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.

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Speakers Selection

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Tim Crane

Professor of Philosophy and Pro-Rector

Central European University

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Shashi Tharoor

Member and Chairman of the Committee on External Affairs

Indian Parliament

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Alexander Van der Bellen

Federal President

Republic of Austria

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Rumman Chowdhury

CEO

Humane Intelligence

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Sabine Weyand

Director-General for Trade and Economic Security

European Commission

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Katarina Barley

Vice-President

European Parliament

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Peter Bosek

CEO

Erste Group

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Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer

Federal Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism.

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft, Energie und Tourismus

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Carlo Masala

Professor of International Politics

Bundeswehr University Munich

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Jessika Roswall

European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy

European Commission

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Maria Luís Albuquerque

Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union

European Commission

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Axel van Trotsenburg

Senior Managing Director

World Bank

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Robert Brieger

Chairman of the EU Military Committee

European Union External Action Service

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Norbert Totschnig

Federal Minister

Federal Ministry (BMLUK)

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Michael O'Flaherty

Commissioner for Human Rights

Council of Europe

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Andreas Babler

Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sports

Republic of Austria

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Josef Aschbacher

Director General

European Space Agency (ESA)

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Jan Lipavsky

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Czech Republic

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Fritzi Köhler-Geib

Member of the Executive Board

Deutsche Bundesbank

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Cédric Villani

University Professor

University Lyon I IHES

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Christian Stocker

Federal Chancellor

Republic of Austria

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Anna Buchegger

Musician & Artist

Anna Buchegger

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Korinna Schumann

Federal Minister

Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection (BMASGPK)

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Clara Raposo

Vice-Governor

Banco de Portugal

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Ian Goldin

Professor of Globalisation and Development

Oxford University

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Magnus Brunner

EU Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration

European Commission

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Cesy Leonard

Founding Director

Radikale Töchter

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Oana Țoiu

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania and European Young Leader (EYL40)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania

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Klaas Knot

Former President

De Nederlandsche Bank

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Bart De Wever

Prime Minister

Belgium

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Programme

All times in CEST
Lab Days

Friday, 22. August

Starting times
Morning
Labs: Multi-Day Working Sessions
540
Labs are 1.5-day facilitated working session with a closed and well-selected group of 30 participants that has a joint purpose with the goal that this group, first, becomes a community of action, and second, finds answers to a larger, cross-cutting problem. Explore the EFA25 Labs.
09:00 - 18:00 Labs: Multi-Day Working Sessions
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Evening
Open Air Concert Alpbach Brass Band
30
On Fridays during the summer months, the Alpbach brass band hosts their open-air concert on the village square. All Alpbach residents as well as national and international guests are cordially invited!      
Ort Alpbach , Village Square
20:00 - 20:30 Open Air Concert Alpbach Brass Band
Rituals

Saturday, 23. August

Starting times
Afternoon
From Legacy to Impact: 80 Years of Driving Change for Europe
60
Marking 80 years of EFA, this session goes beyond retrospection. It offers space for dialogue and reflection on key EFA initiatives and invites participants to co-develop visions for a recharged Europe. This is more than commemoration, it’s a call to learn from the past, challenge the present, and shape the future. //INFO: This session is being translated and transcribed live using the Wordly app. 
Congress Centrum Alpbach , CCA – Schrödinger-Saal
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15:30 - 16:30 From Legacy to Impact: 80 Years of Driving Change for Europe
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Evening
Filmscreening: Brennpunkt Alpbach
German 90
Hannes Kar has been covering the European Forum Alpbach as a journalist since 1948. To mark the 80th anniversary of the European Forum Alpbach, Hannes Kar's film "Brennpunkt Alpbach" will be shown – an impressive portrait of the forum and its beginnings, originally created for its 40th anniversary. In conversation with this long-time companion, it becomes clear why Alpbach in particular became the ‘village of thinkers’ – and what makes this place so inspiring to this day. INFO // The film and lecture are in German.  
Schulhäusl , Schulhäusl
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20:00 - 21:30 Filmscreening: Brennpunkt Alpbach
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