Thursday 28 Local actors for Europe : September Municipalities and their partners 9.30 Registration of participants and welcome breakfast 10.00 Inauguration of the exhibition on the Golden Stars winners Ms Margot Wallström, Vice President of the European Commission, responsible for Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy. 10.15 Opening session Chair : Pierre Mairesse, Director, DG Education and Culture, European Commission Opening speech by Vice President Margot Wallström Welcome presentations by institutional representatives : - Mr Eikka KOSONEN, Permanent Representative of Finland, Presidency of the European Union - Mr Hannu TAKKULA, Rapporteur for the “Europe for Citizens” Programme, European Parliament - Mr Miklós BARABÁS, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee - Mr Michel DELEBARRE, President of the Committee of the Regions 11.30 Participating in the “Active European Citizenship” programme : sharing experiences across Europe Bringing new and old Member States together Mr Jeremy SMITH, Secretary General, Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) The potential of big cities in mobilising citizens for democracy Mr Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Mayor of Warsaw, representing EUROCITIES Civil society and local authorities working together to build bridges between people: an experience by the Intercultural Communication and Leadership School with the City of Peterborough - Mr Geza TESSENYI, President of the Intercultural Communication and Leadership School (ICLS) - Ms Gillian BEASLEY , Chief Executive of Peterborough City Council 12.30 – 14.00 Lunch and visit of the exhibition 14.00 – 15.30 New Europe, New programme, New opportunities Chair : Mr Risto RAIVIO, Deputy Head of Unit, DG Education and Culture, European Commission Development of town twinning since 1989 Mr Anders KNAPE, Mayor of Karlstad, President of CEMR Town twinning Committee, Member of the Committee of the Regions From 12 to 25 Mr Ed WEBER, President of Douzelage Facing problems, finding solutions together Mr Adolfas Antanas BALUTIS, First Deputy Mayor of Kaunas (Lithuania) Unlocking the potential : how municipalities and civil society organisations can work together for benefit of the citizens Mr Noel FORMOSA, Mayor of San Lawrenz (Malta) A structural approach to partnership Ms Roberta MORI, Sweden Emilia Romagna Network (SERN) Discussion 15.30 - 16.00 Coffee break 16.00 -17.30 Local Democracy, Dialogue and Debate for Europe : Putting Plan D into practice Chair : Mr Pierre Mairesse, Director, DG Education and Culture, European Commission Introduction by the European Commission Mr Tamás SZÜCS, Director, Directorate General for Communication Getting Europe into the local agenda though town twinning Mr Gabor BIHARY, President of the Commission of EU Integration and Foreign Affairs, Municipality of Budapest Stockholm : a city mobilising on Plan D Ms Maria STELLINGER ERNBLAD, Project Manager, City of Stockholm Executive office New partners : Community development foundations Ms Jana KUNICKA, Community Philanthropy Initiative Coordinator, European Foundation Centre New methods : a European citizens panel project by the Association Européenne pour l’information sur le Développement Local Mr Benoît DERENNE, Director, Foundation for Future Generations, and Chair of the Steering Committee of the European Citizens’ Panel Discussion Active European Citizenship Golden Stars Awards 18.00 – 20.00 Ceremony of the Golden Stars Awards Welcome by Mr Alex TAYLOR, Master of Ceremony. Opening speech by Ms Odile QUINTIN, Director General, DG Education and Culture, European Commission. The winners will be introduced one by one by Mr Alex TAYLOR and invited to come on the stage to receive their award from Ms Odile QUINTIN. 20.00 - 21.30 Cocktail Friday 29 September “Europe for Citizens” Programme 9.00 Welcome breakfast 9.30 – 10.45 Implementation of the future « Europe for Citizens » programme Chair and introduction on the Programme guide by Mr Risto RAIVIO, Deputy Head of Unit, DG Education and Culture, European Commission Presentation on operational aspects, including simplification Mr Marc JORNA, Head of Unit, Education, Audiovisual & Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) The role of stakeholders: Partnership and consultation Ms Cécile LE CLERCQ, DG Education and Culture, European Commission Consultation process – A stakeholder’s perspective Mr Tony VENABLES, European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) Discussion 10.45 - 11.15 Coffee break 11.15 – 12.45 Developing impact : Thematic priorities Chair and introduction on Permanent and Annual priorities by Ms Christine BOON- FALLEUR, Head of Unit, DG Education and Culture, European Commission A major permanent priority : the future of Europe and its basic values Mr Henrik KRONER, General Secretary, European Movement Upcoming annual priorities : - European Year of Equal Opportunities for all 2007 Presentation by the European Commission Ms Luisella PAVAN-WOOLFE, Director, DG Employment and Social Affairs European Year as a challenge for Civil Society Organisations Ms Anne-Sophie PARENT, President of the Social Platform Mr Joël DECAILLON, Confederal Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) - European Year for Intercultural Dialogue 2008 Presentation by the European Commission Mr Vladimir ŠUCHA, Director, DG Education and Culture «Women for a tolerant, multicultural and multi-religious Europe»: an example of best practice on intercultural dialogue Ms Eva KAVKOVA, Director, European contact group in the Czech Republic Discussion 12.45 - 14.15 Lunch break 14.15 – 16.00 Maximising results : Networking, dissemination and exploitation Chair and introduction by Mr Pierre MAIRESSE, Director, DG Education and Culture, European Commission Examples of networking for Europe : - Grassroots organisations acting together Ms Monika MACDONAGH-PAJEROVA, European Civic Forum - Think tanks promoting pan-European debate and analysis Mr Sebastian KURPAS, European Policy Institutes Network (EPIN) Presentation by the European Commission on dissemination and exploitation of results Ms Alice COPETTE, Head of Unit, DG Education and Culture «Disadvantaged young workers acting for a Europe without exclusion»: an example of best practice on dissemination and exploitation of results Ms Jacqueline HOCQUET, Coordinateur Europe, Coordination Internationale des Jeunesses Ouvrières chrétiennes (CIJOC) Debate Conclusions Ms Odile QUINTIN, Director General, DG Education and Culture, European Commission .