07:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:30 Opening of the Forum "The future of Europe in the context of geopolitical change"
09:40 – 10:50 Discussion "Security and future of the EU's eastern border regions"
10:50 – 12:00 Discussion "Strategic challenges and opportunities for the EU's eastern border regions"
12:15 – 13:15 Parallel sessions (I)
Panel 1: Roads, airports, rail, Internet - infrastructure that opens regions to investment.
Panel 2: From technology to success - how to attract talent and develop local innovation.
Panel 3: A safe borderland - how to build community and regional resilience.
Panel 4: The digital shield - how to protect against growing cyber threats.
Panel 5: The voice of regions in Brussels - how to effectively lobby regional interests.
13:15 – 14:15 Lunch break
13:30 - 13:45 Press briefing
14:15 – 15:15 Parallel sessions (II)
Panel 6: Where does development money come from? New ways of financing borderland businesses.
Panel 7: Business at the border - how to grow a company where the map ends.
Panel 8: People matter - how business responds to social and demographic changes.
15:15 – 15:30 Summary and closure of the Forum.
