Agenda
Please note the agenda will be regularly updated
| Monday, November 2, 2026 | ||
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| Registration | 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | |
| Welcome | 1:30 PM - 1:50 PM | Business Europe Jan Zając, President Polish Organisation of Employers of Persons with Disabilities (POPON) Małgorzata Lorek–President, State Fund for the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (PFRON) Jiri Svarc, Head of unit, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission |
| Inclusion as a competitive advantage | 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Key Note Conversation Chaired by Beatriz Bastião, ILO Orange Ergo Hestia
Nadine Schönwald, Chair of the National Business and Disability Network, Adecco Germany Small Business Representative |
| Context: International Law | EU Law | National law | 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM | Panel chaired by a company/diversity charter Beatriz Bastião, ILO Jiri Švarc, Head of Unit, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and inclusion of the European Commission National Ministry, speaker to be confirmed Monika Slonecka, POPON |
| Business perspective | 3:15 PM - 3:35 PM | Valerie Tiacoh, Director for Societal Objectif Neuroinclusion, France |
| Break | 3:35 PM - 3:55 PM | |
| Incentives | 3:55 PM - 4:25 PM | Monika Chaba, Policy Officer, European Commission National Ministry, speaker to be confirmed Business Europe, speaker to be confirmed |
| Where are the candidates with disabilities? | 4:25 PM - 4:55 PM | Fundacja Aktywizacji Zawodowej Osób Niepełnosprawnych (FAZON), Prezes zarządu Monika Bugajewska-Tykarska, Thomas Bignal, Secretariat General, EASPD |
| Questions and key learning points | 4:55 PM - 5:25 PM | Monika Chaba, Policy Officer, European Commission Bruce Roch, Global head of inclusion diversity |
| Networking event | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | |
| Tuesday, November 3, 2026 | ||
| Case study: Support for businesses through vocational training | 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Dimitris Tourlidas, Head of Supported Employment EEAMargarita, Greece
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| Case study: Public employment services support for businesses | 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM | Janice Altmeyer Schmidt, Director of the German Federal Employment Agency, Brussels PES Network |
| Case study: What/How/When | 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM | Panel chaired by EDF Google, TBC Toyota, TBC EFHOH |
| Break | 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM | |
| Case study: What employers need to know | 11:20 AM - 11:50 AM | Nadia Winiarska, Deputy Director, Social Affairs Department Konfederacja Lewiatan Business Europe SME United, TBC |
| Case study: Role of Trade Unions | 11:50 AM - 12:10 PM | ETUC +One member |
| Questions, key take aways and learning points | 12:10 PM - 1:00 PM | Monika Chaba, Policy Officer, European Commission EDF Adecco |
| Closing | 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | POPON Jiri Švarc, Head of Unit, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission |