The Cult-RInG final conference held online, has been video recorded for future reference.
The video recordings can be found by Session (1, 2, 3) as folllows:
Session 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=797ve7Hm6sE&feature=youtu.be
Session 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCYtGbV0Fco&feature=youtu.be
Session 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FpC1h61WPE&feature=youtu.be
Cultural Routes as Investments for Growth and Jobs
High-level dissemination event / Final Conference
26 May 2020
On line by videoconference
All times CEST
PROGRAMME
10:00
Session 1:
Opening & Keynote Address - Cult-RInG Interreg Europe main results
Moderator: Dr Constantinos Michailides - Head of Directorate of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support, Region of Central Macedonia, Greece(lead partner)
▪ Opening address – Mr Alexandros Thanos, Head of Tourism, on behalf of Mr Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Governor of Central Macedonia Region, Cult-RInG lead partner, Greece; President of the Committee of the Regions, EU
▪ Interreg Europe: state of play – Mr Erwin Siweris, Programme Director, Interreg Europe Joint Secretariat (confirmed)
▪ Keynote address: The Iron Curtain Trail as a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe - Cult-RInG action, Mr Michel Cramer, former Chair of European Parliament Transport and Tourism Committee, Germany (confirmed)
▪ István Ujhelyi MEP (S&D, HU), Vice-Chair of Transport and Tourism Committee, European Parliament (confirmed)
▪ Europe Day Manifesto by European Heritage Alliance 3.3, Sneška Quaedvlieg – Mihailovic, Europa Nostra Secretary-General
▪ Overall Achievements and Results of the Cult-RInG Interreg Europe project, Manos Vougioukas, ECTN Secretary-General, Cult-RInG advisory partner
11:30 End of Session 1
Break
12:30
Session 2:
Cult-RInG Project Results - Actions on Existing & New Cultural Routes
Moderator: Raitis Sijats - ECTN President
Results on existing Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe:
▪ St James Way in North Portugal, including Pilot Action, Inter-Community of Alto Minho, Portugal - Carla Gomes CIM Alto Minho and Goretti Silva IPVC
▪ St Olav Ways in west Sweden – Västra Götaland region, Sweden – Marie Fors ▪ Via Francigena south, Lazio Region, Italy – Simone Bozzato, Università di Roma Tor Vergata
▪ The Hansa in north Latvia, Vidzeme Tourism Association, Latvia – Janis Sijats
▪ Iter Vitis in Greece and Cyprus, Region of Central Macedonia, Greece/Pafos Regional Board of Tourism, Cyprus – Nicolas Tsifoutis, Marketing manager
▪ The Phoenicians Route smart way in Cyprus, Pafos Regional Board of Tourism, Cyprus - Nicolas Tsifoutis, Marketing manager
Results on new European Cultural Routes (10 min each):
▪ ‘Iron Curtain Trail’ in Latvia and along Greece/Bulgaria border, European Cyclists Federation – Vidzeme Tourism Association, Latvia – Janis Sijats
▪ ‘In the footsteps of St Paul, the Apostle of the nations’ in Cyprus, Greece and Italy, Region of Central Macedonia - Miltiadis Nikolaou, Head of Directorate of Tourism, Region of Central Macedonia, Greece
▪ Mythology Routes: Aphrodite and Argonautica, PRBT and ECTN (video clips)
14:00 End of Session 2
Break
15:00
Session 3:
Action Plan Implementation – Policy makers Panel Discussion
Moderator: Manos Vougioukas - ECTN Secretary-General
Legacy of the Cult-RInG project results in policy change, regarding sustainable cultural tourism development and promotion along European Cultural Routes, for Growth and Jobs
▪ A key stakeholder’s contribution, Niki Tsilipakou, Museum of Byzantine Culture, Greece
▪ Alexandros Thanos, Head of Tourism, Region of Central Macedonia, Greece
▪ Silvio Marino, staff member of Assessore Regionale al Turismo, Lazio Region, Italy
▪ Conny Brännberg, Chair of Culture Committee, Region Västra Götaland, Sweden
▪ Raitis Sijats, Chairman, Vidzeme Tourism Association (VTA), Latvia
▪ Norte 2000, Portugal
▪ Nasos Hadjigeorgiou, President of Pafos Regional Board of Tourism, Cyprus
▪ Piet Jaspert, Europa Nostra Vice-President
Senior Representatives of the selected 6 Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe:
▪ Emanuela Panke - Iter Vitis President
▪ Elena Dubinina - Via Francigena European Association Director
▪ Inger Harlevi - The Hansa, DIE HANSE association
▪ Antonio Barone - The Phoenicians Route Director
Views of experts on the future of European Cultural Routes in sustainable cultural tourism:
▪ Jordi Tresserras, University of Barcelona, Spain
▪ Eleonora Berti, University of Bologna, Italy
Latest developments in European Tourism – Iulia Niculica, European Travel Commission (ETC)
Concluding Remarks:
▪ ECTN Advisory Partner
▪ RDF RCM , Lead partner
16:30 End of Session 3 and final Conference
