The Bled Strategic Forum (BSF) is an annual international conference organized since 2006, hosted in Bled, Slovenia. Its aim is to be a platform to express contrasting opinions on modern society and its future. It is a leading conference of leaders of Central and Southeast Europe. The forum was initiated by the Government of Slovenia.^[1][2][3]

Notable speakers

• Charles Michel, President of the European Council
• Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
• Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union, Europe's great responsibility, 2020^[4]
• Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
• María Fernanda Espinosa, President of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly
• Miroslav Lajčák, President of the 72nd United Nations General Assembly

Topics

• 2023: Solidarity for Global Security
• 2022: The Rule of Power or the Power of Rules?
• 2021: Future of Europe
• 2020: Neighbours – Regions – Global World: Partners or Rivals?: Challenges and Opportunities in the Post-COVID–19 World
• 2019: (Re)sources of (In)stability
• 2018: Bridging the Divide
• 2017: New Reality
• 2016: Safeguarding the Future
• 2015: Visions of New Partnerships
• 2014: Power of Trust
• 2013: A Changing Europe in a Changing World
• 2012: Europe and the Reshaped Global Order
• 2011: The Power of Future
• 2010: Global Outlook for the Next Decade
• 2009: The Politics of Economic Crisis: Redefining Economic and Geopolitical Landscapes in Europe and Eurasia
• 2008: Energy and Climate Change: Si.nergy for the Future
• 2007: European Union 2020: Enlarging and Integrating
• 2006: Political Reform and Sustainable Development in the South Caucasus^[5]