Conference Programme s3
Conference programme
Gender equality and non-discrimination: experiences and opportunities from the implementation of EU structural funds investments
30 January 2014
“Crowne Plaza”, M.K.Čiurlionio 84, Vilnius, Lithuania
The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania is hosting a conference “Gender equality and non-discrimination: experiences and opportunities from the implementation of EU structural funds investments” to present the results of the Evaluation of the impact of EU structural assistance on the implementation of the horizontal priority “gender equality and non-discrimination”. PPMI Group carried out this evaluation, commissioned by the Ministry of Finance. The conference will discuss the implementation of gender equality and non-discrimination in Lithuania and other countries. The presenters include experts from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland, as well as representatives of EU and Lithuanian institutions. The languages of the conference are Lithuanian and English, with simultaneous interpretation.
Gender equality and non-discrimination were compulsory principles during the programming period of 2007-2013. They will remain obligatory during the next programming period, thus, institutions taking part in the implementation of EU structural assistance, current and potential project managers will benefit from learning from the lessons and good practices of the current programming period.
The Ministry of Finance cordially invites members of the Evaluation Coordination Group, the Monitoring Committee, representatives of other institutions responsible for the implementation and evaluation of EU structural funds, NGOs, project managers, members of the academic community and other experts with an interest in gender equality and non-discrimination to take part.
Programme
09:10 – 09:15 / Official opening of the event
Ramūnas Dilba, Ministry of Finance, Deputy Director of
EU Structural Assistance ManagementDepartment
Session No. 1 / 09:15 – 10:15 / Gender equality and non-discrimination in the context of structural funds
Moderator: Rimantas Dumčius, PPMI Group, evaluation project manager
ESF and Gender Mainstreaming in the EU: possibilities and challenges
Barbara Limanowska, European Institute for Gender Equality, Senior Gender Mainstreaming Expert
Gender equality and non-discrimination policy implementation in Lithuania
Dr. Rūta Brazienė, Kaunas University of Technology, expert in the evaluation project
Presentation of evaluation results
Daiva Repečkaitė, PPMI, expert in the evaluation project
Presentation and screening of promotional film
Coffee break / 10:15-10:40
Session No. 2 / 10:40 – 12:00 / Discussion: best practices and challenges
Moderator Rimantas Dumčius, PPMI Group, evaluation project manager
Working group on horizontal priorities: benefits and challenges Karolina Jermakovičiūtė, Ministry of Finance, Chief Specialist at the Division of Managing Operational Programme for Development of Human Resources
Presentations by project managers (10 min each):
The experience of the project “Let’s do business!”
Rugilė Butkevičiūtė, project manager at Women’s Information Center
Working with employers in the project „MOMA: mobile mothers – new generation employees
Julija Mažuolienė, „New Generation of Women’s Initiatives“
Working with groups experiencing social exclusion in the project „Bahtalo Drom“
Irena Buinickaitė, project manager, Roma Community „Čigonų laužas“
Questions and comments
Lunch / 12:00 – 13:00
Session No. 3 / 13:00 – 14:00 / Experience of neighbouring countries in implementing gender equality and non-discrimination using EU structural funds
Moderator Daiva Repečkaitė, PPMI, expert in the evaluation project
The case of Latvia
Gunita Kakteniece, i-DEA Consult, expert in the evaluation project
The case of Estonia
Dr. Anu Laas, Tartu University, expert in the evaluation project
The case of Poland
Ewa Zajac, gender equality expert, expert in the evaluation project
Coffee break / 14:00 – 14:20
Session No. 4 / 14:20 – 15:45 / Preparation for the next programming period
Moderator Dr. Rūta Brazienė, KTU, expert in the evaluation project
Implementation of the partnership principle in the preparation of strategic documents for the implementation of structural funds in 2014-2020
Ramūnas Dilba, Ministry of Finance
The priority of gender equality and non-discrimination in the context of ex ante evaluation
Alina Makarevičienė, expert in the evaluation project
NGO speak-up session
Open discussion
Participants: representatives of state institutions, project managers, guests from other countries, social partners and NGOs
Closing of the conference / 15:45-16:00 / Concluding remarks