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1:00 p.m.

Welcome

Markus Russ

Director of the Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung, Brussels Office

1:15 p.m.

Introduction

Dr. Joachim Würmeling

State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Economics Technology

Moderation:

Petra Pinzler, Journalist ‘Die Zeit’

Session I:

Ethic Foundations and Basic Principles of the European Economic and Social Model

1:30 p.m.

• Ab Klink

  Director, Wetenschappelijk Instituut of the Christian Democratic Appell, CDA

• Olivier Debande

  Senior Economist, European Investment Bank

• Frank Debie

  Director, Fondation pour l’innovation Poltique

• Gert Verschraegen

  Post doctoral fellow of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen) Lecturer Catholic UNiversity Leuven

Moderation:

Petra Pinzler. Journalist ‘Die Zeit'

Session II:

Reforming Social Policy Models in Europe – Political and Institutional implications for the EU and for the Member States

3:15 p.m

• Rene van der Linden

  President of the Parlamentary Assembly, Council of Europe

• Angelika Niebler

  Member of the European Parliament

• Jacques Toubon

  Member of the European Parliament

• Adam Tyson

  European Commission, DG Emplayment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Head of Unit, Social Protection and Social Inclusion, Policy Coordination (invited)

4:45 p.m.

Conclusion and Outlook

Dr. Peter Weilemann

Director of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, European Office

5:00 p.m.

End of conference