Day 1: Wednesday, 9 December

Venue: 📍Tolhuistuin (On the map: IJpromenade 2, 1031 KT Amsterdam, Netherlands)

09:00 – 09:30

Registration at Tolhuistuin

09:30 – 09:45

Opening and welcome

  • Speakers to be announced shortly

09:45 – 10:30

Keynote speech: Empowering young people to navigate the digital world safely and responsibly, with a focus on media literacy and co-creation as key elements of digital resilience

  • Prof. Dr. Esther Rozendaal, Full Professor of Digital Resilience and Co-lead of the Erasmus Movez Lab, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam

10:30 – 10:45 

Coffee break ☕

10:45 – 12:00

Plenary session: "The role of cities in strengthening young people’s digital resilience", followed by a discussion

  • 2-3 city presentations on urban interventions. 

  • 🎤Ongoing call for speakers: if you are interested in participating as a speaker, please express your interest in the registration form or reach out to ana.georgieva@eurocities.eu. Please note that speaking slots are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, and aiming to give visibility to as many cities as possible.

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch 🍽️

13:00 – 13:45

Keynote speech: The impact of AI on young people: protecting children's rights and wellbeing in an evolving digital environment 

13:45 – 16:45

Interactive thematic breakout sessions with experts

Participants will split into smaller discussion groups to explore challenges and opportunities, exchange experiences and good practices, and reflect on the role of cities in addressing two of three key thematic areas: mental health, safety, and democratic values.

  • This segment will consist of two rounds of interactive discussions, separated by a 30-minute coffee break.

  • Participants will be able to choose a different thematic area in each round, allowing them to take part in discussions on two of the three topics.

🎤Ongoing call for speakers: if you are interested in presenting your city's experience, challenges and best practices during the breakout sessions, please express your interest in the registration form or reach out to ana.georgieva@eurocities.eu. Please note that speaking slots are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, and aiming to give visibility to as many cities as possible.
 

13:45 – 15:00: Round 1*

*Participants are invited to join one of the three breakout sessions during round 1, and another session during round 2

Breakout session 1: Mental health

  • Moderator TBC

Breakout session 2: Safety. Radicalisation and nihilistic violence

  • Danira Janjac, Coordinator, Public Order and Safety – Radicalisation and Extremism Programme, City of Amsterdam 

Breakout session 3: The importance of media literacy for a resilient democracy

  • Patricia van Rijswijk and Jill van Remundt, Specialists in Media Literacy & Citizenship, The Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision

15:00 – 15:30

Break

15:30 – 16:45 | Round 2*

*Participants are invited to join one of the three breakout sessions during round 1, and another session during round 2

Breakout session 1: Mental health 

  • Moderator TBC

Breakout session 2: Safety. Radicalisation and nihilistic violence

  • Danira Janjac, Coordinator, Public Order and Safety – Radicalisation and Extremism Programme, City of Amsterdam 

Breakout session 3: The importance of media literacy for a resilient democracy

  • Patricia van Rijswijk and Jill van Remundt, Specialists in Media Literacy & Citizenship, The Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision

16:45 – 17:15

Closing of the first day

19:00 – 21:00

Dinner hosted by the City of Amsterdam 🍽️ 

No program available