Institutional Opening Day – Plenary Format
17:00 h – Accreditation and Registration
17:45 h – Welcome Remarks
- Santiago Slullitel (Director of the 2026 Edition of the Forum on the Future of the European Union, Equipo Europa)
- Galo Nuño (Vice-Dean of Economics, IE School of Politics, Economics and Global Affairs)
17:50 h – Opening Keynote: Europe’s Strategic Future
- Isabel García Tejerina (Member of the Board of Directors, Iberdrola; Former Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Environment of Spain)
18:00 h – Opening Plenary: Security and Prosperity: Can Europe Protect Both?
- Toomas Hendrik Ilves (Former President of Estonia)
- Luis de Guindos (Former Vice-President of the European Central Bank – Opening remarks)
- Fabrice Pothier (CEO of Rasmussen Global)
- Moderated by María Villaverde (Coordinator of Policy Proposals, Equipo Europa)
18:50 h – Special Address
- Pablo Zalba (Managing Director, EU Policy Centre, Deloitte)
18:55 h – Opening Conversation: What Does It Mean to Be European Today?
- Věra Jourová (Former Vice-President of the European Commission)
- Arancha González Laya (Dean, Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain)
19:30 h – Opening Conversation: Space: Where Science Meets Security
- Juan Carlos Cortés Pulido (Director of the Spanish Space Agency – AEE and Chair of the Council of the European Space Agency – ESA)
- Rear Admiral Louis Tillier (Director of the European Union Satellite Centre – EU SatCen)
- Pablo Álvarez Fernández (European Space Agency – ESA Astronaut)
- Moderated by Diego Muñoz (Events Coordinator, Equipo Europa)
20:15 h – Closing Remarks and Welcome Reception
- Delia Dinca (President of Equipo Europa)
20:20 h – Networking Cocktail
*This programme is subject to change
Central day: seven thematic parallel sessions, plus simulations and policy labs in Room 8.
09:25 – 09:30 h – Welcome
- Iñaki Ranz (Vice-President of Equipo Europa)
09:30 – 10:20 h – Introductory Plenary & Keynote Address
- Jean-Marie Guéhenno (Former UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations)
- Jaume Duch Guillot (Minister for European Union and External Action, Government of Catalonia)
- José Manuel Rodríguez (Director of Public Affairs, Iberdrola)
10:30 – 11:30 h – Parallel Sessions (Block 1)
Europe’s Security Architecture (Spanish)
- Diego de Ojeda (European Commission)
- Enrique Silvela Díaz-Criado (Major General, Spanish Army)
- Irene Blázquez (IE University)
Financing Europe’s Security (Spanish)
- Beatriz Sanz Redrado (European Commission)
Information Integrity and Democratic Resilience (Spanish)
- Javier Zarzalejos (MEP, EPP Group)
- Carlos Hernández-Echevarría (Maldita.es)
- Major General Alfredo Sanz y Calabria (Ret.) (Grupo Oesía)
Ukraine and the New European Order (English)
- Heiko Thoms (Ambassador of Germany)
- Gumenyuk Nataliya (PIJL)
- Borja Lasheras (European Commission)
AI, Quantum Computing and Europe’s Edge (English)
- José Ignacio Latorre (National University of Singapore)
- Óscar Díez (European Commission)
- Aurelio Jiménez (Ericsson)
- Marko Grobelnik (Jožef Stefan Institute)
Energy Security and Resilience
- José Manuel Rodríguez (Iberdrola)
Europe’s Critical Connections and Infrastructure
- Ana Lafuente (Global Networks Director, Iberdrola)
Workshop on Career Opportunities and Power Skills
- Mónica Lázaro (INDRA)
11:30 – 12:30 h – Coffee Break
12:30 – 13:30 h – Parallel Sessions (Block 2)
From Fragmentation to Integration (English)
- Johanna Sumuvuori (CoE Civilian Crisis Management)
- Pavel Fischer (Member of the Senate of the Czech Republic)
- Luca Polizzi (European Commission)
Strategic Dependencies and Economic Resilience (English)
- Irene Tinagli (MEP, S&D Group)
- Alejandro Raboso (European Investment Bank)
- Carlos Ruiz (CEOE)
Intelligence and Resilience in a Changing Security Environment (English)
- Yago Rodríguez (Cosas Militares)
- Daniel Markić (EU INTCEN, EEAS)
- Javier Quesada (Frontex)
Europe Between Washington and Beijing (English)
- Jeffrey Marder (Ambassador of Canada)
- Antonio López-Istúriz (MEP, EPP Group)
- Delphine Pronk (EEAS)
The Age of Autonomous and Connected Systems (Spanish)
- Major General Carlos Javier Frías Sánchez (Spanish Joint Defence Staff)
- Juan Luis Chulilla (Red Team Shield)
- Gonzalo León Serrano (Fundación Círculo)
Climate, Competitiveness and the Clean Industrial Deal (Spanish)
- Sabrina Schulz (European Initiative for Energy Security)
- Iván Albertos (BASF)
- Ignacio Rodríguez-Solano (Renault Group)
- Carla Hobbs (ECFR Madrid)
