Programme

PROGRAMME

THURSDAY, Oct 24th

14:00-15:30 / Tartu city tour for speakers and registered participants (we’ll start and end from VSpa)

16:00-17:00 / Conference registration and welcome coffee

17:00-17:30 / Opening Words and Introduction

17:30-18.30 / Introductory panel discussion (interconnection with Day 3)
“EU’s de-risking approach towards China”

19:00-20:45 / Networking reception

21:00-22:30 / Night owl session in Conference Centre

FRIDAY, Oct 25th

8:30-9:00 / Welcome coffee

9:00- 10:30 / Panel discussion on China’s Foreign Policy
“China as a partner? Climate Change as a Field of Collaboration and Competition between EU and China”

10:30-11:00 / Coffee break

11:00-12:30 / 3 Parallel Panel Discussions

  • China’s Science and Technology: “China’s influence on EU research collaborations and academic freedom”
  • China’s Trade and Economy: “Navigating Bilateral Economic Relations:  Opportunities and Challenges in EU-China Trade”
  • China’s Domestic Policy: “Media, Propaganda, and Disinformation”

12:30- 13:30 / Lunch

13:30-15:00 / 3 Parallel Panel Discussions

  • China’s Science and Technology: “ReConnecting Dual-Use Technologies in Trade and National Security”
  • China’s Trade and Economy: “Sustainable Trade and Economic Integration: Environmental and Social Considerations in EU-China Relations”
  • China’s Domestic Policy: “Perception and Reality: Understanding the EU Through the Lens of Chinese Propaganda”

15:00-15:30 / Coffee break

15:30-17:00 / Panel discussion on China’s Foreign Policy
“China as Systemic Rival: Great Power Competition in China’s Global Relations”

17:00-18:30 / Panel discussion for young researchers
”Early-career researchers’ perspectives on how to reconnect with China”

19:30-23:00 / Conference dinner and cultural programme

SATURDAY, Oct 26th

8:30-9:00 / Welcome coffee

9:00-10:30 / 4 Parallel Panel Discussions

  • China’s Science and Technology: “De-risking Artificial Intelligence: Convergences and Divergences between the EU and China on Regulating AI”
  • China’s Trade and Economy: “Innovation, Technology, and Future Economic Landscapes: EU-China Collaboration”
  • China’s Domestic Policy: “Performance Legitimization and Economic Excellence”
  • China’s Foreign Policy: “Unravelling Narratives: China’s Approach to Aid in the Global South”

10:30-11:00 / Coffee break

11:00-12:30 / Concluding panel discussion (interconnection with Day 1)

12.30-13:00 / Concluding Remarks

13:00-14:30 / Farewell lunch