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1 Draft Programme DAY 1-09/10/ :30-16:30 Opening Session - 09E1 Theme: Regions and cities working for a better future Organiser: CoR and DG Regio 14:30-16:30 - EP-Hemicycle 16:30-19:00 Opening Event - 09E2 Theme: Regions and cities working for a better future Organiser: CoR and DG Regio 16:30-19:00 - CoR- DAY 2-10/10/ :00-10:45 REGI/COTER meeting on "how to shape the future Cohesion policy after 2020" - 10B7 Organiser: Committee of the Regions 09:00-10:45 - EP-Hemicycle TBC - 10A8 Organiser: European Alliance Group - CoR 09:00-10:45 - JDE-70 Unleashing the potential of Erasmus for local and regional representatives - 10C9 Organiser: ALDE- CoR 09:00-10:45 - JDE-51 Barriers and potentials for growth and development in EU border regions - 10A5 /EWRC University 09:00-10:45 - CHAR-MANS Nature protection in cross-border areas - 10C6 Organiser: CoR / COTER Commission 09:00-10:45 - VM-1 09:00-13:00 Transferring knowledge to deliver results in regional innovation systems - 10C3 Organiser: Regions sharing knowledge for better results 09:00-13:00 - Representation of Saxony-Anhalt Hardwiring resilience into communities: Innovative data, energy and transport - 10A4 Organiser: Smart partnerships for resilient local communities 09:00-13:00 - Norway House-NH 11:15-13:00 Territorial Impact Assessement - Designing better policies for European territories - 10C10

2 11:15-13:00 - CCAB-2B Interreg Talks: How Projects impact on the policy level? The effective contribution of Interreg results to the EU Climate Action policy - 10A11 & INTERRACT 11:15-13:00 - CCAB-1A Boosting digital skills for youth employment: a challenge for regions and cities - 10A12 Organiser: CNECT 11:15-13:00 - CCAB-OD Supporting cities and regions to become successful digital ecosystems - 10B13 Organiser: GROW 11:15-13:00 - CCAB-1B Explore good practices with the Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform - 10C14 Organiser: Interreg Europe 11:15-13:00 - Atrium-5 Integrated investment for regional growth - 10C15 Organiser: Regions integrating investment for growth 11:15-13:00 - Representation of Spain Towards resilient, sustainable and resource-efficient cities and regions - 10C16 Organiser: Resilient cities and regions network 11:15-13:00 - Representation of Slovenia Circular Economy and the new entrepreneurial and social revolution. - 10A17 Organiser: European regions for green entrepreneurship 11:15-13:00 - Lodzkie House The EU objectives: Will the cities and regions have a chance to deliver? - 10B18 Organiser: Capital cities and regions network 11:15-13:00 - Prague House Regions and cities as agents of change for sustainable urban freight transport - 10B19 Organiser: ERRIN & POLIS Group on sustainable urban logistics 11:15-13:00 - Ile-de-France Europe Europe s Cities Delivering the Big Global Agendas - 10B20 Organiser: Cities for global agendas 11:15-13:00 - Wielkopolska Region Office Creating a global and inclusive urban resilience revolution - 12A130 Organiser: 100 Resilient Cities, an EME perspective 11:15-13:00 - Northern Ireland Executive ESIF and the Fight Against Homelessness in Europe - 10C22 Organiser: EMPL 11:15-13:00 - CCAB-OA Cost-Benefit Analysis for smaller investment projects - 10C23 11:15-13:00 - CCAB-1C Improving regional governance and competitivenesss - 10A24 11:15-13:00 - CCAB-1D E+ Knowledge Alliances: strengthening university-business cooperation for the development of regions and cities - 10B25 Organiser: EAC, EACEA 11:15-13:00 - CCAB-2C European Open Science Cloud - Bridging the gap between H2020 and ESIF - 10A26 Organiser: CNECT

