Programme

Hybrid public hearing on ''Democracy at work''

Hybrid event via Interactio video conference system and in VMA 3, EESC – Friday, 3 February 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.


09:30 - 10:00 | Testing connections for speakers

10:00 - 11:15 | Panel 1: The state of play at EU level

Moderator: Vasco De Mello, Group I member

Presentation of the opinion: Reiner Hoffmann, EESC rapporteur

Interventions by:

  • Representative from DG EMPL, European Commission (TBC)
  • Dennis Radtke, Member of European Parliament
  • Ricardo Morón Prieto, Ministry of Labour and Social Economy, Spain
  • Aurelio Fernández López, Spanish Permanent Representation to the EU
  • Gijs van Houten, Senior Research manager, Employment Unit, Eurofound

Q&A

11:15 - 12:00 | Panel 2: Digitalisation and democratisation of work: new challenges

Moderator: Reiner Hoffmann, EESC rapporteur

Interventions by:

  • Lisa Herzog, University of Groningen
  • Valeria Pulignano, KU Leuven (TBC)
  • Marjo Miettinen, Chairman of the Board, Ensto Oy (TBC)

Q&A

12:00 - 12:50 | Panel 3: Perspectives from the social partners and the wider civil society

Moderator: Krzysztof Balon, EESC co-rapporteur

Interventions by:

  • Representative from BusinessEurope (TBC)
  • Jean Christophe Sciberras, CEO, New Bridges, Paris
  • Lucia Peveri, Secretary General UILCA Lombardy, Italy
  • Aline Hoffmann, ETUI

Q&A

12:50 - 13:00 | Closing remarks: Krzysztof Balon, EESC co-rapporteur

Participants can speak DE-EN-IT-PT-PL and listen to speak DE-EN-IT-PT-PL.