Draft agenda

09.30     Welcome & Opening address
Thomas Webel, Ministry for Regional Development and Transport Saxony-Anhalt, Minister

09.45    The importance of digitalisation of business activities in rural areas in times of the pandemic
Viktória Krivenkó, Hungarian Ministry of Finance, EDIOP Managing Authority
Gumersindo Bueno Benito, Junta of Castile and León, General Director of Cultural Heritage


10.00    Interreg Europe: the state of play of interregional cooperation
Vincenzo Capocasale, Joint Secretariat, Finance Officer

10.15    Introduction of the SKILLS+ project
Frank Thäger, Ministry for Regional Development and Transport Saxony-Anhalt, Head of Unit

10.30    The interregional policy-learning of the SKILLS+ project – Roundtable discussion with
Ana Zubčić, Zadar County Rural Development Agency, Head of International Cooperation Projects
Anny Zych, Malopolska Regional Development Agency, POSITION
Eistein Guldseth, Trøndelag County Council, Senior Advisor Digital Transformation
Yiannis Bakouros, Head of Regional Development and Cross Border Studies Dept., University of Western Macedonia


11.00    Coffee break

11.15    How digitalization transforms business and administrative operations – Business testimonials from Saxony-Anhalt
Andreas Brohm, Mayor of Tangerhütte
Andreas Kluge, Head of Association Broadband Altmark
Sirko Scheffler, Head of Brain SCC GmbH


11.30    The perspective of external stakeholders – Roundtable discussion with
Prof. Irena Pavlova, Sofia University, Department Software engineering
Aiga Irmeja, Latvian IT Cluster, Executive Director
Jan Skipala, Chamber of Commerce of the Moravian-Silesian Region, Enterprise Europe Network
Ninetta Chaniotou, Kainuun Regional Council


12h00    Wrap-up of the Event & Closing Remarks
Frank Thäger, Ministry for Regional Development and Transport Saxony-Anhalt, Head of Unit