Schedule and Themes

We kick off our Summit on International Labour Day. After our Grand Opening, we host a series of diverse events. See the timetable below, and browse the themes and click to see the detailed event descriptions.

Vous ne parlez pas l’anglais?

Parmis les évennements en anglais, il y’en a deux en français, un sur l’islamophobie et comment le battre, et l’autre sur le féminisme. Cliquez ici (islamophobie) et ici (féminisme) pour en savoir plus.

Most of our events are conducted in English. Two events, a workshop on countering Islamophobia and a panel on feminism in France and India, are conducted in French.

CET timeIST time
May 1 (Saturday)10.00
11.30
16.00

17.00
13.30
15.00
19.30
20.30
Grand Opening with MEP Alviina
Farmers & Land Rights
With Amb. Siddiqui

With Joe Maxwell
May 2 (Sunday)10.00
11.00
12.30
14.30

16.30
13.30
14.30
16.00
18.00

20.00
Fireside with Amb. Shyam Saran
Haine contre les musulmans
Vocal about Local Governments
Energy Security

Rule of Law in COVID times
May 3 (Monday)10.00
13.00
14.00
15.30
13.30
16.30
17.30
19.00
Refugees
Fireside with MEP Søren Gade
Fireside with MP Sylvana Simons

Transnationalism and Solidarity
May 4 (Tuesday)09.00
11.00
11.00

12.30
14.00
16.00
18.00
12.30
14.30
14.30
16.00

17.30
19.30
21.30
Fireside Nilüfer Gündoğan
Fireside with Aakar Patel
Indian Diaspora in the UK
Restricting human rights?
Citizenship Debate

Fireside with Audrey Truschke
Fireside with Monica Gill
May 5 (Wednesday)9.30
11.00
12.30
14.30
16.45
18.00
13.00
14.30
16.00
18.00
20.15
21.30
Migrant workers Journey
Open-Source Diplomacy
Data Privacy & Surveillance
Global Rise of the Far Right
Science of Platform Regulation
Feminism & Islamophobia
May 6 (Thursday)10.30
13.30
15.00
15.30

17.00
14.00
17.00
18.30
19.00

20.30
Human Rights Due Diligence
Defund the Hate
Populism and Nationalism
Education Policies
Luttes féministes en Inde
May 7 (Friday)09.30
11.00
13.00
14.00
16.00
13.00
14.30
16.30
17.30
19.30
Fireside Amb. Venu Rajamony
Dis-info and Hate Speech
Human Rights in Trade Deals
Trade Unions & Labour Rights
Platform Regulation
May 8 (Saturday)09.30
11.00
13.00
14.30
17.00

19.00
13.00
14.30
16.30
18.00
20.30

22.30
Fireside with MEP Dalunde
COVID Lessons: Health Policy
Fireside with Ravinder Kaur
Climate Change
Psychology of Fascism
Hindus Resist Hindutva
Pre-recordedAlgorithms & Digital Society
Vaccine nationalism
Provisional schedule. Additions are continuously made.

We, The People

Through panels and a documentary screening, we focus on the people who provide subsistence for the planet.

How do the EU and India aim to make cities resilient to climate change and water scarcity? 

Identity & Nations 

What implications does the rise of populist, nationalist and extremist movements have for EU-India collaboration?

In official documents, the EU and India affirm their commitment to human rights – but how does this pledge fare when compared to the ground reality? We also look at what citizens can do to realize human rights.

Digital Democracy

Digitalization, cybersecurity, data privacy – all while India in 2020 imposed most internet shutdowns worldwide. What goes on in cyberspace, and why does its regulation matter so much?

Business & Human Rights

The Official EU-India Summit marks the beginning of trade deal negotiations. What does this mean for socially responsible business, and why is a human rights clause in a trade deal so crucial?