Young Bled Strategic Forum 2026

Application form for the Young Bled Strategic Forum 2026

Plese fill out the form in English language only.
15th Young BSF, titled 'After the Rupture: Agency and Resilience in a Fragmented world', will take place in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, from 28 to 30 August 2026, with arrivals scheduled for 27 August. Afterwards, Young Bled Strategic Forum participants will attend Bled Strategic Forum in Bled (31 August–1 September 2026).

The Young BSF 2026 will explore agency and resilience in a fragmented world following a rupture in the international order. Our aim is to reflect on how individuals, institutions and societies interpret disruption and how these interpretations shape their ability to act. By examining history, the principles worth defending, and the space for meaningful agency, Young BSF 2026 seeks to better understand how young leaders can navigate uncertainty and help shape the future. For more details, please refer to the concept note on Young BSF website.

This form will be used to select participants for this year’s Young Bled Strategic Forum. All selected participants will have their participation costs fully covered, including transportation, accommodation, and meals.
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Short Essay Section of the Application

This section helps us select a diverse group of participants who bring different and insightful perspectives on this year’s Young BSF theme. Your answers will also guide us in developing the programme, allowing us to design content that is most relevant and valuable to the selected group.

The questions are based on the conference theme, you can refer to the concept note on Young BSF website for more details.
Let’s hear your take on it! Please record a video of yourself in a duration of max 2 min, where you answer the following questions: 1. Why do you want to attend and why we should select you for participating in Young Bled Strategic Forum 2026? 2. Share with us how you, as an individual, make an impact on your community, country or the world at large. How do your activities, initiatives, projects or organizational involvement shape the knowledge, experience and insights you would bring to Young Bled Strategic Forum and contribute to the main aim of the conference? *

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How should we understand today’s global rupture without surrendering to historical determinism?*

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What does resilience mean beyond survival, and which principles/values are truly non-negotiable?*

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Where do you believe young leaders today can exercise the greatest agency in shaping the future — locally or globally? Provide a concrete example.*

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Insert a link to one article, video, movie, book, podcast or any other piece of media that in your view provides valuable insight into this year’s theme. Briefly explain the reasoning behind your selection.*
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What is a fun fact about you, that is not necessarily connected to the topic of the forum or your careerpath? Maybe about a unique experience or a hobby that you have?*

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A few Young Bled Strategic Forum participants might be selected to speak at panels in Bled Strategic Forum. Would you be interested in representing youth voices and being a panelist at Bled Strategic Forum? List the topics that you feel most comfortable discussing and where you think you could provide valuable insights. *

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Please rate your English proficiency?*

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Authorization to Collect and Process Data
1. The personal data given by the participant are stored and processed by the Center of European Perspective, Grajska cesta 1, 1234 Mengeš, for the organization and implementation of the event. The same applies for the data required for any payment processing.
2. The participant agrees to the storage and processing of data for this purpose in compliance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The legal basis for data processing is your consent to the processing of personal data (point (a) of the first paragraph of Article 6 of the GDPR).
3. You have the right to request access, correction, erasure, restriction of processing and portability of your personal data. You also have the right to file a complaint with the Slovenian supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner, Dunajska cesta 22, 1000 Ljubljana.
4. You can revoke your consent to the processing of personal data at any time without affecting the lawfulness of data processing that was carried out on the basis of consent until its revocation.
5. The personal data that have been stored in accordance with the paragraph 9.1. above, will not be shared to a third party in any way or manner.
6. The provision of your personal data is an obligation necessary to register for the event. If personal data is not provided, you will not be able to apply to the event.
By signing my name and surname I confirm the collection and processing of personal data submitted in this form under the principles described above.*
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Application form for the Young Bled Strategic Forum 2026