Registration open

Welcoming coffee 

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) 
• Yevheniia 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) 

Official Congress Opening

• Ilhan Kyuchyuk MEP & Senator Timmy Dooley
  ALDE Party co-Presidents
• Rui Rocha MP, President of Iniciativa Liberal
• Kristen Michal, Prime Minister of Estonia (video message)
• Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine (video message)
• Xavier Bettel, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister of Luxembourg
• Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission (video message)
• Věra Jourová, Vice-President of the European Commission (video message)
• Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice
• Sandro Gozi MEP, Secretary General, EDP 
• Valérie Hayer MEP, President of the Renew Europe Group 

Electronic voting booths open 

Stakeholder networking breakfast reception

Working Group on congress and urgency resolutions

Chaired by Katalin Cseh, former MEP

Leaders' Meeting (upon invitation only)

Lunch will be provided 

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

Highlights from Liberal campaigns in 2024 

• Anouk van Brug MEP – Member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (VVD, The Netherlands)
• Juris Pūce – Co-chairperson of Latvijas attīstībai (Latvia)
• Martin Burgr & Michal Repa – Campaign Consultants for Progressive Slovakia and NEOS (Maven Consulting)
• Miguel Rangel - Secretary General and Campaign Manager for Iniciativa Liberal (Portugal)
• Mikaela Hellman – Advisor Foreign Affairs and International Officer for Centerpartiet (Sweden)

Empowering change: Liberals lead in government 

• Xavier Bettel, Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg
• Anders Adlercreutz, Minister of Education of Finland 
• Yoko Alender, Minister of Climate of Estonia  
• Paulina Brandberg, Minister of Gender Equality of Sweden
  

Moderated by Lousewies van der Laan, former MEP and ALDE VP

Liberal Mayors summit 

Securing Europe - Protecting Freedom and Strengthening Defence

Speakers:

• Johan Pehrson, Leader of the Liberalerna party, Minister of Education of Sweden
• Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann MEP, Chair of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence of the European Parliament (FDP, Germany)
• Vadym Halaichuk MP, Deputy Chair of the Committee on Ukraine’s EU Integration in the Rada (Servant of the People, Ukraine)
• Kajsa Ollongren, former Minister of Defence of the Netherlands (D66, The Netherlands)

Moderated by Prof. Karl-Heinz Paqué, Chairman of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation

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?

Programme:

• 13:30: Alliance Of Her Alumnae and Allies networking Lunch (invite only)
• 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"
• 14:45: The Conversation: Katrien leads a discussion with trailblazers in the European liberal politics:
  • Paulina Brandberg, Minister for Gender Equality, Sweden
  • Beata Jurik, Member of Parliament, Progressive Slovakia, Slovakia
  • Linda Curika, Party Leader Kustība "Par!",  Latvia
  • Kajsa Ollongren, Former Minister for Defense, The Netherlands
• 15:15: Q&A

Event organised by the Alliance of Her, in partnership with the European Liberal Forum and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation.

NDI - Innovative Approaches to Politics

• Daniel Berg, ALDE Party Vice President, Momentum, Hungary
• Anna Stürgkh MEP, NEOS, Austria
• Ivan Stefunko MP, Progressive Slovakia
• Silvia Dinica MP, USR, Romania

Moderated by: Alva Finn, European Liberal Forum

Corporate Roundtable

"Paving the Way to a Greener Future: Industry and Sustainability"

Moderated by Ana Vasconcelos MEP

Coffee Break

Delivering change for Europe: Lessons learned from the 2024 elections and the way forward

Speakers:

• Xavier Bettel, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister of Luxembourg, President of the Demokratesch Partei
• Valérie Hayer MEP, President of the Renew Europe group in the European Parliament
• João Cotrim de Figueiredo MEP (Iniciativa Liberal, Portugal)
• Michal Šimečka MP (Party leader, Progressive Slovakia, Slovakia)

Moderated by Eva Kjer Hansen, ALDE Party Vice-President

"Techno sustainability at the Heart of the Next European Parliament – Don't Let the Greens Hog the Agenda!"

Speakers:

• Ana Vasconcelos, MEP, Renew Europe Group, Iniciativa Liberal
• Alain Mathuren, Communications Director, Fuels Europe
• Dr Romeu Gerardo, Assistant Professor, University of Coimbra

Moderated by Dr. Antonios Nestoras, Deputy Executive Director, European Liberal Forum 

Event organised by ELF

Autocracy vs. Democracy in the South Caucasus – a need for a new EU policy?

Welcome by Katrin Bannach, Head of Office, FNF South Caucasus. Introduction by Sergo Chikhladze

Panelists:

• Karl-Heinz Paqué, Chairman of FNF
• Zura Japaridze, Girchi - More Freedom party, Georgia
• Arif Hajili, Musavat (Equality) Party, Azerbaijan
• Khatuna Samnidze, Republican Party, Georgia
• Davit Khazhakyan, Bright Armenia Party (BAP), Armenia

Moderated by Katrin Bannach, FNF South Caucasus

8th Ordinary General Assembly of LGBTI Liberals of Europe

Ukrainian Industry Roundtable

Moderated by Martin Hojsík MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament

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)

Congress Reception
(beverages and canapés)

Hosted by the Renew Europe Group

Transfer to and from the Congress Reception venue in Lisbon will be available. Departure at 18:30

Registration open

Welcoming coffee

Venezuela, Hasta el Final: How European Liberals Can Support the Fight for Freedom.

Speakers:

• Prof. Karl-Heinz Paqué. Chairman of the Board of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF)
• Rodrigo Saraiva. MP Iniciativa Liberal, Vice-President of the Assembly of the Republic, Portugal's national parliament, and VP of Foreign Affairs Committee.

Moderated by Odília Abreu, Senior Project Manager Mediterranean Dialogue. FNF Madrid office.

RE CoR-IL Local Councillors Event

ALDE Party Congress meeting

• Votes on Resolutions
  
  
• Closing remarks:
  Hakima El Haite, President of Liberal International
  
  
• Thank you to outgoing Bureau members
• Announcement of President election
• Announcement of Vice-President election
• Acceptance speech by the new ALDE Party President
• Family picture of the ALDE Party Bureau members (on stage)

Grab & Go Lunch - offered by ALDE Party