Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing geopolitical and scientific-technological landscape, science diplomacy is playing an ever more critical role in shaping Europe’s international engagement. Building on the expert report A European Framework for Science Diplomacy – Recommendations of the EU Science Diplomacy Working Groups released earlier this year, the two-day 2nd European Science Diplomacy Conference will examine how science diplomacy can strengthen Europe’s competitiveness, foster innovation, and promote international cooperation.
BELOW WE REPORT THE PROGRAM AND THE SPEAKERS
https://eu-science-diplomacy.service-facility.eu/en/programme
WEDNESDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2025 (DAY 1)
13:00 – Welcome & Opening Ceremony 13:30 – Message from the 1st European Science Diplomacy Conference 13:45 – Keynote I (Speaker: Enrico Letta) 14:15 – Coffee break & group picture 14:45 – Plenary Session I: European Science Diplomacy in a Rapidly Changing World 16:00 – Fireside Chat: Experiences from North Korea 16:15 – Keynote II (Speaker: Macharia Kamau) 16:45 – Short break, splitting into group sessions 17:00 – Parallel Sessions: * Ocean Diplomacy * Polar Diplomacy * Space Diplomacy 18:30 – Networking reception 20:00 – High-level dinner (CLOSED)
THURSDAY, 18 DECEMBER 2025 (DAY 2)
09:00 – Plenary Session II: Securitization of Science and its Impact on Science Diplomacy 10:15 – Keynote III (Speaker: Hans-Joachim Schellnhuber) 10:45 – Coffee break 11:15 – Parallel Sessions: * Concrete Steps to Boost European Competitiveness * The Role of Non-State Actors in Science Diplomacy * Equitable Science Diplomacy Partnerships between North and South 12:45 – Lunch break & SciDip Talks 14:00 – Plenary Session III: Values and Ethics of Science Diplomacy 15:15 – Keynote IV (Speaker: Jeremy Farrar, WHO) 15:45 – Coffee break 16:15 – Plenary Session IV: Next steps for a European Framework for Science Diplomacy 17:15 – Closing Ceremony incl. Reading out of Conference Statement 18:00 – Ends.
SPEAKERS:
Casper ANDERSEN Muriel ATTANÉ Stéphanie BALME Gloria BENEDIKT Rasmus Gjedssø BERTELSEN Mette BIRKEDAL BRUUN Joan BORRELL MAYEUR Jes BROENG Nienke BUISMAN Thierry DAMERVAL Susanne DITLEVSEN Appolinaire DJIKENG Sverre Ole DRØNEN Helen EENMAA Minister Christina EGELUND Encieh ERFANI Anne GLOVER Ólafur Ragnar GRÍMSSON James HAMMOND Martina HARTL Edvard HVIDING Peter JAPELJ María ESTELÍ JARQUIN Macharia KAMAU Konstantinos KLEOVOULOU Izaskun LACUNZA Angela LIBERATORE Alessandro LOMBARDO Andrei LUCA Hermann Ludwig MOELLER Hans Peter MØLLGAARD Jan Marco MÜLLER Jens NIELSEN Sara OLSVIG Eva ORTEGA PAINO József PÁLINKÁS Marcus PLEYER Andrei POLEJACK Angelique POUPOUNNEAU Signe RATSO Maria RENTETZI Claudia REINPRECHT Mostafa Moonir SHAWRAV Peter SKÖLD Marga SOLER Witalij SUPRUN Monika SZKARŁAT Francesca TOLVE Jean-François VAN BOXMEER Sir Mark WALPORT Sakine WEIKERT Commissioner Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA
