
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

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.

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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