AI Summit Budapest 2026

Dr. Ferenc Dietz

Rector
Gábor Dénes University

He graduated in Law from the Faculty of Law at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), and subsequently obtained a degree in Law and Economics from Corvinus University of Budapest. Previously, as Chancellor of Budapest Business University, he implemented a comprehensive institutional rationalization program. Since its establishment, he has chaired the Education and Awareness Working Group of the Hungarian Artificial Intelligence Coalition. He has played an active role in raising awareness of artificial intelligence in Hungary, including contributing to the development of the “AI Challenge” online training program and later coordinating the “Mi Jövünk” (“Our Turn”) training program, which now has more than 73,000 participants. He is also a regular speaker at professional events on artificial intelligence and higher education. Currently, as President of Dennis Gabor University, he is leading the institution’s comprehensive strategic transformation.

His areas of expertise include higher education leadership, institutional transformation, and the integration of artificial intelligence into education. His work focuses on developing digitally enabled, practice-oriented learning models aligned with the needs of the labor market.

His major professional awards include the “AI PIONEER Award” (IBM, 2018), recognizing his commitment to the use and widespread adoption of artificial intelligence, and the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary (2024), awarded in recognition of his contributions to the development of Hungarian higher education and to the development of Hungary’s national artificial intelligence strategy.