Simultaneous interpretation requested from French, German, English, Italian, Dutch and Spanish into French, English and Italian

09.00 - 09.30 a.m. | Registration

09.30 - 09.45 a.m. | Welcome and opening session

  • Laura González de Txabarri, EESC member and member of the Study Group

09.45 - 11.00 a.m. | Panel 1 and debate - Avenues of preventing radicalisation

  • Alexandra Antoniadis, Head of Sector Prevention and radicalisation, Unit D2 - Terrorism and radicalisation, DG HOME, European Commission
  • Marguerite Potard, ‎Director for external relations and funding - ‎World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)
  • Jessika Soors, Head of service for deradicalisation and CVE,city of Vilvoorde
  • Lies Cuylaerts, Skills counsellor, Groep INTRO vzw

11.00 - 11.15 a.m. | Coffee break

11.15 a.m. - 12.45 p.m. | Panel 2 and debate - The role of education in preventing radicalisation

  • Lynn Davies, Emeritus Professor of International Education in the School of Education at the University of Birmingham
  • Szilvia Kalman, Team Leader, Unit A1 - Strategy and Investments, DG EAC, European Commission
  • Karin Heremans, GO! Coordination Policy radicalisation & polarisation, Principle GO! Atheneum Antwerpen and Co-chair RAN Education Working Group
  • Claude Heiser, President of CESI Education Trade Council, representative of an education trade union in Luxembourg and vice principle of Athenee de Luxembourg high school

12.50 - 13.00 p.m. | Closing remarks

  • Christian Moos, EESC Member and rapporteur of the opinion on prevention of radicalisation