Health Security and Pharmaceutical Sovereignty (Spanish)
- Javier Padilla (Secretary of State for Health)
- Sofía Salido (Healthcare Executive Advisor)
- Elizabeth Diago (ISGlobal)
Maldita Workshop
- Buloteca Luchar en comunidad contra la desinformación
13:30 – 15:00 h – Lunch Break
15:00 – 16:00 h – Parallel Sessions (Block 3)
Closing Europe’s Capability Gaps (Spanish)
- Ángel Olivares (FEINDEF Foundation)
- Lt. Gen. José Antonio Agüero Martínez (Spanish Armed Forces)
- Ana García (Airbus Defence and Space)
Building Europe’s Defence Industrial Base: From Strategy to Scale (Spanish)
- Sergio Gamo Velasco (Indra)
- José Cepeda (MEP, S&D Group)
- José Bayón (General Dynamics European Land Systems)
Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure (Spanish)
- Félix Barrio (Director General, INCIBE)
- Vicente González Pedrós (ENISA)
- Mariano Benito (GMV)
- Luis Miguel Vega Fidalgo (European Commission)
The Southern Flank: Europe’s Stakes in North Africa (Spanish)
- Kissy Chandiramani (Autonomous City of Ceuta)
- Francisco Gaztelu Mezquíriz (European Commission)
The New Space Race (English)
- Lt. Gen. Juan Antonio del Castillo Masete (Ret.) (Spanish Air and Space Force)
- Aitor Álvarez Rodríguez (EUSPA)
- Apostolia Karamali (European Commission)
Investing in a Greener Europe (English)
- Ioan Bucuras (Transport & Environment)
- Elena Arveras (DG FISMA)
Maldita Workshop
- Buloteca Luchar en comunidad contra la desinformación
AP Institute Policy Lab: Business and Public Affairs in Action
- Manuel Custodio
- Raquel Carretero
- Andrea Vota
16:00 – 17:10 h – Keynote Address & Closing Plenary
- Katarina Wallin Bureau (Vice President, European Government Affairs at Microsoft)
- Juan Olivera Urquijo (President, Ericsson Spain)
- José Miguel Rosell (CEO, S2 Grupo)
- Ignacio Rodríguez-Solano (Director, Renault Foundation)
- Elvira Díez Sánchez (Public Affairs Manager, Iberdrola)
*This programme is subject to change
Closing Day & Conclusions
10:00 – 10:45 h – Networking Breakfast
10:45 – 11:30 h – Decisions at Sea: How Europe responds to a Maritime Crisis
- Vice Admiral Ignacio Villanueva Serrano (Operation Commander, EUNAVFOR Operation Atalanta)
11:30 – 13:15 h – Live Recording of the “El Orden Mundial” Podcast
- Live podcast recording session featuring El Orden Mundial
13:15 h – Adoption of the Forum’s Conclusions + Institutional Closing Ceremony
- Delia Dinca (President of Equipo Europa)
13:30 h – End of the Forum
*This programme is subject to change
Registrations are open!
If you don't want to lose your spot for the best event of the year, hurry up and get you tickets now! We even offer tickets with accomodation, in case you don't have a place to stay in Madrid during those days!
Meet the speakers
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Former President of Estonia
Luis de Guindos
Former Vice-President, ECB
Věra Jourová
Former Vice-President, European Commission
Arancha González Laya
Dean, PSIA Sciences Po
Isabel García Tejerina
Member of the Board, Iberdrola
Jean-Marie Guéhenno
Former UN Under-Secretary-General
Aina Calvo Sastre
Secretary of State for Security, Spain
Javier Padilla Bernáldez
State Secretary for Health, Spain
Jaume Duch Guillot
Minister for EU & External Action, Catalonia
Kissy Chandiramani
Second Vice-President, Government of Ceuta
Ángel Olivares Ramírez
President, Feindef Foundation
Louis Tillier
Director, EU SatCen
Juan Carlos Cortés Pulido
Director AEE & Chair ESA Council
Daniel Markić
Director, EU INTCEN, EEAS
Félix Barrio
Director General, INCIBE
José Antonio Agüero
Lieutenant General, Operations Command
Enrique Silvela Díaz-Criado
Major General, Ministry of Defence
Carlos Javier Frías Sánchez
Major General, Spanish Defence Staff
Ignacio Villanueva Serrano
Operation Commander, EUNAVFOR Atalanta
Pablo Álvarez Fernández
ESA Astronaut
Juan Antonio del Castillo Masete
Lieutenant General (Ret.), Air & Space Force
Alfredo Sanz y Calabria
Major General (Ret.), Grupo Oesía
Heiko Thoms
Ambassador of Germany to Spain and Andorra
Jeffrey Marder
Ambassador of Canada to Spain and Andorra
Gerassimos Thomas
Director-General TAXUD, European Commission
Beatriz Sanz Redrado
Deputy Director-General for Budget, EC
Delphine Pronk
Managing Director for the Americas, EEAS
Francisco Gaztelu Mezquíriz
Director for North Africa, European Commission
Diego de Ojeda
Head of Defence Unit, European Commission
Apostolia Karamali
Cabinet Expert for Space Policy, European Commission
Borja Lasheras
Policy Advisor, European Commission
Óscar Díez
