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W
ARMING UP FOR THE
C
ITIZENS
' I
NITIATIVE
A C
ONFERENCE HOSTED BY
C
OMMISSION
V
ICE
-P
RESIDENT
M
AROŠ
Š
EFČOVIČ
26 J
ANUARY
2012
E
UROPEAN
C
OMMISSION
C
HARLEMAGNE
B
UILDING
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UE DE LA
L
OI
170
1040
B
RUSSELS
D
RAFT
P
ROGRAMME
9.00 – 9.30
9.30 – 10.20
9.30 – 10.00
Registration and welcome coffee
I
NTRODUCTION
Getting ready for the ECI – Where the Commission stands in implementing
the Regulation
Speech by Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission
10.00 – 10.20
Getting off to a good start - the role of Member States in the successful
launch of the ECI
Speech by Nicolai Wammen, Minister for European Affairs, Danish Presidency of
the Council of the European Union
(invited)
10.20 – 12.30
T
HE
ECI
IN PRACTICE
10.20 – 10.50
The ECI procedure step by step and demonstration of the Commission
Register
by Mário Tenreiro, Head of Unit for General Institutional Issues, Secretariat
General, European Commission
10.50 – 11.00
The software for online collection
by Declan Deasy, Director for Information Systems and Interoperability
Solutions, Directorate General for Informatics, European Commission
11.00 – 11.20
Coffee break
11.20 – 12.00
Implementation of the ECI in the Member States and perspectives based on
experience with existing initiatives at national level
Presentations by representatives of Poland and Austria and Civil Society
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12.00 – 12.30
Questions from the floor and discussion
12.30 – 14.00
14.00 – 15.30
Buffet lunch
P
ANEL
I: T
HE POTENTIAL FOR USING SOCIAL NETWORKS
14.00 – 15.00
Panel discussion
Moderator:
Panellists:
Francisco García Morán, Director General for Informatics,
European Commission
Elliot Schrage, Vice President of Global Communications,
Marketing and Public Policy, Facebook
Simon Hampton, Director of European Public Policy, Google
Colin Crowell, Head of Global Public Policy, Twitter
Guiseppe de Martino, Secretary General, Dailymotion
Christophe Leclercq, Publisher and Founder, EurActiv
Mark P. McDonald, Vice-President, Gartner Group
15.00 – 15.30
Questions from the floor and discussion
15.30 – 15.45
15.45 – 17.15
Coffee break
P
ANEL
II: T
HE FOLLOW
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UP TO AN INITIATIVE
15.45 – 16.45
Panel discussion
Moderator:
Panellists:
Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission
Alain Lamassoure, Member of the European Parliament
Zita Gurmai, Member of the European Parliament
(invited)
Diana Wallis, Member of the European Parliament
(invited)
Gerald Häfner, Member of the European Parliament
(invited)
Staffan Nilsson, President of the European Economic and Social
Committee
(invited)
Mercedes Bresso, President of the Committee of the Regions
(invited)
16.45 – 17.15
Questions from the floor and discussion
17.15 – 17.30
C
LOSING REMARKS
by Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission