High-Level Conference
7 May | Porto
Local time
14h00 - 14h20 | Opening session
- Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa
- President of the European Comission, Ursula von der Leyen
14h20 - 14h40 | From Gothenburg to Porto
- Interview with the President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, the Prime Minister of Sweden, Stefan Löfven, and the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Valdis Dombrovskis
14h40 - 14h55 | Implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights
- Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit
15h00 - 17h00 | Workshops (in parallel)
- Work and employment
- Moderator: Fernanda Gabriel
- Opening speeches: Guy Ryder, Director-General of the ILO
- Skills and innovation
- Moderator: Andrea Bonanni
- Opening speeches: Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD
- Welfare state and social protection
- Moderator: Martin Sandbu
- Opening speeches: Bea Cantillon, Full Professor, University of Antwerp
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17h15-18h30 | Closing session
Speeches from social partners and civil society:
- European Trade Union Confederation
- Business Europe
- SGIEurope
- SMEUnited
- Social Platform
Remarks by:
- President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli
- President of the European Council, Charles Michel
- President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen
- Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa
Presentation of the results of the High-Level Conference
Video presentation “Future in the Making”
18h40 | Press Conference
