RECHARGE EUROPE
The European Forum Alpbach 2025 will take place from 16 to 29 August 2025 under the annual theme 'Recharge Europe'.
For two weeks, the mountain village of Alpbach will once again become an international meeting place for people committed to shaping Europe’s future. In a year marked by global uncertainties, technological transformation and major social challenges, the Forum offers a space for exchange, fresh ideas and concrete solutions.
Speakers Selection
Peter Bosek
Yascha Mounk
Josef Aschbacher
Sigrid Stagl
Magnus Brunner
Maria Luís Albuquerque
Christian Stocker
Klaas Knot
Katarina Barley
Oana Țoiu
Michael O'Flaherty
Sabine Weyand
Ian Goldin
Andreas Babler
Rumman Chowdhury
Sheela Patel
Shashi Tharoor
Joseph E. Stiglitz
Irena Radović
Alexander Van der Bellen
Armin Laschet
Mario Nava
Peter R. Neumann
Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer
Gerda Holzinger-Burgstaller
Cesy Leonard
Jennifer Morgan
Anders Wijkman
Axel van Trotsenburg
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80 Years of Driving Change for Europe
Since its founding in the aftermath of World War II, the European Forum Alpbach has been a space for critical thinking, open dialogue, and visionary ideas for a peaceful and forward-looking Europe. For 80 years, it has brought together students, thinkers, and changemakers to ask: What kind of Europe do we want?
To mark this anniversary, we celebrate the people, stories, and bold ideas that continue to shape the spirit of Alpbach – and the future of Europe.
About us:
Our purpose for today and beyond is quite simple: The European Forum Alpbach is a space and place for the emergence of reflection and action. It brings together young people from Europe and from all over the world with the most innovative minds from politics, business, civil society, culture, and science to drive ideas for a strong and democratic Europe. With this diverse, intergenerational, and interdisciplinary community, the Forum influences key actors throughout the European continent to facilitate their learning and decisions.
The Congress Centrum Alpbach (CCA) in Alpbach, Tyrol.
Othmar Karas, EFA President and former First Vice-President of the European Parliament at the European Forum Alpbach 2024.
EFA participants on a hike in the Alpbach valley.
Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, President of Kosovo at a Morning Briefing at EFA24.
Scholarship holders talk with the sunset in the background.
Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate in Economics at a seminar called "The World Behind Money".
José Manuel Barroso, former President of the European Commission, in conversation with Florian Eder, Head of SZ Dossier.
A concert as part of the Arts & Culture programme.
f.l.t.r. Ralph Hamers, CEO UBS Group, Alexander van der Bellen, Austrian President, with Nataša Pirc Musar, President of Slovenia, and EFA-President Othmar Karas.
Scholarship holders attend a seminar with Alberto Alemanno, Professor of Law & Public Policy at HEC Paris.
Opening of the Loggia with Anton Mattle, Governor of Tyrol.
Be a part of the EFA:
There are many options to become part of the European Forum Alpbach! Whether you want to attend the event, become a scholarship holder, participate in our leadership lab, Alpbach in Motion, and become part of the Alumni Network, or join us as a partner or an association member.
Joining the EFA offers exclusive access to valuable insights on Europe’s most pressing challenges, inspiring ideas, and valuable networking opportunities. For many it is the beginning of a personal transformation. More than 4,000 people participate in the annual main event, taking place each summer in Tyrol. You can be one of them!
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