‘The Outermost Regions, European lands in the world: toward a renewed strategy’ THURSDAY, 30 MARCH 2017 Moderator of the day: Eleni Marianou, Secretary General of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions FR-PT-ES-EN simultaneous interpretation

08.00 – 09.00 Registration and welcome coffee 09.00 – 09.30 Opening session  Corina Creţu, European Commissioner for Regional Policy  Rodolphe Alexandre, President of the Territorial Collectivity of French Guiana, Chair of the Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions  Antonio Tajani, President European Parliament (video message) 09.30 – 10.00 Member States  Ericka Bareigts, Minister of Overseas, France  Jorge Toledo Albiñana, Secretary of State for European Affairs, Spain  Margarida Marques, Secretary of State for European Affairs, Portugal 10.00 – 10.30 Coffee break 10.30 – 12.00 Presidents of the Outermost Regions  Vasco Cordeiro, President of the Regional Government of the Azores  Fernando Clavijo, President of the Government of the Canary Islands  Ary Chalus, President of the Regional Council of Guadeloupe  Miguel Albuquerque, President of the Regional Government of Madeira  Alfred Marie-Jeanne, President of the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique  Soibahadine Ibrahim Ramadani, President of the Departmental Council of Mayotte  Didier Robert, President of the Regional Council of Reunion  Collectivity of Overseas of Saint-Martin (tbc) 12.00 – 12.45 European Union  Younous Omarjee, MEP – Conference of Members of the European Parliament from the ORs  Ian Borg, Parliamentary secretary for the Maltese Presidency 2017 and EU funds  Georgios Dassis, President of the European Economic and Social Committee  Raffaele Cattaneo, President of the Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy and EU Budget (COTER), Committee of the Regions 12.45 – 13.00 Closing of the morning session  Marc Lemaître, Director General of Directorate General Regional and Urban Policy 13.00 – 13.30 Press conference (room Mansholt) 13.00 – 14.30 Lunch 14.30 – 16.15 Panel debate n°1 Boosting competitiveness and jobs in the OR: new opportunities from the blue and green/circular economy and energy sector  Speakers' interventions  Questions and answers session 16.15 – 16.45 Coffee break 16.45 – 18.30 Panel debate n°2 Building a sustainable future: ways forward for a stronger integration of the OR in their regional and international markets  Speakers' interventions  Questions and answers session 19.00 – 21.00 Cocktail dinner with musical accompaniment Piazza, Berlaymont, 200 rue de la Loi, 1049 Brussels

Venue : Brussels, Charlemagne building, 170 rue de la Loi, 1049 Brussels — Rooms GASP, MANS and JENK

‘The Outermost Regions, European lands in the world: toward a renewed strategy ’

FRIDAY, 31 MARCH 2017 Moderator of the day:

Eleni Marianou, Secretary General of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions FR-PT-ES-EN simultaneous interpretation

09.00 – 9.30 Welcome coffee 09.30 – 9.40 Opening remarks  Corina Creţu, European Commissioner for Regional Policy 09.40 – 10.00 Opening speech  Jean-Claude Juncker, President European Commission 10.00 – 10.15 Official photo 10.15 – 12.30 Panel debate n°3 Bridging the gap: improving digital (3a) and physical accessibility (3b)  Speakers' interventions  Questions and answers session 10.15 – 12.30 Panel debate n°4 The support of European programmes and funds: assessment and future perspectives  Speakers' interventions  Questions and answers session 12.30 – 13.10 Presentation of the results of the panel debates 13.10 – 13.30 Closing session  Closing speech by Rodolphe Alexandre, President of the Territorial Collectivity of French Guiana, Chair of the Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions  Closing speech by Karmenu Vella, European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries 13.30 – 15.00 Closing lunch of the Forum

Venue : Brussels, Charlemagne building, 170 rue de la Loi, 1049 Brussels — Rooms GASP, MANS and JENK