19th October 2023

8:30  – 9:00

Yolanda Díaz Pérez: Second Vice-President of the Government of Spain and Minister for Labour and Social Economy

Nicolas Schmit, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights.

Ministers Panel:

Moderator

María Emilia Casas Baamonde, Professor of Labour Law and Social Security, Ex President of the Constitutional Court, Elected member of the Council of State.

Intervening

• • • • Belgium: Christie Morreale, Vice-President and Minister of Employment, Training, Healthcare, Social Action, Equal Opportunities and Women’s Rights. Wallon Region, Belgium.
      • Sweden: Johan Pehrson, Minister for Employment and Integration
      • Slovenia: Luka Mesec, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities.
      • Spain: Yolanda Díaz Pérez, Second Vice-President of the Government of Spain and Minister for Labour and Social Economy.

Secretaries of State Panel:

Moderator

María Emilia Casas Baamonde, Professor of Labour Law and Social Security, Ex President of the Constitutional Court, Elected member of the Council of State.

Intervening

• • • • Germany: Leonie Gebers, Permanent State Secretary in the Federal Ministry
        of Labour and Social Affairs.
      • Portugal: Miguel Fontes, State Secretary for Labour at the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security.
      • Romania: Mădălin-Cristian VASILCOIU, State Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity
      • Slovakia: Juraj Káčer, State Secretary at the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and the Family
        

Moderator

Antonio de Luis Acevedo, Managing Director of Fundación Estatal para la Formación en el Empleo (Fundae).

Intervening

Transport sector: Jacobo Cosmen, President of ALSA.

Technology sector: Mª Jesús Almazor, COO Spain, Hispam, Brazil & USA at Telefónica Tech.

Construction sector: Klemens Haselsteiner CEO of Strabag SE (Austria).

“THE EUROPEAN YEAR OF SKILLS: WHY AND FOR WHAT”

12:30 – 13:30

Introduction

Consolación Rodríguez Alba, Technical Secretary General and National Coordinator of the European Year of Skills 2023, Ministry for Labour and Social Economy

Panelist

Jürgen Siebel, Executive Director CEDEFOP: “Skills in transition: moving from a European Year to a decade-long skills revolution”.

Stefano Scarpetta, Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs at OECD: “Skills Needs for the Demografic, Digital and Green Transitions: OECD Evidence”

Moderator

Emiliano Rustichelli, Chair of the Employment Committee (EMCO)

Intervening

Caroline Mancel, Chair of European PES Network, Board Member of Actiris Brussels, Public Employment Service (PES) BE.

Vanessa Ahuja, Board Member of PES DE.

Spiros Protopsaltis, First Vice-Chair of the European PES Network and Board Member of PES EL.

Kathryn Mandla, CEO of National Employment Services Association (NESA), Australia.

Gerardo Gutiérrez Ardoy, Second Vice-Chair of the European PES Network and Board Member of PES ES.

“SKILLS AND THE NEED FOR LIFELONG LEARNING”

PARALELL THEMATIC WORKSHOPS 1

15:30-17:00

Moderator

Federico Muñiz, Deputy Director for Statistics and Information, PES ES, SEPE.

Presenting

Stefan Olsson, Deputy Director-General, Directorate-General Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (DG EMPL).

Enrique Fernandez-Macias, researcher and coordinator of the Employment and Skills team in the Commission’s Joint Research Centre.

Ole Christian Lien, expert at PES NW: Good Practice experience: “Horizon Scan”.

Inga Balnanosiene, Board Member PES LT: Good Practice: Network of regional careers centres.

Ashwani Aggarwal, Senior Skills and Lifelong Learning Specialist (ILO), Skills – Employment Department (tbc).

Carol Lorenzo García, Director of Guidance and Labour Market, Barcelona Activa.

“NOBODY IS LEFT BEHIND”

Sesion dedicated to vulnerable groups 

PARALELL THEMATIC WORKSHOPS 2

15:30-17:00

Moderator

Maru Menéndez González-Palenzuela, Experta in employment.

Presenting

Virginia Carcedo Yllera, General Secretary ONCE/Inserta Foundation: Experts in ALMPs for people with disabilities.

