Programme

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09:30 – 10:00 I Registration of participants 

10:00 – 10:15 I Opening remarks
  • Lucie Studničná, President, EESC Workers’ Group
  • László Andor, Secretary General, FEPS
10:15 – 10:35 I Keynote speech by 
  • Stefan Olsson, Deputy Director General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
10:35 – 11:30 I Algorithmic rule: AI and the future of democracy in Sweden and beyond

Book presentation by:

  • Simon Vinge, Chief Economist, Akademikerförbundet SSR
  • Maja Fjaestad, Associate Professor, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), AI Policy Lab at Umeå University, and former State Secretary for Health, Sweden

Contributions by: 

  • Charlotta Kronblad, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Applied IT, University of Gothenburg
  • Christina Colclough, Founder, The Why Not Lab

First reactions by :

  • Stefan Olsson, Deputy Director General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission 

Followed by Ǫ&A with the public 

Moderated by: László Andor, Secretary General, FEPS 

 

11:30 – 13.00 I An EU initiative for algorithms at the workplace?

Panel discussion with:

  • Andrzej Buła, Member of the European Parliament (EPP), and EMPL Rapporteur of the INL report “Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace”
  • Leïla Chaibi, Member of the European Parliament (The Left), EMPL Coordinator, and Shadow Rapporteur of the INL report
  • Estelle Ceulemans, Member of the European Parliament (S&D) and EMPL Coordinator
  • Tom Bevers, Advisor General and Director International Relations and Socio-Economic Studies, Belgian Federal Public Service for Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue
  • Franca Salis-Madinier, former EESC Member
  • Isabelle Schömann, Deputy General Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)

Followed by Ǫ&A with the public 

Moderated by: Justin Nogarede, Senior Policy Analyst, FES Future of Work

13:00 – 14:30 I Networking lunch and launch of the cultural exhibition “My boss, the algorithm”

 

14:30 – 15:00 I Key findings of the 2023-2024 FEPS-Nordic Digital Programme and highlights of the 2025 – 2026 edition

Inputs by: 

  • Gerard Rinse Oosterwijk, Political Advisor to Member of the European Parliament and S&D Vice President Alex Agius Saliba
  • Monty Aal, Policy Analyst on Digital, FEPS 

Followed by Ǫ&A with the public

 

15:00 – 15:30 I Worker-centric AI in practice: What does it look like?

Tech talk by: 

  • Raymond Kristiansen, Project Manager, Norwegian Association of Engineers and Technicians (NITO)
  • Peder Sefland, Head of the AI Professional Network, Norwegian Association of Engineers and Technicians (NITO) 

Followed by Ǫ&A with the public

 
15:30 – 17:00 I How to develop a capacity building toolkit to support trade unions in their response to AM and AI in the workplace

Inputs by:

  • Isabelle Barthès, Deputy Secretary General, industriAll
  • Cinzia Del Rio, Member of the EESC Workers’ Group, SOC section President
  • Birte Dedden, Director for ICTS, Uni Europa
  • Linda Larsson, Researcher, Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO)
  • Aida Ponce del Castillo, Senior Researcher, European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)

Followed by Ǫ&A with the public

Moderated by: Lucie Studničná, President, EESC Workers’ Group

 
17:00 – 17:30 I Closing remarks
  • Lucie Studničná, President, EESC Workers’ Group
  • László Andor, Secretary General, FEPS