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This fireside chat brings together renowned European experts, political leaders and civil society advocates to engage the audience in a candid conversation on how government in Europe can be made more inclusive, responsive and accountable, and what that means for European institutions looking to (re)build trust.
The event will also see the launch of a new network of champions working on transparency, accountability and citizen engagement across Europe, in all its diversity. Through the Open Government Network for Europe (OGNfE), the Open Government Partnership and the Democratic Society aim to connect and drive the growing efforts for open, accountable and citizen-centered government by bringing together committed reformers and civil society leaders across the continent. The network is open to professionals from inside and outside the European institutions, and from Brussels and beyond. Activities will include town halls with political leaders, thematic fireside chats, peer learning opportunities, networking events and in-depth technical workshops. As the network develops, it will allow members to link and extend their open government initiatives, to create new projects using the network as a platform, and to move towards a common agenda for the development of open government and citizen participation across Europe.
Programme
10:30 - Coffee and Registration
11:00 - Welcome (Ms Christa SCHWENG, President of the Section for Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship, European Economic and Social Committee)
11:10 - Opening remarks and introduction of speakers (Moderator: Alberto Nardelli - Buzzfeed)
11:15 - Speakers’ remarks (2 min each)
Speakers subject to change.
11:25 - Fireside chat
12:15 - OGNfE launch (Paul Maassen, OGP, & Anthony Zacharzewski, Democratic Society)
12:30 - Close
21 May 2018 @ 10:30 am
21 May 2018 @ 12:30 pm
Duration: 2 hours
European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
99 Rue Belliard
1000 Bruxelles
Belgium
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