Event

ROBUST Final Conference

Tue 21 Sep 2021 to Wed 22 Sep 2021

Online (Zoom)

The ROBUST project will hold its Final Conference online, wrapping up the project’s activities and presenting its key findings, takeaways and outlooks on the future of rural-urban governance.

Over the course of the two-day program, speakers will take a closer look at the successes and challenges of the ROBUST Living Lab model, presenting valuable lessons that can be taken forward in the future. Panel sessions will also focus on the mounting evidence in support of shifting to a well-being economy, and how this shift can strengthen the relationships between rural and urban areas.

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The Programme

Keynote Speakers

Alexia Rouby is a Research Programme Officer, DG for Agriculture and Rural Development with the European Commission. Ms. Rouby works on innovations to improve rural well-being and resilience, collective and territorial approaches (especially living labs), urban farming, and developing a large-scale initiative to accelerate the transition to agroecology.

Tom Jones, President of the European Rural Community Alliance, is also a farmer and rural activist in Wales UK. Mr. Jones is a former member of the European Economic and Social Committee EESC, where he was their rural expert.