3 11:15-13:00 - CCAB-2A Scientific collaboration in space. Up-to-date knowledge and policies - 10C27 /EWRC University 11:15-13:00 - CHAR-MANS Boosting investment in social infrastructures - 10A28 Organiser: European Long Term Investors association (ELTI) 11:15-13:00 - VM-1 Supporting business transfers in Europe's regions and cities - 10A29 Organiser: CoR / ECON Commission 11:15-13:00 - JDE-53 Circular Cities: helping cities and regions to implement the Circular Economy - 10B30 Organiser: ENV 11:15-13:00 - CCAB-2D Smart Specialisation platform in Energy - 10C31 Organiser: JRC 11:15-13:00 - CCAB-OC Regional and urban leadership in an era of globalisation and de-globalisation - 10B32 /EWRC University 11:15-13:00 - CHAR-JENK 14:30-17:00 The regional dimension of inequality: territorial policy responses in a rapidly changing economic environment - 10A33 /EWRC University 14:30-17:00 - CCAB-OB EU Competency Framework for management and implementation of the ERDF and Cohesion Fund - 10C34 14:30-17:00 - CCAB-1D Enhancing Capacities of Regions and Cities for Better Cross-Border Cooperation - 10B35 Organiser: Euro-Institut / TEIN 14:30-17:00 - JDE-51 Covenant of Mayors Community: local action as a blueprint for national policy - 10B36 Organiser: Covenant of Mayors Office 14:30-17:00 - JDE-52 Building a EWRC Community of Practice - 10C37 14:30-17:00 - CCAB-2C Territorial cohesion in the Brexit era - 10B38 Organiser: Interreg North-West Europe Programme 14:30-17:00 - JDE-53 Communities as change agents: local development in the EU beyond B39 Organiser: LDnet / ELARD 14:30-17:00 - VM-1 Addressing youth unemployment: community led solutions - 11B40 Organiser: ECR Group - CoR 14:30-17:00 - JDE-63 Alternative Approach for the Future: the Silver Economy for Cities and Regions - 10B41 Organiser: Assembly of European Regions 14:30-17:00 - JDE-62 Innovative Planning & Design: Sustainable Land-Use Management for Urban Resilience - 10A42

4 Organiser: RTD 14:30-17:00 - CCAB-1C Financial instruments as a delivery mechanism for ESIF post 2020? - 10B43 14:30-17:00 - CCAB-1D Better governance for more resilient regions and cities - 10A44 14:30-17:00 - CCAB-1B European Territorial Cooperation and other EU regional development policies and funding tools what synergies for better impact? - 10B45 & INTERRACT 14:30-17:00 - CCAB-1A Industrial transformation in European regions - 10A46 Organiser: GROW, ECFIN 14:30-17:00 - CCAB-2D Building administrative capacity and sharing knowledge for sound investments at the national and local level: the experience of JASPERS. - 10C47 Organiser: JASPERS 14:30-17:00 - CCAB-OC How to transfer good city practices? Join the new URBACT transfer networks! - 10C48 Organiser: URBACT 14:30-17:00 - Atrium-5 4 ECoC-cities and regions as change agents for urban and rural development - 10B49 Organiser: ECoC-cities and regions as change agents 14:30-17:00 - Northern Ireland Executive Regional and intermediate policy makers, drivers for maritime cooperation - 10B50 Organiser: PASSAGE project - Maritime border regions 14:30-17:00 - Representation of Region Puglia Investing in social cohesion: taking stock and looking forward - 10B51 Organiser: EMPL 14:30-17:00 - CCAB-2B DAY 3-11/10/ :00-10:45 Closing the circle: how can monitoring and evaluation systems support delivery of results and result-oriented programming - 11C69 Organiser: EMPL 09:00-10:45 - CCAB-1C Simplified Costs Options - 11C62 09:00-10:45 - CCAB-2C Open Data driving Innovation in Cities - 11B61 Organiser: CNECT 09:00-10:45 - CCAB-1A Peer learning - a tool for better management of ERDF and Cohesion Fund - 11C60 09:00-10:45 - CCAB-1D Delivering results through Arctic Cooperation how knowledge-sharing and collaboration between EU programmes contribute to the EU Arctic Policy - 11C59

5 09:00-10:45 - CCAB-OC BCOs: Making Broadband roll-out easy for EU Regions & Cities - 11C58 Organiser: AGRI & CNECT 09:00-10:45 - CCAB-1B "Smart grids: fostering the transition towards smart cities" or "Digital power grids for smart cities: resilience and sustainability hand in hand?" - 11A68 & JRC 09:00-10:45 - CCAB-OD Civil society and local authorities delivering for the transition towards a circ - 11C67 Organiser: European Economic and Social Committee 09:00-10:45 - VM-3 The contribution of social economy enterprises to regions and cities' cohesion - 11A66 Organiser: European Economic and Social Committee 09:00-10:45 - JDE-62 Go local! Best practices of sustainable food policy on local level - 11A65 Organiser: Harghita County Council 09:00-10:45 - JDE-52 European cities - providing leadership for health and well-being - 10B64 Organiser: CoR / NAT Commission 09:00-10:45 - VM-3 Investing in resilience: a necessity for European cities? - what solutions? - 11A63 Organiser: European Federation of Chief Executives in Local Government (UDITE) 09:00-10:45 - JDE-51 How can we set long-term urban strategies within the framework of short-term political cycles? Perspectives from European Green Capital Award winners - 11B57 Organiser: ENV 09:00-10:45 - CCAB-OB 09:00-13:00 Open data in support of transparency, accountability, performance and more C53 09:00-13:00 - CCAB-2B Drive me green! Local authorities for a green growth - 11B54 Organiser: Drive me green! Local partners for a green growth 09:00-13:00 - Représentation de la Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine "Migration and integration in EU cities and regions" - 11A55 Organiser: JRC, REGIO, HOME, OECD 09:00-13:00 - CCAB-OA What role for EUSALP in the future - 11B56 Organiser: EUSALP shaping the future of the alpine region 09:00-13:00 - Representation of Region Tyrol Here s Europe! Cross-border cooperation in twin cities - 11B52 09:00-13:00 - CCAB-2A Regions and Cities for Climate and Energy Transition - A joint exercise - 11B122 Organiser: Regions and cities for climate and energy transition 09:00-13:00 - Abruzzo EU Office 11:15-13:00 Creating opportunities for people through integrated urban and territorial strategies - 11C70

