DANUBE COOPERATION FORUM
11th and 12th of April 2019
“Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati
| Wednesday, 10th of April | ||
| 19.30-20.30 | Welcome Event - Galaţi County Council | |
| Thursday, 11th of April – “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati | ||
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Registration of participants | |
| 09:30 –10:30 | Plenary Opening ceremony | |
| Description: An overview of the EUSDR mechanism and the future of the Danube cooperation formats in the context of the Romanian EU Council Presidency, the reform of the EUSDR agenda and the design of the next multiannual financial framework. | ||
| Welcoming speeches by: | ||
| Dr. Florin TUDOR | Dean of the Faculty of Legal, Social and Political Sciences The coordinator of the Danube Cooperation Forum |
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| Dr. Iulian-Gabriel BÎRSAN | Rector of “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati | |
| Dr. Victor NEGRESCU | former Minister delegate for European Affairs-Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vice-Rector of the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration | |
| Dorin OTROCOL | Prefect of the Galati County | |
| Costel FOTEA | President of the Galati County Council | |
| Ionut Florin PUCHEANU | Mayor of Galati | |
| Dan NICA | S&D Coordinator for the Industry, Research and Innovation Committee and European Parliament Rapporteur for Horizon Europe Framework Program for Research and Innovation, Rules for Participation and Dissemination | |
| 10.30– 11.00 |
Group photo & Coffee break | |
| 11.00–12.30 | Panel 1: Economic Opportunities in the Danube region (I) | |
| Description: A panel discussion on the potential of the Danube region for the business environment and the development of the industrial capabilities existing in the region. The interventions will focus on the mechanisms that have to be put in place to foster business cooperation in the region. | ||
| Moderator: | Radu G.MAGDIN, Vice President Strategikon, Bucharest | |
| Speakers: | ||
| Valentin LAZEA | National Bank of Romania Chief economist | |
| Bruno LOPANDIĆ | Deputy Director, Croatian Chamber of Economy, Representative Office in Brussels | |
| Dr. Silviu NATE | Director, The Center for Global Studies – „Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu | |
| Ioan STERIAN | General Manager , The National Gas Transmission Company, TRANSGAZ SA | |
| Petrus Siebrandus ter SCHURE | General Manager, Dutch Marine Equipment SA Galati | |
| Q&A Session | ||
| 12:30 –14:00 | Panel 2: Economic Opportunities in the Danube region (II) | |
| Description: A panel discussion on the role that the transport and energy sectors can play in the development of regional cooperation around the Danube. The interventions will focus on the possible projects that can be initiated in the field while using best practices. | ||
| Moderator: | Radu GORINCIOI, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romanian National Coordinator EUSDR | |
| Speakers: | ||
| Dr. Lazar COMANESCU | Ambassador, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senior Adviser (Foreign Relations) to the President – The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania | |
| Dimitris DIMITRIADIS | Quaestor, European Economic and Social Committee, Employer's Group | |
| Herfried LEITNER | Deputy Cairman of Board Pro Danube International, Vienna | |
| Catalin Eduard TIGANUS | General Manager, The NAVROM SA River Navigation Company, Galati | |
| Catalin COSTACHE | General Director, Romania’s Ministry of Transports, Directorate General Intermediate Organism | |
| Dr. Romeo V. IONESCU | ”Dunarea de Jos” University of Galați, Senior Vice President of the Romanian Regional Sciences Association; Member of the European Regional Science Association; Member of the Regional Science Association International; Member of the Romanian Consulting Committee for Territorial Cohesion 2014-2020 | |
| Felix CAPRARIU | President of the Territorial Association for Energy and Energy Efficiency (ATE3) | |
| Representatives of the Romania’s Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration (tbc) | ||
| Q&A Session | ||
| 14:00 –15:00 | Working Lunch |
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| 15:00 –16:00 | Panel 3: Education and academic cooperation in the Danube region | |
| Description: A panel discussion on the role education and academic cooperation could play in developing regional cooperation around the Danube. Panellists will present the cooperation programs already in place and issue recommendations for future regional projects. | ||
| Moderator: | Stefan BALTA, Vice-Rector of „Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati | |
| Speakers: | ||
| Dr. Iulian-Gabriel BÎRSAN | Rector of “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati | |
| Dr. Victor NEGRESCU | former Minister delegate for European Affairs-Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vice-Rector of the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration | |
| Aristica VADUVA | Counselor to the Minister of National Education | |
| Acad. dr. Ion GUCEAC | Vice-president of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova (tbc) | |
