All parts of the Congress except for the Official Dinner Reception will take place at Hilton Athens Hotel, Leof. Vasilissis Sofias 46, Athina 115 28, Greece.
Official Congress Dinner Reception will take place at Zappeion Megaron, Leof. Vasilissis Olgas, Athina 105 57, Greece.
Thursday 24 October
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 14:30 - 21:00 | Registration | Convention Level |
| 14:30 - 21:00 | Exhibition open | Convention Level |
| 15:00 - 16:30 |
ALDE Party Campaign Lab on Best of Political Data Projects 2019 Speakers: Max Sundermann, Data & Analytics Manager, ALDE Party Ethan Arsht, Field and Data Campaign Adviser, ALDE Party(lunch provided for attendees) |
Thalia 3 |
| 15:00 - 16:30 |
ALDE Party Campaign Lab on Social Media Videos & Video-Making Speakers: Katrien Van Den Broeck, Communication Adviser to Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander De Croo Svenja Hahn MEP, President of LYMEC, FDP Germany Giulio Crisante, Video Editor, ALDE Party(lunch provided for attendees) |
Thalia 4 |
| 15:00 - 17:00 | Financial Advisory Committee Meeting (by invitation only) | Thalia 1 |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Networking Coffee Break | Convention Level |
| 16:30 - 18:00 | Individual Members Coordinators Meeting | Thalia 2 |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | NEOS Delegation Meeting (by invitation only) | Santorini 1+5 |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Liberal Democrats UK Delegation Meeting (by invitation only) | Santorini 6 |
| 17:00 - 18:30 |
ALDE Party Campaign Lab on Fundraising: Because there’s no election without money Speakers: Laura Owen, Head of Events and Engagement, ALDE Party Flore Blondel-Goupil, Director, Enterprise Sales Europe, Middle East & Africa, NationBuilder David Burke, Director of Finance, Fianna Fáil and member of ALDE Party Financial Advisory Committee(coffee and dessert provided for attendees) |
Thalia 4 |
| 17:00 - 18:30 |
ALDE Party Campaign Lab on How to Talk to Your Friends: Leveraging your Personal Network to Win Elections Speakers: Ethan Arsht, Field and Data Campaign Adviser, ALDE PartyKiki Thiessen-Bakker, Independent Campaign Consultant & Entrepreneur(coffee and dessert provided for attendees) |
Thalia 3 |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | LIBSEEN Steering Committee Meeting (by invitation only) | Thalia 2 |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | D66 Delegation Meeting (by invitation only) | Santorini 6 |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | VVD Delegation Meeting (by invitation only) | Santorini 1+5 |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Venstre Denmark Delegation Meeting (by invitation only) | Patmos |
| 18:30 - 19:00 | Networking Coffee Break | Convention Level |
| 19:00 - 20:30 | Roundtable on Are Tourists Killing Tourism? Why Sustainable Tourism is the FutureCo-Hosted by Renew Europe CoRSpeakers:Prof. M. Alejandro Cardenete, Ph.D., Vice-President, Regional Vice-Minister on Tourism, Regeneration, Justice and Local Administration at Regional Government of Junta de AndalucíaHarry Theoharis, Minister of Tourism, GreeceUlrika Landergren, First Vice-President of Renew Europe CoR | Thalia 3 |
| 19:00 - 20:30 | Working Group on Resolutions (for Congress delegates only)Chair: Claudia Gamon MEP, NEOS Austria | Hesperides |
| 19:00 - 20:30 | ALDE Party Bureau Meeting (by invitation only) | Thalia 1 |
| 19:15 - 20:30 | Panel on Debating our Future! - Young Liberals on Pan-European ChallengesCo-Hosted by Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom and LYMECWelcome words by George Marinos Papanikolaou, Chairman Young Liberals and Svenja Hahn MEP, FDP GermanySpeakers:Antoaneta Asenova, Policy Officer, LYMEC Apostolos Siokas, Vice Mayor of the City of Moschato-Tavros, Vice-Chairman Young Liberals GreeceDaniel Berg, Momentum HugaryJorge Viñuelas González, International Officer for Jóvenes Ciudadanos and Policy Officer, Ciudadanos Spain | Thalia 4 |
