Saturday 6 April 2024

Check in is from 8.30-9.00. Dress-code purple.

The following sessions are going to be available to you:

๐Ÿ’ช Announcing our Lead Candidates

๐Ÿš€ Interactive sessions with policy shapers and EP candidates which will help you speak about this topic on the streets with people in an engaging manner.

โš’๏ธ Workshops to equip you with the practical skills necessary during our campaign for the European elections.

๐ŸŽ“ Talksย  provided by experts on the topics at hand, with an interactive Q&A.

๐ŸŽ’ In-depth trainings brought to you by the EUR Academy team.

๐Ÿ™ Insights from our candidates

Time (CEST)

Session

08:30 - 09:00

Registration

09:00 - 11:00

Opening - Salle des Arches, Francesca Romana Dโ€™Antuono, Mels Klabbers, Erik Kemp

11:00 - 12:00

Breakout Sessions #1:

๐Ÿš€ Empowering Europeโ€™s Path to Prosperity & Good Jobs and Shared Prosperity - Salle des Arches: Ines Bravo Figueiredo, Lucia Klestincova, Sven Franck, Adam Hanka

โš’๏ธ How to organise campaign events - Salon: Rick Bleumink, Jim van Cappelle

๐ŸŽ“ Voltโ€™s first term in the European Parliament - Boudoir: Joachim Wilcke, Damian Boeselager

๐ŸŽ’ Storytelling for Political Campaigning - Grenier: Nikola Ilic

12:00 - 13:00

Breakout Sessions #2:

๐Ÿš€ Foreign Affairs and Defence, Reform the EU & European Democracy - Salle des Arches: Teun Janssen, Clara Panella Gรณmez, Cristian Castellon, Reinier van Lanschot, Nini Tsiklauri

โš’๏ธ How to talk with people on the street ? - Salon: Jim Preuss

๐ŸŽ“ Known makes loved - how to talk to each other in times of conflicts - Boudoir: Erik Kemp, Itay Garmy

๐ŸŽ’ Storytelling for Political Campaigning (continued) Grenier.

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

๐Ÿ”’ Electoral Candidates Lunch (only for candidates) Grenier: Joachim Wicke

14:00 - 15:00

Breakout Sessions #3:

๐Ÿš€ Thriving Together - Salle des Arches: Charlotte Barsky, Kate Fistric, Manuel Chakravarty, Damian Boeselager, Andromachi Sophocleous

โš’๏ธ Developing your personal Volt elevator pitch - Salon: Carolin Vogt

๐ŸŽ“ Geopolitics: Whatโ€™s happening outside of Europe ? - Boudoir: Sanne van der Lugt

๐Ÿ”’ Electoral Candidates (only for candidates) - Grenier: Joachim Wicke

15:00 - 16:00

Breakout Sessions #4:

โญย Insights from our MEPs and MPs - Salle des Arches: Alexandra Attalides, Damian Boeselager, Sophie in 't Veld, Laurens Dassen. Moderated by Juliet Broersen

โš’๏ธ How to organise your campaign team - Salon: Tetske Welling, Adam Hanka

๐ŸŽ“ How does the EU Work? - Boudoir: Teun Janssen

๐Ÿ”’ Elected Officals Meetup (only for Elected Officials): - Grenier: Beau Nederhand, Joost Pluijmen

16:00 - 17:00

Breakout Sessions #5:

๐Ÿš€ Asylum Seekers and Refugees & Labour Migration - Salle des Arches: Diana Andrei, Erika Schulze, Bettina Wolff, Silvia Panini, Anna Strolenberg

โš’๏ธ Volt Sense workshop - Salon: Ina Dimitrieva, Roberto Bonino

โš’๏ธ Disinformation & veracity - Boudoir: John Tomatala, Maarten Kool, Frederik Kerling

๐ŸŽ’ Recruiting & Leading an Effective Team - Grenier: Nikola Ilic

17:00 - 18:00

Breakout Sessions #6:

๐Ÿš€ Climate Transition & Healthy Ecosystems - Salle des Arches: Diana Andrei, Rhia Lopes

Bram Vandeninden, Suzana Carp, Duarte Costa

โš’๏ธ Connecting the dots for a truly European Campaign - Salon: Jules Ortjens, Yago Jaรฉn, Arnas Lasys, Daniela Dolejsi, Simon Riezebos

โš’๏ธ Campaigning through social media - Boudoir: Paula Muehl

๐ŸŽ’ Recruiting & Leading an Effective Team - Grenier: Nikola Illic

18:00 - 18:30

๐Ÿ™ Announcement of our Transnational List! - Salle des Arches: Laurens Dassen and Alexandra Attalides

18.30-19.30

Pub quiz and networking drinks! - Salle des Arches: Erik Kemp, Daniel Silva, Tetske Welling

Disclaimer: The agenda may be subject to minor changes in the weeks before the event.

Sunday: 11.00-14.00 CEST

Instead of our traditional public action where we flood a single street at a time with Volters and interact with a limited amount of citizens, we will instead turn all of Brussels purple on Sunday 7 April. This will give us a chance to practice our polished campaigning skills, and make new friends while doing so ! Here is a sneak peak at some of the missions you will embark on:

๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธ Finding hidden objects and people throughout Brussels

๐Ÿ“ Collecting signatures for Volt Belgium, and convincing Europeans to vote for Volt

๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ Committing to becoming (more) active in Volt

โž• And many more !

Whatโ€™s more, you wonโ€™t only be doing this for the pleasure of campaigning, the most successful campaigners will have the chance to win exclusive prizes, including limited Volt merch which you cannot acquire otherwise, as well as free tickets to Volt Europaโ€™s next General Assembly on 23 & 24 November !

The scavenger hunt will take place from 11:00 to 14:00 CEST on Sunday 7 April in the streets of Brussels. At around 14:00 we will gather around Place de la Bourse for drinks, before we all head home and continue campaigning in our chapters.