European e-Skills Week closing event 30 March 2012 - Copenhagen
The e-Skills Week closing event will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark on 30 March 2012. The event will highlight and reward best e-Skills practice observed throughout the campaign and present recommendations to ensure the sustainability of the event. Special attention will be paid to the impact of skills on productivity and growth and on innovation ability.
The e-Skills Week closing event will take place at the Experimentarium which is both a lively and inspiring location.
The Experimentarium is a non-profit science communication centre that promotes interest in natural science and technology to the general public, with particular emphasis on young people. The Experimentarium allows its visitors to focus on individualised, entertaining and educational experiences that are also of social relevance. This specific venue will be a catalyst for bringing the key target audiences of the e-Skills campaign together.
Date: 30 March 2012
Venue: Experimentarium, Tuborg Havnevej 7, DK-2900 Hellerup, Copenhagen
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Programme
Moderator: Clement Kjersgaard
8.30 - 9.00 Registration
9.30 e-Skills in a Digital Age
HRH Crown Princess Mary
9.40 e-Skills for Growth
Karsten Dybvad, Director General and CEO, Confederation of Danish Industry
10.00 Panels: e-Skills for growth, competitiveness and jobs
Keynote speeches followed by Roundtables.
1) How to make every European Digital
• Roberts Kilis, Minister for Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia
• Morten Løkkegaard, Member of the European Parliament, The Liberal Party of Denmark
• Antti Peltomäki, Deputy Director-General, European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry
2) The State of Play and Best Practices
• John Ambrogio, Chairman of the Board of Governors, eSkills Alliance Malta
• Nils Fonstad, Associate Director, INSEAD eLab
• Christian Rupp, Federal Executive Secretary, e-Government Austria
11.15 Coffee Break
11.45 Breakout Sessions*
13.15 Lunch
• VIP policy lunch with industry keynote address
• Lunch Buffet
• Robot Exhibitions
14.10 The Finals of the Robot Sumo Wrestling Competition (in the Foyer)
14.45 e-Skills for the knowledge society
Morten Østergaard, Minister, Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education, Denmark
15.00 The European e-Skills Week Awards Ceremony
Opening words: Marc Durando, Executive Director, European Schoolnet
Moderator: Alexa Joyce, Senior Corporate Development Manager, European Schoolnet
15.45 Turning e-Skills into value
How young people can succeed beyond the formal school system through the use of ICT, e-Skills and work experience. An encounter between Senior Industry Representatives and ‘Apprentice Dragons’.
• ‘Apprentice Dragons’
Justin Brown
Naomi Johns
Karl Ots
• Dell
Anja Monrad
Executive Director, Global Consumer Marketing, Dell
• IBM
Kim Østrup,
Vice President, IBM Denmark
• Microsoft
Klaus Holse,
President, Microsoft Western Europe
• Nokia
Dr. Erkki Ormala,
Vice President, Business Environment, Corporate Relations & Responsibility at Nokia Corporation and President of DIGITALEUROPE
17.00 The Digital Future
The bottom line. How e-Skills can help you find a job.
John Higgins CBE, Director-General, DIGITALEUROPE
17.15 Light refreshments and networking
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*Breakout Sessions:
1. e-Skills: Building the workforce of tomorrow – also women
Europe must emerge stronger from the financial crisis. In order to do so our work force must be the best in the world. Therefore all Europeans must possess e-skills. However, it is not easy to attract women to the ICT sector. Why? And what can be done to attract more women?
Moderator: Eva Fabry, Director, the European Centre for Women and Technology
Target Group: Policy makers, industry representatives, students
• A Woman in a Man’s World
Malou Aamund, Director, Enterprise and Partner Group Microsoft Corporation, Denmark
• The state of play – status of women in technology
Katarzyna Balucka, Policy & Project Officer, ICT for Inclusion Unit, DG INFSO, European Commission
Gwendolyn Carpenter, Chief European Policy Analyst, the Danish Technology Institute
• Investing in the female talent – European strategic long term thinking
Kirsti Kierulf, Nordic Director Innovation, Learning and Technology, Accenture A/S
• How to get girls excited about technology
Linda Liukas, Founder, Rails & Girls
• Experiences from Portugal
Margarida Ribeiro, Information Society Department, Science and Technology Foundation, Ministry of Education and Science
• e-Skills and job opportunities
André Richier, Principal Administrator, European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry
• TechWomen concept inspires young women to make it all the way to the top!
