Shada Islam is a Brussels-based specialist on European Union affairs who works independently as a commentator, advisor, analyst and strategist on Europe, Asia, Africa, Geopolitics, Trade, Migration, Inclusion, Diversity and Women’s Empowerment

• The role of Europe and optimism for multilateralism
• EU-China Geopolitics and strategy – the changing big picture and ignore Washington
• The future of the EU-ASEAN partnership
• How China and the EU be the green engines of global economic recovery
• European Green Deal, the mistakes, obstacles and opportunities
• The EU Action Plan on human rights and democracy 2020-24
• The EU’s new story on race and inclusion
• Feminism is not a numbers game, it’s about inclusion

The speaker is a Brussels-based specialist on European Union affairs who works independently as a commentator, advisor, analyst and strategist on Europe, Asia, Africa, Geopolitics, Trade, Migration, Inclusion, Diversity and Women’s Empowerment. She runs her own Brussels-based global strategy and advisory media company, New Horizons Project (NHP).

She is a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe (Natolin) and a Solvay Fellow at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). In the recent past, she was selected as one of the 20 most influential women in Brussels by the magazine Politico.

She is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for Global Development. She is a member of the European Policy Centre’s Strategic Counsel and Senior Advisor for its Europe in the World programme. She is also on the Brussels Advisory Committee of Women in International Security.