PAST EVENT: Asia Europe Youth Forum 2025

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

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

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

Programme

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?

• Moderated by Alena Heise (STEAR)
• Muhammad Anugrah Utama (Editor in Chief – STEAR)
• Stefania Benaglia (CEPS)
• Daniela Iller (FES)

13:00 | Lunch Break (lunch not provided)

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

• Moderated by Vera Rodriguez Corcho (EIAS)
• Keynote Speaker: Orsolya Csorba (DG CNECT)
• Mai Van Tran (Northern Illinois University)
• Simeon de brouwer (EU Digital Policy)

15:45 | Coffee Break

16:00 | Fireside Chat

• Moderated by Alena Heise (STEAR)
• Magnus Guldberg (Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark) 
• Jana Vinkel (DG CNECT)

17:00 | End of Day 1

19:30 | Socialising Event

Day 2* (13 September)

10:00 | Hackathon

• Moderated by Alena Heise (STEAR)

  Judges:

• Sofia Barberis Canonico (STEAR)
• Lin Goethals (EIAS)
• Yusril Nurhidayat (STEAR)

11:15 | Coffee Break

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

• Moderated by Chantal Elisabeth Hohe (ITSS Verona, EU Trainee) 
• Bohyun Kim (University Duisburg-Essen)
• Jieqiong Duan (University Ghent)
• Elixabete Arrieta (EPC)

13:00 | Lunch Break (lunch provided)

14:00 | Closing Discussion

15:00 | Closing Ceremony

15:30 | End of Day 2

* Forum agenda subject to change

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