#ProgressivesSpeakUpSchool 2026│BE READY FOR ELECTIONS!

 Wednesday, 9 September 2026 

19:30 – 22:30 "Progressive Open Mic" (Drinks and Food)

• Terrace of the Athens City Hall (Athinas 63, Athens 105 52)

Thursday, 10 September 2026

•  Athens City Hall (Athinas 63, Athens 105 52)

09:00– 09:30 Registration 

09:30 – 9:45 Opening session

• Haris Doukas, Mayor of Athens and Vice-President of the PES Group in the European Committee of the Regions
• Luca Menesini, President of the PES Group in the European Committee of the Regions
• Christina Kampisiouli, Member of the central political committee of PASOK

 9:45 - 10:45 Session I: “Campaign hacks: Mobilise, Fundraise, Win”

• Vesna Jusup, Director at European Center for Digital Action (ECDA) 

10:45 - 11:00 Coffee break 

11:00 – 13:00 Session II: “You have 60s to make them care”

• Pietro Valetto, Economist and Content creator
• Mariam Asghari, Secretary-General of the Young European Socialists (YES
• Thomas Bajada, S&D Member of the European Parliament 
• Jean-Marc Germain, S&D Member of the European Parliament 

13:15– 14:15 Lunch & “Meet with your local leaders”

•  Anne Hidalgo, former Mayor of Paris, France
•  Joško Klisović, Member of the Assembly of the City of Zagreb, Croatia
•  Pascal Smet, Member of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium 
•  Fauzaya Talhaoui, President of the Antwerp Provincial Council, Belgium
•  Nadia Pellefigue, Vice-President of the Occitanie region, France 

14:30 – 16:00 Session III: “Fight the Bullshit, or...?” hosted by the S&D Group in the European Parliament 

• Thomas Bajada, Member of the S&D Group in the European Parliament

 16h00 - 16h15 Coffee break

 16:15 – 17:45 Session IV: "More Than Fashion: Building Your Political Identity through Style"

•  Ella Strickland, Colour analyst and style consultant

 17:45– 18:00 Closing remarks

•  Iratxe García Pérez, President of the S&D Group in the European Parliament

18:00 Family picture 

18:00 – 20:00 Free Time – Up to You! 

20:00 Reception hosted by the Mayor of Athens

• Terrace of the Athens City Hall (Athinas 63, Athens 105 52) 

Friday, 11 September 2026

 09:00 – 13:00 PES Group Conference “Democracy at its roots”

• Olympia Theatre (Akadimias 59, Athens 106 79) 

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch