DRAFT PROGRAMME
Venue of the conference: EESC premises - 99-101, Rue Belliard - 1040 BrusselsOpening plenary session (10 a.m. - 10.30 a.m.)
Mr Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Luxembourg
Mr Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament
Mr Georges Dassis, President of the EESC
High Level Plenary Panel Discussion (10.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.; Q&A from 11.30 a.m.)
Moderator: Mr Philip Blenkinsop, Reuters
Panellists:
- Ms Liina Carr, Secretary Confederal of ETUC
- Mr Markus J. Beyrer, Director General, BUSINESSEUROPE
- Ms Cecilia Malmström, EU Trade Commissioner
- Mr Bernd Lange, Chair of the European Parliament International Trade (INTA) Committee
- Mr Jean Asselborn, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg
Lunch Break (12.30 p.m. - 2 p.m.)
Afternoon Session
Every parallel session will start with four short opening interventions from representatives of business, trade unions, European Parliament, EESC, ILO or other stakeholders, followed by a debate with participants.
Panel sessions (in parallel) (2 p.m. – 3.10 p.m.)
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Economic benefits for SMEs
Moderator: Mr Tom Fairless, The Wall Street Journal
Panellists:
- Mr Jordan Soubieux, CNC-SHOPPING
- Mr Ian Talbot, Chief Executive, Chambers Ireland
- Mr Christofer Fjellner, EPP, European Parliament, INTA Committee
- Ms Gabriele Bischoff, President of the EESC Workers' group
- Mr Luc Hendrickx, Director for Enterprise Policy, UEAPME
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Securing European social standards and labour rights
Moderator: Ms Claire Courteille, Director, ILO - Brussels Office
Panellists:
- Mr Steve Turner, TUC, UK
- Mr Jacek Krawczyk, President of the EESC employers group
- Mr Thomas Händel, GUE/NGL, European Parliament, EMPL Chairman
- Mr Jens Boe Andersen, Danish Metalworkers Union
Coffee break (3.10 p.m. - 3.20 p.m.)
Panel sessions (in parallel) (3.20 p.m. – 4.30 p.m.)
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Transparency, democracy, accountability (meeting room 63)
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Burkhard Hess, Director, Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law
Panellists:
- Mr Luca Jahier, President of the EESC Various interests group
- Ms Milena Angelova, CEEP Executive Vice-President
- Mr Oliver Röpke, Head of European office of the Austrian trade unions
- Ms Dita Charanzová, ALDE, European Parliament, IMCO Committee
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Regulatory cooperation (meeting room JDE 62)
Moderator: Ms Joanna Sopińska, EU Trade Insights
Panellists:
- Mr Reinhard Quick, German Chemical Industry Association
- Mr Guido Nelissen, IndustriALL
- Ms Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl, EPP, European Parliament, INTA Committee
- Mr Petr Zahradník, Czech Chamber of commerce
- Mr Johannes Kleis, BEUC
Closing plenary session (4.30 p.m. - 5.30 p.m.)
Moderator: Ms Poppy Bullock, MLex
Presentation of a summary of panel sessions by the four moderators
Comments by:
- Mr Rudy De Leeuw, President of ETUC
- Mr Arnaldo Abruzzini, Secretary General of Eurochambres
Concluding remarks:
- Ms Maria Åsenius, Head of Cabinet of Ms Cecilia Malmström
- Mr Georges Dassis, President of the EESC