6 11:15-13:00 - CCAB-OD Creating new growth dynamics in Europe achievements of the Lagging Regions Initiative - 11C71 11:15-13:00 - CCAB-2C Interreg Europe: transforming learning into actions - 11C72 Organiser: Interreg Europe 11:15-13:00 - Atrium-5 EESC-city workshop (title to be finalised) - 11B73 Organiser: European Economic and Social Committee 11:15-13:00 - JDE-70 Digitisation: creating fair opportunities for rural-suburban areas - 11C74 Organiser: Active cooperation in digitisation in the regions 11:15-13:00 - Representation of Lower Saxony Green sustainability in the Cohesion Policy. Urban and regional perspective. - 11B75 Organiser: Regions & cities: Green light for sustainable growth 11:15-13:00 - Arts 56 Meeting the challenge of ageing - 11A76 Organiser: Meeting the challenge of ageing 11:15-13:00 - Scotland House Conference Centre European cities: Agglomerating growth and prosperity? - 11B77 11:15-13:00 - CCAB-OA Active Citizens - Supporting civil society to foster resilient cities and regions - 11A78 11:15-13:00 - Norway House-NH Unleashing the potential of multilingualism - how to remove language barriers and create growth and jobs in border regions - 11A79 Organiser: EAC 11:15-13:00 - CCAB-1C H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND: a co-funding tool to boost the R&I human resources, competitiveness and visibility of your city/region/country. - 11B80 Organiser: EAC 11:15-13:00 - CCAB-1A Building resilience through egovernment - How the digital transformation of local governments is contributing to greater productivity and growth - 11A81 Organiser: CNECT 11:15-13:00 - CCAB-1B Making the most of regional datasets for modelling territorial impact assessment - 11C82 & JRC 11:15-13:00 - CCAB-2A A regional Start-up and Scale-up Initiative - learning from ieer regions - 11C83 Organiser: Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council 11:15-13:00 - JDE-52 The role of public banks in supporting smart and resilient infrastructure - 11A84 Organiser: European Association of Public Banks (EAPB) 11:15-13:00 - VM-1 "Getting Europe back on its feet - a view from local and regional governments" - 11B85 Organiser: Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) 11:15-13:00 - JDE-51 Towards the 2030 agenda: a territorial foresight approach (indicative) - 11B86

7 Organiser: CoR / Directorate C for Legislative Work 11:15-13:00 - VM-3 Towards more sustainable food production - 11C87 Organiser: CoR / NAT Commission 11:15-13:00 - JDE-63 Interreg Volunteer - 11B88 Theme: 11:15-13:00 - CCAB-2D Financing a region s integrated territorial development - 11B89 Organiser: EIB 11:15-13:00 - JDE-53 Integration in medium-sized cities: big enough to cope, small enough to care - 11B90 Organiser: City of Schiedam with Eurotowns 11:15-13:00 - JDE-62 Be smart. Be cooperative. Be central in Europe Can Smart Specialisation work in Central Europe? Yes it can! - 11A91 11:15-13:00 - CCAB-1D Providing opportunities at the EU external borders: regions and cities within the European Neighbourhood Instrument for Cross Border Cooperation - 11B92 Organiser: NEAR 11:15-13:00 - CCAB-2B Cities, Regions and Mobile EU citizens: getting involved in getting involved - 11B93 Organiser: JUST 11:15-13:00 - CCAB-OB Third Industrial Revolution: What appropriation in the Territories? - 10B21 Organiser: Territories sharing the 3rd industrial revolution 11:15-13:00 - Bratislava Region Brussels Office Regions and change - the transformative power of transnational networks - 11B94 Organiser: Transnational networks as regional change agents 11:15-13:00 - Press Club Europe Smart specialisation through sport - 11A96 Organiser: Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (Sport Unit) 11:15-13:00 - CCAB-OC 14:30-17:00 Experiences with the implementation of cross-border groupings of HEIs - 11C97 Organiser: Cross-border strategies for HEIs 14:30-17:00 - Representation of Baden-Württemberg Food & Gastronomy as innovation drivers for stronger and more resilient regions - 11A98 Organiser: European regions of gastronomy 14:30-17:00 - Embassy of Finland Biogas solutions in a circular economy - 11B99 Organiser: Biogas solutions in a circular economy 14:30-17:00 - Stockholm Region EU office Boosting smart innovation in remote regions for all of Europe - 11B100 Organiser: Remote and northern sparsely populated areas 14:30-17:00 - Scotland House Cohesion Policy at stake: why will we still need it? - 11B101 Organiser: Europe of traditions 14:30-17:00 - Fundación Galicia Europa

