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  • Event | 19 Sep 2023
The REGIONS2030 project and the SDGs in TR33 Region
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The event is organised in the framework of the REGIONS2030 pilot project, funded by the European Parliament and developed by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) in collaboration with DG REGIO and ESTAT. The REGIONS2030 pilot project aims to create knowledge on regional monitoring frameworks for SDGs. This event, jointly organised by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission and the TR33 region, is part of a group of 10 events that take place in each of the Pilot Regions participating in the project.

The objectives of this event are:

  • Present the project including milestones and outputs
  • Raise awareness of audience about the need to achieve the SDGs
  • Increase the skills and knowledge of attendees and support the networking
  • Discuss the main challenges and opportunities of the regional monitoring framework and implementation

Discover the key facts on the TR33 (in EN and TR)

Check the report on: Monitoring the SDGs in TR33region

The results of the regional activities will be presented in the final event of the REGIONS2030 project on 5 December 2023, in Brussels.

 

 

  1. 10.30 - 10.45
    Registration and welcome coffee
  2. 10:45 – 12:30
    MORNING SESSION: The participation of the TR33 in the REGIONS2030 pilot project

    Moderated by Ms. Zeynep Gürlek

     

    Opening Speeches

    Mr. Veli Oğuz, Secretary General of Zafer Development Agency

    Mr. Uğur Kolsuz, Deputy Governor of Afyonkarahisar region

     

    The REGIONS2030 Pilot Project

    Ms. Cecilia Bertozzi, project officer, Territorial Development Unit Joint Research Centre, European Commission (online)

     

    REGIONS2030 Project - TR33 Region Study

    Ms. Melis Türker, expert

     

    Questions & Answers session

    Moderated by Ms. Zeynep Gürlek

  3. 12.30 – 13.30
    Lunch break
  4. 13.30 - 16.45
    AFTERNOON SESSION : Implementing and monitoring the SDGs in TR33: challenges and opportunities

    Moderated by Hande Özger

     

    The importance of SDGs monitoring and implementation from the perspective of different sectors

    Ms. Tuğba Deniz / Ms. Dilşad Koşar, Expert, General Directorate of Development Agencies of the Ministry of Industry and Technology

    Mr. Gürdal Bozkurt, Group Leader, Ministry of Culture and Tourism

    Mr. Mehmet Fatih Çelen, Head of Faculty of Agriculture, Uşak University

    Mr. Metin Akman, Chairman of the Food and Agriculture Committee, OECD/BIAC

    Mr. Erdinç Altun, Industrial Sustainability, Environment and Energy Manager, Ferrero

    Mr. Nurullah Okumuş, Rector, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University

     

    Coffee Break

     

    Open debate - moderated by Ms. Hande Özger

  5. 16.45 - 17.00
    Closing Remarks

    Mr. Erce Şengül, Zafer Development Agency