EFA25 Programme
Discover the programme of EFA25. The programme and list of speakers will be updated continuously. We look forward to seeing you in Alpbach!
Recharge Europe with us!
Eighty years after World War II, Europe faces a rapidly changing world marked by geopolitical tensions, technological transformations, and the urgency of an ecological crisis. At the European Forum Alpbach 2025, we will explore how to combine economic competitiveness with Europe’s core values: advancing climate action, innovation, democracy, and security to renew Europe’s potential. Explore the programme and be part of the conversation.
Speakers Selection
Josef Aschbacher
Jennifer Morgan
Armin Laschet
Magnus Brunner
Irena Radović
Sigrid Stagl
Andreas Babler
Axel van Trotsenburg
Maria Luís Albuquerque
Katarina Barley
Jan Lipavsky
Peter Bosek
Sabine Weyand
Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer
Bart De Wever
Anders Wijkman
Yascha Mounk
Carl Bildt
Shashi Tharoor
Meredith Whittaker
Carlo Masala
Cédric Villani
Rumman Chowdhury
Edgars Rinkevics
Claudia Plakolm
Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu
Christoph Wiederkehr
Sheela Patel
Fritzi Köhler-Geib
Oana Țoiu
Programme
All times in CEST
Euregio Days
Saturday, 16. August
Noon
Noon
Euregio Young Researchers’ Award
Young researchers under the age of 35 present their scientific work on the topic of competitiveness. The aim is to showcase regional research and foster intergenerational dialogue with decision makers from academia and politics. The most outstanding contributions are honoured during a formal award ceremony.//INFO: This session is being translated and transcribed live using the Wordly app.
13:00
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16:30
Euregio Young Researchers’ Award
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Euregio Innovation Award
The Euregio Innovation Award recognises creative products, technologies, and services that strengthen the competitive position of the Euregio Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino. Companies from all three regions present their projects. A distinguished jury selects the winners, who are honoured during the evening ceremony.//INFO: This session is being translated and transcribed live using the Wordly app.
13:00
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16:30
Euregio Innovation Award
Content
Afternoon
Afternoon
EUREGIO – Europe direct Ape
16:30
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17:30
EUREGIO – Europe direct Ape
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Award Ceremony: Euregio Awards
In a festive setting, the winners of the Euregio Innovation Award and the Euregio Young Researchers’ Award are honoured. Afterwards, a get-together invites guests to connect and celebrate.//INFO: This session is being translated and transcribed live using the Wordly app.
17:30
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19:30
Award Ceremony: Euregio Awards
Content
Evening
Evening
Kcħψ̇ånt: A Play About Alpbach
Kcħψ̇ånt, a play about Alpbach: A writer and a linguist dive deep into the heart of their hometown with a wild mixture of punk, dialect and quantum physics. The performance embraces the valley and the stories of its native and newer inhabitants, from Vivienne Westwood to Erwin Schrödinger.
18:00
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19:30
Kcħψ̇ånt: A Play About Alpbach
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ART
Network
Concert: Ernst Molden and Aliosha Biz
Ernst Molden, ‘the most extraordinary Austrian songwriter currently working’ according to the newspaper Oberösterreichische Nachrichten, presents a highly entertaining musical evening; accompanied by Aliosha Biz, ‘a Paganini of the courtyards, a pyromaniac violinist, a balancing act between musical styles and the Moscow branch manager of Viennese charm’, according to author Richard Schuberth. Doors: 20:00Begin: 20:30
20:00
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22:00
Concert: Ernst Molden and Aliosha Biz
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ART
Network
Sunday, 17. August
Morning
Morning
Holy Mass
Traditional Mass to mark the opening of the Tyrol Day.
09:00
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10:00
Holy Mass
Rituals
Ceremonial Welcome and Official Addresses by Political Representatives
Official reception with welcome addresses by political representatives of the European Region Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino.
10:00
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11:00
Ceremonial Welcome and Official Addresses by Political Representatives
Network
Euregio Summit
At the Euregio Summit, political decision makers and experts discuss competitiveness, regional development, and the role of the Euregio Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino in Europe. Municipalities take centre stage as key actors in cross-border cooperation. Their experiences and perspectives actively contribute to the dialogue, helping to anchor European solutions effectively at the local level.
