Author name: Martina Giani

The future of Europe in the making: Young European Ambassadors on EU enlargement WHEN 3 March I 15:00 – 17:00 WHERE Room 213 TOPICS Enlargement, Youth WHEN 3 March I 15:00 – 17:00 WHERE Room 213 TOPICS Enlargement, Youth In this session, we give centre stage to the Young European Ambassadors (YEAs) from the EU’s […]

From frontlines to forums – amplifying climate voices that matter WHEN 3 March I 15:00 – 17:00 WHERE Room 214 TOPICS Climate, Youth WHEN 3 March I 15:00 – 17:00 WHERE Room 214 TOPICS Climate, Youth This session is by invitation only If you’re interested in joining the discussion, please contact [email protected] Whenever there’s climate

The European network for Technology Resilience and Sovereignty: tackling Europe’s digital dependencies WHEN 3 March I 15:00 – 17:00 WHERE Room 206 TOPICS Digital WHEN 3 March I 15:00 – 17:00 WHERE Room 206 TOPICS Digital This session is by invitation only At least 80% of Europe’s digital technologies are imported, predominantly from non-European big

The EU Return Regulation reform and international human rights obligations WHEN 3 March I 15:00 – 17:00 WHERE Room 204 TOPICS Migration WHEN 3 March I 15:00 – 17:00 WHERE Room 204 TOPICS Migration This session is by invitation only The European Commission’s proposal for a new Return Regulation, set to replace the 2008 Return

A ‘new’ war in the Middle East – what next for transatlantic relations? WHEN 02 March I 18:45 – 19:30 WHERE Silver Hall TOPICS Middle EastTransatlantic Relations WHEN 02 March I 18:45 – 19:30 WHERE Silver Hall TOPICS Middle EastTransatlantic Relations Change of session AndreaRenda Director of Research, CEPS  CeciliaMalmström Former EU Commissioner for Trade

From signature to standstill: what future for the EU-Mercosur agreement? WHEN 03 March I 11:15 – 12:30 WHERE Room 206 TOPICS Trade WHEN 03 March I 11:15 – 12:30 WHERE Room 206 TOPICS Trade The EU-Mercosur agreement has entered a new and uncertain phase. Although it was formally signed on 17 January 2026, the European

Breaking bottlenecks in the Digital Single Market WHEN 03 March I 15:00 – 17:00 WHERE Room 201A TOPICS Single Market WHEN 03 March I 15:00 – 17:00 WHERE Room 201A TOPICS Single Market This session is by invitation only As Europe pursues the Single Market Roadmap to 2028, a strong understanding of the barriers that

How to unlock European leadership in the quantum computing domain? WHEN 03 March I 11:15 – 12:30 WHERE Room 204 TOPICS Quantum computing WHEN 03 March I 11:15 – 12:30 WHERE Room 204 TOPICS Quantum Computing Quantum technologies are rapidly shifting from frontier science to a key determinant of economic competitiveness and security. The 2025

Ancient tongues, modern voices: AI for language and biocultural heritage WHEN 3 March I 11:15 – 12:30 WHERE Room 201B TOPICS Artificial Intelligence WHEN 3 March I 11:15 – 12:30 WHERE Room 201B TOPICS Artificial Intelligence Indigenous languages and cultural traditions are intrinsically linked to the ecosystems they sustain. This interconnectedness means that linguistic diversity

Between two giants: Europe’s strategy for double de-risking WHEN 3 March I 15:00 – 17:00 WHERE Room 211 TOPICS Geoeconomics WHEN 3 March I 15:00 – 17:00 WHERE Room 211 TOPICS Geoeconomics This session is by invitation only If you’re interested in joining the discussion, please contact [email protected] Conventional wisdom has long held that closely aligning with the United States is a