Conference Programme
Conference Programme and Presentations
Conference Events: November 20th to 22nd 2019.
Conference Venue: Gervais Centre, Nikole Tesle 5, Opatija, Croatia
Tuesday, 19th November
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Arrival of Participants
19:00 - 21:00
Dinner at Hotels
Wednesday, 20th November
08:00 - 09:00
Registration of Participants
Gervais Centre - Lobby
Opening Ceremony
Gervais Centre - Central Hall
Moderator: Nikolina Priscan, LAG Sjeverna Bilogora (Croatia)
Host Introduction – LAG Terra liburna (Croatia)
Welcoming speech from the organizer
Milan Medic, president of the LEADER Network Croatia
Welcoming speech from the ESIF MAs
Alina Cunk – Perklic, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food of the Republic of Slovenia
Luka Rajcic, Ministry of Labour and Pension System of the Republic of Croatia
Conference opening
Marija Vucković, Minister of Agriculture
10:00 – 16:30
Plenary session
Gervais Centre - Central Hall
Moderator: Eliana Zec Solina, FLAG Vela Vrata (Croatia)
10:00 – 10:30
- unfolding of LEADER from its beginning to the establishment of the LEADER Observatory and some challenges for the future
Yves Champetier
The European Association for Information on Local Development (AEIDL)
10:30 – 11:15
Institutionalization and perspectives of LEADER-CLLD
- position and observed impacts of LEADER within the current framework. The role of LEADER in the new rural agenda.
Karolina Jasinska-Mühleck
Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI), European Commission
11:15 – 11:45
Coffee break and Networking at the SEE LEADER Fair
Host presentation – Enter the Great Gate; FLAG Vela Vrata (Croatia)
11:45 – 12:30
The story of fisheries CLLD and FARNET
- Why was it created? What/where the ideas behind? What are the developments since then (the shift between 07-13 and 14-20 period), when CLLD for all ESIF emerged. Impacts on the territories, for small-scale fishing and the local communities.
Pedro Brosei
Fisheries Areas Network (FARNET), European Commission
12:30 – 13:15
LEADER as an object of scientific inquiry: overview on the research on LEADER and CLLD
- An overview on the research done on LEADER with a focus on its major results and future perspectives. An outlook of its relevance to the practitioners community and the differences of LEADER observed through scientific research done in different EU member states.
Prof.Dr.Sc. Pascal Chevalier
Faculty of Human Sciences & Environmental Sciences, University Paul-Valéry, France
13:15 – 15:00
Lunch break at Gervais Centre
Networking at the SEE LEADER Fair / Cooperation projects exhibition / LAG2LAG meetings
15:00 – 15:45
Unfolding of LEADER in the New Members States. Greatest challenges and future perspectives
- An overview of LEADER and CLLD implementation in the New Member states with a focus on Poland, Slovenia and Croatia. The major challenges faced and the solutions found (or not) to overcome these challenges.
15:45 – 16:30
LEADER perspectives in Western Balkans
- An overview of LEADER initiatives in the Western Balkan Countries with a focus on Serbia. Major challenges and the story of the existing LEADER initiatives.
16:30 – 17:00
Coffee break and Networking at the SEE LEADER Fair
Cooperation projects exhibition / LAG2LAG meetings
Paralell Sessions
Discussion in LEADER/CLLD forum – LEADER/CLLD in RDP Croatia
Introduction by:
Ivan Ciprijan; Directorate for Support in Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Croatia
Ivo Dolic; Sector for Non-Investment Rural Development Measures and LEADER, Paying Agency for Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development of the Republic of Croatia
LAGs - MA/PA - DG AGRI - Experts / Moderator: Sanja Kristofic, LAG Medjimurski doli i bregi (Croatia)
Discussion in LEADER/CLLD forum – LEADER/CLLD in OPMF Croatia 2014.-2020.
