Agenda
DAY 0 | Tuesday, 25 November 2025
All day
Arrivals
19.00
Informal dinner (participants cover their own costs)
DAY 1 | Wednesday, 26 November
Location: Arnbjerg Pavillonen, Main hall
09.00
Registration, coffee, networking and co-creation activity
10.00
Parallel workshops and meetings. Pearls, partners, RESCOM meetings and workshops led by Eva Mærsk, Jonas Büchel and Krystyna Wróblewska
11.00
Opening of the conference, meet-and-greet activity. Felix Schartner Giertta, Kazimierz Musiał, CBSS
11.30
Keynote: The silent infrastructure: how culture drives the survival and revival of local municipalities and regions. Inese Suija-Markova – vice mayor of Cēsis municipality, Latvia
12.00
Lunch
13.00
Keynote: Leading resilience: lessons, achievements, and the road ahead for BSR Cultural Pearls and RESCOM. Felix Schartner Giertta – Project Coordinator of the BSR Cultural Pearls and RESCOM
13.30 – 15.00
Parallel workshops and networking
The workshops will be practical, interactive and open to everyone. They will focus on important topics for communities and culture, combining short theory parts with hands-on exercises. Participants will work in small groups, supported by project partners and mentors, and will explore how culture and creativity can help build resilience in local contexts. Everyone will be able to choose the workshops that match their interests and daily work:
- Navigating change: culture, planning and resilience in local communities. Jonas Büchel – Consultant in Strategic Urban & Regional Development, Social & Cultural Planning
- Bridging sectors: skills for culture-driven collaborations. Krista Petäjäjärvi – Arts-Based Innovation Expert
- Contemporary culture, community, transformation of space and New European Bauhaus. Liene Jakobsone – Art Scholar; Deputy Head of Cultural Administration, Valmiera Municipality
- The safety net of culture: everyday practices for cultural preparedness. Anna Enemark – Regional Director of the Danish Cultural Institute in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
15.00
Keynote: Power of Networks and Placemaking. Ramon Marrades, director, Placemaking Europe
16.00
Individual meetings and consultations
19.00
Dinner and reception
DAY 2 | Thursday, 27 November
Meeting point: Arnbjerg Pavillonen, hotel entrance
09.00 – 12.30
Study trip – it will include destinations related to culture, resilience, the adaptive reuse of cultural heritage, and the use of local resources
12.30
Lunch
13.30
Keynote: What can we learn from small and resilient communities? Jonas Büchel – social and cultural planner with 30 years of experience in design, strategic development, and creative urbanism across nearly all regions of Europe
14:00
Parallel workshops and networking. Workshops on the second day will cover the same themes as on the first, allowing participants the opportunity to attend multiple sessions across both days
15.30
Wrap up and evaluation session
16.00
Announcement and closing remarks
19.00
Dinner and festive event
DAY 3 | Friday, 28 November
All day
Departures
NB! Please note that the agenda is currently being fine-tuned and session times may vary slightly; however, the overall structure, duration, and forum dates will remain unchanged.
