tomorrow, and to help employers learn more about today’s talent."[15] In 2018, Brain Bar launched its business-focused workshops, called "Mastermind Sessions".[16]

In 2019 the event attracted 15,000 attendees, the livestream audience was 50,000.[17] [18] A large number of tickets (5,000) were given away for free to European students and teachers.[19] [20]

Speakers and partnerships

Brain Bar has featured figures including Canadian psychologist Jordan B. Peterson,[21] [22] model and dietitian Maye Musk,[23] [24] [25] PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel,[26] restaurateur Massimo Bottura,[27] EU Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager, sci-fi author Ted Chiang,[28] Google Vice President Jacquelline Fuller,[29] [30] former President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves,[31] retired astronaut Chris Hadfield, paleontologist Jack Horner, criminal law professor Gabriel Hallevy, co-founder of Pirate Bay Peter Sunde[32] and robot Sophia.[33]

Brain Bar formed partnerships with Deloitte, BMW, Vodafone, OTP, Bosch, MOL and WIRED as its media partner.[34] Other sponsors include Google, E.ON and BlackRock.

In previous years the festival has included moderators from Forbes, the Financial Times and Politico Europe.[35]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Elon Musk's artificial intelligence. 2016-06-07. 2017-06-26.
  2. Web site: Star chef Massimo Bottura to attend Brain Bar festival. Budapest Business Journal. www.bbj.hu. 2018-04-03.
  3. News: A humanoid robot comes to Brain Bar. We Love Budapest. welovebudapest.com. 2017-11-29.
  4. Super-AI, immortality and love are among the topics awaiting you at Brain Bar Budapest. Insider. WIRED. WIRED UK. 2017-06-20. en-GB.
  5. News: We can't alter the course of time but, according to physics, we can bend it. 2017-10-31. Futurism. 2017-11-30. en-US.
  6. News: Experts May Have a Viable Alternative to Universal Basic Income. 2017-11-08. Futurism. 2017-11-30. en-US.
  7. News: CERN scientist on life after the higgs boson. 2017-10-24. Futurism. 2017-11-30. en-US.
  8. Brain Bar: Dangerous ideas welcome. WIRED UK. 2018-05-05.
  9. Web site: The Brain Behind Brain Bar: Q&A with the Co-Founder. Budapest. Brain Bar. 2016-04-22. Medium. 2016-10-27.
  10. News: Brain Bar Budapest. Design for Europe. 2016-11-10. 2018-06-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180614172655/http://www.designforeurope.eu/events/brain-bar-budapest. dead.
  11. News: The Four Immortality Stories We Tell Ourselves. Zareva. Teodora. Big Think. 2017-06-29.
  12. News: Why science alone can't discover all truth. Zareva. Teodora. Big Think. 2018-06-14.
  13. News: Brain Bar Budapest: Top Scientists, Artists, Entrepreneurs. Zareva. Teodora. Big Think. 2017-06-20.
  14. News: Why Promoting Human Rights May Not Be the Way To a More Peaceful World. Zareva. Teodora. Big Think. 2017-06-29.
  15. News: Hrpwr - Hr-eseket is vallathattak a rendhagyó állásbörze résztvevői . 2018-06-14 . Hrpwr.
  16. News: Mit keres a görög filozófia és sci-fi az üzleti döntésekben? . 2018-06-14 . Portfolio.hu.
  17. News: Ezt láttuk a Brain Baron. kreativ.hu. 2018-06-06. hu.
  18. News: Engaging speakers, cramped auditoriums and robots. Hungary Today. hungarytoday.hu. 2018-06-04.
  19. Web site: Telt ház és világsztárok a Brain Bar Budapesten. Origo. Origo. 7 June 2016 . 2016-11-10.
  20. News: Kreatív Online - A Facebook ex-topmenedzsere is jön a Brain Bar fesztiválra. Kreatív Online. 2018-06-14.
  21. Web site: Why Jordan Peterson Teared Up During His Budapest Lecture. 2019-05-31. www.aier.org. en. 2019-06-03.
  22. Web site: Tavaly még diktátornak nevezte, most szívélyesen beszélget Orbán Viktorral az internet megosztó sztárja. Máté. Világi. 2019-06-01. index.hu. hu. 2019-06-03.
  23. Web site: Hogyan neveljünk zsenit? – A Brain Barra jön Elon Musk édesanyja, Maye Forbes.hu. 2019-03-07. Forbes Magyarország. hu. 2019-06-03.
  24. Web site: Mindent megtudhatunk a szex jövőjéről és a harmadik világháborúról az idei Brain Baron. Máté. Világi. 2019-05-29. index.hu. hu. 2019-06-03.
  25. Web site: Modellkednél 40 felett? Hajrá! szmo.hu. www.szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu. 2019-06-03.
  26. Web site: Peter Thiel, a Szilícium-völgy ellentmondásos zsenije Budapestre jön Forbes.hu. forbes.hu. 16 April 2018 . hu. 2018-06-14.
  27. Web site: A világ legnépszerűbb séfje: Ha nem fejlődnék, abbahagynám a főzést Forbes.hu. forbes.hu. 5 June 2018 . hu. 2018-06-14.
  28. News: Ted Chiang: A mesterséges intelligenciák nem akarnak munkahelyeket ellopni. KönyvesBlog. 2018-06-14. hu-HU.
  29. News: Kreatív Online - A régióban először nálunk indul el a Google oktatási programja. Kreatív Online. 2018-06-14.
  30. News: Brain Bar Budapest: Top Scientists, Artists, Entrepreneurs. Zareva. Teodora. Big Think. 2017-06-20.
  31. News: Estonia's ex-president: Countries must issue digital IDs for a viable future. Maack. Már Másson. 2017-06-07. The Next Web. 2017-06-20. en-US.
  32. News: Pirate Bay founder: We've lost the internet, it's all about damage control now. Maack. Már Másson. 2017-06-09. The Next Web. 2017-06-29. en-US.
  33. News: Brain Bar will tackle tough questions about the future. Zareva. Teodora. Big Think. 2018-06-14.
  34. Web site: Brain Bar Budapest, Europe's festival on the future Inter Relocation. www.interrelo.com. 2016-11-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030345/https://www.interrelo.com/en/brain-bar-budapest-europes-festival-on-the-future/. 2017-12-01. dead.
  35. News: Elképesztő sikert aratott a Brain Bar Budapest. Grund. mno.hu. 2016-11-10.

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