Introduction by:
Jelena Jerbic, Directorate of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Croatia
FLAGs - MA - FARNET - Experts / Moderator: Eliana Zec Solina, FLAG Vela Vrata (Croatia)
Networking fair, oral presentations:
LAG Rural Partnership “Sēlija”, Latvia
Patrik Söderlund, WIN, Sweeden
Teodora Cimas, Centre for Agriculture and Rural Development of Primorje - Gorski Kotar County, Croatia
Moderator: Jana Sain, LAG Sjeverna Istra (Croatia)
19:00 - 21:00
21:00
Thursday, 21st November
08:00 - 09:00
Registration of Participants
Gervais Centre - Lobby
09:00 - 11:00
Moderator: Eliana Zec Solina, FLAG Vela Vrata (Croatia)
Vedran Djulabic; Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb (Croatia)
Gusztav Nemes; Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Hungary)
Milford Bateman, Faculty of Economics and Tourism at Juraj Dobrila University of Pula (Croatia), International Development Studies at Saint Mary's University in Halifax (Canada)
Katalin Kovacs, Gusztav Nemes; Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Hungary)
Marija Roglic, Montpelier Management Institute, Unversity of Montpelier (France), International Institute for Island Development „MIRO“ (Croatia); Florence Palpacuer, Montpellier Management Institute, University of Montpellier (France); Claire Bernard-Mongin, Center for Research and Foresight of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (France)
Lesson learned and Discussion; Q/A
11:00 – 11:45
Coffee break and Networking at the SEE LEADER Fair
Host presentation – Maritime time travel; FLAG Vela Vrata (Croatia)
Marijeta Calic, Local Action Group 5 (Croatia); Nives Mikelic Preradovic, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb (Croatia); Anabela Moura, Higher Schoool of Education, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (Portugal); Philine van Overbeeke, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (Netherlands)
Suzana Zupančić - Firer, Development Agency Kozjansko, LAG from Pohorje to Bohor
Moderator: Andjela Cvjetkovic, LAG Terra liburna (Croatia)
11:45 – 13:15
Moderator: Eliana Zec Solina, FLAG Vela Vrata (Croatia)
Irma Potocnik Slavic, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Snjezana Tolic, Tea Janus, Bojana Markotic Krstinic; Faculty of Agrobiotechnical sciences Osijek, the University of J.J. Strossmayer in Osijek (Croatia)
Tej Gonza, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana; Institute for Economic Democracy; Gregor Berkopec, Institute for Economic Democracy (Slovenia)
Tihana Sudaric, Jadranka Deze; Ivana Hrg Matusin; Faculty of Agrobiotechnical sciences Osijek, the University of J.J. Strossmayer in Osijek (Croatia)
- Social entrepreneurship in the function of local development through a form of integrative workshops
Tihomir Zivic, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical sciences Osijek, the University of J.J. Strossmayer in Osijek (Croatia)
Lesson learned and Discussion; Q/A
13:15 – 14:15
15:00 – 19:00
- Eno-gastro Tour / Maritime Heritage Tour / Cultural Heritage Tour (LAG Terra liburna / FLAG Vela Vrata, Croatia) / Best Practice Tour (LAG between Sneznik and Nanos, Slovenia)
20:30
Friday, 22nd November
08:00 - 08:30
09:00 - 10:30
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Sessions outcomes and discussion
Panelists: Yves Chempatier, Pascal Chevalier, Andjela Cvjetkovic, Milan Medic, Eliana Zec Solina, Marija Roglic
Moderator: Marija Roglic, Montpelier Management Institute, Unversity of Montpelier (France), International Institute for Island Development „MIRO“ (Croatia)
10:30 - 11:00
- Presenting the overall outcomes of the conference
Last words: Bojana Markotic Krstinic, LEADER Network Croatia
Moderator: Marija Roglic, Montpelier Management Institute, Unversity of Montpelier (France), International Institute for Island Development „MIRO“ (Croatia)
11:00 - 11:30
Farewell Coffee
11:30 – 20:00
Study trip to the Skocjan Caves Nature Park (Slovenia)
13:30 – 14:30
- Departure of participants
20:00
Dinner at Hotels for participants from Optional trip
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