9.00-10.00
Coffee and tea
10.00 – 12.00
Interactive parallel workshops (including coffee break)
• Urban Risks today and in the future. Urban Priorities in EU Policies / Nordic Urban Resilience Institute (NURI) (Magnolia floor III)
• Facing the biggest challenges of education systems / Learning Cities Commission & Youthful Cities Commission (Jasmine floor V)
• Minecrafting resilient Cities: innovative YOUth-led policy process for sustainable Europe / UBC, MC-YOU Erasmus+ project (Gościniec restaurant)
• Transforming Urban Mobility Across Europe - insights from the Decarbomile / Out of the box, UBC, Horizon project (Konwalia floor V)
• Pathways of transforming smaller harbours into inclusive Maritime Experience Points / UBC, MariEx Interreg project (Rock-rose floor II)
12.15 – 13.45
Mayors’ lunch (by personal invitations)
12.00 – 14.00
Lunch for the participants
14.00 – 15.00
Opening plenary session
• Mantas Jurgutis, President of UBC (confirmed)
• Krystyna Danilecka-Wojewódzka, Mayor of Słupsk (confirmed)
• Henryka Mościcka-Dendys, Undersecretary of State in Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Poland
• Magdalena Adamowicz, Member of the European Parliament (confirmed)
• Marcin Skwierawski, Deputy Marshal of Pomorskie Voivodeship (confirmed)
• Aleksandra Dulkiewicz, Mayor of Gdańsk, Member of the European Committee of the Regions (confirmed)
• Gustav Lindström, Director General, Council of the Baltic Sea States (confirmed)
• Themis Christophidou, Director General, DG Regio (video address)
• André Sobczak, Secretary General of Eurocities (video address)
• Moderated by Mateusz Marecki, City of Słupsk
15.00 – 15.30
Coffee break
15.30 – 17.00
2nd plenary session
'EU Funding and Advocacy: The Role of Cities in the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF 2028-2035)'
• Marko Paunovic, Head of UBC Antenna in Brussels, Introduction to session: "New MFF - Opportunities and Challenges"
• Kieran McCarthy, Councillor, Cork City, Member of the European Committee of the Regions (Alternate)
• Claire Roumet, Strategic Partnerships and coordination, Energy Cities
• Laura Omucińska, External Funds Projects Inspector, City of Słupsk
• Linda Ozola, Councillor, City of Riga
• Henrik Johansson, Environmental and project financial coordinator, Municipality of Växjö
Moderated by Igor Jojkic, UBC Antenna in Brussels
19.30 - 23.00
Gala dinner
Venue: Dolina Charlotty (conference room)
