Tampere 2019 - Programme

Thursday, 7 November 

20:45 - 23:15   Sauna evening (read more) - FULL!!!

Friday, 8 November

09:00 - 12:00    Making Basic Income a European Reality (read more)                                                                                                    

10:00   Registration opens

11:00 – 12:00   Press conference

12:00 - 13:00   Orientation session for the 1st time delegates

(optional - read more)

 13:30 - 14:30  Opening of the Council (read more)

• Iiris Suomela, Vice-chair of the Tampere city council (Finland)
• Reinhard Bütikofer, Co-chair of the European Green Party, MEP, Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament (Germany)
• Maria Ohisalo, Minister of Interior and Party Leader of the Finnish Greens (Finland)

Duetto 1+2

 14:30 - 15:45  Plenary Session: Europe in the world - Where do we stand in the global coordinate system? (read more) 

Moderator:

• Reinhard Bütikofer, Co-chair of the European Green Party, MEP, Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament (Germany)

Keynote speaker:

Duetto 1+2 

15:45 –16:30   Coffee break

Duetto foyer (exhibition)

 16:30 - 17:30 Plenary Session: 2019 EU Elections Campaign (read more)

Speakers

• Ska Keller, MEP and President of the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament (Germany)

• Mar Garcia, EGP secretary general (Spain)

• Sybren Kooistra, Former EGP Campaign Manager (The Netherlands)

 17:45 - 19:00 Parallel sessions I

   How do you reach and engage the digital generations?

19:15 - 20:00  Presentation of the candidates for the Committee (read more)

Duetto 1+2

20:00 - 21:00  Dinner

21:30 - 23:00   Youth Event: Climate change - What the f#&%!? (read more)

Location: Bar Passion, Tullikamarin aukio 1

Saturday, 9 November

8:30 - 9:30  Discussion on voting business

Duetto 1+2

9:30 – 10:30 Presentation of the candidates for the Financial Advisory Board, Conciliation Panel, representative to the GEF General Assembly and representatives to the Global Greens Coordination

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:00  Plenary Session: Meet the Finnish Greens (Vihreät - De Gröna) (read more)

Modeartor:

• Panu Laturi, former Secretary General of the Finnish Greens (2007 - 2013)

Speakers:

    The Youth Role in the EP elections (FYEG)

    Meet the Greens in Tampere

    How the Global Greens 2021 Congress will take climate & democracy action together with Your Green Party

    How can EGP support local councillors?

    ENGS General Assembly

13:30 – 14:30   Lunch break

Maestro 

 14:30 – 15:45   Plenary Session: Climate emergency: from declarations to action (read more)

Moderator: 

• Monica Frassoni, Co-chair of the European Green Party (Belgium)

Speakers:

• Virginijus Sinkevičius, Minister of Economy and Innovation of Lithuania and Commissioner-designate for Environment and Oceans (Lithuania)
• Krista Mikkonen, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, MP (Finland)
• Michael Bloss, MEP, Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament (Germany)
• Laura Kolehmainen, Climate activist (Finland)
• Marie Pochon, General coordinator of Notre Affaire à Tous (France)

15:45 – 16:15  Coffee break

Duetto foyer (exhibition)

 16:15 – 16:45  Keynote: Pekka Haavisto, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Finland) (read more)

Duetto 1+2 

 19:00 – 20:15   Parallel sessions

 Creating Winning Electoral Strategies: the Finnish Case

21:00 - 22:15 Welcome by Tampere City: Reception & dinner

Loation: City Hall (Keskustori 10, Tampere)

22:30 Closing Party (read more)

- 22:45 Circus Flama Performance

- 23:00 Surprise guest DJ 

Location: Vaprikki museum centre 

Sunday, 10 November

9:00 - 9:30   Membership relations and reporting (update for delegates only)

Duetto 1+2

9:30 - 10:00   Presentation of finances

10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 - 11:30   Election session                                                 

11:30 - 13:00  Voting session

13:00  Closing 

15:00  (Optional) Discover Tampere (read more)

• 15:00 Historic Pispala walk with Satu Hassi