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Conference 2025

Reimagining Connectivity:
Europe and Asia in a Changing World

12-13 September 2025, Brussels

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Join us at 2-day-long STEAR’s flagship annual conference, which gathers passionate university students and young professionals from across Europe and Asia!

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On September 12-13 in Brussels at the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS), the Asia-Europe Youth Forum 2025 will explore the theme "Reimagining Connectivity: Europe and Asia in a Changing World."

 

Explore the shifting dynamics of interregional relations through compelling keynote speeches, roundtables, expert panel discussions, and fireside chats. Topics will include Development Cooperation, Improved Supply Chains, and Technological Exchange.

Agenda

Day 1* (12 September)

9:30 | Registration

10:30 | Opening Speech

11:00 | Panel 1 - Connectivity as Strategic Insurance: Managing Global Risks Through EU-Asia Cooperation?

13:00 | Lunch Break

14:15 | Panel 2 - Building a Fair Digital Future: Europe and Asia in Dialogue 

15:45 | Coffee Break

16:00 | Fireside Chats

17:00 | End of Day 1

19:30 | Socialising Event

Day 2* (13 September)

10:00 | Hackathon

11:15 | Coffee Break

11:30 | Panel 3 - Can multilateralism be revived? Exploring Supply Chains, Cooperation and Sanctions in an Increasingly Bipolar World

13:00 | Lunch Break

14:00 | Closing Discussion

15:00 | Closing Ceremony

15:30 | End of Day 2

* Forum agenda subject to change

Speakers

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Magnus Guldberg

Embassy Secretary at the Permanent Representation of Denmark to the EU

Magnus Guldberg is a career diplomat in the Danish Foreign Service, currently posted to the Permanent Representation of Denmark to the EU. During the Danish EU Presidency, his responsibilities include leading the negotiations among the EU Member States on the Global Gateway.

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Jana Vinkel

International Relations Officer at European Commission

Jana Vinkel is an International Relations Officer at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT), where she works on EU international digital policy. Her recent work includes coordinating strategic EU partnerships such as the EU-Japan as well as the EU-Republic of Korea Digital Partnerships. Before the European Commission, she had experience in the Estonian parliament, the Canadian Mission to Estonia as well as a language school. Jana brings a passion for international affairs, digital governance, and cross-cultural collaboration in EU and global digital policy. Jana holds a Master’s degree in EU International Relations and Diplomacy from the College of Europe, as well as an MA in EU Studies from Leiden University. She also graduated with a Bachelor’s in English Language and Culture from Tallinn University, with a minor in Social Sciences.

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