OPENING SESSION

Ana Ramos Barbosa, Director, Galicia Europe Foundation Office. (tbc)
Rosa Mary Cardeso Trillo, Secretary General of the Chamber of Commerce of Santiago de Compostela (confirmed)
Pilar Ruiz Huélamo, Director of the Delegation to the EU, Spanish Chamber of Commerce. (confirmed)
Vera Araújo, Lead Partner of the ATLIC Project, Municipality of Santo Tirso. (confirmed)

DEBATE: “EUROPE IS NOT SOMETHING ABSTRACT: HOW TO USE IT TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS”

Isilda Gomes, Portuguese Member of the European Parliament, member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and substitute member of the Committee on Culture and Education. (tbc)
Marcos Ros Sempere, Spanish Member of the European Parliament, member of the Committee on Culture and Education. (tbc)
Florent Orsoni, Director of Research, Foresight and Professional Development at L’École de design Nantes Atlantique (confirmed)
Isabel Vieira, Coordinator of the Training and Projects Department & European Project Manager at ACIF- Madeira Chamber of Commerce and Industry (confirmed)

Moderator: Pilar Ruiz Huélamo, Director of the Delegation to the EU, Spanish Chamber of Commerce. (confirmed)

ATLIC LEGACY: DESIGN THINKING DYNAMIC

An interactive idea-generation session aimed at young people and the different participants. At this specific stage, it would be highly valuable to include representatives from the European sphere in order to interact directly with the young participants.

First panel:

Guest (tbc)
Idaira Robayna Alfonso, Project Adviser, Unit I.02.1. Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) and EEN Alliances, European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA), European Commission.(tbc)
Emmanuelle Saunier, Responsible for European projects in BlueLab (confirmed)

Second panel:
Luca Marangoni, Head of Unit D.3 “Sustainable Blue Economy”, European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), European Commission. (The participation of a project adviser from this unit will be requested.) (confirmed)
Manuel Montero Ramírez, Project Adviser at CINEA, European Commission. (confirmed)
Florence Bernat, Partnership Development and Strategic Project Management at L’École de design Nantes Atlantique (confirmed)

ATLIC TALENT: PROJECT PRESENTATIONS

Format inspired by round tables at the Mobile World Congress. The young participants will be divided into two rooms to simultaneously present their projects developed within the framework of ATLIC.

Round tables with invited experts to ask questions and provide recommendations.

First panel:

Chiara Riondino, Head of Unit B.1 “The Future of Work and Youth Employment”, DG EMPL, European Commission. (tbc)
Maria José Tarrero Martos, Counsellor for Labour, Migration and Social Security, Permanent Representation of Spain to the EU. (confirmed)
Jorge Miranda, Project Coordenator at INCUBO, master in management, specialist in entrepreneurship and rural development (confirmed)

Second panel:

Lorella de la Cruz Iglesias, Deputy Head of Unit A.2 “Blue Economy Sectors, Aquaculture and Maritime Spatial Planning”, DG MARE, European Commission. (tbc)
Nathalie Verschelde, Head of Unit D.2 “Interreg, Cross-border Cooperation and Internal Borders”, DG REGIO, European Commission. (tbc)
Lorraine Thomson, CEO at Donegal Youth Service (confirmed)

CLOSURE

Nathalie Verschelde, Head of the Interreg, Cross-Border Cooperation and International Borders Unit, DG REGIO, European Commission. Representative of the ICC Ireland (tbc)

OPENING SESSION

Pedro Costa Pereira, Ambassador of Portugal to the European Union.
Interreg Atlantic Area
Alberto Costa, Mayor of Santo Tirso Municipality.

ATLIC WHITE PAPER PRESENTATION

A visual and strategic presentation summarising the main results, analyses, and recommendations developed within the ATLIC Project White Paper. Its purpose is to communicate clearly the identified challenges, the methodologies applied, the conclusions reached, and the proposals for improvement and innovation addressed to key stakeholders, institutions, and policy-makers, thereby facilitating the dissemination and impact of the project.

Florent Orsoni, Director of Research, Foresight and Professional Development at L’École de design Nantes Atlantique (confirmed)
Cassandre Samson, European Project Manager and ATLIC Project Manager at L’École de design Nantes Atlantique (confirmed)
Vera Araújo, Lead Partner of the ATLIC Project, Municipality of Santo Tirso. (confirmed)

ATLIC TALENT: PROJECT PRESENTATIONS

A format inspired by the round-table sessions of the Mobile World Congress. Young participants interact with opinion leaders and key stakeholders. Round-table discussions with invited experts are organised to formulate questions, exchange ideas, and present recommendations.

Panel:

Dr. Aaron Jansen, Social Scientist with a PhD in Entrepreneurship from the University of Strathclyde Business School. Chief Operating Officer – Institute for Methods Innovation(confirmed)
Pablo López Pérez, Director of Implicatum and Head of Entrepreneurship: Expert in business model design and team management (confirmed)
Guest (tbc)
Guest (tbc)

Moderator: Catarina Reis (tbc)

CLOSURE

Hugo Sobral, DG Régio Deputy Director General (tbc)