This year Young Bled Strategic Forum (Young BSF) will take place under the title Mitigating our Butterfly Effect. It will take place between 25 and the 28 August 2022 in Ljubljana and Bled, Slovenia. The participants will then participate at the 18th Bled Strategic Forum from 28 to 29 August.

 

Inspired by the work of American mathematician and meteorologist Edward N. Lorenz coined in the metaphor “When a butterfly flutters its wings in one part of the world, it can eventually cause a hurricane in another”, the globalised world of today is increasingly interconnected, reliant on the understanding of our environment, and dependant on actions of multiple stakeholders.

 

#YoungBSF 2023 will build capacity, gather knowledge and acknowledge the strength of young stakeholders that can cause or prevent a hurricane through decisive and responsible action, contributing to solidarity and resilience within our societies. 

What is Young BSF, and what does the programme support?

Why apply?

• To expand your knowledge and experience on the subjects addressed within the forum, cooperate with expert speakers and trainers on the topic.
• To gain new skills and competencies accumulated through dynamic and engaging formats of participation.
• To expand your network through cross-border, cross-sector cooperation.
• To be the voice of your generation that addresses the challenges and opportunities of today.
• To advocate your ideas, creativity and knowledge in interaction with decision-makers and other stakeholders within society.
• To build solutions, recommendations and project proposals that have an effect on the local, national and global level.

Who can apply?

• Age: Accepting applicants aged 18 to 35 years.
• Field of profession: Accepting all students and young Accademia representatives, young employed professionals, NGO representatives and civil society members (active citizens on the local, national and international level), young members of public administration and governmental institutions, members of international organisations, social entrepreneurs, representatives of private sector and commerce and all other inspiring young future leaders.
• Geographical scope: The region, EU and globally (with accommodation and sustenance during the Young BSF and BSF for all selected participants, and travel grants discussed on each participant separately to allow equal opportunities for participation depending on available resources).
• Inclusivity: Young BSF supports diversity and condemns discrimination on the basis of any feature, striving towards inclusivity and equal opportunities, regardless of gender, nationality, ethnicity or other backgrounds.

Where can one apply?

To apply to the event fill in the following application form by the 28th of May 2023.

 

Young BSF is committed to ensuring that equal opportunities to attend the Forum are made available to young leaders regardless of their ability to pay. The organisers are working closely with partners to provide all participants with accommodation, while a number of travel grants for candidates from various backgrounds and nationalities will be ensured. These grants may be awarded to selected participants on a case-by-case basis and only up to the amount assigned by the organisers, who will also ensure equal regional and expert representation.

 

 

For more information on the programme activities, visit:

• The Bled Strategic Forum and Young Bled Strategic Forum webpage
• The Young BSF 2023 Concept Note
• Young BSF Social media: Instagram
• Bled Strategic Forum Social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin
• Contact Jernej Grahor (Project Manager responsible for the Young BSF) at

The programme activities are supported as part of EUSDR Priority Area 10 Institutional Capacity and Cooperation, an Interreg Danube Region
Programme project co-funded by the European Union, the Central European Initiative and the Slovenian Presidency to the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region.