DRAFT PROGRAMME
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
– Welcome by Antonio Tajani, President of the European Parliament
– Věra Jourová, European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality
– Opening by Alia El-Yassir, UN Women Deputy Director at Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
– Keynote speeches by special guests:
Dr Vandana Shiva, author, activist, pioneer, scientific advisor, mother
Michaëlle Jean, Secretary General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
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16.15 – 17.15 Parallel Workshops – block I
Workshop n° 1:
“Women in STEM: progress stalled or being eroded?”
Organised in cooperation with the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)
1 Organised in collaboration with the Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments and Directorate for Democracy Support
Workshop n° 2:
“Global perspective: freedom from violence and empowerment”
Organised in cooperation with the Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG) of the European Parliament
Workshop n° 3:
“Gender-sensitive policy making at the core of inclusive growth”
Organised in cooperation with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
17.30 – 18.30 Parallel Workshops – block II
Workshop n° 4:
“Shall we wait a century to achieve work life balance for women and men?”
Organised in cooperation with Directorate General for Justice and Consumers, European Commission (EC/DG JUST)
Workshop n° 5:
“Global Perspective: Women’s Economic Empowerment and the UN Sustainable Development Goals”
Organised in cooperation with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
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Organised in cooperation with Directorate General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission (EC)
Award ceremony for the EU Prize for Women Innovators announcing the Rising Innovator 2017 and the three winners of the EU Prize for Women Innovators 2017 with
Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation
tbc, Vice-President, European Parliament
Networking Dinner for the EU Prize for Women Innovators with Members of national Parliaments and of the European Parliament and invited guests
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Keynote speeches by special guests:
Lamya Haji Bashar, Yazidi human rights activist, Sakharov Prize laureate 2016 Hauwa Ibrahim, Nigerian human rights lawyer, Sakharov Prize laureate 2005 Rapporteurs’ reporting from workshops
Debate
Concluding remarks: special guests
