CONFERENCE WOMEN IN RURAL AREAS AND

CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION
towards the celebration of the International Womens Day
6th March, 2017, Novi Sad, Assembly Hall AP Vojvodina, Banovinski prolaz bb., Novi Sad

DRAFT AGENDA
09:30-10:00 Registration

10:00-10:30 Opening ceremony

Welcoming speeches
Istvn Psztor, President of the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia
(tbc)
Ann-Sofi Backgren, First Vice President of the Association of the European Border Regions,
Finland
Sanda imi, Assistant Director, Serbian European Integration Office, Government of the
Republic of Serbia

10:30-12:00 Position of Women in Rural Areas

Mainstreaming Gender Equality in Cross-border Rural Development

Moderator: Milena Peralovi, AEBR Young Leader

Moderators Introduction to the main topic
Participants presentation:
Johannes Moisio, Chairman of the AEBR Task Force of External Borders, Finland
Eszter Csksi, DKMT Euroregional Development Agency, Hungary (tbc)
Indrani Das Schmid, CEO, g: GFGZ (Gesell.z.Frderung d.grenzberschreitenden
Zusammenarbeit), Switzerland
Ksenija Crnomarkovi, Dr., Department of Political Science, University of Jena, Germany
Nataa Gligorijevi, Director of the Center for Sustainable Developement of Serbia

Discussion
12:00-12:30 Coffee break
12:30-14:00 Women in Agribusiness and Cross-Border Cooperation

Moderator: Nataa Gligorijevi, AEBR Young Leader

Moderators Introduction to the main topic
Participants presentation:
Olivera Popovi, Vice president, Association of Business Women in Serbia
Ivana Paji, Rural development expert, Serbia
Grigoris Chatzikostas, Innovation and Business Development Manager, BioSense Institute
Milena Peralovi, Open Regional Fund for South East Europe Biodiversity, GIZ GmbH
Ana Nikolov, AEBR Coordinator for Balkans, CESCI Balkans Director of planning,
ICBC Institute Director

Discussion
14:00-15:30 Lunch buffet

15:30-18:30 Working Group on Empowering Rural Women

(Invite only)
Introductory speech
Ann-Sofi Backgren, First Vice President of the Association of the European Border Regions,
Finland

I Working session:
Empowering rural women - How can rural women empower themselves to increase their
participation in social and political institutions? The workshop will highlight the challenges
and opportunities facing rural women and their roles in decision-making processes.
16:30-17:00 Coffee break
II Working session:
Rural Development Programs- Funds and Financial Support - identifying areas of progress and
persisting challenges and define actions that can be undertaken to improve the effectiveness of
relevant rural policies and programs
Discussion

18.00 Final Discussion and Closing Remarks