Liberal Hack

About the event

The Liberal Hack 2024 aims to challenge young liberals like you to explore the pillars of the European Common Agricultural Policy. It seeks to foster teamwork and innovation among young liberals from all over Europe by bringing them together to generate creative solutions that are applicable and beneficial on a European scale. An event organised by the European Liberal Forum (ELF) in cooperation with the European Liberal Youth (LYMEC) and Liberal Institute Skopje (LIS).

Programme

Friday, 11th October – Venue: Hotel City Park (8a Mihail Cokov Str., Skopje, Skopski 1000)

16:00 Welcome and introductions!

Monika Zajkova, LDP President
Goran Neralic, Head of Projects, European Liberal Forum – online
Willemijn Krans, LYMEC Outreach & Advocacy Officer

16:45 Challenges and Innovations in the Common Agricultural Policy

Nikica Bachovski, Former Director of the IPARD Agency of North Macedonia
Jovan Stojanovski, Former Head of Cabinet for the Minister of Agriculture of North Macedonia

18:00 Hacking time #1 Moderators: Willemijn Krans & Dimitra Papadopoulou, LYMEC Bureau Members

19:00 Gearing up for day 2 – What’s next? Dimitra Papadopoulou, LYMEC Communications Officer

20:00 Dinner / Location: Hotel City Park (8a Mihail Cokov Str., Skopje, Skopski 1000

Saturday, 12th October – Venue: Hotel City Park (8a Mihail Cokov Str., Skopje, Skopski 1000)

09:00 Morning Kick-Off – Dimitra Papadopoulou, LYMEC Communications Officer

09:15 Hacking Time #2 – Moderators: Willemijn Krans & Dimitra Papadopoulou, LYMEC Bureau Members

11:00 Coffee Break

11:30 Pitch your project! Andrea Ugrinoska, Former Chair of the Advisory Council on Youth at the CoE

12:30 Lunch Break – Hotel City Park (8a Mihail Cokov Str., Skopje, Skopski 1000)

14:00 Sustainable Agriculture in a Changing Climate with Nancy Samargiu, Expert on EIP-AGRI Innovation and online communication within the National Rural Network (Romania) – online

15:00 Hacking Time #3 – Moderators: Willemijn Krans & Dimitra Papadopoulou, LYMEC Bureau Members

16:15 Coffee Break

16:30 The Final Showcase

Andrea Ugrinoska, Former Chair of the Advisory Council on Youth at the CoE
Dimitra Papadopoulou, LYMEC Communications Officer
Jovan Stojanovski, Former Head of Cabinet for the Minister of Agriculture of North Macedonia

17:30 From Ideas to Impact: Awards and Final Remarks with Willemijn Krans, LYMEC Outreach & Advocacy Officer

19:30 North Macedonia’s Path in the EU Enlargement Process with Bojan Kordalov, Institute for Good Governance and Euro-Atlantic Perspectives (IDUEP), President

20:00 Networking Dinner – Location: Chardak (Gjorgji Peshkov, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia