25Th January 2007 Thursday Arrival of Participants

/ CONFERENCE
“Promote Workers’ Mobility in the European Telecom and Media Sectors – Dialogue, partnership and Action” /
EUROPEAN
COMMISSION

PROGRAMME

25th January 2007 – Thursday – Arrival of Participants

19h45 - Welcome drink

20h15 – Dinner

26th January 2007 – Friday

09h30 - 09h45 - Opening and Presentation of the Seminar Programme and objectives.

Speaker: Manuel Gonçalves – President of SINTTAV

09h45 - 10h30 - Presentation of the EU initiative “European Year of Workers’ Mobility 2006”

Speaker - European Commission Representative – Mr. Joseph Jamar

10h30 - 11h00 - Debate

11h00 - 11h30 - Coffee break

11h30 - 12h15 – “Skills: the key for Mobility”

Speaker: Dr. Luis Moura – Portugal Telecom

12h15 – 13h00 - Debate

13h00 – 14h30 – Lunch

14h30 – 15h15 - New approaches to promoting and facilitating international careers:

EUR-ACE: “Accreditation of European Engineering Programmes” - “Professional Card for Engineers”: a “passport” scheme for engineers, recognized throughout Europe.

Speaker: Professor Dr. João Duarte da Silva

European Federation of National Engineering Associations

15h15 – 15h45 – Debate

15h45 – 16h15 - Coffee-break

16h15 – 17h00 – Presentation of the National Reference Point for Vocational Qualifications

Speaker: Engª Lúcia Mestre – DCR/IEFP

17H00- 18h00 - EURES: An European Network for Mobility – Living and working in Europe

Speaker: Dr. António Charana – DEM/IEFP

27th January 2007 – Saturday

09h30 - 10h15 – “Best practice” examples:

Presentation of the “Mobil-net project” and results achieved so far.

Speaker: Eurocadres – Mrs. Gina Ebner

10h15 - 10h45 – What can the Telecoms and media sectors learn and do to advance mobility

Speaker: Mr. Zybelberg Laurent

European Telecom Network Operators (ETNO)

10h45 – 11h15 - Coffee break

11h15 - 12h00 - Mobility of workers: Tools, rights and obstacles.

Speaker: Dra. Ilda Figueiredo

Member of the European Parliament

12h00 – 12h30 – Debate

12h30 - 14h00 – Lunch

14h00 - 16h00 - Round Table Discussion -”The mobility challenge in practice"

a mobility culture for workers: the social partner's perspective

o  Liina Carr, Confederation of Estonian Trade Unions

o  Carlo Parietti, Eurocadres President

o  Carlos Trindade – Executive Committee of CGTP

16h00 – 16h30 – Coffee-break

16h30 – 17h00 - Conclusions and Closing remarks of the Conference

The way forward, Projects and promoting best practices

Speaker: Manuel Gonçalves - President of SINTTAV

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Sesimbra, Portugal, 26-27th January 2007