International ELMI Conference `Securing Skilled Workforces in Europe´

IAB and the Network of European Labour Market Research Institutes (ELMI) organise a policy-oriented conference on `Securing Skilled Workforces in Europe´ in Brussels on October 1st and 2nd, 2024. The event is open to EU policy makers and representatives of the European Commission as well as the Directorates-General.

Date

1.10.2024, 5.00 till 7.00 p.m. (CET)

Venue

You can follow the panel discussion on IAB’s YouTube channel. The livestream will begin at 5:00 pm (CET) on October 1st, 2024, or you can stream the event at any time thereafter.

Programme

Day 1 of the conference will focus on labour market policies. After a keynote from Nicolas Schmit, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, the ELMI institutes will present in four sessions research results on key aspects of securing skilled labour in Europe. Representatives from different directorates of the European Commission will comment on them. In the afternoon, there will be a panel discussion with panelists from EU institutions, academia, and representatives of employers, employees, and national authorities. Day 2 will focus on research. Here, the ELMI institutes will present their latest findings on securing a skilled workforce.

The panel discussion on day 1 (October 1st, 2024) will start at 5:00 pm (CET) with the topic `Does the EU provide the conditions we need for a strong and resilient European labour market?´

Participants are:

  • Christina Gathmann, LISER
  • Janice Schmidt-Altmeyer, Federal Employment Agency, Germany
  • Frank Siebern-Thomas, European Commission Empl, Unit Fair Green and Digital Transitions
  • Ludovic Voet, ETUC
  • N.N., Business Europe

ELMI is the Network of European Labour Market Research Institutes. It was founded in October 2022 by eleven European institutes dedicated to the study of labour markets and employment with a focus on policy advice.