Together Event - Building the Progressive Future Together.
Join the discussion and send us your thoughts on the progressive future of Europe. We will analyze them all and 7 Ambassadors will be selected for our Together event in Brussels.
Please register here for the day(s) and workshop(s) you would like to attend
PROGRAMME
Day 1, Wednesday, 18 October 2017
Venue: The Square “Golden Hall”, Brussels
17:00
OPENING WITH “TOGETHER” VIDEO AND INTRODUCTION BY THE MODERATOR
17:05-17:15
WELCOME SPEECHES
Gianni PITTELLA, President of the S&D Group
Sergei STANISHEV, President of the PES
17:15-18:35
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
“Post-Capitalism” | Paul MASON, Award Winning British Journalist, Broadcaster and Author
“Post-Migration Societies” | Dr. Naika FOROUTAN, Professor of Social Sciences at Humboldt-University Berlin
“Reinventing the Left” | Sir Paul COLLIER, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Oxford University
Questions & Answers session
18:35-20:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: PROGRESSIVE LEADERS PAVING THE WAY
Paul MAGNETTE, Mayor of Charleroi, Belgium
Pedro SÁNCHEZ, Secretary General of the PSOE, Spain
And more to be announced soon…
Questions & Answers session
20:00
CLOSING
20:15
RECEPTION AND MUSIC
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Day 2, Thursday, 19 October 2017
Venue: The Square, Brussels
10.00 – 10.10
OPENING
Tanja FAJON, Jeppe KOFOD and Péter NIEDERMÜLLER, S&D Vice-Presidents
10.10 – 12.00
PARALLEL WORKSHOPS
1. Defending and strengthening democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in Europe
Chaired by: S&D Group Vice-President Jo WEIDENHOLZER
2. Looking ahead: Sustainable development and the social dimension
Chaired by: S&D Group Vice Presidents Kathleen VAN BREMPT and Udo BULLMANN
3. Shaping a financial system fit for our common European future
Chaired by: S&D Group Vice President Isabelle THOMAS
4. Asylum and Migration: Solidarity and Real Solutions
Chaired by: S&D Group Vice Presidents Tanja FAJON and Elena VALENCIANO
5. A stronger European Union in a changing world
Chaired by: S&D Group Vice Presidents Jeppe KOFOD and Victor BOŞTINARU
6. Building our future together with Africa
Chaired by: S&D Group President, Gianni PITTELLA
7. Putting social rights at the core of our Union
Chaired by: S&D Group Vice President, Maria João RODRIGUES
12.00 – 12.45
REPORTS FROM WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATION OF THE TOGETHER STATEMENTS
12.45 – 13.00
CONCLUSIONS AND ADOPTION OF THE FINAL “TOGETHER” STATEMENT
Gianni PITTELLA, President of the S&D Group
