European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
Persons with disabilities as a human capital: their contribution to the economy and society
20 June 2018, 9.30 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.
Room VMA 3, EESC building, Rue Van Maerlant 2, 1040 Brussels
Agenda
09.00 a.m. Registration and coffee
09.30 a.m. Opening remarks
- Marie Zvolská, Study Group on Disability Rights, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
- Krzysztof Pater, Labour Market Observatory (LMO)
09.40 a.m. Panel 1: What policy changes are needed to allow persons' with disabilities to maximize their contribution to economy and society?
Moderator: Christophe Lefevre, Study Group on Disability Rights (EESC)
- Emmanuelle Grange, DG EMPL C3, Disability and Inclusion (to be confirmed)
- Catherine Naughton, European Disability Forum
- Representative, International Labour Organisation (ILO) (to be confirmed)
Open floor discussion
11.00 a.m. Panel 2: What can civil society do to facilitate this process?
Moderator: Gunta Anca, Study Group on Disability Rights (EESC)
- Ignacio Velo, Ilunion, Spain (to be confirmed)
- Kate Nash, Purple Space Network (to be confirmed)
- Marian Monaco, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
- Dirk Rombaut, Passwerk
Open floor discussion
12.30 p.m. Conclusion
- Marie Zvolská, Permanent Study Group on Disability Rights, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
- Krzysztof Pater, Labour Market Observatory (LMO)
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Participants can speak in Bulgarian, Czech, English, French, Italian, Greek, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish and Swedish and
listen to English, French, Czech, Lithuanian, Polish
International sign language interpretation provided