The AGM will provide an opportunity for YAE members to discuss the Academy’s ongoing activities, strategic priorities, governance, and future initiatives. It will also serve as a platform to welcome new members, strengthen collaborations across disciplines and countries, and explore how early- and mid-career researchers can contribute to addressing major societal challenges through research, innovation, and science policy engagement. A key feature of the 2026 meeting will be its connection with Building Bridges Budapest 2026, an international forum dedicated to fostering dialogue between researchers, scientific organisations, policymakers, and society. The event aims to promote interdisciplinary exchange, encourage international cooperation, and strengthen the role of science in addressing global challenges. Further information about Building Bridges Budapest 2026 can be found here: Index Building Bridges Budapest ’26 – HUN-REN . AGM attendance costs €100, all inclusive, and you can register at the link below: Programme Overview 12 October 2026 14:00–17:00: Final Board Meeting of the current YAE Board (closed meeting) 19:00: Board Dinner 13 October 2026 The AGM will be held at the HUN-REN offices at 1054 Budapest, Alkotmány utca 29. A registration desk will be set up in the foyer and manned by a YAE Board member. 10:00-11.00: Welcome, Chairs Report and Treasurers Report 11.00-12.00: Presentations by new YAE members: Elena Kochetkova (SH, University of Bergen) 'Food from Petroleum': Techno Protein Projects and the Global Challenge of Feeding the Post-1945 World Marta Gmurek (PE, Lodz University of Technology) - Innovations in Catalytic Ozonation for Advanced Wastewater Treatment Agnes Banreti (LS, Institute of Biology Valrose) - Maintenance of Proteome Homochirality 12:00-13:00: Lunch 13:00-14:30: Elections 14:30-15:00: Coffee break 15:00-17:00: Tour of the Hungarian Parliament coupled with a discussion of the role of Science in Europe's Democracies. 19.00: YAE dinner at Sir Lancelot restaurant - Podmaniczky u. 14, 1065 Budapest 18:00: Building Bridges Budapest 2026 Inaugural Reception 14 October 2026 Participation in Building Bridges Budapest 2026 15 October 2026 Participation in Building Bridges Budapest 2026 – YAE André Mischke Science-Policy Prize award and lecture – YAE Panel Discussion on Artificial Intelligence Further details, including speakers, venues, registration information, and the full programme, will be announced in due course