Wednesday, April 29th, 2026

9:00am – 5:00pm:
Campaign Managers’ Day Meeting (IDU Campaign Managers Only)

3:00pm – 6:00pm:
Registration and Accreditation

6:00pm – 8:00pm:
IDU Forum 2026, Zagreb Opening Reception

Thursday, April 30th, 2026

8:45 am
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9:15 am – 10:15 am
A Shifting World, An Enduring Alliance: The Transatlantic Relationship in a New Geopolitical Era

10:15 am – 10:30 am
Coffee Break

10:30 am – 10:55 am
Security, Strategy and Skulduggery: Public Opinion in the Balkans

11:00 am – 11:45 am
The Forgotten Frontier: The Western Balkans and Europe’s Unfinished Promise

11:50 am – 12:10 am
“Firing Line” — Rapid Leaders’ Dialogue with Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, 4th President of Croatia

12:10 pm – 2:00 pm
Networking Lunch

2:00 pm – 2:55 pm
The Numbers That Will Define Europe: Migration, Demography, and the Decisions We Keep Avoiding

2:55 pm – 3:15 pm
“Firing Line” — Rapid Leaders’ Dialogue

3:15 pm – 4:00 pm
TBC

4:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Coffee Break

4:15 pm – 5:00 pm
The Red Tape Audit: Is Europe Regulating Itself into Irrelevance?

5:00 pm – 5:45 pm
Growth or Green? The Centre-Right’s Environmental Reckoning

5:45 pm – 7:15 pm
Break

7:15 pm
IDU Forum 2026 Zagreb Dinner

10:00 pm
IYDU Drinks & Democracy