27 November (Eastern European Time, EET)

11.00 – 13.00 Registration  

12.00 Networking lunch

13.00 Opening address

Hosts of the event, Anna-Mari Auniola and Gabriel Bölske, Programme Officers Interreg Aurora

Welcome to Oulu
Jussi Rämet, Region Mayer at Council of Oulu Region

Great ideas know no borders
Tina Nilsson, Managing Authority Interreg Aurora and Ian Jawahir, Norwegian Managing Organisation, Interreg Aurora

13.45 – 14.15 Priorites and challenges in an European perspective. How can cross-border cooperation in the northernmost part of the European Union address the changes happening here and now and support a sustainable development.
Keynote speaker TBC

14.30 – 15.15 Coffee/tea and networking

15.15 – 15.45 Roadmap to decolonial Arctic research – how to involve Indigenous voices,
Keynote speaker Åsa Larsson Blind, Vice President and project manager, The Saami Council

16.00 – 16.10 Closing Address of the Day
Hosts of the event

18.30 Networking Dinner with music from our programme area
Interreg Aurora project ICH North                   (Dress code: casual)

28 November (Eastern European Time, EET)

08.30 Registration for new event participants, day 2
Set-up for the networking fair for registrated participants

09.00 – 09.30 Welcome to day 2
Hosts of the event Anna-Mari Auniola and Gabriel Bölske, Programme Officers Interreg Aurora

News from the Interreg Aurora Programme
Tina Nilsson, Programme Director Interreg Aurora 

New Interreg Aurora regions
Mikko Keränen, Director of Research and Development, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences and Representant from Pohjois-Karjala, TBC

09.30 – 11.30 Partner search and Meet up fair for networkning
Also smaller venues are accessible for meet-up in quieter surroundings

11.30 – 12.30 Networking lunch 

12.30 – 13.30 Parallel workshops for ongoing Interreg Aurora projects (registration in advance)

Workshop 1. Communication and the Sustainable Development Goals

Workshop 2. The progress report 

Workshop 3. The payment application