European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
2.00 p.m. Registration and coffee
2.30 p.m. Opening statements
- Ms Ulrike RABMER – KOLLER, Vice-President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber and President of the European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (UEAPME)
- Mr Jacek KRAWCZYK, President of the Employers' Group of the European Economic and Social Committee
Part I
- Moderator: Ms. Violeta JELIĆ, President of the EESC Single Market Observatory
2.45 p.m. SMEs in Austria – Economic overview
- Presentation by Mr Devin BICER, Advisor for economic policy, Austrian federal economic chamber (WKÖ)
3.00 p.m. “SMEs go Digital”
- Presentation by Mr Christian RUPP, Special Representative for Digitization, Austrian federal economic chamber (WKÖ)
3.30 p.m. eIDAS for SMEs
- Presentation by Ms Alma-Joy RIDDERHOF, Programme Manager at European Commission - DG CNECT
3.45 p.m. Coffee break
Part II
- Moderator: Ms Christa SCHWENG, President of the EESC Section for Employment, Social Affaires and Citizenship
4.00 p.m. How Serbia prepares the digital era
- Mr Predrag NICOLIĆ, Advisor to the President at the Serbian Chamber of Industry and Commerce
4.45 p.m. The Dual System in the digital era – Challenges and possible solutions
- Ms Melina SCHNEIDER, Head of Taskforce Internationalization of VET (Vocational education and training), Austrian Federal Chamber of Commerce (WKÖ)
- Mr Alfred FREUNDLINGER, Deputy Head of the department of education policy, Austrian Federal Chamber of Commerce (WKÖ)