REGIONS2030 Final Event: Monitoring the SDGs in the EU Regions

Programme

1. 5 Dec 2023, 08:30 - 09:30 (CET)

   Registration and welcome coffee
2. 09:30 - 10:00 (CET)

   Welcome address

   Moderated by Mr. Thomas Wobben, Director, European Committee of the Regions

   Mr. Petros Kokkalis, Member of the European Parliament

   Ms. Salla Saastamoinen, Deputy Director General, Joint Research Centre

   Ms. Wallis Vandebrock-Goelen, Senior expert for urban and territorial development, inclusive growth and international relations, Directorate-General Regional and Urban Policy

3. 10:00 - 10:30 (CET)

   Presentation of the REGIONS2030 project – Final results

   Mr. Iraklis Stamos, Project Leader, Joint Research Centre

4. 10:30 - 12:15 (CET)

   Monitoring the SDGs at regional level – evidence from the field

   Moderated by Mr. Mikel Landabaso, Director, Joint Research Centre

   Mr. Michele Emiliano, President of the region, Puglia (IT)

   Ms. Carmen Maeztu Villafranca, Regional Minister of Social Rights, Social Economy and Employment, Navarra (ES)

   Mr. Stergios Kianas, Vice Governor of Digital Transition, Green Transformation, e-Government and Innovation, Western Macedonia (EL) 

   Ms. Csilla Hegedüs, Deputy Director General of the North West Regional Development Agency, Nord Vest (RO)

   Mr. Veli Oguz, Secretary-General & Member of Board, Zafer Development Agency, Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak Region (TR)

   Ms Stefania Crotta, Director of Environment, Energy and Land Use Department, Piemonte (IT)

   Ms. Celia Rossel Martí, Director of Andalusian Agency for International Development Cooperation, Andalucía (ES)

   Ms. Alexandra Rodrigues, Head of the Regional Development Department, Centro (PT)

   Mr. Ioannis Kalatzis, Head of the Development Planning Directorate, North Aegean (EL)

   Ms. Anna Drążek, Director of Pomorskie Regional EU Office, Pomorskie (PL)

5. 12:15 - 12:30 (CET)

   Concluding remarks

   Mr. Markku Markkula, Vice President of the European Committee of the Regions, President of the Helsinki region (FI)

Practical information

Description

Invited speakers will present on the importance of regional indicators in monitoring progress towards the SDGs and their contribution to policymaking at a regional level.

Throughout the event, participants will have the opportunity to engage on specific topics related to the SDGs and regional indicators with a focus on the challenges and opportunities for the implementation of regional indicators, as well as the potential for regional cooperation and knowledge-sharing for achieving the SDGs in Europe.

Participants will leave with an enhanced understanding of the role of regional indicators in monitoring progress towards the SDGs, as well as strategies for their implementation and the importance of regional cooperation in achieving sustainable development in Europe.