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       09/07/2025
      08.00 Registration
      09.00 Opening remarks

      Chair of the Opening Session: Urs Hauenstein, International Council for Education and Management ICEM
      Donato Iacobucci, Polytechnic University of Marche
      Ivana Popovska - Advisor for EU affairs in the cabinet of the Minister of Education and Science        More information on North Macedonia in the EUSAIR
      Massimo Temussi -        Director General, Directorate General for Active Labour Policies - Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Italy
       Gilles Kittel - European Commission, DG REGIO
      Fabio Pigliapoco -  Secretary AII Adriatic Ionian Initiative
      Giovanni Crisonà, Skillman President
      09.30 Plenary Session 1 - Aligning Skills Development with EUSAIR Priorities: the Skillman Teacher Academy model

      This session explores how skills development strategies can effectively align with EUSAIR priorities, with a focus on the Skillman Teacher Academy as a model of integration between macro-regional objectives and vocational excellence. Policymakers, youth, and institutional voices will reflect on shared challenges and opportunities across the Adriatic-Ionian region.

      Moderator: Paolo Sospiro

      Introductory speech:
      Irene Psifidou -  CEDEFOP

      Panellists:
      Irene Psifidou -  CEDEFOP
      Blendi Hodai - EUSAIR Youth Council
      Eleonora Tramannoni - Forum Chambers of Commerce Adriatic-Ionian Region
      Snezana Mircevska Damjanovska - National Technical Advisor of UNDP North Macedonia
      Massimo Temussi - Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Italy
       Maryna Popovic - President, Handicraft Chamber of Ukraine
      11.00 Coffee Break
      11.20 Plenary Session 2 - The Role of  Entrepreneurship education in regional development

      This session highlights how entrepreneurial competences can drive sustainable regional growth, resilience, and innovation. Experts from academia, policy, and practice will explore how entrepreneurship education and support ecosystems contribute to regional transformation, with insights from both EU and Western Balkan perspectives.

      Moderator: Donato Iacobucci

      Introductory speech:
      Julian NG - CEO, Warnborough Education Group

      Panellists:
      Julian NG - CEO, Warnborough Education Group
      Urs Hauenstein - Liverpool Hope University
      Marija Radosalievic - UNIVERSITY OF NIS Serbia
      Claudio Mennecozzi - EDIH4MARCHE
      Iván Bornacelly - Policy Analyst, OECD Centre for Skills
      12.50 Lunch
      14.20 Plenary Session 3 -  Educational Excellence for lifelong learning: the coves.eu model

      This panel delves into the Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) as engines of lifelong learning and regional innovation. Drawing from the coves.eu and WIN4SMEs experience, speakers will explore how excellence models can empower education systems to support green, digital, and inclusive transitions across Europe and the Western Balkans .

      Moderator: Craig Marsh
      Introductory speech:
      Faton Deshishku, coves.eu/WIN4SMEs

      Panellists:
      Faton Deshishku - coves.eu/WIN4SMEs
      Yuriy Balanyuk - Chairperson of the Ukrainian National Qualifications Agency
      Filippo Del Ninno - European Training Foundation
       Laura Screpanti - Teacher its4puntozero.it
       Annalisa Marchetti - IAL Marche, VET Provider
      Concetta Fonzo - INAPP
      15.50 Coffee break
      16.30 PARALLEL SESSIONS


      20.00 SOCIAL DINNER


       * NOTE: All times are Central European Time (CEST) , UTC+02
       10/07/2025
      08.30 INTRODUCTION OF THE DAY
      09.00 Plenary Session 4: The future of creativity

      This session explores how creativity and craftsmanship evolve in the age of AI and innovation. Building on the Tracks4Crafts initiative, panellists will examine how new skills, technologies, and learning ecosystems are shaping the future of cultural heritage, creative industries, and artisan entrepreneurship.

      Tracks4Crafts.eu: developing and sharing new skills for handicrafts

      Moderator: Elisa Guidi

      Introductory speech:
      Dan Petrică, Agora University of Oradea: "Using AI to Empower Creativity"

      Panellists:
      Dan Petrică, Agora University of Oradea
      Jouke Verlinden - Associate Professor, University of Antwerp
      Tetiana Botsva - Handicraft Chamber of Ukraine
      Gian Pietro Simonetti - Head of HR and Marketing Dept diasen.com
      Urs Hauenstein -  International Council for Education and Management ICEM
      CNA SMEs owners
      10.20 SIF2025 announcement
       Alexandra Ingram - Skillman Secretariat
      10.30 Coffee Break
      10.50 Networking session
      11.30 PARALLEL SESSIONS


      13.00 Policy Remarks / Skillman Balkans Declaration
      Closing remarks
      13.30 Lunch
      19.00 CLOSING APERITIVO


       * NOTE: All times are Central European Time (CEST) , UTC+02