Gregori Cascante, Ingeus General Director: Good Practice of Ingeus and SEPEPA (Authonomous Community of Principality of Asturias), experts on vulnerable groups.

Živa Štiglic, expert PES SI, Good Practice (Youth Employment): Program PUM-O Supporting NEETs in integrating into the labour market.

Konstancja PiĄtkowska, Head of the Strategy Unit in the Labour Market Department, PES PL: Good Practice: Skills upgrading and re-qualification of refugees from Ukraine

Arantza Fernández Espiñeira, Director of the Employment Department and Head of the Innovation Area, Fundación Secretariado Gitano. Access the specialised programme for the incorporation of roma people into the labour market).

Susana Díaz Martínez, Deputy Director of Active Labour Market Policies, Servei Públic d’Ocupació of Generalitat of Cataluña.

María Eugenia Rodríguez Palop, Member of the European Parliament’s Employment Comm.

CENA

20:15 – 22:15

20th October, 2023

THE ROLE OF SOCIAL DIALOGUE IN IDENTIFYING AND IMPROVING SKILLS

09:15 – 10:15

Moderator:

Lucie Studnicna, President of the European Economic and Social Committee EESC Workers’ Group.

Intervening:

Maxime Cerutti, Social Affairs Director Business Europe.

Ludovic Voet Confederal Secretary ETUC.

Valeria Ronzitti, General Secretary SGI Europe.

Véronique Willems, General Secretary, SMEUnited.

Joaquín Pérez Rey, Secretary of State for Employment and Social Economy, Ministry for Labour and Social Economy

WHAT SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENTS ARE NEEDED IN A CHANGING GLOBAL WORLD?

10:15 –  11:30

Moderator:

Dr. Cesare Onestini, Director-General for Agriculture, Fisheries, Social Affairs and Health, at General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.

Presenting:

Ivailo Kalfin, Director Eurofound.

Pilvi Torsti, Director European Training Foundation (ETF).

Anne C. Posthuma, Director ILO-Cinterfor.

Florence Dumontier, Europe Vicepresident World Association of Public Employment Services (WAPES). 

“NOBODY IS LEFT BEHIND: UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AS A TOOL FOR EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS’
IMPROVEMENT” 

The unemployment benefits as an instrument also for employment, upskilling and improvement of employability. 

PARALELL THEMATIC WORKSHOPS 1

12:00-13:30

Moderator:

Niels Lieman, Alternate Member PES NL, UWV.

Presenting:

Ana Climent, Deputy Director Unemployment Benefits, PES ES, SEPE.

Florence Dumontier, Pôle emploi, PES FR.

Fiona Ward (Board Member) or Annette Conroy (Alternate Member), PES IE.

George Karachalios (Alternate Member) Deputy Governor PES EL, DYPA.

“EUROPEAN YEAR OF SKILLS: GOOD PRACTICES OF ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET POLICIES”

PARALELL THEMATIC WORKSHOPS 2

12:00-13:30

Moderator:

Belén Rebollo, Deputy Director of Active Labour Market Policies, PES ES, SEPE.

Presenting:

Javier González López, Fundación Laboral de la Construcción.

Carmen Prieto, Fundación Estatal para la Formación en el Empleo (FUNDAE): Digitalízate plus.

Myriam Bonilla García, Executive Director EDIBON (Innovation).

Francisco Javier Hoyuelos, Vice Chancellor of Permanent Education University of Burgos: Good Practice: “University microcredentials”.

 Thilo Mosch, Head of People Development and Skilling at Technology and Innovation at Deutsche Telekom AG. Good Practice PES DE and Deutsche Telekom: Reskilling4Employment

Luis Ribeiro, Head of the Digital Transition Project Team, PES PT (IEFP): UPskill Digital Skills and Jobs.

Vilma Mostahinic, Alternate Member, PES HR: Credit/Cheque given to unemployed/occupied/vulnerable people.

Nuria B. Chust Martinez, Vice-Councellor of Employment, Social Dialogue and Occupational Safety and Health, Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha: Good Practice: Good Practice: “Cross-cutting approach to depopulation”

Testimonials Conclusions nad Closing Session

13:30 – 14:10