European Regions Facing Future Challenges

THURSDAY 3rd JULY - BOLOGNA
A contribution to the conference

Bologna Chamber of Commerce, Palazzo della Mercanzia, Bologna

1.00 pm "Walking Working Lunch"
Bologna city centre, 3 typical restaurants will host the participants.
Detailed information will be available on your arrival.

3.00 pm Welcome
Chair: Pietro Manzini, Professor, University of Bologna
Flavio Delbono - Vice-President, Emilia-Romagna Region and Chairperson of the Lisbon Regions Network
Bruno Filetti, President, Chamber of Commerce of Bologna

Keynote Speaker:
Prof. Maria Joao Rodrigues Special advisor on the Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs IEEI, Institute for Strategic and International Studies.

3.45 pm Working groups

• Employment and the new Social Agenda: Opportunities, Access and Solidarity
  Speaker: Anna Ekström, President, Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations
  Discussant: Liga Sondore, State Regional Development Agency, Riga
  Facilitator  Gide ten Dolle, Head of Randstad Office, Brussels
  Rapporteur: Richard Tuffs, Policy Officer, West Midlands, Brussels
• Unlocking the SMEs potential: Knowledge, Innovation and Creativity
  Speaker: Paolo Bonaretti, Director, ASTER Science, Technology and Business, Bologna
  Discussant: Geert De Proost, Representative of the Brussels Capital Region to the EU, Brussels
  Facilitator - Fernando Alonso, Deputy Director, Stockholm Region, Brussels
  Rapporteur: Hans Pluckel, Consultant in economic Planning, The Hague
• Multilevel Governance: The Regional Dimension of the Lisbon Strategy
  Speaker: Professor Paolo Guerrieri, Vice-President, Institute of International Affairs, Rome
  Discussant: Damien Périssé, Director at the General Secretariat, CRPM, Rennes
  Facilitator - Marko Starman, Secretary of State, Slovenian Government
  Rapporteur: Roberta Dall'Olio, ERVET, Head of European Affairs and International Relations, ERVET, Bologna

The youth dimension of the Lisbon Strategy - Andrea Gerosa, Founder of Think Young, Geneva

Working language: English - Each participant will receive a badge according to the working group

5.30 pm Plenary Session
Chair: Pietro Manzini, Professor of International Law, University of Bologna
Rapporteur: Richard Tuffs, Hans Pluckel ,Roberta Dall'Olio

Concluding Remarks: Lorenza Badiello, Head of Emilia-Romagna Region EU Office, Brussels

6.15 pm Cocktail

FRIDAY 4th JULY - BOLOGNA
Conference

Aula Prodi, University of Bologna, Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2 - Bologna

9.00 am Welcome
Chair: Lucia Serena Rossi, Director of CIRDCE, Professor of EU Law, University of Bologna
Vasco Errani, President, Emilia-Romagna Region
Sergio Cofferati, Mayor of Bologna
Pier Ugo Calzolari, Magnifico Rettore, University of Bologna
Beatrice Draghetti, President, Province of Bologna

9.30 am Setting the Context: Lisbon Strategy and Cohesion policy
Flavio Delbono - Vice-President, Emilia-Romagna Region and Chairperson of the Lisbon Regions Network

10.00 am Keynote Speakers
Danuta Hübner, Commissioner for Regional Policy - European Commission

10.45 - 11.00  Coffee Break

Speakers:
11.00 - 12.00 am Making the Lisbon Strategy effective
Moderator: Pietro Manzini, Professor, University of Bologna
Mario Pezzini  Deputy Director of the Public Governance and Territorial Development, OECD Directorate
Francesco Grillo, AD Vision & Value - The London School of Economics
Anders Knape, Vice-president, Committee of the Regions

12.00- 1.00 pm Regions shaping the future
Moderator: Nico Wegter, Former Director of the European Commission in The Netherlands
Lotta Finstorp, Chief Commissioner, Sörmland County Council
Ken Taylor, Leader of Coventry City Council
Jean Guérard, Vice President of European and International Relations, Aquitaine Regional Council
Duccio Campagnoli, Minister of Enterprise and Industry, Economic Development and Regional Telecommunications Plan of the Emilia-Romagna Region

1.00 - 1.30 pm Closing Session and Conclusions
Chair: Lucia Serena Rossi, Director of CIRDCE, Professor, University of Bologna
Marko Starman, State Secretary of the Slovenian Government
Flavio Delbono, Vice-president, Emilia-Romagna Region and Chairperson of the Lisbon Regions Network

1.30 pm Networking Lunch