About the event

Civic Platform for Young Liberal Activists – Advocacy Academy 2nd moduleAt our conference, we will dive deep into the connection between American and European new conservatism and examine what it may bring to Europe, with Hungary in it. Against the backdrop of the 5 November US presidential election, our expert speakers will discuss the current state of transatlantic conservative relations and explore their potential in shaping European and Hungarian politics in the future.

Programme

Monday, 28th October 2024  

20:00 Welcoming dinner 
 

Tuesday, 29th October 2024 

09:00 – 09:10 Opening speech by ELF Project Officer Fjona Merkaj & Harisa Bojčić, Project Coordinator of Boris Divković Foundation  

09:10 – 09:30  Take a look into campaigns: What we learned so far? 

Moderated by Harisa Bojčić, BDF Project Coordinator  

09:30 – 11:30  Measuring advocacy in practice? Following our impact  

Alva Finn, Executive Director of European Liberal Forum  

11:30 – 12:00  Coffee break  

12:00 – 13:30  Advocacy & human rights – storytelling  

Luis Cano, Rainbow platform   

13:30 – 14:30  Lunch  

14:30 – 15:30  Session I in European Parliament – Advocacy in European institutions  

Abir Al Sahlani & Emma Wiesner, Centerpartiet members of European parliament  

15:30 – 16:30  Session II in European Parliament  

16:30 – 16:45 Coffee break  

16:45 – 18:15  Group work moderated by Good Lobby experts 

Developing effective advocacy campaigns 

20:00  Dinner  

Wednesday, 30th October  

09:30 – 11:00  Political advocacy – monitoring of advocacy ideas  

Catarina Rinzema, former MEP – VVD Netherlands  

11:00 – 12:30  Youth participation & advocacy  

Lauren Mason, European Youth Forum  

12:30 – 13:00 Conclusions and recommendations 

Moderation: Harisa Bojčić, Project Coordinator, Boris Divković Foundation 

End of the second module  

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