Progressive Governance Conference, Amsterdam - Hoofdinhoud

Helaas is de kans dat er extra kaarten beschikbaar komen heel klein. Het programma in de Grote Zaal wordt wel gestreamd, zodat u het live kunt volgen. De Night Owl sessions in De Salon worden ook gestreamd.

Unfortunately there is little chance that extra tickets will become available. The program in the Grote Zaal will be streamed though, so you can watch the program live. The Night Owl sessions in De Salon will be streamed as well.

Zie het programma hier / watch the program here.

(programmatekst in het Nederlands)

The world is changing. Old certainties are challenged, new opportunities to make progress arise. The vast challenge for progressive politicians in Europe and beyond is to create jobs of the future, to fight inequalities within countries and between countries and to make markets at service of society. For these common challenges we need to work together in Europe and we need to develop new ideas.

What is the new unifying idea for Europe and how can we revive the progressive notion in global and transatlantic politics? Is social Europe a tired slogan or a future promise? And how can we strengthen our democracies and build strong and grassroots progressive movements? This night of ideas and debates will revolve around these questions.

Featuring: Jens Stoltenberg (Former Prime Minister of Norway, new Secretary General of NATO), Martin O'Malley (governor of Maryland), Anthony Giddens (emeritus professor, London School of Economics), Federica Mogherini (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italy), Jutta Urpilainen (Minister of Finance, Finland), Lodewijk Asscher (Deputy Prime Minister of The Netherlands) and Diederik Samsom (Political leader PvdA)

Program Grote Zaal

Welcome: Diederik Samsom , Leader of the Dutch Labour Party

Session 1: Making Progressive Politics Work in Europe and beyond

Featuring: Jens Stoltenberg (Former Prime Minister of Norway, new Secretary General of NATO), Martin O'Malley (governor of Maryland), Frans Timmermans (Minister of Foreign Affairs,The Netherlands) and Federica Mogherini (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italy)

Session 2: Europe’s Future: What Is The New Unifying Idea?

Featuring: Anthony Giddens (emeritus professor, London School of Economics), Jeroen Dijsselbloem (Minister of Finance, The Netherlands), Jutta Urpilainen (Minister of Finance, Finland) and Stefan Löfven (Leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party), Sandro Gozi (Undersecretary for European Affairs in the Italian Prime Minister’s Office).

Closing Remarks: Paul Tang (PvdA number one candidate for the European Parliament) and Lodewijk Asscher (Deputy Prime Minister of The Netherlands)

Program Salon

Live streaming Welcome: Diederik Samsom, Leader of the Dutch Labour Party

Session 1: Grassroots, Movement And Coalition Building

Featuring: Kathryn Perera (Movement for Change), Guillaume Liegey (Electoral strategy and mobilization campaign expert for president Hollande) and Mitch Stewart (American political campaign organizer Obama-campaign)

Session 2: Social Europe - Tired Slogan Or Future Promise?

Featuring: Wolfgang Schmidt (International Economic Democracy), Ad Melkert (former political leader PvdA, author of the report “ Changing course, the economy back to the people”) and Monika Arvidsson (head of research, Arbetarrörelsens Tankesmedja, Sweden)

Live streaming Closing Remarks: Paul Tang (PvdA number one candidate for the European Parliament) and Lodewijk Asscher (Deputy Prime Minister of The Netherlands)

Night Owl Sessions - Program Salon & Filmzaal

Session 1: What’s Gone Wrong With Our Democracy And How To Revive It?

Featuring Stewart Wood (UK Shadow Cabinet and Senior Advisor Ed Miliband) and Ruy Teixeira (American Political Scientist and Commentator)

Session 2: After the Third Way New Energy & Ideas on the Left

Featuring Gordon Bajnai (Former Prime Minister of Hungary) and Mikael Damberg (Leader Social Democrats in Swedish parliament)

The night is organised in the framework of the Progressive Governance Conference 2014. Every year leading progressive politicians, policy makers and scientists gather for a two day programme of policy exchange and debate. This year the conference takes place in Amsterdam. On Thursday night the debate is open for the public.

The Progressive Governance Conference is organised by Center for American Progress, Policy Network, Wiardi Beckman Stichting, Partij van de Arbeid and de Balie. The program will be in English.

Making Progressive Politics Work in Europe and beyond

De wereld is in beweging. Oude zekerheden staan op het spel en nieuwe kansen om vooruitgang te boeken doen zich voor. De grote opdracht voor progressieve politici in Europa en daarbuiten is om te werken aan banen voor de toekomst, ongelijkheid binnen en tussen landen te bestrijden en markten dienstbaar te maken aan de samenleving. Voor deze gezamenlijke uitdaging hebben we elkaar in Europa en daarbuiten nodig.

Wat zijn de nieuwe ideeën voor Europese samenwerking? Is een sociaal Europa een oude slogan of een hoopgevende belofte voor de toekomst? Hoe kunnen we de democratie versterken en de progressieve beweging uitbouwen? Deze en andere vragen staan centraal tijdens verschillende debatten op donderdagavond 24 april in de Balie in Amsterdam.

Met onder anderen: Jens Stoltenberg (toekomstig secretaris-generaal van de NAVO en voormalig premier van Noorwegen), Martin O'Malley (gouverneur van de staat Maryland in de VS), Anthony Giddens (emeritus-hoogleraar London School of Economics), Federica Mogherini (Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken van Italië), Jutta Urpilainen (leider van de SDP Finland en Minister van Financiën), Lodewijk Asscher (vicepremier van Nederland) en Diederik Samsom (politiek leider Partij van de Arbeid).

De avond wordt georganiseerd in het kader van de Progressive Governance Conference 2014 . Ieder jaar komen progressieve politici, wetenschappers en beleidsmakers bij elkaar om nieuwe ideeën te ontwikkelen. Dit jaar is deze jaarlijkse Progressive Governance Conference in Amsterdam. Op donderdagavond is het debat opengesteld voor het publiek.