How to Unite Europe? Thinkers and Leaders Round Table

The initiative aims to encourage in-depth reflection on the challenges facing the European Union

How to Unite Europe? Thinkers & Leaders Roundtable | # Theseus Policy

The event How to Unite Europe? Thinkers & Leaders Roundtable is the concluding event of the Theseus Policy series promoted by the Theseus Study Centre at the Polytechnic University of Turin and will take place on Saturday 9 May 2026 from 10:00 to 13:00.

The initiative aims to promote an in-depth reflection on the challenges facing the European Union at a historic juncture marked by growing international tensions and internal dynamics of fragmentation. At the heart of the debate will be the theme of building an informed and inclusive European citizenship, the definition of European identity in the 21st century, and the policies needed to strengthen the process of integration and cohesion among Member States.

10:00-10:30 Introduction:

• Paolo Gentiloni, former Prime Minister of Italy

10:45-12:15 Round Table: How to Unite Europe?

• Luiza Bialasiewicz, Professor of European Geopolitics
• Irene Tinagli, MEP to the European Parliament
• Domenec Ruiz Devesa, former Member of the European Parliament, President of the Union of European Federalists

Moderator: Stefano Sacchi, Vice-Rector for Society, the Community and Programme Implementation

12:30-13:00 Conclusions:

• Toomas Hendrik Ilves, former President of the Republic of Estonia

A light lunch will be served at the end of the conference