Welcome speeches

• Mr Levan KHARATISHVILI, Deputy Minister of Culture and Sport of Georgia
• Mrs Nino GVENTSADZE, Head of Spatial Planning and Construction Policy Department, Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, on behalf of Ms Irma KAVTARADZE, Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
• Mrs Maguelonne DEJEANT-PONS, Representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe
• Mrs Krisztina KINCSES, Deputy Chair of the Council of Europe Conference on the European Landscape Convention, Hungary
• Mr Cristian URSE, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Tbilisi

Presentation of the European Landscape Convention

• Mrs Maguelonne DEJEANT-PONS, Executive Secretary of the European Landscape Convention, Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP) of the Council of Europe (PPT presentation)

Implementation of the European Landscape Convention in Georgia

• Mrs Marina TUMANISHVILI, Chief Specialist, National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia (PPT presentation : English version + Georgian version)

Institutions and policies for the implementation of the European Landscape Convention - Recognising landscapes in law

Experience of Hungary

• Mrs Krisztina KINCSES, National Representative of the European Landscape Convention, Ministry of Agriculture, Hungary (Statement + PPT presentation)

Experience of Latvia

• Mrs Kristīne KEDO, Head of Spatial Planning Policy Division, Spatial Planning Department, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (PPT presentation)
• Mrs Dace GRANTA, Senior Expert, Spatial Planning Policy Division, Spatial Planning Department, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development

Instruments for the implementation of the European Landscape Convention: identification, assessment, quality objectives

Experience of France

• Mr Gilles de BEAULIEU, Policy Officer for Landscapes, Directorate of Housing, Urban Planning and Landscapes, Ministry of Ecological and Solidary Transition, France  (PPT presentation)

Landscape awareness, training and education

Experience of Finland

• Mr Tapio HEIKKILÄ, Senior Environmental Counsellor, Ministry of the Environment, Finland (PPT presentation)

Participation of the general public, local and regional authorities, and other parties with an interest in the definition and implementation of the landscape policies

Experience of Serbia

• Mrs Biljana FILIPOVIC, Assistant Minister responsible for International Co-operation, Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, National focal point responsible for the implementation of the European Landscape Convention in Serbia, Serbia (PPT presentation)
• Mrs Jasminka LUKOVIC JAGLICIC, Director Advisor, Regional Economic Development Agency, Sumadija and Pomoravlje, Serbia

With the participation of:

• Mr Armen MINASSIAN, Advisor to the Chairman of the State Committee of Urban Development by the Government of the Republic of Armenia, Armenia

Wrap up

• Mrs Krisztina KINCSES, Deputy Chair of the Council of Europe Conference on the European Landscape Convention, Hungary
• Mrs Maguelonne DEJEANT-PONS, Executive Secretary of the European Landscape Convention, Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP) of the Council of Europe
• Mr Kakha POTSKHISHVILI, Deputy Head of Spatial Planning and Construction Policy Department, Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia