SOCIAL AND SOCIETAL INNOVATION TO HELP UNEMPLOYED YOUTH

Which role for the Regions, the Member States and the European Union?

Brussels, 4 & 5 December 2012

Maison des Associations Internationales Rue Washington, 40 B – 1050 Bruxelles

TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2012 9.30 – 10.00 Registration of the participants

10.00 – 10.15 Introduction (ARML-idf)

10.15 – 12.30 Findings, challenges, future

Moderator: Christian SAUBLENS – EURADA

• Agnès HUBERT – Bureau of European Policy Advisers – BEPA • Xavier LE MOUNIER – DG Entreprises et Industrie de la Commission Européenne • Massimiliano MASCHERINI – European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and

Working Conditions – Eurofound • Marc VANDELEENE – Manpower Belgium

12.30 – 13.45 Lunch

13.45 – 15.15 Experience and perspectives (1) • Denmark: Margrethe TOVGAARD – UUV Køge Bugt (Youth education) • France: Franck LÉVÊQUE – Puissance 5 Mohamed KHERARFA – Kuehne+Nagel • United Kingdom: Nia LEWIS – Welsh Government EU Office

15.15 – 15.45 Coffee break

15.45 – 17.30 Experience and perspectives (2) • Belgium: Eric VANSEVENANT – Projects 'Technological Campus' and 'City of Skills' • Spain: Julia JARAÍZ – Fundación Comunidad Valenciana • Italy: Region Emilia Romagna

WEDNESDAY 5 DECEMBER 2012 9.30 – 10.15 Experience and perspectives (3) • Netherlands: Michel van Smoorenburg – UWV Uitvoeringsinstituut Werknemersverzekeringen

10.15 – 11.30 Social and societal innovation: A reply to youth unemployment?

Round Table discussion moderated by Christian SAUBLENS – EURADA • Catherine BARBAROUX – Association pour le droit à l'initiative économique (Adie)* • Francesco BIACCIATO – UNDP Brussels Office • Max BULAKOWSKIY – i-Propeller • Roberta DALL'OLIO – ERVET Emilia-Romagna (I) • ARML-idf

11.30 – 12.00 Coffee break

12.00 – 13.00 Conclusions (AMRL-idf) (*) To be confirmed