17:30

Conference

„No region left behind – Challenges for Europe´s regions in transition“

17:30 – 17:35

Welcome

• Winfried Kretschmann MdL (Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg)

• Dennis Radtke MEP (EPP Group Coordinator in the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs)

• Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung)

17:35 – 18:00

Keynote speech

• Ursula von der Leyen (President of the European commission)

18:00 – 19:15

Panel discussion

• Pierre Baussand (Head of Office, Eurofound Brussels) – Moderator
• Anna Lisa Boni (Secretary General, EUROCITIES), confirmed
• Josianne Gauthier (Secretary General, Catholic Social justice organisations, CIDSE), confirmed
• Jörg Hofmann (Chair of IG Metall, Germany), confirmed
• Prof. Dr. Stefan Berger (Institute of Social Movements, Director), confirmed

Questions & Answers

Closing Statement

• Anne Liekenbrock (Head of office to Dennis Radtke MEP)

Until 21:00

Cocktails and Fingerfood

Until 22:00

Cocktails

Special Guests:

• Susanne Metzler, Deputy Director, Representation of North Rhine-Westphalia to the EU
• Reinhard Bütikofer, Member of European Parliament, Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
• Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová, Member of European Parliament, European Conservatives and Reformists Group
• James Watson, Secretary General, Eurogas
• Gunnar Jungk, Head of Brussels office, Thyssen Krupp
• Raquel Lucas, Head of Unit, DG EMPL, European Commission
• Marc Lemaître, Director General, DG Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission

NEW Venue*:

Landesvertetung Baden-Württemberg

Rue Belliard 60/62
1040 Brüssel

How to get there

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Motel One Brussels
EU Thon Hotel Brussels
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