Päivi Salminen-Kultanen, Business Director, T-Media
2. Digital Education of the Future
Europe’s schools must be moved into the digital era. This requires a massive effort amounting to modern educational tools like smart boards, laptop computers and smart phones. It also requires a focus on digital learning materials and methods. But what are the challenges and possibilities of today and how do we move forward?
Moderator: Alexa Joyce, Senior Corporate Development Manager, European Schoolnet
Target group: Policy makers, students and teachers
• Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen, CEO, Serious Games Interactive
• Fiona Fanning, European Public Affairs manager, ECDL Foundation
• Jacob Kragh, President, LEGO Education
• Kirsten Panton, Partners in Learning, Regional Leader, Western Europe, Microsoft
• Toshiba Digital Leaders-pupils from Stretford High School Trafford
3. Succeeding in today’s digital world
A discussion and portrayal of the skills according to the youth
This workshop explores what we perceive as important skills in order to succeed in a digital world. And at the same time it assesses the portrayal of the digital skilled youth with a critical eye, asking questions such as "who is it, that defines what a digital skill is, why do we need it and how does it look?" The workshop explores upon the digital reality from a youth perspective, and encourages the participants to contribute with knowledge from their own everyday life when digging into the 'digital skills of tomorrow'.
Moderator: Camilla Wøldike, Policy and Awareness Manager, Awareness Centre Denmark, The Media Council for Children and Young People
Target Group: Policy makers, students and teachers
Panel:
• Niels Henrik Helms, Director, Knowledge Lab
• Maj Ritter Klejnstrup, Communications and Information Security Specialist, European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA)
• Thomas Ryberg, Associate Professor, Aalborg University, Department of Communication and Psychology
4. Why e-Skills enhance your Career Opportunities
This workshop gives participants the opportunity to meet executives from the ICT industry. An informal dialogue is expected where all questions are welcome. For instance: What is it like to work in this profession? What will it take to become director of a large corporation? What do you do as a CEO?
Moderator: Tom Togsverd, Director, DI ITEK
Target group: Students
Panel:
• Jørgen Bardenfleth, General Manager, Microsoft Denmark
• Kari Forsén, CEO, Steria Sweden
• Ita Grossman, CEO, IT Maskinen Sweden
• Pia Rybenfeldt, CEO, Capgemini
• Kim Østrup, Vice President, IBM Denmark
5. Robots in Education
Build your own robot and defeat your friends! Here you can learn to create a LEGO robot that can perform sumo wrestling. Get familiar with the inspiring and technological robot world.
Moderator: Ole Caprani, Associate Professor, Aarhus University
Target group: Students
Assistants:
Morten D. Bech Student Employee, Aarhus University
Morten Bruhn Student Employee, Aarhus University
Lasse Deleuran, Student Employee, Aarhus University
Søren Poulsen, Special Consultant, Aarhus University
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Parallel Event
30-31 March 2012, Experimentarium - Hellerup (DK)
Classroom without walls and e-skilled students
Workshop for educators of ECB - European Coordinating Body in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
The ECB project aims to increase the interest of young Europeans in STEM education and careers, by bringing together and strengthening cooperation between schools and industry across Europe.
The first ECB-Workshop for Educators of 2012 will take place on 30 and 31 March 2012 alongside the e-Skills Week Closing Conference at the Experimentarium, Copenhagen. 25 educators and various industry professionals will take part in this 2-day workshop to exchange ideas and meet ECB experts.
Visit ECB – inGenious website: www.ingenious-science.eu