If you are attending the Employment Week conference in November, I’d like to make you aware of the series of Focus Groups which will be open to all conference ticket holders.
These special interest groups will provide an opportunity for debate on some key employment issues and initiatives, presented by expert speakers.
All groups will be delivered in English and will last 45 minutes. This is the programme in outline (click on each title for more information):
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| Strategic improvements in public employment services | Oscar Scholten, Product Manager, WCC Smart Search & Match; Frank Sijbers, Program Manager Matching at Flemish Employment Service (VDAB) |
| The identification of future skills needs in micro and craft-type enterprises up to 2020 | Dr Bernadette Dilger, University of Cologne; Kurt Schmid, Institut für Bildungsforschung der Wirtschaft; Eckhard Voss, Wilke, Maack & Partner |
| How to facilitate Active Age management in the workplace to enhance competitiveness in Europe | Virginie Delwart, CSR Manager, Johnson & Johnson; Tharien Van Eck, Medical Director Global Health Services, Johnson & Johnson |
| How to skill 292 million European e-citizens! | Microsoft Europe — speaker to be announced |
| Young People: a lost generation or undiscovered talent? | Ginny Lunn, The Prince’s Trust |
| Employing the NEXT Generation | Mike Johnson, Chairman, FutureWork Forum — together with the 3 winners of the Generation Europe/ FutureWork Forum survey ‘Employing the NEXT Generation’ |
| Managing an intergenerational workforce | Deborah Russell, Director of Workforce Issues, AARP |
| Shape the future. Technology transforming the education paradigm: anytime, anywhere learning for all | Microsoft Europe — speaker to be announced |
| The Hidden Majority: Economic inactivity among blind and partially-sighted people | Fred Reid, European Blind Union; Philippa Simkiss, Royal National Institute for the Blind |
If you have not yet booked your conference ticket, it’s not too late! The 2-day conference discusses a wide range of employment-related topics delivered by an international panel of top-quality speakers — see the full programme in 5 languages here. For prices and booking instructions, just click here.
For free attendance at the exhibition, register here today. For information on our range of exhibition stands (starting at just €1000!) click here.
There are only 5 weeks to go! Whatever your choice, make sure you book your visit to Employment Week soon!
With best regards
Coleen Chesters
The Employment Week Team
