Interreg Suomessa: from results to impacts
The networking and seminar event brings together project actors, stakeholders and partners at the Helsinki Music Centre on Thursday 24 September from 9 am to 3.45 pm. On the agenda: results, effectiveness and future of Interreg cooperation in the European Union. The event offers an excellent opportunity to exchange experiences, network with other Interreg actors in Finland and think about the direction of the next programming period together and across borders.
Tentative programme
Morning: The future – towards the next programming period
9:00 Registration and coffee
9:30 Opening: Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand
9:45 Speech: Interreg in the future
10:15 Panel discussion: Partnerships and networks - How do the Interreg Partnerships arise? How should networks be built for the next programming period?
11:00 Networking
Lunch
Afternoon: Interreg in practice – effectiveness and results
13:00 Introduction to the panel discussion, Satu Hietanen and Marko Ruokakangas (Interact)
Panel discussion: The importance and future of Interreg: How do Interreg projects support the development of regions in Finland? - Moderator: Tuija Telén, participants: Jarno Limnell, Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Mika Riipi, Krista Mikkonen
14:00 Coffee break
14:30 Panel discussion: Effectiveness in practice - What does Interreg's impact mean in concrete terms? How are the impacts visible in society, regionally and locally? What kind of results have been achieved in the projects and how have they been utilised?
15:15 Summary and closing words (Satu Hietanen, Interact)
15:30 Cultural performance to end the event
15:45 The event ends
The event is part of the Interreg Cooperation Day campaign.
Event website and registration
Check out the updated programme and sign up here: https://www.lapinliitto.fi/tapahtumat/interreg-suomessa-tuloksista-vaikuttavuuteen/
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