Day 8 and 11 July - Official forum side events – more information on side events will be shared shortly.
DRAFT AGENDA
Note that all sessions of the event will be in both English and Spanish.
Day
1 :
July 9, 202508:30 - 09:00
Registration
09:00 - 10:00
Welcome
10:00 - 11:30
Plenary 1: The green wave: opportunities for workers and firms in coastal and port communities
11:30 - 12:15
Conversation on “Building more inclusive labour markets: from grassroots to multi-nationals”
12:15 - 13:45
Lunch and PLACES Live: The Local Initiatives Marketplace
13:45 - 15:15
Deep dive 1: Tech shifts, skills lift: the impacts of AI: preparing for the jobs of tomorrow
Deep dive 2: Quality jobs, quality care: building a care economy that works for all
Deep dive 3: Place branding and marketing: telling your story on the world stage
Deep dive 4: From dusk till dawn: leveraging the benefits of the night economy
15:15 - 15:45
Coffee break
15:45 - 17:15
Plenary 2: Leveraging global cultural, business and sports events for local development
18:00 - 20:00
Conference dinner
Day
2 :
July 10, 202507:30 - 08:00
Pick up for study tours
08:00 - 12:00
Study tour: Social inclusion
Study tour: Place transformation
Study tour: Cultural heritage
12:00 - 13:15
Lunch and PLACES Live: The Local Initiatives Marketplace
13:15 - 14:30
Deep dive 5: Creating opportunities for youth
Deep dive 6: From start up to scale up: Entrepreneurship-led local development
Deep dive 7: Routes to economic inclusion in grassroots, popular and informal economies
Deep dive 8: Female Leadership: Driving Local Development and Regional Inclusion
14:30 - 15:00
Coffee break
15:00 - 16:30
Plenary 3: Doing business, doing good: maximising local social impact
16:30 - 16:45
Closing
