European Future Technology Summit 2025

We. Network. Europe. Young - Technological - Cross-border.

Europe's future depends on its young people, particularly future engineers in electrical engineering, electronics, and information technology. Those under 35 years old will play a key role in shaping Europe’s technological landscape.

Information

The 3-Day-Event EUREL European Future Technology Summit (EFTS) is addressed to all Young Engineers (Students and Young Professionals) of the EUREL Member Associations and will take place from 1- 3 September 2025.

It gives an impression of the work of the European Institutions such as the European Parliament, the European Commission or the Council and serves in particular the opportunity to meet and network with people from other European countries.

Insights into the Programme:

Guided City Tour Brussels
Visit to the Parliament with an exclusive Tour
Lectures on the Political Processes in the European Union as well as on Technical and Engineering Topics
2-Day Congress organized for Young Engineers
Evening Event at the Bavarian Representation: Panel Discussion with Electrical, Electronic and Information Technology Engineers and Politicians and Stakeholder followed by a Social Network Event with Drinks and Food at the
International Networking and Exchange

Additional Information:

Attendance Fee amounts 120 Euro. It covers the participation in the EUREL Young Engineers Seminar, including the accommodation (2 nights including breakfast at a hotel), lunches and dinner
Participants must take care of their own travel arrangement
7 Workshops about Microelectronics with high-level speakers
Evening Event: Panel Discussion at the Bavarian Representation - Rue Wirtz 77, 1040 Brussels
B&B Brussels Centre Louise, Rue Paul Spaak 15 -1000 Brussels
Deadline for Registration: 30.05.2025

Want to know what the EFTS 2024 was like? Then take a look at the video and read our report on EFTS 2024.

Previous EFTS

EFTS 2024 - EUREL

You can read more and find some impressions about the European Future Technology Summit 2024 website.

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.

EFTS 2023 - EUREL

You can read more and find some impressions about the European Future Technology Summit 2023 website.

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.

With the 1st European Future Technology Summit (EFTS) in Brussels in early September 2023, EUREL has precisely made these issues the focus of a three-day workshop. 40 students and young professionals from EUREL member countries met in the heart of European politics to discuss key topics from the fields of AI, cyber security and digital with experts from academia, research, and politics at the premises of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

Workshops - European Future Technology Summit (EFTS)

Artificial Intelligence - Digital Trust - EU AI Act
AI, intelligence and deepfakes
Trust in AI – Quality & Testing of AI
AI will run Mobility, Industry 4.0, and Energy Sector

VDE Summer Reception Brussels - Social highlight of the European Future Technology Summit 2023

Embedded in the EFTS, the traditional VDE Summer Reception Brussels took place at the Bavarian State Representation to the European Union in Brussels. The theme of the Summer Reception was aligned with the EFTS: AI and Trust in the Digital Space. The VDE Summer Reception was booked to capacity with 250 international guests, and so Dr Hans Michael Strepp (Head of Office at the Bavarian State Ministry for Digital Affairs) opened the evening event in front of full rows of chairs. Other keynote speakers like Prof. Dr Kristina Sinemus (Hessian Minister for Digital Strategy and Development), Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament and Digital Policy Spokesman of the EPP Group) as well as VDE President Alf Henryk Wulf and Dr Sebastian Hallensleben (VDE Head of Artificial Intelligence & Digital Trust Department) were presented.