Program of Activities  

April 15, 2008 – Tuesday
 
Variable            Arrival of delegates and hotel check-in
 
19h00               Transfer from the hotel to the dinner venue
 
19h30               Welcome dinner hosted by ALDE

Restaurant de L'Ogenblik - Private Salon 1st Floor
Galarie des Princes, 1 1000 Brussels
 
                        Welcome Address:
Hon. Graham Watson, MEP
Leader of the ALDE Group
Dr. Jurgen Wickert
Director, European Institutions and North America  
Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit Brussels
 
Hon. Franklin Drilon
Former Chairman
Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats
 
22h00               Transfer back to the hotel


April 16, 2008 – Wednesday
 
08h30               Transfer to the European Parliament
 
09h00               Presentation of CALD and ALDEPAC and participation to ALDE Group
Meeting Room ASP 3G3
 
10h30               Opening of 2008 Annual ALDE CALD Meeting

Opening speeches by:
§  Hon. Graham Watson, MEP
Leader of the ALDE group in the European Parliament
§  Hon. Franklin Drilon
Former Chairman of CALD
§  Johan Van Hecke
Co-President of ALDEPAC
§  Ms. Chee Siok Chin
Singapore Democratic Party           
 
11h00               Presentation of Slovenian Presidency

Hon. Janez Lenarčič
State Secretary for European Affairs     
 
11h15               Session I: The Climate Change Imperative –
Challenges and Liberal Responses for Europe and Asia
 
Chair:
Datuk Dr. Toh Kin Woon
Member, Central Committee
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia
 
                        Speakers:
§  Vittorio PRODI
Vice President
EP Temporary Committee on Climate Change
§  Lena EK
ALDE Coordinator
EP Temporary Committee on Climate Change
§  Ambassador Kasit Piromya
Director of International Affairs
Democrat Party of Thailand
§  Hon. Youssouf Moussa Dawaleh, MP
Chairman Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Committee
Djibouti
 
12h30               Lunch in European Parliament Members' Restaurant – Private salon

Guest Speaker:
Hon. Louis Michel
European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid
 
14h30               Session II: The Global Fight Against Human Trafficking and Child Prostitution
 
Chair:
Hon. Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, MP
President
European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR)
 
                        Speakers:
§  Hon. Bi-Khim Hsiao
Director of International Affairs
Democratic Progressive Party of Taiwan
§  Jules Maaten, MEP
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
§  Hon. Henriette Mukamurangwa Sebera
Member of Parliament in Rwanda
 
16h00               Session III: Liberal and Democrat responses to Human Dignity Challenges
 
Chair:
Hon. Amini Waziri Tambuwal, MP
Nigeria
 
                        Speakers:
§  Piero Fassino
EU Special Envoy for Burma/Myanmar
§  Yolande Mukagasana
Survivor of the Rwandan Genocide,
Author & Creator of "Association Nyamirambo Point d'Appui,"
a foundation to remember the genocide and assist in the
reconstruction of the country
§  Marco Cappato
European Parliament Rapporteur on Human Rights 2008
§  Hon. Frank Drilon
Chairman of the Liberal Party of the Philippines
 
18h00               Closing of 2008 Annual ALDE CALD Meeting

Closing speeches by:
§  Dr. Neric Acosta
Secretary General
Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats
§  Hon. Christophe Lutundula
Vice-President of the National Assembly
Democratic Republic of Congo
§  Graham Watson, MEP
Leader
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats
 
18h30               End of meeting
 
18h45               Departure for the Japanese Museum and Chinese Pavilion
 
19h15               Arrival at the Japanese Museum for welcome cocktail
and visit of the museum
                                                                                               
20h00               Sit-down dinner at the Chinese Pavilion hosted by ALDE
                                   
Speakers :
§  Graham Watson, Leader of the ALDE Group
§  Dr. Rajiva Wijesinha, Liberal Party of Sri Lanka
§  Hon. Celia-Sandra Botha, Leader of the Democratic Alliance,
South Africa
 
22h00               Transfer back to the hotel
 
 
April 17, 2008 – Thursday
 
Programme of the Dialogue Programme Brussels
Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit (FNF)
For CALD delegation only
 
08h45               Transfer to the Committee of the Regions (CoR) 
 
09h15               Welcome address

Hon. Flo Clucas

President, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
in the Committee of the Regions
 
09h30               Panel discussion I: The EU’s climate change policy
                                   
                        Moderator:
Hubertus von Welck
Regional Director for Southeast and East Asia
Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit Bangkok, Thailand
                                   
Introduction remarks by
§  Rosario Bento Pais
Deputy Head of Unit, Directorate C1, Climate Strategy
International negotiation and monitoring of EU action
Directorate C, European Commission
§  Jason Anderson
Head of Climate Change Programme
Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)
§  Stephan Singer
Head of European Climate and Energy Unit
World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF)
 
11h00               Coffee Break
 
11h15               Panel discussion II: Ways and means of implementing the Nuremberg Declaration on an EU-ASEAN Enhanced Partnership in the field of energy security, climate change/ environment and minerals
                                   
                        Moderator:
Hubertus von Welck
Regional Director for Southeast and East Asia
Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit Bangkok, Thailand
                                   
                        Introduction remarks by
§  Dr. Neric Acosta
Secretary General
Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats
§  James Moran
Director, Directorate H, Asia
Directorate-General for External Relations
European Commission
§  Dr. Paul Lim
Deputy Director
European Institute for Asian Studies
 
12h30               Transfer by bus from CoR to the restaurant
Le Cercle Royal Gaulois Artistique et Litteraire
 
13h00               Closing lunch
 
14h30               Transfer back to the hotel
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