EASN 9

Theme: European Tech, Science and Entrepreneurship

EASN 9 brings together the European Affairs Societies from across the UK, along with students from universities joining the network at this meeting. As the final meeting of the 2025/26 cycle, it also marks the handover between outgoing and incoming society boards. The day combines a closed segment for network members with an open panel discussion exploring the new stage of EU-UK relations and the opportunities it may offer young people.

Agenda

1. 11:00 to 12:00

   Registration opens

2. 12:00 to 12:50

   Welcoming reception & lunch

   Remarks from the EU Delegation to the UK, Imperial College London, the European Parliament Liaison Office, and the Imperial European Society.

3. 12:50 to 13:00

   Group photo

4. 13:00 to 14:00

   Closed segment: revision of minutes, acceptance of new members, tour de table

   Network members and observers.

5. 14:10 to 14:50

   Remarks by the European Parliament Liaison Office in the UK

6. 14:50 to 15:35

   Working groups: acting locally: break-out groups

7. 15:35 to 16:00

   Conclusions & break

8. 16:00 to 17:00

   Open segment: panel discussion

   “European tech, science diplomacy and the new stage of EU-UK relations.”

9. 17:00 to 17:15

   Closing remarks

   Professor Hugh Brady, President of Imperial College London, and Ambassador Pedro Serrano, EU Delegation to the UK.

10. 17:15 to 17:25

    EASN video & group photo

11. 17:25 to 19:00

    Evening reception

12. 19:10

    After-social (informal)

Panel: European tech, science diplomacy and the new stage of EU-UK relations

16:00 to 17:00, open segment.