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September 24, 2024

9:00 AM CEST - 10:00 AM CEST

Plenary hall Malmö live

Opening

Welcome to the 2024 edition of the OECD Local Development Forum!

10:00 AM CEST - 11:30 AM CEST

Plenary hall Malmö live

A form that functions: working across borders

Part I: Greater Copenhagen (10.00-10.45) Part II: Other international experiences (10.45-11.30) Within the European Union alone, approximately 150 million people live...

1:15 PM CEST - 2:30 PM CEST

Deep dive 1: Coordinating employment and skills policies to support cross-border labour mobility

This deep dive will engage experts from various EU cross-border regions to discuss and share best practices on how information-sharing and coordination of employment...

1:15 PM CEST - 2:30 PM CEST

Deep dive 2: Local leadership for place transformation

Given that local development operates over longer time frames, broader geographies, and with wider institutional collaboration than typical for local government...

1:15 PM CEST - 2:30 PM CEST

Deep dive 3: Boosting local socio-economic impacts of game-changing infrastructure

Large scale infrastructure and investment projects can be important sparks for local development, as the experience of the Greater Copenhagen region and the Øresund...

3:00 PM CEST - 4:00 PM CEST

Øresund Bridge

Study tour A: Øresund Bridge

The Øresund Bridge invites you to participate in distinguished study visit to Peberholm, with a focused exploration of environmental sustainability and ecology....

3:00 PM CEST - 4:00 PM CEST

Study tour B: Minc - Startup House of Malmö

Established by the City of Malmö in 2002, Minc stands as one of Scandinavia's pioneering startup incubator programs. Amidst the aftermath of the dot-com bubble and...

3:00 PM CEST - 4:00 PM CEST

Study tour C: Yalla Trappan

Yalla Trappan stands out as a distinctive social enterprise and women's cooperative established in Malmö in 2010. With a focus on integrating immigrant women into the...

6:00 PM CEST - 8:00 PM CEST

Malmö Town hall

Conference Dinner

September 25, 2024

10:00 AM CEST - 10:30 AM CEST

Plenary hall UN city

Opening day 2

Welcome to Day 2 by Henrik Fredborg Larsen, Director, UNDP Nordic Representation Office. Roundtable with young social entrepreneurs.

10:30 AM CEST - 11:45 AM CEST

Plenary hall UN city

Green hubs: connecting the dots between innovation and inclusion

In an era when both accelerating the green transition and making our economies and societies more inclusive are paramount, are there win-win solutions? Join...

1:00 PM CEST - 2:15 PM CEST

Deep dive 4: A place for the youth in the just transition

Through their professional and personal choices, youth are at the forefront of driving the just transition towards a more equitable and sustainable future. Yet, they...

1:00 PM CEST - 2:15 PM CEST

Deep dive 5: Navigating the talent tides - addressing labour and skills shortages

As unemployment rates in the OECD reach lows not seen in decades, employers are facing increasing challenges in recruitment. These challenges are especially acute in...

2:15 PM CEST - 3:30 PM CEST

Plenary hall UN city

Embracing change: communities, companies and careers in transition

If the only constant is change, what can be done to equip our communities for the changes we know are on the horizon, as well as those that may catch us by surprise?...

3:30 PM CEST - 4:30 PM CEST

Post event study tour: Havhøst (Ocean harvest)

Havhøst means “Ocean harvest” and that is exactly what we do. All over Denmark communities have come together to create small scale, non-commercial ocean farms where...

3:30 PM CEST - 4:30 PM CEST

Copenhagen Railway district

Post event study tour: Railway District and Spor 10

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