Moderator: Conny Czymoch, independent international journalist and moderator
Thursday, 26 November 2015
13:00 - 13:30 Registration
13:30 - 14:00 Opening session
- Introductory speech by George DASSIS, EESC President
- Klaus RUDISCHHAUSER, European Commission, Deputy Director General, DG Europeaid
14:00 - 15:30 Panel I: The EYD2015 campaign: raising awareness, increasing engagement
Setting the scene: Irini Ivoni PARI, EESC Member, Group I
Presentation of EYD campaign – Storytelling - Highlights of the Year
- Stina SOEWARTA, Head of unit, EC
- Marius WANDERS, World Vision
The importance of promoting development issues on the European agenda
- Andris GOBIŅŠ, EESC expert
EIB activities in relation to development and the SDGs
- Heike RÜTTGERS, Head of Division, Mandate Management, EIB
15:30 - 15:45 Coffee break
15:45 - 17:15 Panel II: Communicating development: the role of civil society organisations and media
Setting the scene: Luca JAHIER, President of Group III
How NGOs actively communicate development through their activities and networks
- Simone POTT, Spokesperson of Welthungerhilfe, Germany
The power of pictures (and messages)
- Jakob DALL, Photojournalist, Denmark
Journalists' perspective: reporting effectively on development issues – what works?
- Eliza ANYANGWE, The Guardian
19:30 Networking dinner accompanied by the Janos Nadasi Trio– Doubletree by Hilton – 12 rue Jean Engling – 1466 Luxembourg
Friday, 27 November 2015
08:30-09:15 Opening session
- Introductory speech by Luis PLANAS, EESC Secretary General
- Romain SCHNEIDER, Luxembourg Minister of Cooperation and Humanitarian Action
09:15 –11:00 Panel III: How to communicate Sustainable Development Goals effectively
Setting the scene: Gabriele BISCHOFF, President of Group II
Communication Campaign for the new SDGs
- Caroline PETIT, Deputy Director, United Nations Regional Information Centre
Communicating Sustainability – How can NGOs contribute to communicating the SDGs?
- Stefania CAMPOGIANNI, Senior Communications Officer, WWF-European Policy Office
How to improve labour conditions in developing countries?
- Marcia POOLE, Director Department of Communication, ILO
How do States communicate their development policy?
- Joachim BEIJMO, Director Department of Communication, SIDA
- Charles GOERENS, MEP
11:00 - 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 - 12:00 Closing session
- Concluding remarks by Gonçalo Lobo Xavier, EESC Vice-President
- Marco WAGENER, Vice-President of the Luxembourg ESC
12:00 - 13:00 Buffet lunch
13:00 End of the event