Employment of PWD

Cooperation Between European Enterprises

Towards an Inclusive Labour Market

20th April, 2011

Paris City Hall, 5 rue Lobau, 75004 Paris

09.30 -10.00

Welcome of participants

10.00 -10.15

Opening

Veronique Dubarry, Deputy Mayor in charge of people with disabilities

10.15 -10.30

Introduction 

Hans Vrind,President of Workability Europe and

François Kuentz, Administrator of FEGAPEI andPresident of FEDES

10.30 -11.00

Round table: Which role can play social employers and providers of services for people with disabilities for inclusive labour markets within the European social dialogue?

Moderator: Alain Couture, FEGAPEI -

Speakers: Workability, FEDES, CEEP (tbc)

11.00 -11.30

Debates with participants

11.30 -12.15

The impact of new legislation in France for the inclusion in the labour market of people with disabilities

Speaker: Serge Milano,

formerPrinciple Private Secretary of Marie-Anne Montchamp, Secretary of State forpeople with disabilities when drafting and voting the law of 2005

12.15 -12.30

Debates with participants

12.30 -13.30

Lunch

13.30 -14.30

Round table: Which national and European networks to develop relationships with companies and to favour the inclusion in the labour market for people with disabilities? - Achievements, current strategies and expectations

Moderator: Alain Couture, FEGAPEI -

Speakers:

Leo Kooyman (treasurer of Workability),

Christel Vanroelen (Director of VLAB - Belgium),

Emmanuel Chansou (Executive director of GESAT - France),

Nigel Hopkins (Executive Director of Finance in Remploy - UK),

Andrea Stratmann(Executive director of GWW-Germany) (tbc)

14.30 -14.45

Debates with participants

14.45 -15.00

Break

15.00 -16.00

Round table: Companies' strategies and recent achievements towards the inclusion in the labour market of people with disabilities

Moderator: Emmanuel Chansou

Speakers:

Representatives of French companies, national agency for employment (tbc)

16.00 -16.30

Debates with participants

16.30 -16.45

Summary and conclusions

HansVrind, President of Workability Europe