Programme

Monday 25 November

• Transfer from Porto airport
• ELARD Members Workshop
• Welcoming dinner for foreign guests

Tuesday 26 November

LEADER/CLLD 2019 Conference

Registration 

Opening session

Moderation: Pedro Brosei, Advisor to the Portuguese ELARD Presidency

• Maria Joao Botelho, President of ELARD and Minha Terra | Opening Address (bilingual)
• Cristina Vieira, President of LAG DOLMEN and Mayor of Marco de Canaveses | Welcome Remarks (in Portuguese)
• José Luís Gaspar, Mayor of Amarante
• Maria do Céu Albuquerque, Minister of Agriculture | Speech (in Portuguese)

Keynote presentation

• Loris Servillo (Researcher and Associate Professor, Politecnico of Torino) & Stefan Kah (Researcher, University of Strathclyde, European Policies Research Centre): Implementing CLLD in EU: Experiences so far - stocktaking, analysis and recommendations

Institutional opinions on the future of LEADER/CLLD

• Radim Srsen, Representative of the Committee of the Regions | Opinion 
• Roman Haken, Representative of the European Economic and Social Committee | Opinion

11:30

Looking forward with the feet on the ground – proposals and expectations from local level

• The added value of ERDF and ESF projects under CLLD – Marion Eckardt, Vice-President of ELARD and Manager of LAG Halland, Sweden
• Inputs from ELARD survey on simplification – Kristiina Tammets, Vice-President of ELARD and Manager of LAG Tartu, Estonia
• Insights from ELARD members workshop: challenges and opportunities regarding LEADER/CLLD in post-2020 – Robert Lukesch 

12:15

Panel discussion reacting on the keynote presentation and previous panels and debate with participants

• Christine Falter, European Commission DG AGRI
• Eleftherios Stavropoulos, European Commission DG REGIO
• Hartmut Berndt, Member of the Council of ELARD and President of the German LEADER Association

13:00 

Closing remarks (bilingual)

• Maria Joao Botelho, President of ELARD and Minha Terra

13:30 

Afternoon

ELARD General Assembly Meeting

Wednesday 27 November

• Transfer to Porto airport