Programme

12:45

Official Opening

JA Europe Company of the Year Competition &

European Entrepreneurship Education Summit

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Official Opening

JA Europe Company of the Year Competition &

European Entrepreneurship Education Summit

12:45

	The 2nd European Entrepreneurship Education Summit organised under the High Patronage of Mr. Emmanuel MACRON, President of the French Republic will gather experts in entrepreneurship education, EU and national policy-makers, government officials, educators, business and NGO representatives
	Students from accross Europe having participated in a year-long JA Company Programme and qualifying at a national-level, will compete for the title of JA Europe Company of the Year 2019. Participating teams will present their products/services in a trade fair setting as part of the competition. visit: www.coyc2019.org

 

Lille Grand Palais
1, Boulevard des Cites-Unies
59777 EURALILLE

Room: EUROTOP

(5th floor)

https://www.lillegrandpalais.co.uk/contacts-and-pratical-information/accessibility/

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13:30-17:00

Student companies’ trade fair & pitch presentation

Interactions with students involved in the JA Company Programme

17:00-19:00

Opening Session:
Accelerating uptake of Entrepreneurship Education in Europe

Join an interactive discussion with students, teachers, Ministers and business leaders. How can we accelerate the uptake of Entrepreneurship Education in Europe?

Moderator: Caroline Jenner, CEO JA Europe

Welcome remarks from the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France

• Tanya Mihailova, Deputy Minister for Education, Bulgaria
• Alain Asquin, Ministerial Delegate for Student Entrepreneurship, France
• Irina Kovacs, State Secretary for National Education, Romania

• Marco Settembri, Executive Vice President, Head of Zone Europe, Middle East and North Africa, Nestlé
• Julie Teigland, Managing Partner, EY EMEIA (Europe, Middle-East, India and Africa)
• Arnaldo Abruzzini, CEO EUROCHAMBRES and member of the EE-HUB Advisory Council

• Joan Taló, Teacher representative, Spain

• Carmen Johnsson, Teacher representative, Sweden

09:00-10:30

Launching the Entrepreneurship Education Monitor: understanding the impact of EE on youth and the economy

Moderator: Caroline Jenner, CEO JA Europe

Presentation of the EE Monitor

Panel Discussion

• Slavica Singer, Professor Emeritus of Entrepreneurship at the J.J. Strossmayer University, Croatia; EE seen from the perspective of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
• Martina Dlabajová, Member of the European Parliament; EE and the state of European youth and the economy
• Jonas Prising, CEO ManpowerGroup ; skills for the world of work
• Helena Jansson, Senior Vice President, Finance – International, FedEx Express and member of the EE-HUB Advisory Council ; the importance of business-education partnership in the global economy
• Dana Haidan, Europe Regional Lead for Social Impact, Visa

11:00-13:00

Business-education cooperation to reduce the skills mismatch

The business sector can provide competences in Entrepreneurship Education that the teachers do not have.

• How can the involvement of the business sector be optimised from the skills acquisition perspective?
• Can the cooperation be institutionalized in order to make it more effective?
• What can be done to make VET more attractive?

Session led by Alliance4YOUth and the European Commission DG Employment

Panel discussion

• French Minister of Employment (invited)
• James Calleja, EfVET (invited)
• Manuela Geleng, Director for Skills, DG Employment, European Commission
• Maarit Nyman, Deputy Head of Unit, COSME Programme, Entrepreneurship, SME Envoys, European Commission DG GROW
  
• Inge Gorostiaga Luzarraga, TKNIKA - Basque Centre of Research and Applied Innovation in Vocational Education and Training
• Elise Maury, Deputy Human Resources Director, ENGIE
• Seshni Samuel, EMEIA Executive Member, Area Managing Partner for Talent, EY
• Sandra Bernard, Vice President HR for EU & IMA, Firmenich
• Jeff Bullwinkel, Associate General Counsel and Director of Corporate, External & Legal Affairs, Microsoft Europe
• Christophe Cornu, CEO Nestle France
• Belinda Douglas, Senior Director, Futureforce EMEA & LATAM, Salesforce
• Fadila Hechaichi, Youth Employment Manager, Solvay
• Shareena Hatta, Head of Youth Employment Solutions, The Adecco Group
• Loes Rutten, Board Member, European Youth Forum
• Arnaud Barbot, Centre de Formation Alternance Stephenson
• Jean Arthuis, Former Member of the European Parliament

14:00-16:00

The making of entrepreneurial schools

Moderator: Caroline Jenner, CEO JA Europe

Panel discussion

• Minna Hämäläinen, University of Lappeenranta: presentation of recent research on the role of head teachers in EE
• Frédérique Vidal, French Minister for Higher Education, Research and Innovation (invited); higher education and EE
• Marie Adeline-Peix, Executive Director Regional Partnerships and Territorial Action Directorate, Bpifrance
• Francisco Alvarez Molino, Valencia region, INTERREG Boost IEER Programme Expert
• Shane Spyak, Staff Vice President - JV Integration & Sales, EMEAI, Delta Air Lines
• Andrei Florea, Teacher Representative, Romania
• Epp Vodja, Teacher Representative, Estonia

Discussion: in conversation with educators from the field

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