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Youth Conference programme online

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Programme for the Inaugural Youth Conference of the Forum for Cities in Transition.

Mitrovica, 23-27 September 2013

Conference venue: Cultural Centre, Mitrovica, Kosovo

 

22 September:

International delegates arrive in Pristina Airport, picked up by Conference team and escorted to Hotel Palace, Mitrovica South

20:00 Evening reception hosted by the Mitrovica Forum, Welcome speech by Sadri Ferati and Oliver Ivanovic (TBC) in Hotel Palace

Overnight in Hotel Palace

 

23 September:

07:30 Breakfast

09:00 Opening plenary:

• Welcome speech by her Excellency, Atifete Jahjaga, President of Kosovo

09:10 Welcome remarks

• Tracy Ann Jacobson, Ambassador of US embassy in Prishtina,

• Jan Brathu, Ambasador of Norvegian Embassy in Prishtina,

• Carel Brands, Trade and Development Aid Coordinator, Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands

• Dragan Tomic – SPARK Programme Manager and Head of Mitrovica Office

• Christopher Decker – Governance Programme Coordinator United Nations Development Programme

• Welcome by the Organisers Aferdita Sylaj CBM Executive Director and Vesna Golubovic Executive Director of D&G Solutions, Dragan Spasojevic & Valdete Idrizi Mitrovica Forum representatives.

Welcome Speech of

• Professor Padraig O’Malley, Director of Forum for Cities in Transition presented by Nancy Riordan, Forum Secretariat

• Conference agenda, goals and aims, presented by Milos Golubovic & Ardiana Osmani

• Introductions of delegates

Moderated by Valdete Idrizi Mitrovica Forum Representative

1100 City Presentation by Mitrovica delegation followed by questions and answers

1300 Lunch

14:30 Use of Social Media – Moderated by Bojan Vasic

Panellists:

• Petrit Selimi – Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• Marko Jaksic – Social Media expert from north Mitrovica

• Selvije Kurti - Civil Society Activist

16:30 Coffee break

17:00 City Presentation by Derry/Londonderry delegation followed by question and answers

18:30 Site visit in Mitrovica North, International Business College Mitrovica Campus

20:00 Dinner in Mitrovica, hosted by Mitrovica Forum

 

24 September:

07:30 Breakfast

09:00 Site visits IBCM campus south and Administrative Office Mitrovica North, leaded by Conference Youth Volunteer Team

11:30 Discussion and response to site visit

13:00 Lunch

14:30 Role of Youth in rebuilding societies after conflict – Moderated by: Valdete Idrizi

Panelists:

• Marina Ilic – Research Fellow, University of Lille 2, France / Assistant to Professor University of Belgrade

• Ilir Deda – Director of KIPRED

• Aleksandar Sovrlic– Mitrovica Rock School

• Kenan Beqiri – Project Coordinator, National Democratic Institute office in Mitrovica

16:00 Coffee break

16:15 Workshops about future cooperation (preplanning of projects, mutual activities) Moderated by: Jan Behrens, intern at CBM and Debbie volunteer of the Conference from Belfast.

17:00 Report back in plenary on workshops

18:00 City Presentation by Kirkuk delegation followed by questions and answers

19:30 Dinner in Hotel Palace

Free evening

 

25 September:

07:30 Breakfast

09:00 City Presentation by Jerusalem delegation followed by question and answers

10:30 Coffee break

11:00 City Presentation by Belfast delegations followed by question and answers

13:00 Lunch

14:30 Youth Activism – moderated by Aferdita Sylaj

• Ardita Metaj Dika, Resident Advisor, Technical Assistance for Civil Society Organisations

• Sanja Lazarevic – Community Outreach Expert – European Center for Minority Issues

• Raba Gjoshi – Director, Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Prishtina

• Rick Launtebach - Young Urban Achievers

• Fisnik Kumnova – Coordinator, Mediation Center, Mitrovica South

16:00 City Presentation by Mostar delegation followed by question and answers

17:30 Coffee break

18:00 City Presentation by Nicosia followed by questions and answers

19:30 Dinner

 

26 September:

07:30 Breakfast

09:00 City Presentation by Tripoli followed by questions and answers

10:30 Coffee break

11:00 Youth Educational and Entrepreneurship - moderated by Aferdita Sylaj

Panelists:

• Dragan Tomic – SPARK Programme Manager and Head of Mitrovica Office

• Mirlinda Kusari Purrini – Executive Director of Women Association SHE-ERA

• Svetlana Djuric – Manager of the Centre for Training and Development

13:00 Picnic lunch along the River Ibër/Ibar, and walking tours accompanied by the Conference Youth Volunteer Team

15:00 City Presentation by Kaduna delegation followed with questions and answers

17:00 Coffee break

17:30 Discussion and response to workshops

20:00 Evening dinner

Mitrovica Rock School concert

 

27 September:

07:30 Breakfast

09:00 Workshops on capacity building for youth in cities moderated by Florentina Hajdari & Ardiana Osmani.

10:30 Coffee break

11:00 Discussion and response to workshops

12:30 Lunch

14:00 Workshops on examine policy changes in local societies that are encouraging youth from organizing toward their future sustainability Moderated by Allan Leonard, Northern Irland Foundation.

16:00 Outcomes of the conference, including Nancy Riordan, FCT secretariat

• Commitment by all cities to undertake specific small-scale projects 2013/2014

• Selection of next host city

• Recommendations to city forums regarding youth issues

• Organizing Youth Forum Secretariat

20:00 Formal dinner in Hotel Palace hosted by Mitrovica Forum, speech by Sadri Ferati, Chair of the Mitrovica Forum, and response by Dragan Spasojević, municipal representative from Kosovo Serbian community on the Mitrovica Forum. Conclusions of the Youth Conference

 

28 September:

International delegates’ departure

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