11:00
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12:30
Euregio Summit
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Content
Noon
Afternoon
Afternoon
Municipal Cooperation
Municipalities as key actors in competitiveness take centre stage in two parallel workshops focusing on digitalisation and inter-municipal cooperation. The goal is to develop concrete ideas and action steps to enhance competitiveness through exchange among municipal representatives and with experts. //INFO: This session is being translated and transcribed live using the Wordly app.
15:00
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16:15
Municipal Cooperation
Content
Euregio Academy Hike
The hike to the Bischofer-Käsalm leads into a mountain dialogue on the topic of “Climate Change in Agriculture”. In collaboration with Euregio Inntal and the three Alpbach Clubs of Tyrol, South Tyrol, and Trentino, experts discuss the challenges and opportunities for sustainable agriculture.
15:00
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18:30
Euregio Academy Hike
Content
Municipalities and Digitalisation
Municipalities as key actors in competitiveness take centre stage in two parallel workshops focusing on digitalisation and inter-municipal cooperation. The goal is to develop concrete ideas and action steps to enhance competitiveness through exchange among municipal representatives and with experts. //INFO: This session is being translated and transcribed live using the Wordly app.
15:00
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16:30
Municipalities and Digitalisation
Content
Echoes of EFA: Personal Stories from 80 Years of Change
Celebrating 80 years of EFA, this session brings history to life. Time witnesses and long-time companions share personal stories, encounters, and turning points that shaped the Forum. Explore a journey through eight decades of ideas, change, and inspiration – complemented by a look into the European Forum Alpbach’s archive. //INFO: Session will be held in German.
16:30
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18:00
Echoes of EFA: Personal Stories from 80 Years of Change
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Content
European Municipal Networks
The European Union offers a broad range of instruments that boost competitiveness and support regional development. Key topics include European cooperation, the work of the Committee of the Regions, and strategies to better connect municipalities across national borders. //INFO: This session is being translated and transcribed live using the Wordly app.
16:30
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17:30
European Municipal Networks
Content
Monday, 18. August
Morning
Morning
The EU Compass for Competitiveness
The Compass for Competitiveness is the EU’s new roadmap for sustainable growth. It outlines ways to better leverage Europe’s economic strengths, remove barriers, and enhance competitiveness – aiming to boost dynamism and prosperity within the European internal market.//INFO: This session will be held in German.
09:00
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10:00
The EU Compass for Competitiveness
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Strengthening Competitiveness in the EU
The interactive exchange addresses key questions: how to foster innovation, combine decarbonisation with competitiveness, and reduce strategic dependencies – all with the goal of building a more resilient and future-ready European economy.//INFO: This session will be held in German.
10:30
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12:00
Strengthening Competitiveness in the EU
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Content
Hike I The Alps in a Changing Climate: Navigating Impacts and Adaptation
The Second Austrian Assessment Report on Climate Change (AAR2) highlights the Alps’ ecological, economic, and social significance — and their acute vulnerability to a warming climate. This session examines the complex climate challenges facing the Alpine region within the Euregio context, exploring cross-sectoral impacts and key opportunities to strengthen resilience and foster sustainable development in these vital mountain landscapes.//INFO: This hike will be held in German //INFO: Bring hiking shoes and water. //INFO: In case of heavy rain, the session is going to take place at Liechtenstein Saal, Congress Centrum Alpbach
09:00
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12:00
Hike I The Alps in a Changing Climate: Navigating Impacts and Adaptation
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CLI
Content
Noon
Afternoon
Afternoon
Competitiveness and Regional Development in Austria, Germany, and Italy
This interactive panel explores selected measures to strengthen competitiveness in Austria, Italy, and Germany. Together with the participants, it offers a space to share approaches and experiences, discuss challenges, and identify key success factors for sustainable growth in the three countries. //INFO: This session will be held in German.
14:00
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15:30
Competitiveness and Regional Development in Austria, Germany, and Italy
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Content
Hike | Fostering Innovation
This interactive panel focuses on key levers for Europe’s future: affordable, secure, and sustainable energy; forward-looking education for quality jobs; and targeted support for innovation. Together participants will explore how these approaches can strengthen competitiveness and resilience. //INFO: This session will be held in German.
