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EAIE Gothenburg 2025

Join inspiring plenary sessions featuring keynote speakers Andreas Ekström and Melati Wijsen.

9 – 12 September 2025 + Add to calendar Gothenburg, Sweden
 Venue: Svenska Mässan

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The plenary events bookend the conference week with inspiration and celebration, starting with EAIE President Sara López Selga setting the stage for discussions on the future of international education. Keynote speaker Andreas Ekström analyses how tech giants shape media, politics, and business. The Closing Plenary includes a performance by the EAIE Choir and welcomes our closing Keynote, Melati Wijsen.

Wednesday 10 September
11:00 – 12:30
Opening Plenary

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Friday 12 September
12:00 – 13:00
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Meet the keynotes 

Melati Wijsen

Melati Wijsen is a full-time changemaker and founder of Bye Bye Plastic Bags. She began her activism at 12 and helped push a plastic ban in Bali. She’s spoken at TED, the UN, and the WEF, and launched YOUTHTOPIA to empower young changemakers worldwide - all before turning 21.

Andreas Ekström

Andreas Ekström is a Swedish journalist, author, and digital futurist. As a senior writer at Sydsvenskan, he analyses how tech giants shape media, politics, and business. His book The Google Code brought him wide recognition. His latest English title is On Finding.