On 16-17 October young Europeans will help to shape the future direction of Europe!52 bright, ambitious young European professionals from 15 countries (both EU and non-EU) are coming together at the College of Europe to share their views on the future shape of Europe.Discussions with EU-officials, NGO-representatives and leading experts in the days before the meeting on October 16th will prepare the ground for the group’s workshop in Bruges on October 17th.The aim is to define measures and implementations the Council needs to decide on during the upcoming October meeting. On October 18th, the group will hand over a manifesto at the European Council to high-level representatives of the Cabinet of Herman van Rompuy. This discussion round is organized by ThinkYoung and is a contribution to FutureLab Europe.Chief thinker of ThinkYoung, Andrea Gerosa, will take part.A collaboration between the European Policy Centre, the College of Europe and ThinkYoung.