Stockholm Explorative Talks BY The Hague

13 nov 2024, 14.00

In her Political Guidelines for 2024-29, the President of the European Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen, suggests that Europe finds itself at an important moment in time, including geopolitical shifts, fast-paced digitalization, tangible effects of climate change and blurring boundaries between security and economics.

On 13 November, Klasja van de Ridder, the Head of the Representation of the European Commission in The Netherlands, Johannes Oljelund, Ambassador of Sweden to the Netherlands and René Cuperus, Senior Research Fellow EU & Global Affairs at Institute Clingendael will join in a panel discussion on the political and institutional perspectives on the options we have and the action we need to take to deal with these challenges in Europe.  

To inspire and challenge both the audience and panelists to broaden their horizons, the programme will start with a special edition of Stockholm Explorative Talks. Swedish and Dutch prominent academics from very different disciplines will then meet on stage in an unrehearsed, spontaneous and eye-opening conversation on what it means to them to be at the crossroads. They will meet for the first time when taking to the stage and will engage in a free conversation on what we meet, what we dream as well as what we fear, without the guidance of a moderator - and no power point presentations allowed!

• Mark Bassin, Baltic Sea Professor of the History of Ideas at Södertörn University and Director of Research at the Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Uppsala University
• Wilco Van Dijk, Professor in Economic Psychology at Leiden University
• Sarah Giest,  Professor of Public Policy with a focus on Innovation and Sustainability, Leiden University
• Nienke de Graeff, Assistant Professor in Bioethics, Leiden University Medical Center
• Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor of Law and Technology, Leiden University, Co-Director of the Brussels Privacy Hub and External Ethics Expert of the European Commission
• Ebba Theorell, Ph.D, artist and lecturer in Teaching and Learning, Stockholm University. Her research and teaching focus is on aesthetic learning processes and includes dance, film, art and aesthetic interdisciplinarity.

Location: Representation of the European Commission in The Netherlands: "Europe House"
Korte Vijverberg 5
2513 AB Den Haag, The Netherlands   

Time: 14.00-16.00, followed by mingel.

Welcome to an inspiring and informative afternoon!
Please register via this link by 11 November  

NB! The number of seats is limited. First come, first served. 

Stockholm Explorative Talks have been organized since 2018 by Stockholms Akademiska Forum. By pairing academics and artists from broadly diverse fields in surprising constellations, the events foster inspiring discussions that go back to the very origins of academic interdisciplinary conversations. The Explorative Talks also aim to create bridges between science, policy making and society as a whole. 

With the Stockholm Explorative Talks BY The Hague, this inspiring format is for the first time organized outside of Sweden.