Time indicated is CET (Brussels timezone)
The EU4Youth Days conference will focus on strengthening youth capacities to develop their own resilience. Youth workers and practitioners, policy makers and researchers from the EU, Eastern Partnership region, the Western Balkans and the Southern Neighbourhood will share their experience on how to build partnerships with young people in addressing challenges that affect them.
11 October - CONFERENCE
08:30
Welcome coffee and opening
Moderator: Stephane Everaert
09:15
Official Opening and introductory remarks
Mathieu Bousquet - DG NEAR Directorate A, Director (acting)
09:30
What is resilience and why is it important today?
Keynote Speaker: Cristina Bacalso
10:00
Welcome note
Olivér Várhelyi - Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement
10:10
Youth and resilience in challenging times across key sectors
Speakers:
- Entrepreneurship: Berat Kjamili
- Climate Change: Kadi Kenk
- Mental Health/ COVID-19: Sladjana Petkovic
- War and Crisis: Artur Aheiev
11:00
Break
11:30
Panel discussion: “Partnering with young people for change”
- Regional Youth Cooperation Office (Western Balkans) - Françeska Muço / Ines Bulajić
- Youth Bank programme (Georgia) - Nana Tsikvadze / Jacob Samukashvili
- Young Mediterranean Voices (Lebanon/Libya/Egypt) - Elie Gemayel / Nouran Elarabi / Esmat Elsayed
- Community Volunteers Foundation (Türkiye) - Selim Arda Tekin / Buse Buket Çankaya
13:00
Closing of the cross-regional part
Mathieu Bousquet, DG NEAR Directorate A, Director (acting)
13:30
Networking Lunch
14:30
Region specific activities and country-level events offline