As phase II of the PROSPERA project is coming to an end, partners will meet again for the final event in Varberg, Sweden. The programme includes interesting presentations on project results, panel debates and study visits to the good practices of Varberg.

Agenda of the event:

Day 1 – 10th of May

Arrival at Varberg

18.30 - Welcome Dinner

Day 2 – 11th of May

9.00 - Reception of participants - Networking with the participants

 9.30 - Welcome to VarbergTobias Carlsson, Vice Mayor of Varberg and Martin Andersson, head of business and development

9.40 - Welcome to the PROSPERA project - Overview of the ambitions of the PROSPERA project - Municipality of Reggio Emilia, E35 Foundation and CRPA

 9.50 - Interreg Europe – State of play - Anne Rocheteau, Interreg Europe joint secretariat

10.10 - The peri-urban area and the need for new coalition buildingILVO

10.40 - Break

11.00 – Behaviour, sustainable mobility and local regeneration - Giuliano Mingardo, Senior researcher Urban and Transport Economics at the Erasmus Centre for Urban, Port and Transport Economics of the University of Rotterdam (Participation: Online)

11.40 - Share, visit, reflect, act! Envisioning peri-urban policies through the PROSPERA project. - A voyage throughout Europe to visit politicians, stakeholders and policy workers that were involved in the PROSPERA project + Panel debate with the PROSPERA partners about the leverage of interregional and local learning on policy making - moderated by ILVO

12.30 - Closing reflections - representatives of the project partners

12.40- End of event

13.00 - Lunch

Study visits

14.00 - Planning for a more sustainable soft mobility - "The old tracks”- explanation by Anna Beuerman, communication; Jenny Ryden, project manager

15.00 Lassabacka landfilltour and explanation by Lina Gyllensvärd

15.45 Coffee break

16.00 Rural village development strategies - explanation by Ulrika Rylin and Josefin Bergström

17.15 Arrival at the city center

19.00 Dinner

Day 3 - 12th of May

9.00 Welcome to the partner meeting

9.15 Conclusion exchange from the implementation of the action plansall partners

10.30 Coffee break

10.45 Project management session and final session

11.30 Communication final results

12.00 Closing of the event