09:00h | 1st Debate Panel: EMPLOYMENT VS EXCLUSION
Does the educative model influence in the access to the labour market?
We will look for answers to questions such as:
· Why in many countries there is over-qualification?
· Is the same to be qualified than to be employable?
· When must a young person enter into the labour market?
· Which is the relationship between “school failure” and “social exclusion”?
Intervene:
Mr. Wolfgang Bliem
Director of projects for the Institute for the investigation of qualifications and professional training. Austria.
Mr. Stanislav Ranguelov
Coordinator of the Employment Policies and the European Social Fund for Spain of the DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission.
Mr. Víctor Roncel Vega
Technical Advisor in the Council of Educational Department of Spain in Belgium.
Ms. Marcella Phelan
Assistant Director Planning, Commissioning and Partnerships in Children’s Services Ealing Council. Exyonet Program of United Kingdom.
Mr. Janne Savolainen
Senior specialist Employment and Entrepeneurship Departments Finland.
Moderator:
Mr. Christophe Robeet
Europe Editor France 24.
10:45h | 2nd Debate Panel: CURRICULUM VS TALENT
What do the companies look for in order to hire?
Arguments:
· What offers more possibilities of being hired, a good curriculum or great talent?
· What does the labour market demand in the XXI century?
· Does the educative system adjust to the reality of the labour market?
· Does the school failure kill the talent?
· How can we explain that we have one of the most trained generation and at the same time, with the highest rates of youth unemployment of history?
· Are the intermediation services efficient? Are there more creative solutions?
Intervene:
Ms. Jane Murphy
Staffing Programs Manager, GOOGLE’S EMEA.
Ms. Alice Kooij
Employment and International Youth Policy Officer. Ambrassade/Flemish Youth Council.
Ms. Laura López-Bech
Education Policy Officer in European Youth Forum AISBL.
Ms. Marisol Pastor Nervión
Manager of the technical cabinet of the Foundation Universidad Empresa.
Moderator:
Mr. Christophe Robeet
Europe Editor France 24.
13:30h | SIR KEN ROBINSON TALK
The Element: How finding your passion changes everything.
14:30h | ALFONSO ALCÁNTARA PRESENTS SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCES
Coach and consultant in professional development and employment 2.0.
15:15h | DEBATE EDUCATION VS EMPLOYMENT
Intervene:
Sir Ken Robinson
An internationally recognized authority in creativity and innovation in education and business.
Mr. Pasi Sahlberg
Professor of Practice at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education in Cambridge, MA, USA.
Mr. Luis Fábrica
Meridians International Chairman.
