Brussels, Belgium20th November 2009

Agenda

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European e-Skills 2009 Conference

Fostering ICT Professionalism

 

Organised by the European Commission (DG Enterprise and Industry) and the European Economic and Social Committee in partnership with CEPIS and the support of the e-Skills Industry Leadership Board

20th November 2009

Brussels

DRAFT AGENDA
08h30 REGISTRATION
09h30 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
 
  • Dr. János Tóth, President of the Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society, European Economic and Social Committee
 
 
   
10h00 THE IMPORTANCE OF ICT PROFESSIONALISM IN SUPPORT OF BUSINESS VALUE
  Panel discussion moderated by Mr. André Richier, Principal Administrator, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission
 
  • Mr. Declan Brady, CTO at Fujitsu Services Ireland and Vice President of CEPIS
 
  • Mr. Adam Banks, Senior Vice President,  Technology Office, VISA
 
  • Mr. Kevin Cooney, Corporate Vice President and Managing Director of EMEA and CIO,  Xilinx
 
  • Dr. Michael Gorriz, CIO Daimler, President EuroCIO and Co-Chair of the e-Skills Industry Leadership Board
   
 10h45-11h00 Coffee Break
   
  11h00 THE IMPORTANCE OF A LONG-TERM E-SKILLS STRATEGY
   Panel discussion moderated by Mr. Daniel Bunch, Deputy Head of Unit, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission
 
 
  •  Dr. Jacob Kirkegaard, Research Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
 
 
   
 11h45 PROGRESS ON THE EUROPEAN E-SKILLS STRATEGY
  Panel discussion moderated by Ms. Maruja Gutierrez Diaz, Adviser, DG Education and Culture, European Commission
 
 
  •  Mr. Terry Hook, Managing Director of Clock-IT-Skills Ltd, and e-Skills UK
 
 
  •  Dr. Hara Klasina, Manager, Digital Economy Policy at DIGITALEUROPE
   
 12h30-13h45 Lunch break
   
 13h45 PROVIDING E-SKILLS FOR NEW JOBS
  Panel discussion moderated by Mr. Robert Strauss, Head of Unit, DG Employment and Social Affairs, European Commission
 
 
  • Mr. Markku Markkula, Team Leader, New Aalto University and Chairman of the Board of TIEKE
 
  • Ms. Caroline Jacobsson, Information and Communications Adviser at the European Metal Workers' Federation (EMF)
 
  • Mr. Frank Mockler, Programme Development Manager, ECDL Foundation
   
 14h30  E-SKILLS AND ICT PROFESSIONALISM FOR INNOVATION
  Panel discussion moderated by Dr. Peter Dröll, Head of Unit, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission
 
  • Mr. Elmar Husmann, Senior Managing Consultant, Strategy and Innovation, IBM and European Learning Industry Group
 
  • Dr. Martin Curley, Director Intel Labs and Director of the Innovation Value Institute, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
 
 
  • Mr. Benjamin Herrmann, Manager University Alliances Germany, Global Communications, SAP
 
  • Mr. Michael Sharpe, Managing Director of MS Consulting & Research Ltd., and Member of the Advisory Board of PIN-SME
   
 15h15-15h30 Coffee Break
   
 15h30 E-SKILLS IN THE POST LISBON STRATEGY
   Panel discussion moderated by Dr. Ken Ducatel, Head of i2010 Unit, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission
 
  • Ms. Anna Maria Darmanin, EESC Member, Vice-President of INT Section, Group II 'Employees', Malta
 
  • Mr. António Bob Santos, Special Advisor to the National Coordinator of the Lisbon Strategy and the Technological Plan, Portugal
 
 
  • Ms. Gabriele Zedlmayer, Vice President of Corporate Marketing and Global Citizenship, Hewlett-Packard  
   
 16h15  CONCLUDING REMARKS
  Dr. Marius-Eugen Opran, Member of the EESC Bureau, Group 1 'Employers', Romania
 
Dr. Jean-Noël Durvy, Director, Innovation Policy Directorate, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commision
   
 16h45 End of Conference