Venue: Committee of the Regions (CoR), Building Jacqu​es Delors, JDE 51
Rue Belliard 99-101, B-1040 Brussels

9:00       Registration of the participants

9:30       Welcome addresses

• Ms Kata Tüttő, President of the European Committee of the Regions (tbc)
• Mr Sören Trillenberg, State Secretary in the Saxon State Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Development (Lead Partner)
• Ms Christiane Breznik, Head of the Managing Authority of the Interreg Central Europe Programme (tbc)
• Mr Andreas Faludi, Professor Emeritus at the Technical University of Delft (video message)

9:50       Introduction of the Charter for a more integrated Central Europe: Mr Martin Reents (Infrastruktur & Umwelt)

10:00     Round-table_1: A new spatial vision for Central Europe through strategic cross-border planning

Moderator: Mr Martin Reents (Infrastruktur & Umwelt)

Participants:

• Ms Sabine Zillmer (Spatial Foresight)
•         Mr Maciej Zathey (IRT)
•         Ms Kitti Dubniczki (CESCI)
•         Mr Wiktor Szydarowski (ESPON EGTC)

10:45     Coffee break

11:00     Round-table_2: Reconciliation in Central Europe through cross-border participatory governance         

Moderator: Ms Melinda Istenes-Benczi (CESCI)

Participants:

• Ms Estelle Evrard (University of Luxemburg)
• Mr Sören Bollmann (City of Frankfurt/Oder)
• Ms Anne Thevenet (Euro-Institut of Kehl)
• Mr Dirk Peters (AEBR)   

11:45     Round-table_3: Enhanced integration through the elimination of cross-border legal and administrative obstacles  

Moderator: Mr Gyula Ocskay (CESCI)

Participants:

• Ms Caitriona Mullan (AEBR)
• Ms Katja Rosner (Government of Upper Austria)
•  Ms Micaela Passon (EGTC GO)
• Mr Péter Nagy (Ister-Granum EGTC)

12:30     Launch of the Charter and a network for a more integrated Central Europe: Mr Gyula Ocskay (CESCI)

12:45     Lunch