Apr

All Digital Weeks International launch

Name: All Digital Weeks International launch
Start: 2023-04-19T11:00:00
End: 2023-04-19T15:30:00

Event location

Rue de la Loi 42, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

19 April 2023 01:00 PM - 05:30 PM GMT +0200

The opening event of the All Digital Weeks will take place online and in person in Brussels on 19 April 2023. The International high-level event will discuss this year’s campaign and involve representatives from the European Commission, national governments and civil society and industry partners. It will serve as a platform to officially kick off the campaign and highlight its main themes and main objectives of promoting the European Year of Skills and empowering European citizens with the digital tools and skills they need for their studies, jobs, and social inclusion.

Agenda
13.00 Registration and light lunch

14.00 Opening of the event by Altheo Valentini, ALL DIGITAL President

14.05 Keynote address by Commissioner Nicolas Schmit (video message from Strasbourg)

14.20 Keynote address by Brikena Xhomaqi, Secretary General, LLLP (TBC)

14.30 Keynote address by Microsoft (ALL DIGITAL Weeks strategic partner)

14.40 Policy panel – “Digital Skills for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion – from basic to advanced”

Georgi Dimitrov, Head of Unit, Digital Education Unit, DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission
Ana Carrero, Deputy Head of Unit, Vocational Education and Training, CEDEFOP Unit, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union (TBC)
Gina Ebner, Secretary General, European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA)
Jakub Christoph, Secretary General, The Council of European Professional Informatics Societies (CEPIS)
Alessia Sebillo, Executive Director, Diesis Network
Achilles Kameas, Professor, Hellenic Open University (HOU)
Sarah Loriato, Policy Officer, AGE Platform
Moderator: Peter Palvolgyi, Chief Executive Officer, ALL DIGITAL