| Thursday 24 January |
| 09:00-09:30 |
Registration of participants |
| 09:30-10:30 |
Opening Session
- Alun Davies, Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and European Programmes for Wales
- Lowri Evans, Director General of the European Commission's DG for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
- Mr Brian Simpson MEP, Chair of EP Transport & Tourism Committee - TBC
- UK Government representative (to be confirmed)
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| 10:45-12.15 |
Workshops in parallel sessions (round 1) |
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Workshop 1: Smart Growth
Moderator: Nia Lewis; Welsh Government EU Office
- Steve Webb (Director, Visit Wales)
- Maria Vadillo (Conseil Régional de Bretagne)
- Quality, innovation, and fighting seasonality in the tourism industry; Professor Calvin Jones (Professor of Economics, Cardiff University)
- The role of culture, sport and heritage in boosting tourism and regeneration in coastal areas; João Zamith (Intercéltica)
- Malcolm Bell (Head of Tourism, Visit cornwall)
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Workshop 2: Sustainable Growth: the role of the seafood sector
Moderator: to be confirmed
- James Wilson (Bangor Mussels/Menai Mussels)
- David Parker (Young’s Seafood)
- Sustainable fishing; Paul Connolly (President ICES)
- Prevention of invasive species; Dan Minchin (Consultant, Marine Organism Investigations)
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Workshop 3: Inclusive Growth: demographic challenges in coastal communities
Moderator: Steve McGregor; Welsh Government EU Office
- Maintaining coastal employment opportunities for young people; Dr Jeremy Gault, (Director of the Coastal Marine Research Centre at University College, Cork)
- Approaches from the Baltic sea basin; Dr Merten Barnert, (Mecklenburg Vorpommern Brussels office)
- Supporting older people in coastal communities through innovative actions; Dr Cassandra Phoenix (the European Centre for Health and the Environment)
- Maximising coastal communities' roles in policy-making; Rhona Fairgrieve (Scottish Coastal Partnerships)
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| 12:15-13:45 |
Lunch |
| 13:45-15:15 |
Workshops in parallel sessions (round 2) |
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Workshop 1: Smart Growth
Moderator: Nia Lewis, Welsh Government EU Office
- Environmental protection and tourism in the Atlantic; Lesley Jones, Chief executive of Keep Wales Tidy (plus actor Michael Sheen on video)
- Jamie Allen (Councillor for the Pembrokeshire County Council and Welsh Local Government Association)
- Ethna Murphy, Failte Ireland (Irish Tourism Board)
- Innovation and Creativity - The Essential Ingredients for Successful Coastal Destination Development; Terry Stevens (Consultant, Stevens & Associates)
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Workshop 2: Sustainable Growth: the role of the seafood sector
Moderator: to be confirmed
- Developing Economic Value From Local Seafood; Birgitta Curtin (The Burren Smokehouse)
- Gastro-tourism: the view from Spain; Rosa Chapela (Cetmar)
- Gastro-tourism: the view from France; Thierry Labadie (Lorimer)
- Gastro-tourism: the view from Portugal; José Bento dos Santos (President of the Portuguese Academie of Gastronomy as well as President-délégué of the International Academy of Gastronomy)
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Workshop 3: Inclusive Growth: demographic challenges in coastal communities
Moderator: Steve McGregor, Welsh Government EU Office
- Gerallt Llywelyn Jones (Menter Mon)
- Marine cultural traditions: Tagus boats; André Fernandes
- Maritime heritage and tourism: the Odyssea example; Philippe Calamel (Odyssea project)
- Sergio Rodriguez Carbonell, SASEMAR
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| 15:15-15:45 |
Coffee break |
| 15:45-17:15 |
Closing session
- Debriefing on the workshops
- Conclusions
- Closing remarks by:
- Mr Derek Vaughn, Member of the European Parliament -TBC
- Mr Dafydd Elis-Thomas, National Assembly for Wales - TBC
- A speaker from the European Commission
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| 17:15 |
Network cocktail |