| 20:30 - 22:30 | Welcome Reception | Convention Level |
Friday 25 October
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 07:30 - 08:30 | Registration | Convention Level |
| 07:30 - 08:30 | Delegation Meetings | Hilton Meeting Rooms |
| 07:30 - 19:30 | Exhibition Open | Convention Level |
| 07:30 - 08:30 | Radikale Venstre Delegation Meeting (by invitation only) | Thalia 1 |
| 07:30 - 08:30 | FDP Germany Delegation Meeting (by invitation only) | Santorini 6 |
| 08:00 - 08:30 | FDP Switzerland and Green Liberals Switzerland Delegations Meeting (by invitation only) | Patmos |
| 08:00 - 10:30 | ALDE Party Council Meeting (for Council delegates only) | Hesperides |
| 09:00 - 10:30 |
ALDE Party Campaign Lab on How to Talk to Your Friends: Leveraging your Personal Network to Win Elections Speakers: Ethan Arsht, Field and Data Campaign Adviser, ALDE Party Kiki Thiessen-Bakker, Independent Campaign Consultant & Entrepreneur(breakfast provided for attendees) |
Thalia 3 |
| 09:00 - 10:30 |
ALDE Party Campaign Lab on Social Media Videos & Video-Making Speakers: Katrien Van Den Broeck, Communication Adviser to Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander De Croo Svenja Hahn MEP, President of LYMEC, FDP Germany Giulio Crisante, Video Editor, ALDE Party(breakfast provided for attendees) |
Thalia 4 |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Networking Coffee Break | Convention Level |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | ANO Delegation Meeting (by invitation only) | Thalia 1 |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | USR Delegation Meeting (by invitation only) | Santorini 1+5 |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Nordic Delegations Meeting (by invitation only) | Thalia 2 |
| 11:00 - 12:30 |
Debate on Digital Challenges in the 21st Century Co-hosted by Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Speakers: Margrethe Vestager, European Commission Executive Vice-President-designate for a Europe fit for the Digital Age Nicola Beer MEP, Vice President of the European Parliament, FDP Germany Dario Hrebak, Mayor of the City of Bjelovar, HSLS Croatia Moderator: Lousewies van der Laan, former ALDE Party Vice President |
Hesperides |
| 11:00 - 12:30 |
ALDE Party Campaign Lab on Fundraising: Because there’s no election without money Speakers: Laura Owen, Head of Events and Engagement, ALDE Party Flore Blondel-Goupil, Director, Enterprise Sales Europe, Middle East & Africa, NationBuilder David Burke, Director of Finance, Fianna Fáil and member of ALDE Party Financial Advisory Committee(lunch provided for attendees) |
Thalia 4 |
| 12:30 - 19:30 | Electronic Voting Booths Open | Santorini 3 |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Networking Coffee Break | Convention Level |
| 13:00 - 15:00 |
Official Opening Ceremony of the 40th ALDE Party Congress Speakers: Hans van Baalen, ALDE Party President Dacian Cioloș MEP, President of Renew Europe Group in the European Parliament Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Luxembourg Margrethe Vestager, European Commission Executive Vice-President-designate for a Europe fit for the Digital Age Věra Jourová, European Commission Vice-President-designate for Values and Transparency Violeta Bulc, European Commissioner for Transport |
Terpsichore Ballroom |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Networking Coffee Break | Convention Level |
| 15:00 - 18:00 | Renew Europe CoR Liberal Mayors Summit (by invitation only) Chair: Begoña Villacís, Deputy Mayor of Madrid, Ciudadanos Spain Keynote speeches: Margrethe Vestager, European Commission Executive Vice-President-designate for a Europe fit for the Digital Age Remigijus Šimašius, Mayor of Vilnius, Lithuania |
