Institutional part
Moderator: Brian Maguire
14.40 Opening by Christa Schweng, President of the EESC
14:50 Speech by Dubravka Šuica, Vice-President of the European Commission and member of the CoFoE executive board
15:00 Speech by Eva Maydell, MEP and President of the European Movement International
Round Tables
15:10 Panel No. 1: Shared fundamental values for Europe and beyond
Moderator: Brian Maguire
Keynote speaker: Prof. Dr Manfred Nowak, Professor for International Human Rights and Scientific Director of the Vienna Master of Arts in Human Rights
Poll related to the topics of Panel No. 1
Other participants:
- Morten Kjærum, Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
- Helena de Felipe Lehtonen, Vice-President of the EESC Ad hoc group on Fundamental Rights and the Rule of Law (FRRL)
Q&A
15:55 Panel No. 2: Sustainable Economic Recovery, Skills and Innovation
Moderator: Brian Maguire
Keynote speaker: Günther Oettinger, President of United Europe
Poll related to the topics of Panel No. 2
Other participants:
- Stefano Mallia, President of the EESC Employers' Group
- Ivonne Bollow, Global Director Corporate Public Policy at Metro AG
Q&A
16:40 Musical interlude by Brussels Muzieque
16:55 Panel No. 3: Sustainable Social Recovery, job creation and just transition
Moderator: Brian Maguire
Keynote speaker: Ana Mendes Godinho, Minister for Employment, Solidarity, and Social Security of Portugal
Poll related to the topics of Panel No. 3
Other participants:
- Oliver Röpke, President of the EESC Workers' Group
- Luca Visentini, Secretary General of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
Q&A
17:35 Panel No. 4: Sustainable, inclusive and participative societies
Moderator: Brian Maguire
Keynote speaker: Dr Sean Healy, CEO of Social Justice Ireland
Poll related to the topics of Panel No. 4
Other participants:
- Séamus Boland, President of EESC Europe Diversity Group
- Brikena Xhomaqi, Co-president of the Liaison Group, Director of the Lifelong Learning Platform (LLLP)
Q&A
18:15 Final remarks by Cillian Lohan, Vice-president of the EESC
18:25 Closing by Christa Schweng, President of the EESC
End of the event