Making Europe the best place to work!

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Making Europe the best place to work!

European Employers Institute

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Date

05 Dec 2018 09:00 to 15:30

Address

Crowne Plaza Hotel

Rue Gineste 3

1210 Brussels

Belgium

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Section

Innovation & Enterprise

Event Location

Brussels

Event Description

How social innovation contributes to competitive and inclusive labour markets

5th December 2018, 9:00 – 15:30 CET

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Rue Gineste 3, 1210 Brussels

9:00 – 9:15

Arrival of participants and welcome coffee

9:15 – 9:30

Opening address

Jurriën Koops, Executive Committee Vice-President, WEC-Europe

9:30 – 10:00

Social innovation in the employment industry: Diverse forms of work and new social safety nets for the 21st century Denis Pennel, Managing Director, WEC-Europe

10:00 – 10:30

Social innovation in the context of the EU employment and social policy agenda Manuela Geleng, Director for the Directorate ‘Skills’, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission

Q&A session

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 – 12:30

Ideas Lab: Social innovation practices in the employment industry

France - New forms of social protection and safety nets (Mathilde Bonnichon, Prism’emploi)
Belgium - Building a career with skill: bipartite training fund tools (Vincent Vandenameele, FFI)
The Netherlands - Flexible but predictable: easing access to mortgages for agency workers (Jurriën Koops, ABU)
Italy – Cooperation between public and private employment services: the voucher system in Lombardy Region (Agostino Di Maio, Assolavoro)
The United Kingdom - Future of Jobs Ambassadors: preparing the next generations for the changing world of work (Tom Hadley, REC)
Spain - Safety first! Guaranteeing decent working conditions for all workers (Marta Lucas, Asempleo

12:30 – 14:00 Networking lunch

14:00 – 15:00 What drives social innovation and contributes to more inclusive labour

markets?

Panel debate (moderated by Cathy Smith)

Alexandra Tzvenkova, European Commission Political Strategy Centre
Erik Pentenga, FNV uitzend/flex - UNI-Europa (European services workers union)
Bettina Schaller, WEC-Europe President
Heinz Becker, Member of the European Parliament (EPP, AT)1
Mark Keese, Head of Skills and Employability Division, OECD

Q&A session

15:00 – 15:30 Closing remarks: Making Europe the best place to work – our 2024 vision for people, companies and societies Bettina Schaller, President, WEC-Europe

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