DAY 1 (Wednesday)

8:45 – 9:15     Registration of participants (pre-registration online)

9:15-10:00     Welcoming remarks 

Mr Simonas Kairys, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania
Mr Karolis Žemaitis, Vice-Minister of the Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania 
Ms Rasma Ramoškaitė, Director of United Nations, International Organizations and Human Rights Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania 
Mr Vidmantas Bezaras, Director of the Department of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania
Ms Meltem Önhon, Chair of the Governing Board of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe (EPA)

Keynote speaker:

- Prof. Magda Antonioli, Vice-President of the European Travel Commission 

10:00-11:00     Module N° 1 – CONTEXT: THE CULTURAL ROUTES OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE PROGRAMME

Introduction: 
Prof. Mike Robinson, Chair of Cultural Heritage, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom

-    The evolution of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe programme
-    Aims and philosophy of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe
-    The Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe (EPA)
-    The European Institute of Cultural Routes (EICR) - Technical Agency of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe programme
-    Defining the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe 
-    The added value of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe certification
-    The Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe programme: highlights and events

Delivered by:
- Mr Stefano Dominioni, Executive Secretary of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe and Director of the European Institute of Cultural Routes
- Ms Carolina Clark, Project manager at the European Institute of Cultural Routes
- Ms Amélie Chartier, Executive Assistant at the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes

Discussion / Q&A session

11:00-11:30     Coffee break
11:30-12:15     Workshop: Presentation of Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe in Lithuania 

Moderated by:
Mr Alfredas Jomantas, Head of Division of International Cooperation and Heritage Communication, Department of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania

-    Brief presentation of participants and certified Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe in Lithuania 

- Ms Aurelija Krampaite, President of Association of Friends of Santiago de Compostella Route Lithuania
- Mr Daumantas Levas Todesas, President of the Association Jewish heritage in Lithuania 
- Ms Lina Duobaitė, Head of Foreign Relations Division, Kaunas municipality - Lithuanian representative of The Hansa 
- Ms Lina Motuziene, Director of Neringa museums - Lithuanian representative of the Impressionisms Routes (online)
- Ms Audrone Macijauskiene, IBBY Lithuania - Lithuanian representative of the European Fairy Tale Route 

Discussion / Q&A session 

12:15 – 14:00 Lunch break 

14:00-15:00     Module N°2: DEFINING A CULTURAL ROUTE OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE

-    Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe: the evolution of the definition
-    The cultural context: Council of Europe and UNESCO Conventions and main policy documents at European and international level (Recommendations, Resolutions, etc.)
-    Certification criteria: Resolution CM Res (2023)2
-    The five priority fields of action 
-    How to create a Cultural Route: project phases 
-    The scientific dimension of Cultural Routes: scientific boards and networks of knowledge 
-    Cultural Routes: economic impacts and sustainable development

Delivered by:
- Mr Stefano Dominioni, Executive Secretary of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe and Director of the European Institute of Cultural Routes
- Ms Carolina Clark, Project manager at the European Institute of Cultural Routes

Discussion / Q&A session

15:00-16:00     Module N°3: TOOLS FOR THE GOVERNANCE OF CULTURAL ROUTES 

-    Models of governance (managing expectation, setting goals and articles of Association, selecting partners, route manager role)
-    Scientific dimension and criteria for the selection of network members
-    Development and management planning for Route sustainability
-    Fundraising and financial planning

Delivered by:
- Prof. Mike Robinson, Chair of Cultural Heritage, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom

Discussion / Q&A session

16:00-16:30     Coffee Break 
16:30-17:30     Workshop: Cultural Routes in practice (I)

Moderated by:
Prof. Mike Robinson, Chair of Cultural Heritage, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom

-    Experiences from certified Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe: case studies and best practices in the field of democratic governance and sustainable planning. 

- Mr Francisco Singul Lorenzo, Member of the Advisor Body of the European Federation of St. James Way, Member of the International Committee of Experts of the Way of St. James 
- Ms Agathe Daudibon, Director of Iron Curtain Trail. EuroVelo 13 (online)
- Ms Stefanie Bischof, Manager of The Hansa (online)

Discussion / Q&A session