Programme

Programme

Venue: European Economic and Social Committee
Jacques Delors (JDE) building (rue Belliard 99, 1040 Brussels)

Thursday 13 March

As from 13.30 | Registration

14.30 - 15.45 | Knowing me, knowing you!

• Getting to know each other moderated by facilitators

15.45 - 16.15 | Coffee break

16.15 - 17.30 | Ways of working together

• Getting to know each other moderated by facilitators

17.30 – 17.45 | Welcome addresses by EESC representatives 

• EESC Vice-President for Communication, Laurențiu Plosceanu 
• EESC Secretary-General, Isabelle Le Galo Flores
• Vice-President of the EESC Youth Group, Nicoletta Merlo

17.45 - 18.00 | Group photo

18.00 – 19.00 | Networking

19.00 – 21:00 | Dinner

Friday 14 March

8.30 – 9.00 | Arrival of participants at the EESC premises – security check in

9.30 – 10.30 | Opening session (interpretation EN/FR – web streaming)

• Chaired by EESC Member, Cillian Lohan

Keynote speakers

• Christiana Xenofontos, Youth Expert
•  Bruno António, Youth Expert

Q&As

10.30 – 11.00 | Welcome by facilitators & coffee break

11.00 - 13.30 | Youth Workshops

13.30 – 14.30 | Lunch break

14.30 – 16.30 | Youth Workshops

16.30 – 17.00 | Coffee break

• Preparation of the presentations / Identification of spokespersons 
• Briefing of the spokesperson of each team run by the lead facilitator

17.00 – 18.30 | Closing Youth Plenary (interpretation EN/FR – web streaming)

• Chaired by EESC President Oliver Röpke 

Keynote speaker: 

• Biliana Sirakova, EU Youth Coordinator at the European Commission
• Presentation of the recommendations by the YEYS spokespersons 

Q&As

Wrap up of the Youth Workshops

18.30 – 20.30 | Dinner

You can download the Youth Programme and the Teachers' Programme below.