DRAFT PROGRAMME

Freedom of the Media in the EU and Neighbouring Countries

24-25 November, Cracow (Poland)

An event within the Polish Presidency of the EU Council in 2011

With the support of the European Commission Representation in Poland

Organised by the European Economic and Social Committee

Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel - Straszewskiego Str. 17 - 31-000 Cracow, Poland

24/11/11

Opening session – 14:15 – 15:15
Welcome by Anna Maria DARMANIN – EESC vice-president responsible for communications
  • Konrad NIKLEWICZ -Spokespersonfor the Polish Presidency
  • Jacek KRAWCZYK, EESC Vice-President
  • Sixtine BOUYGUES - Director a.i. of Communication Actions, Directorate-General Communication, European Commission

15:15–15:30 – Coffee break

Panel discussion I – 15:30 – 18:00
Patterns of political and business clientelism in the media
Keynote speaker: Jean-François JULLIARD, Secretary-General of Reporters without Borders
Speakers:
  • Agnieszka ROMASZEWSKA-GUZY, editor-in-chief of Belsat TV
  • Vitaliy PORTNIKOV, journalist, editor-in-chief of TVi; Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Ukraine
  • Nune SARGSYAN,Executive director ofInternews Armenia, member of the Media sub-working group of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum, a contributor to a recent report "Media Landscape of the Eastern Partnership Countries"
Moderator:Arno METZLER, member of theEESC's External Relations Section

20:00 – Dinner, hosted by the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU

Restaurant Szara

Main Market Square, 6

Cracow

25/11/11

Panel discussion II – 09:00 – 11:00
Social media – a tool for democracy?
Speakers:
  • Luis Melgar VALERO, Public Diplomacy Communication Department of the Middle East and North Africa Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Spain
  • Elizabeth LINDER, director, Facebook, London
  • Dr Joachim KOOPS - Vesalius College (VUB) and the Global Governance Institute (GGI), researcher on cyber-security and cyber-governance
Moderator: Béatrice OUIN – EESC member, rapporteur of the opinion "National and European dimensions of communicating Europe"

11:00 – 11:15 – coffee break

Panel discussion III – 11:15 – 13:00
Public service broadcasting in the digital era
Keynote speaker:Claudio CAPPON, Vice-President of the European Broadcasting Union
Speakers:
  • Eileen DUNNE, president of the Association of European Journalists, Newscaster with RTE, Ireland's national radio and television station
  • Dr Lucyna SŁUPEK, Jagiellonian University, Polish Political Science Association, author of the book "Television – A Cultural Good or an Element of the Market. The Transformation of Television in the Countries of the EU"
Moderator:Jane MORRICE, EESCmember, Communications Consultant, former BBC correspondent
13:00 Closing remarks
Anna Maria DARMANIN – EESC vice-president