| Dimitris DIMITRIADIS | European Economic and Social Committee, Quaestor, Employer's Group | |
| Captain (N) dr. Octavian TARABUTA | Rector of the "Mircea cel Batran" Naval Academy | |
| Sorin RUGINA | Rector of „Ovidius” University of Constanta | |
| Dorel PARASCHIV | Vice-Rector of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies | |
| Q&A Session | ||
| 16:00 –16:15 | Coffee break | |
| 16.15 –17:30 | Panel 4: EU funding opportunities in the Danube region | |
| Description: A panel discussion on the funding opportunities in the Danube region. The interventions will focus on the presentation of the funding solutions available, the next EUSDR strategic agenda and the upcoming EU multiannual financial framework. | ||
| Moderator: | Sabin CUTAS, Councelor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Office of the Romanian National Coordinator EUSDR | |
| Speakers: | ||
| Lucian Puiu GEORGESCU | State Secretary, Ministry of Research and Innovation; President of the Senate of "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati | |
| Midhat Džemić | Head of Section for Coordination of Public Governance and the Rule of Law Programmes, Directorate for European Integration, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Adina PASAREL | The World Bank, IBRD-IDA, World Bank Group, consultant | |
| Elena Laura CRANGASU | Romania’s Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration, Counselor, DG - Regional Operational Programs (tbc) | |
| Florin ZAHARIA | Expert within the Intermediate Body for Transport, Ministry of Transport | |
| Andreea PENA | Capacity Building Officer, Danube Strategy Point, EU Strategy for the Danube Region | |
| Razvan POPESCU | Coordinator of the Europe Direct Center and the Steering Committee of the Information and Documentation Center for European Integration and Sustainable Development Braila | |
| Q&A session | ||
| 18:30-20:30 | Cultural event & networking dinner | |
| Friday, 12th of April – “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati | ||
| 10.00–11.00 | Panel 5: Local authorities cooperation in the Danube region | |
| Description: The panel will consist in a presentation of the local initiatives regarding EUSDR and the Danube region. The discussion will elaborate on the cooperation opportunities available for local authorities. | ||
| Moderator: | Corneliu VISOIANU, Vice President Strategikon, Bucharest | |
| Speakers: | ||
| Ionut Florin PUCHEANU | Mayor of Galati | |
| Marian DRAGOMIR | Mayor of Brăila (tbc) | |
| Nicolae DANDIS | Mayor of Cahul, Republic of Moldova (tbc) | |
| Dr. Anna SOBCZAK | European Commission, DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Directorate for Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation (F), Advanced Technologies, Clusters and Social Economy | Unit F2, Policy Officer for clusters and emerging industries in the context of smart specialisation in industrial modernisation | |
| Florin JIANU | President of National Council of Small and Medium Sized Private Enterprises in Romania, former Minister for SMEs, the Business Environment and Tourism |
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| Marian FLOREA | President of the Association of Public Managers from Romania | |
| Q&A session | ||
| 11.00–11.30 | Coffee break | |
| 11:30–12:30 | Panel 6: DANUBIUS-RI and the environmental agenda | |
| Description: The panel is designed to underline the importance of the environmental agenda for the Danube region. The discussion will represent an excellent opportunity to underline the importance of research programs in the development of regional cooperation. | ||
| Moderator: | Prof. dr. Lucian Puiu GEORGESCU, State Secretary, Ministry of Research and Innovation; President of the Senate of "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati | |
| Speakers: | ||
| Acad. Emilian DOBRESCU | Director of the Biodiversity Study Center and Research Agrosilvica "Acad. David Davidescu" within the Romanian Academy | |
| Prof. dr. habil. Elena ZUBCOV | Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Moldova- Head of the Hydrobiology Laboratory - Institute of Zoology, Chisinau | |
| Dr. Manuela Elisabeta SIDOROFF | General Director of the National Institute for Research and Development for Biological Sciences, Bucharest | |
| Gabriela RAILEANU | Executive Manager Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority | |
| Acad. Nicolae PANIN | President of the Geoeconomical Sciences Department of the Romanian Academy | |
| C.S. I dr. eng. Simion NICOLAEV | General Director of INCD "Grigore Antipa", Constanta | |
| C.S. I biologist Marian TUDOR | General Director of INCD "Danube Delta", Tulcea | |
| Dr. eng. Nicolae DIMULESCU | President of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Agency, Bucharest | |
| C.S.I dr. eng. Nicolae PATRICHE | Director of the Research and Development Institute for Aquatic Ecology, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Galati | |
| Q&A session | ||
| Final reflections and next steps Adoption of the Final Declaration |
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| 12:30–13:00 | Dr. Florin TUDOR Dean of the Faculty of Legal, Social and Political Sciences The coordinator of the Danube Cooperation Forum |
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| 13:30–15:00 | Cruise on the Danube | |