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10th EESC Liberal Professions Day

Conference - Preparedness in the EU: the role of the liberal professions

10.30 – 11.20 - Opening session

Welcome address by Martin Böhme, Member of the EESC and Spokesperson for the Liberal Professions Category

New realities require a new level of preparedness

  • Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (Video message TBC)

Keynote speech: Liberal professions as pillars of a resilient Europe

  • Dr Karin Hahne, Vice-President of the German Federal Association of Liberal Professions and founding partner of HFBP Lawyers and Notaries

11.20 - 12.00 - Panel 1: Preparedness in EU policy - priorities, coordination, and regulation

Moderator: Maurizio Mensi, Member of the EESC

  • Grégory Allione, Member of the European Parliament and Co-Chair Intergroup on Resilience: EU’s response and preparedness (Video message)
  • Hanna Jahns, Director for Strategy and Policy, Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO), European Commission: Strategic considerations (TBC)
  • Alison Hunter, Director, Economic and Public Policy Consultancy (EPPC) and Senior Adviser, European Policy Centre: Adopting a structural response to EU preparedness  

12.00 - 13.00 - Panel 2: Preparedness in practice - prevention, continuity, public health 

Moderator: Danko Relić, Member of the EESC 

  • Dr.-Ing. Heinrich Bökamp, President of the German Federal Chamber of Engineers: Resilient infrastructure
  • Daniel Fügenschuh, President of the Architects’ Council of Europe: Preparedness by design 
  • Prof Mary Codd, University College Dublin: Public health systems 

13.00 - 14.30 - Lunch break

14.30 - 15.45 - Panel 3: Digital preparedness - cyber, AI, and new ways of working

Moderator: Rudolf Kolbe, Member of the EESC 

  • Elsa Veloso, CEO at DPO Consulting and Board Member, Portugal National Association of Liberal Professions: Cyber readiness as a basic duty 
  • Dr Anna Maria Bardone, Vice-President of the Permanent Unified Committee of Professional Orders and Colleges: AI tools in professional services: human oversight, transparency and accountability
  • Dr Helena Donato, Director of the Scientific Documentation and Information Service at ULS Coimbra: AI, systematic reviews and communication

15.45 - 16.15 - Closing session

Summary of discussions and final remarks by Martin Böhme, Member of the EESC and Spokesperson for the Liberal Professions Category

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