draft programme - European Microfinance Network

Conference
Review of Employment and Social Developments in Europe in 2015
Brussels, 21 January 2016
Management Centre Europe, 1050 Brussels
Language regime EN-FR-DE
9.00 – 9.30
Opening Statement – Commissioner Marianne Thyssen: Key
features and challenges of the employment and social situation
and how to respond to them
9.30 – 10.45
1st Panel: Optimising Human Capital: skills development and the
role of mobility and migration
Presenters:
Jörg Peschner, Paolo Pasimeni and Konstantinos
Pouliakas(CEDEFOP)
11.00 – 12.15
2nd Panel: The role of social protection in promoting employment
and fighting long-term unemployment
Presenters:
Filip Tanay, Olivier Bontout and Maria Vaalavuo
13.45 – 15.00
3rd Panel: Boosting job creation through self-employment and
entrepreneurship: striking a better balance between flexibility and
security
Presenters:
Ana Xavier and Alfonso Arpaia, Eric Meyermans
15.00 – 16.00
4st Panel: Strengthening the role of social dialogue
Presenter:
Tim Van Rie
16.30 – 17.30
Closing session: Trends and challenges to watch over the
coming years
17.30 – 17.15
Concluding remarks – Michel Servoz, Director-General DG EMPL
(TBC)
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