Final conference of MOT’s project

"The integrated economic development of

cross border territories"

Wednesday, September 30th 2015 - Paris

Photo: Jean Isenmann, ADEUS

9h30

Welcome of the participants

10h00

Opening address Marc Abadie, Director of the Network and Territories, Caisse des Dépôts (France)

10h10

Presentation of the project "The integrated economic development of cross-border territories"* By Jean Peyrony, Director General, MOT and Jonathan Boudry, Policy Officer Cross-border Studies and Legal Expertise, MOT * Project run since January 2014 by MOT in the framework of the national technical assistance programme Europ’Act.

10h30 Panel n°1 "Partnerships for cross-border economic development"

Moderated by Olivier Denert, Secretary General, MOT

With:

- Philippe Mestre, Director of the Pyrenees-Mediterranean Euroregion's EGTC (France-Spain)

- Ralf Meyer, AGIT mbH (INTERREG Euregio Maas-Rhein – Germany-The Netherlands-Belgium)

- Patrice Harster, Director General of the Eurodistrict PAMINA (France-Germany)

- Eric Delecosse, Director of the Technical team of France-Wallonie-Vlaanderen INTERREG Programme (Belgium-France)

Venue:

Caisse des Dépôts 15, quai Anatole France 75007 Paris Salle Solférino

Languages:

French, English

Contact:

Silvia GOBERT-KECKEIS

tel: + 33 (0) 1 55 80 56 85

silvia.keckeis@mot.asso.fr

Sophie DOS RAMOS

tel: + 33 (0)1 55 80 56 80

mot@mot.asso.fr

Mission Opérationnelle

Transfrontalière

38 rue des Bourdonnais

75001 Paris - France

This event is co-funded by the European Union in the frame work Europ’Act. L’Europe s’engage en France avec le Fonds européen de développement régional. www.europ-act.eu

www.cross-border-territories.eu

14h30

Panel n°3 "The territorial reform and cross-border economic development" Moderated by Giuseppe Bettoni, Professor at the University of Rome Tor Vergata With:

- Sylvain Guetaz, Policy Officer, Directorate General, Rhône-Alpes Region

- Simon Jodogne, Director, Dialogue

& Territorial Prospective / Strategic Planning & Gouvernance, Métropole Européenne de Lille

- Jean-Christophe Baudouin, Director of Territorial Strategies, General Commission for Territorial Equality (CGET, France)

- Marc Abadie, Director of the

Network and Territories, Caisse des Dépôts (France)

- Agnès Monfret, Head of Unit,

European Cross-border Cooperation, DG REGIO (EC)

16h00

Perspectives and conclusions Jean-Christophe Baudouin, Director of Territorial Strategies, General Commission for Territorial Equality (CGET, France)

16h15

End of the conference

11h45

Panel n°2 "Cross-border economic projects" Moderated by Jonathan Boudry, Policy Officer Cross-border Studies and Legal Expertise, MOT

With: - Henry Beillet, President of the Kiosk

Office (France-Germany)

- Peio Olhagaray, Director of Economic Development, Bayonne Basque Country Chamber of Commerce (France-Spain)

- Mireille Gasser, Secretary General, arcjurassien.ch (InnovARC project, Switzerland-France)

- Sandra Casanova, President of the Cluster GAT Caraïbes (France-The Caribbean)

13h00-

14h30 Buffet-lunch

This event is co-funded by the European Union in the frame work of Europ’Act. L’Europe s’engage en France avec le Fonds européen de développement régional. www.europ-act.eu www.cross-border-territories.eu

Access map

Venue Caisse des Dépôts 15, quai Anatole France - 75007 Paris Salle Solférino

How to get there Public transportation in Paris: www.ratp.fr - RER C, station « Musée d’Orsay » - Métro line 12, station « Solférino » - Bus 63, 68, 69, 73, 83, 84, 94

Car park Deligny: access by the Seine riverbank Taxi companies: - Taxis bleus : +33 (0) 891 70 10 10 - Alpha Taxis : +33 (0)1 45 85 85 85 - Taxis G7 : +33 (0)1 47 39 47 39

Accomodation possibilities Paris Tourist Information Centre: - Phone : +33 (0)1 49 52 42 63 - Paris info: www.parisinfo.com (online booking)

- Vision de Paris : www.visions-de-paris.com - CybeVasion Paris : www.cybevasion-paris.com - ACCOR group hotels (Mercure, Ibis, Novotel): www.accorhotels.com

Hotels nearby: Hôtel de Lille 40, rue de Lille - 75007 Paris Tel: +33 (0)1 42 61 29 09 hotel-de-lille@wanadoo.fr www.hotel-paris-lille.com (around 120€)

Hôtel du Quai Voltaire 19 Quai Voltaire - 75007 Paris Tél: +33 (0)1 42 61 50 91 www.quaivoltaire.fr (around 120€)

Hôtel Bellechasse 8 rue Bellechasse - 75007 Paris Tel : + 33 (0)1 45 50 22 31 www.lebellechasse.com (around 200€)

www.espaces-transfrontaliers.eu

This conference is financed by the European Union in the framework of the Europ’Act programme. Europe invests in France with the European Regional Development Fund. www.europ-act.eu