Event presentation

  • European Digital Youth Summit - #EDYS18 is a multistakeholder event aiming to bring together 100 representatives of organizations, companies, media, academia and young people in order to discuss the impact of European projects with a particular focus on new digital technologies and young people.
  • Initiated by GEYC in 2014, EDYS is now a bi-annual event aiming to create a high-level of discussions on the most important topics for young people in a continuously changing digital world. Thus, the first edition (2014) focused on employability and entrepreneurship while the second one (2016) tackled topics such as hate speech online and youth participation.
  • #EDYS18 precedes the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
  • The summit will also act as the closure event of the EuroIMPACT Plus - Erasmus+ KA2 Strategic partnership whose aim is to detect current organizations project management challenges and to provide youth workers all the necessary knowledge and PM tools to prove the benefits of PM methodology. EuroIMPACT Plus consortium includes four organisations: OpportUNITY International (UK) - leading partner, Alternativi International (BG), GEYC (RO) and Projuven (ES)

#EDYS2018

Agenda

Participants registration

Make sure you have your ID with you. After you get your badge at the registration desk, you need to keep it with you at a visible place during the entire duration of the event.

Come early because during this time, you can learn more about the following initiatives:

10:00 - 11:00

From digital to awareness

Opening panel - aiming to present the current state regarding the European funding impact towards beneficiaries and communities

Moderator: Gabriel Brezoiu, General Manager of GEYC and Project Responsible of EuroIMPACT Plus KA2 project Speaker: Tudor BENGA, Member of Committee for Public Administration Territorial Planning Speaker: Maridea GELASHVILI, CISV Georgia and SIQA Speaker: Simona LACHE, Prorector of Transilvania University of Brasov Speaker: Florin NECHITA, Lecturer at Transilvania University of Brasov Speaker: Gabriela VLAD, Executive Director of the IT and Electronic Services Department at Brasov City Hall Speaker: Mohammed ZAMAN, CEO & Founder of Opportunity International 11:00 - 13:00

Lunch break

The participants will have the chance to exchange good practices and establish new partnerships in the designated fields

13:00 - 14:00

Workshop 1

EuroIMPACT Plus

Focus on young people - a practical workshop to present good practices of young people involvement in European funded projects

This workshop is organized as a dissemination activity of EuroIMPACT Plus KA2 project

Moderator: Kateryna SHEPELIUK, Youth Line Portugal, Youth Line Latvia, president Contributor: Nicușor CIOBANU, TCE Officer, National Agency for Community Programs in the Field of Education and Vocational Training (ANPCDEFP) Contributor: Tamara CEAICOVSCHI, Member of GEYC Community

Workshop 2

Turn ONline

Focus on online and offline communities - a practical workshop to present how European funded projects can support the development of communities

This workshop is organized as a dissemination activity of Turn ONline KA2 project

Moderator: Maria Cristiana LUCACI, Vice-President of GEYC's Board of Directors Contributor: Georgi KUZMANOV, Founder and vice-chairperson of Alternativi International Contributor: Diana IONIȚĂ, Project Manager of GEYC Contributor: Maridea GELASHVILI, CISV Georgia and SIQA
14:00 - 15:30

Coffee break and networking

The participants will have the chance to exchange good practices and establish new partnerships in the designated fields

15:30 - 16:00

Conclusions and event closure

Closing session presenting the main findings of the event and inviting the participants and speakers to share their conclusions

16:00 - 16:30 Rapporteur: Violeta MEOTTO, Entrepreneur Rapporteur: Velichka IKONOMOVA, Entrepreneur Rapporteur: Khuduyev SARKHANBAY, Vice-dean, the faculty of Political Administration, The Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Check out & eCertificates request

If you are interested to get #EDYS18 eCertificate, please proceed to the registration desk to request it. Only face-to-face request is possible for the people attending the all duration of the event

16:30 - 17:00

Speakers

Tudor BENGA Speaker
Gabriel BREZOIU Moderator
Tamara CEAICOVSCHI Contributor
Nicușor CIOBANU Contributor
Maridea GELASHVILI Speaker
Velichka IKONOMOVA Rapporteur
Diana IONIȚĂ Contributor
Georgi KUZMANOV Speaker
Simona LACHE Speaker
Maria Cristiana LUCACI Moderator
Violeta MEOTTO Rapporteur
Florin NECHITA Speaker
Khuduyev SARKHANBAY Rapporteur
Kateryna SHEPELIUK Moderator
Gabriela VLAD Speaker
Mohammed ZAMAN Speaker

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#EDYS18 is a multiplier event in the frame of “EuroIMPACT Plus” project, with the support of the European Commission through Erasmus+ Program, Key Action 2 - Strategic partnerships (2017-1-UK01-KA205-035508). EuroIMPACT Plus consortium includes four organisations: OpportUNITY International (UK) - leading partner, Alternativi International (BG), GEYC (RO) and Projuven (ES).

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Address: Sergiu Chiriacescu Conference Hall, University Transylvania of Brașov 41A, Iuliu Maniu, Brașov 500091, Romania