Head of Sector for Quantum Technologies, EC
Luis Miguel Vega Fidalgo
International Cybersecurity Policy Coordinator, EC
Elena Arveras
Policy Officer DG FISMA, European Commission
Pavel Fischer
Senator & Committee Chair, Czech Senate
Irene Tinagli
Member of the European Parliament, S&D
Javier Zarzalejos
Member of the European Parliament, EPP
Antonio López-Istúriz
Member of the European Parliament, EPP
José Cepeda
Member of the European Parliament, S&D
Juan Olivera Urquijo
Country Manager & President, Ericsson Spain & Portugal
José Miguel Rosell
Founding Partner & CEO, S2 Grupo
Fabrice Pothier
CEO, Rasmussen Global
Juan Luis Chulilla
Co-Founder and CEO, Red Team Shield
Katarina Wallin Bureau
Vice President, European Government Affairs, Microsoft
Pablo Zalba
Managing Director, Deloitte Spain
Galo Nuño
Vice-Dean of Economics, IE University
Irene Blázquez
Director, Center for Governance of Change, IE
José Ignacio Latorre
Director, Centre for Quantum Technologies, NUS
Johanna Sumuvuori
Director, CoE Civilian Crisis Management
Gonzalo León Serrano
Vice-President, Fundación Círculo
Ana Lafuente
Global Networks Director, Iberdrola
José Manuel Rodríguez
Director of Public Affairs, Iberdrola España
Sergio Gamo Velasco
Director of Defence Division, Indra
Mónica Lázaro
Global Head of Ecosystems & Talent Strategy, Indra
Ignacio Rodríguez-Solano
Director of Institutional Relations, Renault Group
José Bayón
Director Institutional Relations, GDELS
Carlos Ruiz
Head of Security & Defence Division, CEOE
Nataliya Gumenyuk
CEO, Public Interest Journalism Lab
Carla Hobbs
Director Madrid Office, ECFR
Sabrina Schulz
Germany Director, EIES
Juan Moscoso del Prado
Senior Fellow, EsadeGeo
Marko Grobelnik
Co-Leader AI Lab, Jožef Stefan Institute
Javier Quesada
Head of Human Capital Division, Frontex
Luca Polizzi
Strategic Foresight Policy Officer, EDA
Aitor Álvarez Rodríguez
GNSS Service Centre Supervisor, EUSPA
Vicente González Pedrós
Cybersecurity Expert, ENISA
Mariano J. Benito
CISO, GMV
Alejandro Raboso Campos
Security & Defence Officer, EIB
Sofía Salido
Healthcare Executive & Advisor
Aurelio Jiménez
Head of Government and Policy Advocacy, Ericsson
Carlos García Cadenas
Key Account Manager, Emerging Business, Ericsson
Elvira Díez
Public Affairs Manager, Chairman’s Office, Iberdrola
Ana García
Air Power Marketing Manager, Airbus
Iván Albertos
Public Affairs & Sustainability Manager, BASF
Raquel Carretero Juárez
Public Affairs & Regulatory Strategy, Repsol
Andrea Vota
Senior Public Policy Manager, Airbnb
Manuel Custodio Marcos
Public Affairs & Institutional Relations, LALIGA
Ioan Bucuras
Deputy Director for Spain, Transport & Environment
Elizabeth Diago-Navarro
Coordinator Preparedness Hub, ISGlobal
Carlos Hernández-Echevarría
Deputy Director, Maldita.es
Yago Rodríguez
Analyst & Creator, Cosas Militares
The future of Europe, together
The Forum on the Future of the EU is a major event where young people from all over Europe come together to discuss and shape our shared future. This dynamic gathering provides a unique opportunity for youth to engage in meaningful conversations, share ideas, and collaborate on solutions for the challenges facing our continent.
It's a vibrant space for networking, learning, and inspiring one another as we work towards a more united and prosperous Europe. Don't miss your chance to be part of this exciting event and contribute to the future of the EU!
ROAD TO THE FORUM
Discover workshops, panels, and talks leading up to the main event.
V Edition's Proposals
The 2026 Policy Proposals Document compiles the recommendations developed by young contributors from Equipo Europa on European security in a changing world. The text addresses the EU's main strategic challenges, featuring proposals on governance and decision-making, geopolitics and strategic partnerships, defence capabilities, economic security, hybrid threats, technology, and climate and human security.
The document serves as the theoretical foundation for the Forum's program and aims to contribute to the debate with European decision-makers, national institutions, and think tanks.
Articles
Whilst preparing this year’s proposals, some of our analysts have written a series of articles on European security issues that could not be more up to date! We recommend that you have a look at them to get a brief insight into everything that will be discussed at the Forum on the Future of the EU 2026. These articles provide a very good preview of what’s to come...
Partners & Sponsors
Institutions
