Young Bled Strategic Forum, Slovenia 2018

Deadline: 20 May 2018
Open to: young leaders between 18 and 35 years old
Venue: 7-9 September 2018 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Description

Young Bled Strategic Forum (Young BSF) is an annual conference bringing together young leaders to engage in lively discussions and develop out-of-the-box solutions to some of the most pressing world issues. The Young BSF model has been growing and changing and has become a unique meeting place for a diverse array of young leaders, entrepreneurs, bloggers, thinkers and socially active individuals, offering them a platform to share their visions, exchange ideas and connect with one another. Numerous thought-provoking ideas have been suggested over the years, while the main objective remains clear: to bring together audacious and action-oriented individuals from different fields and offer them a collaborative, creative, and inspiring environment for discussions and networking.

The 2018 event will take place under the title: ‘Sustainable Security: The Role of Youth in Bridging the Divide’. A sustainable security approach proposes the resolution of the interconnected underlying drivers of insecurity and conflict, with an emphasis on preventive rather than reactive strategies. The central premise of the sustainable security approach is that they cannot control all the consequences of insecurity successfully, but have to work to deal with the root causes of instability. The Forum will place special emphasis on cross-regional cooperation. A new generation of leaders will demonstrate that such cooperation is not only necessary, but inevitable the next positive to be taken in democratization, fighting corruption, terrorism and climate change, and fostering social, economic, and cross-cultural sustainable development.

Topics to be discussed:

  • Intergenerational relations;
  • Agenda 2030;
  • Reconciliation;
  • Future of the EU;
  • Cyber Security and Artificial Intelligence;
  • Climate change;
  • Western Balkans;
  • Digitization;
  • Security in the Mediterranean;
  • Security in the Middle East.

The selected participants are expected to join in the extensive preparations and pre-event online meetings between June and September. Please note that the official language of the event is English and that this is a prerequisite for participation in our activities.

Eligibility

  • Young leader between 18 and 35 years old, with a proven record of making an impact on your community, country or the world at large
  • Countries eligible for the travel grant: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine.

Benefits

All of the participants will be provided with accommodation, while a number of travel grants for candidates of various backgrounds and nationalities will be ensured.

Travel grants may be awarded to selected participants on an individual basis and only up to the amount decided by the organizers.

How to Apply?

In order to apply fill the application form.

For more information please visit the official website.