Friday, 04 Oct
12:30 - 14:30
Bureau meeting (by invitation only)
Lunch will be served
D3
14:00 – 20:00
Registration open
Hall 7
14:30 - 15:00
International Officers meeting (by invitation only)
D2
15:00 – 15:30
Afternoon welcoming coffee
Hall A
15:30 – 18:00
Council meeting
(open only to Council delegates)
B
17:00 – 19:00
Corporate Roundtable
"Investing in Innovation: Strengthening Europe’s Competitiveness"
C7
18:00 – 18:30
ELF Liberal awards
B
18:00 – 19:00
Political Advisory Group China
D3
18:00 – 19:00
FNF event
"EU Leadership in Transition: Hungary's EU Presidency Review and Poland's Strategic Outlook"
F3
19:30 – 22:00
Welcome networking reception (beverages and canapés)
Terrace + Foyer
Saturday, 05 Oct
08:00 – 19:00
Registration open
Hall 7
08:30 – 09:00
Welcoming coffee
Hall A
Bureau Candidates Q&A
Vice-Presidency candidates
- Yoko Alender (Reformierakond, Estonia)
- Bernardo Blanco (Iniciativa Liberal, Portugal)
- Sal Brinton (LibDems, UK)
- Lucrezia Conti (Liberali Democratici Europei, Italy)
- Rik Daems (Open VLD, Belgium)
- Joar Forssell (Liberalerna, Sweden)
- Yevgeniia Kravchuk (Sluga Narodu, Ukraine)
- Jouni Ovaska (Keskusta, Finland)
- Lucia Plaváková (Progressive Slovakia, Slovakia)
- Kira Rudik (Holos, Ukraine)
- Monika Zajkova (Liberalno-demokratska partija, North Macedonia)
Presidency candidates
- Svenja Hahn (FDP, Germany)
Auditorium
Official Congress Opening
-
Ilhan Kyuchyuk MEP & Senator Timmy Dooley
ALDE Party co-Presidents - Rui Rocha MP, President of Iniciativa Liberal
- Xavier Bettel, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister of Luxembourg, President of the Demokratesch Partei
- Olha Stefanishyna,Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration and Minister of Justice of Ukraine (TBC)
-
Valérie Hayer MEP, President of the Renew Europe group in the European Parliament
Auditorium
11:30 - 16:30
Electronic voting booths open
D4 + D5
11:30 – 14:00
Working Group on congress and urgency resolutions
B
11:30 – 12:30
Stakeholder networking breakfast reception
F1+F2
12:00 - 14:00
Leaders' Meeting (by invitation only)
Lunch will be provided
E
12:00 - 13:00
What we know about liberal voters – Insights from the latest ALDE Party Survey Results (open to Council and Congress Delegates) - led by the R&E Team
Lunch will be provided
C7
13:00 - 14:00
Highlights from Liberal campaigns in 2024 - led by the R&E Team
C7
14:00 - 16:00
Liberal Mayors summit
F7
Political Debate on the main stage
"Securing Europe - Protecting Freedom and Strengthening Defence"
Invited speakers:
- Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration and Minister of Justice of Ukraine (Servant of the People, Ukraine)
- Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann MEP, Chair of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence of the European Parliament (FDP, Germany)
- Johan Pehrson, Leader of the Liberalerna party, Minister of Education of Sweden
- Kajsa Ollongren, former Minister of Defence of the Netherlands (D66, The Netherlands)
Moderated by Prof. Karl-Heinz Paqué, Chairman of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation
Auditorium
14:30 - 15:30
Power Trip: A new playbook for surviving and thriving in politics.
Politics can be a tough arena for anyone—but especially for women. How can politicians and liberal leaders successfully navigate political minefields and focus on achieving their goals without getting sidetracked by the traps of power?
Program:
- 14:30: The Briefing: Katrien Van den broeck presents her new book - "Confronting the 10 Traps of Power. A survival guide for women (and men) in politics"
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14:45: The Conversation: Katrien leads a discussion with trailblazers in the European liberal politics:
- Ms Paulina Brandberg, Minister for Gender Equality, Sweden
- More speakers to be announced.
- 15:15: Q&A
Event organised by the Alliance of Her, in partnership with the European Liberal Forum and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation.
C7
14:30 – 16:00
Corporate Roundtable
"Paving the Way to a Greener Future: Industry and Sustainability"
E
Political Debate on the main stage
"Delivering change for Europe: Lessons learned from the 2024 elections and the way forward"
Invited speakers:
- Xavier Bettel, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister of Luxembourg, President of the Demokratesch Partei
- Anders Adlercreutz, Leader of SFP, Minister of Education of Finland
- Valérie Hayer MEP, President of the Renew Europe group in the European Parliament
- João Cotrim de Figueiredo MEP (Iniciativa Liberal, Portugal)
- Lucia Yar MEP (Progressive Slovakia)
Moderated by Eva Kjer Hansen, ALDE Party Vice-President
Auditorium
15:15 - 15:30
Coffee Break
Hall A
16:00 - 17:00
ELF Panel
"Techno sustainability at the Heart of the Next European Parliament – Don't Let the Greens Hog the Agenda!"
F1 + F2
16:00 - 17:00
FNF event
"Autocracy vs. Democracy in the South Caucasus – a need for a new EU policy?"
F4 + F5
16:00 - 17:30
8th Ordinary General Assembly of LGBTI Liberals of Europe
F7
16:30 - 17:30
Ukrainian Industry Roundtable
D3
17:00 - 18:00
"Reaching beyond our limits"
Networking hour to reflect on the EP results and how to reach to new communities to support the liberal cause
Hosted by Rainbow Platform (by invitation only)
E
17:30 - 19:00
Debate with MEPs: "The Liberal Strategy to Advance LGBTI Rights in Europe in the New Legislature"
Speakers:
- Jan-Christoph Oetjen – FDP (Germany)
- Anouk van Brug – VVD (Netherlands)
Moderator:
Michael Kauch – LGBTI Liberals of Europe and Freie Demokratische Partei (Germany)
F7
18:30 – 21:30
Congress Reception (beverages and canapés)
Estufa Fria - Lisbon
For our delegates and guests, there will be a transfer service to reach the Congress reception venue in Lisbon. Transfers will also be available to return to Estoril.
Sunday, 06 Oct
08:00 – 14:00
Registration open
Hall 7
08:30 – 10:30
Electronic Voting Booths Open
D4 + D5
09:30 - 10:00
Welcoming coffee
Hall A
10:00 – 11:30
RE CoR-IL Local Councillors Event
D2
ALDE Party Congress meeting
- Votes on Resolutions
- Announcement of Bureau elections
Auditorium
12:00 - 13:00
Grab & Go Lunch - offered by ALDE Party
