CESI-logoA CONFERENCE OF CESI EUROPE ACADEMY
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With the financial support of the European Commission

PROGRAM

Symposium : "Promoting diversity within the Public service in the European Union"

Amsterdam, 23-24 June 2011

Place: Dorint Amsterdam Airport Hotel
Stationsplein ZW 951, NL-1117 CE Amsterdam, Netherlands
Infos: http://www.dorint.com/amsterdam

Interpretation : DE, EN, FR, NL, ES, IT


The symposium will be conducted by a professional moderator, Hans W. JABLONSKI.



Wednesday, 22 June 2011

Until 17:00Participants' arrival
18:00-19:00Participants' registration
19:30Welcome dinner at the hotel for symposium's participants


Thursday, 23 June 2011

08:30Registration continues
09:00Opening of the symposium
Dr. Wilhelm GLOSS, President of CESI-Europe Academy
09:10Introductory speech
Helmut MÜLLERS, CESI General-Secretary
09:25Speech
N.N., The Netherlands
09:40Speech
Eric DE MACKER, President of CNV Publieke Zaak, The Netherlands
09:50Speech
Albert VAN DER SMISSEN, President of NCF, The Netherlands

The challenges facing the public service in Europe

10:10Presentation
Fostering Diversity in the Public Service
Oscar HUERTA-MELCHOR, OCDE, France
10:35Questions
10:50Coffee break

Preventing discrimination against public service agents.

Part I: The European legal framework

11:10Presentation
The principles of equality and non-discrimination and how they are applied within the European public service
Mark BELL, Professor at the University of Leicester, United Kingdom
11:30Presentation
European case-law on discrimination within the public service
Gwénaële CALVES, Professor of public law at the Universities of Cergy-Pontoise, France, and Düsseldorf, Germany
12:00Presentation
Preventing discrimination when employing public service agents
Account by the director of human resources of a large scale administration
12:20Questions / Discussion
13:00Lunch

Part II : Workshops

14:00Workshop I : How can we guarantee fair access to the public service and attract people from a variety of backgrounds?
Moderation: Hans W. JABLONSKI
Interpretation: DE, EN, FR, ES
 Case studies
DE: 'A human resources policy linked to demographics: diversified management'
Beatrix BEHRENS, Director of human resources at the German Federal labour agency
NL: 'Beyond the diversity agenda: the search for tools in the Netherlands'
Aaldert MELLEMA, CNV Publieke Zaak
BE: 'Integrating people with disabilities into the public service'
Thierry CONRADS, Founding administrator of Wheelit.be
15:15Discussion
16:00Coffee break
14:00Workshop II : How can we guarantee fair promotions within the public service and guarantee diversity in jobs with a high level of responsibility ?
Moderation: Arthur VAN SCHENDEL
Interpretation: EN, FR, NL, IT
 Case studies
GB: 'Diversity within the British high-level public service'
Randhir AULUCK, Program LEADERS UnLtd
BE: 'Promoting access for women to jobs with a high level of responsibility in Belgium'
Sylvia AKIF, SELOR
NL: 'Diversity program of the city of Amsterdam'
Arthur VAN SCHENDEL, Programmanager Diversity, City of Amsterdam
15:15Discussion
16:00Coffee break

Part III : Debate : To what extent should we resort to positive discrimination within the public service ?
 Kirsten LÜHMANN, Member of the German Bundestag and President of CESI’s commission ‘FEMM’
 Gwénaële CALVES, Professor of public law at the Universities of Cergy-Pontoise and Düsseldorf
Moderated by: Hans W. JABLONSKI
17:00Questions and discussion
17:30End of the first day of work


Friday, 24 June 2011

09:30 Beginning of the second day of work
09:30Presentation of the results of the workshops by the rapporteurs

Part IV : Other instruments for diversity
09:45Presentation
Diversity Charter: the Diversity label of the French Ministry of Finance, Economy and Industry
Christine DREYFUS ARIZA, MINEFI, France
10:10Presentation
Cross-Border mobility of civil servants: testimony of short-term mobility
Stefania TROCINI, Civil Servant, Agenzia delle Entrate, Public Treasury, Italy
10:30Questions
10:45Presentation
Mobility from private to public sector
François TOMAS, HUDSON, Belgium
11:10Questions
11:25Coffee break
11:40Round table discussion
'What kind of civil servant are we looking for?'
Speakers:
Peter HEESEN, CESI President
Eric DE MACKER, President of CNV Publieke Zaak, Netherlands
John HANSEN, Director of FF, Denmark
12:30Summary of the debates
Julio SÁNCHEZ GONZÁLEZ, Vice-President of CESI-Europe Academy
12:45Conclusions
Wilhelm GLOSS, President of CESI-Europe Academy
13:00Symposium's end
Light lunch followed by departure of the participants




The symposium is chiefly financed by European Union funds


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