8 Making cities resilient to disaster risk - 11A102 Organiser: JRC & ECHO 14:30-17:00 - CCAB-OC Universities as agents of change in regions and cities - 11B103 Organiser: JRC 14:30-17:00 - CCAB-1C Urban/Living laboratories in research and policy: Where the experimental city meets the participatory city? - 11B104 /EWRC University 14:30-17:00 - CHAR-JENK Counterfactual Methods for Regional and Urban Policy Evaluation - 11C105 /EWRC University 14:30-17:00 - CHAR-MANS Major Projects - Simplification by quality improvement/quality improvement by simplification - 11C106 14:30-17:00 - CCAB-1A Potential role of EU macro-regional Strategies in the Post-2020 Cohesion Policy - 11A107 Organiser: University of Cambridge 14:30-17:00 - JDE-70 Cohesion Policy and Europe's Strategic Investments - 11B108 Organiser: European People's Party Group - CoR 14:30-17:00 - JDE-51 European Social Fund for social inclusion: lessons learnt and the way forward - 11B109 Organiser: PES Group - CoR 14:30-17:00 - JDE-52 Good governance and transparency in Mediterranean municipalities - 11A110 Organiser: CoR / CIVEX Commission ARLEM 14:30-17:00 - VM-1 Cities in transition -- improving urban air quality - 11B111 Organiser: CoR / ENVE Commission 14:30-17:00 - VM-3 Better administrative capacity for a more effective European Semester - 11B112 Organiser: CoR / ECON Commission 14:30-17:00 - JDE-62 Cooperation in health: does health stop at the border? - 11C113 & SANTE 14:30-17:00 - CCAB-2A "Harness the brains for reducing the Innovation Divide" - 11C114 Organiser: RTD 14:30-17:00 - CCAB-1B Public Procurement good practice sharing and transfer - 11C115 14:30-17:00 - CCAB-1D Urban Innovative Actions: announcement of the winners of the 2nd call - 11B116 14:30-17:00 - CCAB-OA 25 years of LEADER/Community-led local development: what have we achieved so far and where do we go next? - 11C117 Organiser: AGRI 14:30-17:00 - CCAB-OD Connecting citizens with Nature - Tapping into the potential of Nature to deliver health benefits for citizens - 11B118

9 Organiser: ENV 14:30-17:00 - CCAB-2B Making interregional and strategic cluster collaboration work for SME3s: the case of Advanced Manufacturing services - 11B119 Organiser: GROW 14:30-17:00 - CCAB-2D Addressing urban and regional challenges through public procurement - 11C120 Organiser: Interact Programme 14:30-17:00 - Atrium-5 Towards more effective EU Regional Policy - 11B121 Organiser: Regional policy future 14:30-17:00 - Northern Ireland Executive The role of metropolitan governments in the framework of the EU Urban policies - 11B95 Organiser: Metropolitan Europeans in active network 14:30-17:00 - Science 14 DAY 4-12/10/ :00-10:45 Cohesion Policy Post-2020: inter-regional collaboration of innovation hubs - 12C125 Organiser: European Association of Research and Technology Organisations (EARTO) 09:00-10:45 - JDE-51 A territorial reference database for policy conception and assessment - 12C126 Organiser: CoR / COTER Commission 09:00-10:45 - JDE-53 09:00-13:00 "Yes, local governments innovate!" - Knowledge Exchange Platform event - 12B124 Organiser: CoR / SEDEC Commission 09:00-13:00 - JDE-52 ESPON Conference EU Territorial Review: places, flows, cooperation - 12B123 Organiser: ESPON EGTC 09:00-13:00 - JDE-62 11:15-13:00 Improving governance and preventing corruption in the EU and EaP countries - 12A127 Organiser: CoR / CIVEX Commission - CORLEAP 11:15-13:00 - JDE-51 Foresight and resilience: the role of innovation leaders - 12A129 Organiser: European innovation leaders 11:15-13:00 - Representation of Baden-Württemberg Culture and Creative Industries: resilient sector under a regional approach - 12A128 Organiser: Regional initiative for culture and creativity 11:15-13:00 - Emilia- Romagna Office 19:00-22:30 RegioStars Awards and Reception - 10E131 Theme: Regiostars Organiser: CoR and DG Regio 19:00-22:30 - Square conference center Brussels

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