Thalia 2 |
| 15:30 - 17:30 |
Debate on Cracking the Code: Lessons from our Liberal Party Leaders and European Women’s Academy Speakers: Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen MP, Party Leader of Liberal Movement, Lithuania Kaja Kallas MP, Party Leader of Estonian Reform Party Beate Meinl-Reisinger MP, Party Leader of NEOS Austria Morten Østergaard MP, Party Leader of Radikale Ventre, Denmark Nyamko Sabuni MP, Party Leader of Liberalerna Sweden Moderator: Ian Marquardt, EWA Executive Director and ALDE Party Consultant(drinks and snacks provided for attendees) |
Thalia 3 |
| 15:30 - 16:45 |
Debate on The Fight for Liberal Democracy Continues Speakers: Anna Júlia Donáth MEP, Momentum Hungary Thibault Muzergues, Europe Program Director, International Republican Institute Irina von Wiese MEP, Liberal Democrats UK Moderator: Michal Šimečka MEP, Progressive Slovakia |
Thalia 4 |
| 16:45 - 18:15 |
Debate on Liberal Perspective on Climate: Stop the Waste! Co-Hosted by European Liberal Forum Speakers: Violeta Bulc, European Commissioner for Transport Juris Pūce, Minister of Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Latvijas attīstībai Martin Hojsík MEP, Progressive Slovakia Moderator: Fredrick Federley MEP, ALDE Party Vice President, Centerpartiet Sweden |
Hesperides |
| 15:30 - 17:30 |
Working Group on Resolutions (for Congress delegates only) Chair: Claudia Gamon MEP, NEOS Austria |
Terpsichore Ballroom |
| 17:30 - 18:00 | Networking Coffee Break | Convention Level |
| 18:15 - 19:30 |
Bureau Candidates Debate: Quo vadis Liberals? The Future of Organized European Liberalism Moderator: Dr. Rainer Adam, Regional Director for East and Southeast Europe, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom |
Terpsichore Ballroom |
| 19:30 - 20:15 | Reception for MEPs and MPs hosted by Renew Europe Group (by invitation only) | Zappeion Megaron, Leof. Vasilissis Olgas, Athens |
| 20:00 - 23:00 | Official Congress Dinner Reception | Zappeion Megaron, Leof. Vasilissis Olgas, Athens |
Saturday 26 October
| 07:30 - 11:30 | Registration Open | Convention Level |
| 08:00 - 12:00 | Exhibition Open | Convention Level |
| 08:00 - 10:00 | Electronic Voting Booths Open | Santorini 3 |
| 08:00 - 10:00 | Delegation Meetings | |
| 08:00 - 09:00 | FDP Switzerland and Green Liberals Switzerland Delegations Meeting (by invitation only) | Patmos |
| 08:00 - 08:30 | ALDE-PACE Delegation Meeting (by invitation only) | Thalia 2 |
| 08:00 - 09:00 | Centerpartiet Delegation Meeting (by invitation only) | Thalia 2 |
| 09:00 - 10:30 |
ALDE Party Campaign Lab on Best of Political Data Projects 2019 Speakers: Max Sundermann, Data & Analytics Manager, ALDE Party Ethan Arsht, Field and Data Campaign Adviser, ALDE Party(breakfast provided for attendees) |
Thalia 3 |
| 09:00 - 12:00 | Individual Members Annual General Meeting | Thalia 4 |
| 09:15 - 10:15 |
Roundtable on Washington, we have a problem… – Moving towards a future-proof transatlantic partnership Hosted by European Liberal Forum Welcome Words: Dr Jürgen Martens MP, President, European Liberal Forum Speakers: Katalin Cseh MEP – Member of the European Parliament (Renew Europe/Momentum) Thibault Muzergues - Europe Program Director at the International Republican Institute Mark Titterington - Director General at Transatlantic Policy Network Moderator: Håvard Sandvik, Senior policy adviser, Venstre, Norway |
Thalia 2 |
| 11:00 - 12:00 |
Voting on Resolutions (for Congress delegates only) Chair: Claudia Gamon MEP, NEOS Austria |
Terpsichore Ballroom |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Announcement of Bureau Election Results | Terpsichore Ballroom |
| 13:00 | Close |