16:00
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17:30
Hike | Fostering Innovation
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Education for Future-Oriented Competencies and High-Quality Jobs
This interactive panel focuses on key levers for Europe’s future: affordable, secure, and sustainable energy; forward-looking education for quality jobs; and targeted support for innovation. Together participants will explore how these approaches can strengthen competitiveness and resilience. //INFO: This session will be held in German
16:00
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17:30
Education for Future-Oriented Competencies and High-Quality Jobs
Content
Evening
Evening
Into the Silence
A place of calm: Spiritual impulses from various religious and philosophical backgrounds invite you to contemplate and reflect. Inspiring initiators tell their stories, take you on a journey of the mind and initiate moments of genuine stillness.
18:15
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18:45
Into the Silence
Rituals
EuregioDramaLab on Tour: Crossing Borders, Common Grounds, and The Question of What Lies Beneath
The three artists of EuregioDramaLab invite the participants of EFA 2025 to an open performative and participative gathering in Alpbach – featuring Strauss’ opera Salome as well as a reflection about omnipresent borders, exploring and experiencing the soil as a communing ground and the practice of weightlifting.
21:00
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22:30
EuregioDramaLab on Tour: Crossing Borders, Common Grounds, and The Question of What Lies Beneath
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ART
Network
Tuesday, 19. August
Early morning
Early morning
Into the Silence
A place of calm: Spiritual impulses from various religious and philosophical backgrounds invite you to contemplate and reflect. Inspiring initiators tell their stories, take you on a journey of the mind and initiate moments of genuine stillness. //INFO: This session will be held in German.
08:00
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08:30
Into the Silence
Network
Practice Breakfast
Industry experts will demonstrate what is already possible today and where developments are heading in the near future. You’ll gain valuable insights into expected trends in the short and medium term and discover practical solutions designed to simplify your daily work and make production processes more efficient.//INFO: This session will be held in German.
08:30
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10:00
Practice Breakfast
Network
Morning
Morning
Tyrolean Technology Brunch
An exclusive networking event as part of the Euregio Days 2025: Take this opportunity to exchange ideas on technology and digitalisation in Tyrol and across Europe with representatives from business, academia, politics, and regional development.//INFO: This session will be held in German.
10:00
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13:00
Tyrolean Technology Brunch
Network
Hike I Rethinking OneHealth as a Future Innovation Ecosystem
During this hike, we will take an inspirational “innovation walk” where we will think together about possible OneHealth approaches in the context of innovation ecosystems. We will challenge and expand our understanding of the OneHealth concept as well as develop novel perspectives by a guided innovation process of “learning from the future as it emerges”. Through short inspirational talks, tasks and exercises, reflection, exposing ourselves to the silence and the beauty of nature, as well as intense interdisciplinary conversations, we will co-create novel future-oriented concepts of the OneHealth approach. The session begins with a discussion in the Liechtenstein Hall, followed by a group hike, and concludes with a reflection session back in the Liechtenstein Hall. //INFO: This hike will be held in German.//INFO: Bring hiking shoes and water.
09:00
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12:00
Hike I Rethinking OneHealth as a Future Innovation Ecosystem
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FIN
Content
Noon
Noon
WoW* Connects: A Networking Hour for Women*
As part of the EFA World of Women* initiative, EFA is taking extra efforts to encourage female* contributors, both in programming and participation. Every day, from the Europe in the World Days to the Austria in Europe Days, two dedicated hours will be hosted by women* engaged in EFA’s broader network, which offers the opportunity to connect, reflect, and act. // INFO: To ensure a focused and engaging experience, we wont be providing any catering. Participants are, however, free to order lunch and beverages at their own cost. //
12:30
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14:00
WoW* Connects: A Networking Hour for Women*
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Network
Barcamp
As part of the Euregio Days 2025, this Barcamp offers an open platform where you shape the agenda. Contribute your ideas, discuss pressing topics, and develop new solutions – across sectors and without a fixed programme. The goal: to think collectively about the future, spark innovation, and connect with others in a format free from rigid structures and predetermined content.//INFO: This session will be held in German
13:00
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17:30
Barcamp
Content
Afternoon
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