19 March 2012 - Brussels
The Stakeholders opening conference of the European e-Skills Week 2012 will take place on 19 March in Brussels, Belgium. It will bring together all stakeholders – such as high-level public authorities, key industry representatives and research organisations - to discuss the current situation and needs of the e-Skilled workforce.
The event will feature a plenary session on e-Skills policy in practice, as well as panel debates on the topic of e-Skills with both young people and ICT professionals.
Venue: European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
Address: Jacques Delors Building, JDE 62 (6th floor), 99 rue Belliard, B-1040
Time: 19 March, 10.15 - 19.30
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Programme
10.15 Registration
11.00 Welcome
• Anna Maria Darmanin, Vice-President of the European Economic and Social Committee
• Marc Durando, Executive Director, European Schoolnet
11.30 Plenary session: e-Skills Policy in Practice
• Michel Catinat, Head of Unit, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission (PDF)
• Paul Timmers, Director, DG Information Society and Media (PDF)
• Ana Carla Pereira, Head of Unit for Skills and Qualifications, DG Education and Culture (PDF)
• Christian Rupp, Federal Executive Secretary for the eGovernment initiative of the Austrian Government
• Edit Herczog, Member of the European Parliament
• Moderator: Paul Adamson, Editor in Chief E’Sharp
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Panel debate: Increasing e-Skills among the younger generation
• John Vassalo, Vice President - EU Affairs, Microsoft Europe (PDF)
• Carlos Brazao, Managing Director Public Sector, Cisco EMEA (PDF)
• Caroline Jenner, CEO, Junior Young Achievement Enterprise Europe (PDF)
• Gitte Møldrup Nielsen, Director, it-vest, Denmark (PDF)
• Moderator: Nils Fonstad, Associate Director at eLab, a global research center within INSEAD
15.30 Coffee break
15.45 Panel debate: ICT and the workforce: SMEs and practitioners
• Saskia Van Uffelen, CEO, Bull BeLux and board member Agoria ICT (PDF)
• Fiona Fanning, Secretary General, CEPIS (PDF)
• Julien Blanchez, Country Marketing Manager, Google (PDF)
• Dr Jonathan Liebenau, Reader in Technology Management, London School of Economics
17.45 Cocktail: Welcome by John Higgins, Director General DIGITALEUROPE
18.30 Speech: Vice President Antonio Tajani, European Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship
19.30 Close
