Programme
- Interpretation in English and French will be provided throughout the entire Convention (including field visits, plenary sessions, and workshops).
The program below is indicative.
Day 1 · 30 June 2026 · Field visits
For all participants
9.00 – 18.00
Field visits are organized in the mountain pastures. All visits will depart from and return to Sallanches. More information about the visit schedule will be available below soon.
For Euromontana members
9.00 – 14.00
Two shorter field visits are organized for Euromontana members. Non-members who wish to participate in these shorter visits are also welcome.
Upcoming schedule
Euromontana General Assembly and Board of Directors meeting (for Euromontana members only). Room to be announced.
Starting point: Sallanches | From 9.00 to 18.00
Detailed programme to come.
Starting point: Sallanches | From 9.00 to 18.00
Detailed programme to come.
Starting point: Sallanches | From 9.00 to 14.00
This visit is intended for Euromontana members, as their General Assembly and Board of Directors meeting will take place in the afternoon. Other participants are welcome to join.
Detailed programme to come.
Starting point: Sallanches | From 9.00 to 14.00
This visit is intended for Euromontana members, as their General Assembly and Board of Directors meeting will take place in the afternoon. Other participants are welcome to join.
Detailed programme to come.
Evening | Informal dinner
Day 2 · 1 July 2026 · Conférence
Room: Léon Curral
09.00 | Welcome and registrations
09.30 | Welcome speeches
10.00 | Keynote speech
Severin Duc, Historian of the Alps
10.30 | Tea/Coffee break
11.00 | Parallel workshops
Workshop 1 – Understanding generational renewal and attractivity in agriculture across European mountain ranges
Room to be confirmed
Scope : key drivers and barriers to generational renewal.
Workshop 2 – Ensuring better living and working conditions
Room to be confirmed
Scope : access to services, rural development, working conditions.
Workshop 3 - Biodiversity, grasslands and climate resilience in mountain livestock systems
Room to be confirmed
Scope : The contribution of extensive livestock farming to biodiversity and landscape management, and its adaptation to climate-related risks in mountain areas.
Workshop 4 – Access to land, finance and support structures: removing barriers for new entrants
Room to be confirmed
Scope : Barriers to land access and start-up finance for new livestock farmers, the role of collective support structures, and the policy tools to address them.
12.30 | Lunch
14.00 | Thematic panel - Who will farm tomorrow? Becoming a livestock farmer in mountain areas
The realities of the profession and prospects for careers, skills and meaning in pastoral ecosystems.
15.00 | Thematic panel - Markets, risks and resilience: can the system deliver for future farmers?
Looking at how markets, climate and animal health challenges shape the future of mountain livestock farming.
16.00 | Tea/Coffee break
16.30 | Parallel workshops
Workshop 1 – What potential for technological innovation?
Room to be confirmed
Scope: Assessing the added value of technological innovation to improve productivity, resilience and ecosystem services in grasslands
Workshop 2 – Economic viability in practice: structuring and expanding livestock value chains
Room to be confirmed
Scope : Mixed activities, new value chains, value chain cooperation
Workshop 3 – Extensive livestock farming as a territorial activity: interactions with tourism, nature and energy
Room to be confirmed
Scope: How extensive livestock farming coexists with other mountain activities, and how tensions can be managed through territorial governance
Workshop 4 – Training future professionals for mountain livestock systems
Room to be confirmed
In partnership with the ShepforBio project
Scope: Discussion on training and shepherd schools, fitness of curricula, and cooperation between training and education bodies to deliver the right skills for mountain livestock professions and their wider ecosystem, including grassland management and cooperative coordination.
18.00 | Closing session
18.30 | End of day 2
20.00 | Gala diner
Megève
Jour 3 · 2 July 2026 · Policy conference
Room Léon Curral
09.00 | Opening speech
09.30 | High level policy panel - What place for mountain livestock farming in the post-2027 CAP?
10.30 | Tea / Coffee break
11.00 | High level policy panel - Supporting mountain livestock farming beyond the CAP: how to ensure coherence between policies and levels of governance?
12.00 | Conclusions and Final Declaration
12.30 | Closing lunch
14.00 | VIP field visits (restricted)
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For any question or assistance, please contact info@euromontana.org