‘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 .