10:30               Registration 

11:00               Welcoming Remarks 

Cem ÖZDEMIR, Member of the European Parliament, The Greens/EFA

Admiral DASDEMIR, President of the Federation of European Circassians 

Moderator: Zeynel A. BESLENEY, Ph.D., The School of Slavonic Studies, University College London, UK                    

11:20               Part I: "Who are the Circassians?"  

John COLARUSSO, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Anthropology and Department of Linguistics and Languages, McMaster University, Canada 

11:30               Part II: "Preservation and Promotion of the Circassian Language"                        

Speakers:

 Leonard ORBAN, EU Commissioner for Multilingualism - /tbc/

The Treasure that is the Circassian Language

John COLARUSSO 

12:20               Part III: "History of the Circassians - and a Look to the Future" 

Speakers:

Geopolitical features of Circassia throughout history and an interpretation of recent developments in the region

Lars Funch HANSEN, Researcher in Geography and Communication, Copenhagen University, Denmark 

Social, cultural and political formations in Circassian Diaspora in the past and today, relations with the Caucasus

Sefer E. BERZEG, Lawyer, Author and Activist, Turkey 

The Russian final subjugation of Northwestern Caucasus: Colonial Atrocities and European Responsibilities

Irma KREITEN, Ph.D in History, Southampton University, UK 

13:30               Closing remarks 

13:45               Sandwich Buffet  

14:30               Exhibition of The German Society for Nature Conservation (NABU) on nature conservation in the Caucasus

Remarks: Leif MILLER, President of NABU – Cem ÖZDEMIR, MEP 

15:00               Meeting with Hans-Gert PÖTTERING, President of the European Parliament - /tbc/

15:30               Briefing with MEPs representing each of the major political groups on the outcome of the conference 

16:30               Briefing with the delegate from Abkhazia on the recent developments in the region.