Programme

Conference - Promoting intergenerational solidarity in the EU

9:30-10:30 Inaugural session

• Séamus Boland, President of the Civil Society Organisations Group, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
• Marzena Okła-Drewnowicz, Minister for Senior Policy, Republic of Poland (Video message)
• Krzysztof Balon, Vice-President of the EESC Civil Society Organisations' Group and rapporteur for the EESC opinion on Promoting European Intergenerational Solidarity – Towards an EU horizontal approach
• Katarina Ivanković Knežević, Director for Social Rights and Inclusion, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission

Moderators: Katrīna Leitāne and Andreas Kruse, EESC members, Civil Society Organisations' Group

10:30-11:30 Session I – Why do we need more solidarity between generations? - Challenges and opportunities

• Heidrun Mollenkopf, President, Age Platform Europe
• Rareș Voicu, President, European Youth Forum
• Claire Champeix, Policy Officer, Eurocarers
• Elisabeth Hidén, Vice-president, European Council of Young Farmers
• Discussion

11:30-11:45 Coffee break

11:45-12:50 Session II – Sharing experiences and learning from each other

• Moira Allan, Leader of the team Europe and the World at OLD’UP France, organiser of the 'Intergenerational festival promoting civic engagement'
• Franco Greco, President of the Association Abitare le Età, project 'Action-research on young caregivers'
• Wioletta Knapik, Professor at the University of Agriculture in Krakow, 'Legislation on intergenerational care in agriculture'
• Larisa Tsvetkova, Board member of Immovielien Network, 'Intergenerational cohousing in Germany'
• Discussion
• Intergenerational dialogue on what we have learnt – Wrap-up by the moderators

12:50-13:00 Concluding remarks

• Séamus Boland, President of the Civil Society Organisations Group