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09.00 - 09.15 a.m. | Registration and coffee
09.15 - 09.45 a.m. | Opening remarks
- Irena Petraitienė, Permanent Study Group on Disability Rights, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
- Helena Pall, Estonian Presidency
- Marek Plura, European Parliament
09.45 - 11.15 a.m. | Panel 1: State of play on the implementation of the Directive 2000/78/EC
Moderator: Linas Lasiauskas, Permanent Study Group on Disability Rights, EESC
- Dimitris Dimitriou, Legal Officer, Unit Disability and Inclusion, DG EMPL, European Commission
- Ansofie Leenknecht, European Disability Forum
Open floor discussion
11.15 a.m. - 12.45 p.m. | Panel 2: Good practices from the EU
Moderator: Pietro Barbieri, Permanent Study Group on Disability Rights, EESC
- Virginia Carcedo, Inserta Empleo Programme
- Stefan Trömel, International Labour Organisation (ILO)
- Jessica Machacova, European Network of Equality Bodies (EQUINET)
- Sonia Staskowiak, European Association of Services Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD)
Open floor discussion
12.45 - 01.00 p.m. | Closing remarks
- Irena Petraitienė, President of EESC Permanent Study Group on Disability Rights (EESC)
- Ioannis Vardakastanis, member of EESC Permanent Study Group on Disability Rights (EESC)