2Nd ADRION ANNUAL EVENT Building Bridges of Cooperation in the Adriatic and Ionian Region 6 May 2019, Hotel Splendid - Budva, Montenegro CONFERENCE ROOM on 3RD FLOOR

2nd ADRION ANNUAL EVENT Building Bridges of Cooperation in the Adriatic and Ionian Region 6 May 2019, Hotel Splendid - Budva, Montenegro CONFERENCE ROOM ON 3RD FLOOR

PROGRAMME OF THE EVENT

9:00 – 10:00 REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE OPENING REMARKS Ms Ivana Glišević Đurović, Deputy Chief Negotiator – National IPA Coordinator European Integration Office, Montenegro

His Excellency Luca Zelioli, Ambassador of the Republic of Italy in Montenegro

10:00 – 10:30 Mr Lodovico Gherardi, ADRION Managing Authority

KEYNOTE: THE FUTURE OF MACROREGIONAL COOPERATION IN THE NEW COHESION POLICY Mr Giuseppe Di Paola, EUSAIR Coordinator, DG REGIO - European Commission

THEMATIC PANELS WITH ADRION PROJECTS REPRESENTATIVES

10:30 – 10:45 PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES: HOW ADRION PROJECTS STRENGTHEN INTEGRATION AND COOPERATION ACROSS THE REGION Ms Barbara Di Piazza, Head of ADRION Joint Secretariat 1. UNLOCKING THE POTENTIALS OF THE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN THE ADRIATIC AND IONIAN REGION: A TRANSNATIONAL APPROACH Panel discussion

• Mr Paolo Dileno, Central European Initiative, Italy – Project ADRIPASS • Mr Rade Stanisic, Port of Bar Holding Company, Montenegro – Project ADRIPASS • Ms Kristina Čosić, Foreign Trade Chamber of Commerce, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Project ADRIPASS 10:45 – 11:45 • Mr Fabio Tomasi, Area Science Park, Italy - Project SUPAIR • Mr Vegim Hoti, Durres Port Authority, Albania - Project SUPAIR • Mr Marijan Cukrov, Intermodal Transport Cluster, Croatia - Project MULTIAPPRO • Ms Jana Kuzman, Ministry of Infrastructure, Slovenia - Project MULTIAPPRO Moderator: Mr Ulf Wikström, Interact Programme 11:45 – 12:00 BREAK 2. TWO SEAS OF OPPORTUNITIES: SUPPORTING GROWTH THROUGH THE BLUE ECONOMY Panel discussion • Mr Fabio Grati, National Research Council, Italy – Project ARIEL • Mr Zdravko Ikica, University of Montenegro, Faculty of Marine Biology, Montenegro - Project ARIEL • Ms Francesca Orazi, University of Camerino, Italy - Project BLUE_BOOST 12:00 – 13:00 • Ms Xaira Shurdha, Albanian Development Fund, Albania - Project BLUE_BOOST • Mr Costas Troulos, Foundation for Research and Technology, Greece - Project SHIPMENTT • Ms Olivera Radić, Chamber of Commerce of Republic Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Project SHIPMENTT Moderator: Ms Sofia LOUKMIDOU, EUSAIR TSG 1 Coordinator 13:00 – 14:00 LIGHT LUNCH 3. BENEFITTING FROM CULTURAL HERITAGE IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY: INNOVATIVE TOURISM MODELS IN THE ADRIATIC AND IONIAN REGION Panel discussion 14:00 - 15:00 • Ms Anna Trono, University of Salento, Department of Cultural Heritage, Italy – Project QNeST • Mr Emilio Cocco, University of Teramo, Italy – Project APPRODI

• Mr Armando Fizzarotti, Majella National Park, Italy - Project ADRIATICAVES • Milena Raičević, TC Lipa Cave ltd, Montenegro - Project ADRIATICAVES Moderator: Ms Blanka BELOŠEVIĆ, EUSAIR TSG 4 Coordinator 15:00 – 15:15 BREAK UPCOMING ADRION CALLS FOR PROPOSALS: WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT? Introduction by ADRION Joint Secretariat TOPIC ON MARITIME TRANSPORT (PRIORITY AXIS 3) Mr Zdravko Seidel, Head of Maritime Traffic Safety and Environmental Protection Service, Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Croatia TOPIC ON CITY TRANSPORT (PRIORITY AXIS 3) Mr Pierluigi Coppola, EUSAIR Pillar 2 Coordinator 15:15 – 17:15 TOPIC ON SOCIAL INNOVATION (PRIORITY AXIS 1) Ms Adela Franja, ADRION Joint Secretariat TOPIC ON BLUE GROWTH ON SMART SPECIALISATION STRATEGY (PRIORITY AXIS 1) Mr Ales Gnamus, Project Leader S3P-Blue Growth, JRC Growth & Innovation - European Commission

Q&A Session CONCLUSIONS AND CLOSING REMARKS 17:15 – 17:30 Ms Ana Savjak, Chair of ADRION Monitoring Committee

19:30 Joint cocktail with EUSAIR Forum