14.00 –
19:30
Arrival and registration
Welcome reception
Hosted by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
(Hotel Crowne Plaza Vilnius, M.k. Čiurlionio str. 84)
Registration
Conference moderators: Friso Roscam Abbing, Head of Communication Department, FRA Saira Khan, TV presenter and host
Welcome
Juozas Bernatonis, Minister of Justice, Lithuania
Morten Kjaerum, Director, FRA
Keynote addresses
Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner for Home Affairs
Coffee break
Panel debate
Crimes motivated by hatred and prejudice - where are we today?
High level panel debate with policy makers and experts
Panellists:
László Surján, Vice President, European Parliament
Alan Shatter TD, Minister for Justice and Equality, Ireland
Snežana Samardžić-Marković, Director General for Democracy, Council of Europe
Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Focus:
Lunch
Reflections in the plenary
Different faces of hate crime
Panel debate with organisations representing victims of hate crime
Working groups
Chair: Christos Giakoumopoulos, Director for Human Rights, Council of Europe
Chair: Marnix Auman, Head of Cyber Intelligence, European Cybercrime Centre, EUROPOL – European Police Office
Chair: Salla Saastamoinen, Head of Unit Fundamental rights and rights of the child, DG Justice, European Commission
Chair: Paul Iganski, Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Lancaster University Law School, United Kingdom
Chair: Alinde Verhaag, Head of Case Analysis Unit, EUROJUST
Focus :
Evening reception at the National Museum Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania
Hosted by the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the EU
Opening by Jouzas Bernatonis, Minister of Justice, Lithuania
Welcome address by Remigijus Motuzas, Deputy Chancellor, Office of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania
Effectively responding to hate crime - from legislation to practice
Panel debate and plenary discussion with policy makers and practicioners
Focus
Chair: Floriane Hohenberg, Head of Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Department, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
Chair: Pavel Tychtl, DG Communication, European Commission
Chair: Aija Kalnaja, Head of Training Unit, CEPOL - European Police College
Chair: Karen Jochelson, Director of Economy and Employment Programme, Equality and Human Rights Commission, United Kingdom
Chair: Françoise Tulkens, former Vice-President of the European Court of Human Rights
Closing remarks
Vytautas Leškevičius, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the EU
Manfred Nowak, Vice-Chairperson of the Management Board, FRA