The Future of Outermost Regions in the context of the EU 2020 8 March 2014 Sala de Juntas del Rectorado de la Universidad de La Laguna Calle Viana, 50, La Laguna 9h00-14:30 Agenda 8.50 Registration 9:00-12.00 Event on The Future of Outermost Regions Welcome addresses by Eduardo Doménech Martínez, Dean of the University of La Laguna Luca Bader, CEO Institute of European Democrats Narvay Quintero Castañeda, MP, Coalition Canaria Roundtable with the participation of representatives of the Government of Canary Islands, the Government of Madeira, the University of La Laguna, the Canary Islands Regional Parliament, the European Parliament and the Outermost Regions, as well as representatives of the civil society. Moderators Narvay Quintero Castañeda, MP, Coalition Canaria Fernando Ríos Rull, University of La Laguna With the financial support of the European Parliament Speakers Mª Asunción Asín Cabrera, Professor ULL Estatuto jurídico de las RUP Joseba Andoni Aurrekoetxea, National Executive EAJ-PNV Alonso Arroyo, Viceconsejero de Agricultura y Ganaderia Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, MEP, ALDE, EAJ-PNV José Miguel Barragán, Secretary General, Coalition Canaria Rosa Davila, General Director for Transports del Gobierno de Canarias Jamie Manuel Gonçalves de Freitas, Secretario Regional Education Madeira Ramón Díaz Hernández, Professor ULPGC Catedrático de Escuela Universitaria (tbc) Mikel Xabier Huici Leiza, General Director, Zabalgarbi Bernard Lehideux, former MEP, ALDE, MoDem François Pauli, Deputy Secretary General ALDE Group European Parliament Margarita Ramos Quintana, Professor ULL Empleo Juan Ruiz Alzola, Director de la Agencia Canaria de Investigación, Innovación y Sociedad de la Información. Javier Morales, Diputado del Parlamento de Canarias Younous Omarjee, MEP, GUE/NGL, Alliance des Outre-Mers José Luis Rivero Ceballos, Professor ULL Política Económica y desarrollo regional Ildefonso Socorro, Viceconsejero de Asuntos Econó micos con la Unió n Europea 12:00-12:30 Light lunch With the financial support of the European Parliament 12:30-14:30 Conference The Future of Outermost Regions Welcome address Fernando Clavijo, Mayor of La Laguna Speakers Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, MEP, ALDE, EAJ-PNV Younous Omarjee, MEP, GUE/NGL, Alliance des Outre-Mers Narvay Quintero Castañeda, MP, Coalition Canaria Bernard Lehideux, former MEP, ALDE, MoDem Jamie Manuel Gonçalves de Freitas, Secretario Regional Education Madeira 14:30 Concluding remarks by Paulino Rivero, President of the Canary Islands 21:00 Dinner at El Archete Calle Rodríguez moure número 8 The working languages of the event will be Spanish, Portuguese and French. There will be simultaneous translation into the three languages. With the financial support of the European Parliament