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
Katarina Barley
Peter R. Neumann
Tim Crane
Edgars Rinkevics
Klaas Knot
Michael O'Flaherty
Sheela Patel
Cesy Leonard
Mario Nava
Anders Wijkman
Rumman Chowdhury
Maria Luís Albuquerque
Sigrid Stagl
Clara Raposo
Josef Aschbacher
Samir Saran
Christian Stocker
Gerda Holzinger-Burgstaller
Ivan Krastev
Joseph E. Stiglitz
Ian Goldin
Sabine Weyand
Yascha Mounk
Beate Meinl-Reisinger
Axel van Trotsenburg
Peter Bosek
Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann
Julia Ebner
Anna Buchegger
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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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