Liberal Partnership Days 2026 

Location of Networking Dinner: TBC 

Location of Conference: Fokker Terminal 

12-13 June 2026  

The Liberal Partnership Days 2026 are an ELF event, hosted by VVD International and will be held on 12 and 13 June 2026 in The Hague, the Netherlands. The event includes a welcome and network dinner on the evening of Friday, June 12. On June 13, sessions will be held on the implementation of the Draghi report as well as on the future of AI in the healthcare sector. The sessions will take place as part of the 2026 VVD Spring Congress. 

Programme 

Friday – 12 June 2026  

19:00-22:00 – Welcome Networking Dinner and Keynote 

Speaker: Jeannette Baljeu, Board Member, ELF and MEP, Renew Europe Group
Speaker: Rein Jansons, Board Member, VVD, International Secretary

Location: Pulchri Studio, Lange Voorhout 15, 2514 EA, The Hague

Location: tbc 

Saturday – 13 June 2026  

09:00-09:30 – Welcome and Registration 

Location: Fokker Terminal, Binckhorstlaan 249, 2516 BB, The Hague 

09:30-09:45 – Words of Welcome  

Speaker: Malik Azmani, Vice President, ALDE Party, MEP, Renew Europe Group
Speaker: Svenja Hahn, President, ALDE Party, MEP, Renew Europe Group
Speaker: Valérie Hayer, Chair, Renew Europe Group, MEP, Renew Europe Group – tbc

Location: 1^st floor  

09:45-10:45 – Q&A Session: From Vision to Action: Introduction to the Wennink Report – the Dutch Implementation of the Draghi Report 

Speaker: Vincent Karremans, Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management, the Netherlands
Moderator: Alva Finn, Executive Director, European Liberal Forum

Location: 1^st floor 
 

11:00-11:15 – Coffee Break 

11:15-12:00 – Working Groups: Translating the Draghi Report into National Contexts 

Speaker: Karl-Heinz Paque, President, Liberal International, Chairman, Friedrich Naumann Foundation
Moderator: Tamas Toplak, Head of Communications, European Liberal Forum
Moderator: Berend Nix, Programme Director, Report Wennink – tbc

Location: 1^st floor 

12:00-13:30 – Lunch Break  

Location: Ground floor 

13:30-15:00 – VVD Congress Plenary Session 

Location: Plenary Hall, Ground Floor 

15:00-16:30 – Q&A Session: The Next Frontier: AI-Driven Healthcare Solutions 

Speaker: Sophie Hermans, Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, the Netherlands
Speaker: Karmen Joller, Minister of Social Affairs, Estonia- tbc
Speaker: Alan Winde, Premier of the Western Cape, South Africa- tbc
Moderator: Lennart Salemink, Treasurer, Liberal International

Location: 1^st floor 

16:30-18:00 – Closing Reception 

Location: Ground Floor 

18:00–22:00 – Closing Event (Voluntary) – Food and Drinks not included 

Location: Kompaan Brewery