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We. Network. Europe. Young - Technological - Cross-border. Europe needs future. Future needs youth. Young people under 30 years today will play a key role in shaping the future of Europe.
Young people under 30 years today will play a key role in shaping the future of Europe. This is why EUREL, as the European umbrella organization for engineers in electrical engineering, electronics and information technology, and its members led by VDE from Germany want to establish cross-border networks between students and young professionals and open options for action for them. We want to establish the framework for stability in Europe.
At the 2nd European Future Technology Summit (EFTS) in Brussels, the VDE and EUREL placed precisely these topics at the centre of a three-day workshop. 50 students and young professionals from the EUREL member countries met in the heart of European politics to discuss key issues for strengthening the resilience of European electricity and communication networks with experts from science, research and politics at the headquarters of the European standardisation organisation CEN CENELEC. It was also a special honour that two experts from Ukraine reported on the daily challenges faced by engineers there regarding Russian missile attacks on infrastructure and the cyberattacks Russia has been launching against Ukraine since 2008.
Workshops - European Future Technology Summit (EFTS)
- Emerging AI standardisation ecosystem in Europe
- How to strengthen European standards and the resilience of European power networks and grids
- Superconductivity - Key Technology for the Energy Transition
- Cross-Border Grid Connections: Ensuring a Stable Trans-European Network
- Strategic Cyber Attack: How Russia prepared for the War with Ukraine Years in advance - Practical experience in cybersecurity of critical infrastructure during wartime
- Key Areas for Resilience and Critical Infrastructure Protection: the case of Submarine Cable Infrastructure
- Improving the Resilience of Power and Telecommunication Networks in Germany
VDE Summer Reception Brussels - Social highlight of the European Future Technology Summit 2024
Embedded in the EFTS, the traditional VDE Summer Reception Brussels took place at TownHall Europe. The theme of the Summer Reception was aligned with the EFTS: Uncertain Times: Between War and Peace - What should a resilient European energy sector look like? The VDE Summer Reception was booked to capacity with 150 international guests, and so Markus B. Jaeger (VDE Global Head of Political Affairs) opened the evening event in front of full rows of chairs. Other keynote speakers like Wolfgang Niedziella, Managing Director within VDE Group and President CENELEC, Galyna Petrushka, Communication Director of Lvivoblenergo, Lviv/Ukraine and Lyudmyla Polova, IT Director of Lvivoblenergo, Lviv/Ukraine were presented.
