Agenda
DAY 0 | Tuesday, 25 November 2025
18.00
Cultural programme. Meeting point: Vestervold 11d, Varde
19.00
Dinner (at participants’ own cost)
Restaurant “Von Lügenhals”, Brogade 5B, Varde
DAY 1 | Wednesday, 26 November
Location: Arnbjerg Pavillonen, Main hall
8.45 – 11.00
LEARNING LAB III for Cultural Pearls, Partners and RESCOM
10.30 – 11.00
Registration and coffee
11.00
Culture for Resilience Forum Opening session
Markus Helavuori, Deputy Director General (CBSS) opening statement
Felix Schartner Giertta, Project Manager (CBSS) welcoming words
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
12.00-13.30
Lunch
13.40 – 14.00
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
14.00 – 15.00
15.00 – 15.20
Parallel workshops and networking
Topic 1: Navigating change: culture, planning and resilience in local communities. Jonas Büchel
Topic 2: Bridging Sectors: Skills for Culture Driven Collaborations. Krista Petäjäjärvi
Topic 3: Contemporary culture, community, transformation of space and New European Bauhaus. Liene Jakobsone
Topic 4: The safety net of culture: everyday practices for cultural preparedness. Anna Enemark
Coffee break
15.20 – 15.50
Keynote: Power of Networks and Placemaking. Ramon Marrades, director, Placemaking Europe
16.00– 16.40
Project workshop (optional). Jonas Büchel
19.00
Dinner reception hosted by Varde municipality, Restaurant Lügenhal
DAY 2 | Thursday, 27 November
Meeting point: Arnbjerg Pavillonen, hotel entrance
09.00 – 12.30
Study trip. Varde Sommerland, Museum Tirpitz, Agnete Brinch, Hr. Skov
12.30-13.30
Lunch (Arnbjerg, the main hall)
13.30
Keynote: What can we learn from small and resilient communities? Jonas Büchel – social and cultural planner
14:00
Parallel workshops and networking (different groups, the same topics)
Topic 1 – Jonas Büchel
Topic 2 – Krista Petäjäjärvi
Topic 3 – Liene Jakobsone
Topic 4 – Anna Enemark
15.00 – 15.20
Coffee break
15.30
Looking back, going forward
Interactive evaluation session
Closing remarks
19.00
Dinner and Cultural Pearls 2026 Award Ceremony
