OPENING

Moderator's welcome: Imogen Foulkes

Screening of a video introducing the former and current Commissioners and their field activities

Addresses:

• Yuriko Backes, Minister for Gender Equality and Diversity, Minister of Defence, and Minister for Mobility and Public Works, Luxembourg, on behalf of the Presidency of Luxembourg of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
• Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe
• Pierre-Alain Fridez, Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

KEYNOTE SPEECH

• His Royal Highness Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

OPENING (continued)

• Marc Cools, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
• Marko Bošnjak, President of the European Court of Human Right

RESPONSE BY THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

• Michael O’Flaherty, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT 1: 25 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP: REFLECTIONS FROM FORMER COMMISSIONERS ON IMPACT AND RELEVANCE OF THE INSTITUTION

Moderated panel discussion followed by Q&A with former Commissioners present in the room:

• Álvaro Gil-Robles,
• Nils Muižnieks,
• Dunja Mijatović.

Message by former Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg

HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT 2: STANDING UP FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHALLENGING TIMES

Moderated panel discussion followed by Q&A with:

• Peggy Hicks, Director of the Thematic Engagement, Special Procedures, and Right to Development Division, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
• Sirpa Rautio, Director of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency
• Olof Skoog, EU Special Representative for Human Rights
• Tea Jaliashvili, Director Alternate, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

CONCLUDING REMARKS

Michael O’Flaherty, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

RECEPTION

Lobby of the Hemicycle