e-Skills for Jobs High-Level Conference - Programme

08:30 Registration of attendees
09:15 Welcome
  • Giancarlo GRASSO, Vice President ANITEC
09:20 Opening
  • Stefania GIANNINI, Minister for Education, Universities and Research, Italian Republic

Key note speeches

  • Peter PELLEGRINI, Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport, Slovak Republic
  • Sandro GOZI, Under Secretary of State for European Affairs, Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic
  • Michel CATINAT, Responsible for Key Enabling Technologies and Digital Economy European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry
10:00

e-Skills and jobs. A world of opportunities
An overview of market demand for e-Skills in Europe and Italy. A review of trends in digital eskills ICT market and associated job disciplines. An overview of the many career opportunities available involving e-Skills and competences.

Moderator: Marco CAMISANI CALZOLARI

Panel:
  • André RICHIER, Principal Administrator, Key Enabling Technologies and Digital Economy, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission
  • Julian DAVID, Chief Executive Officer, TechUK, Vice President of DIGITALEUROPE
  • Caroline JENNER, CEO Europe, JA-YE Europe
  • Luigi ROCCHI, Technological Strategy Director RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana
  • Federica VILLANI, Graduate, Huawei Italy's Talent Lab
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 Parallel Session
Workshop 1 - EU and national policies - Effects on jobs and growth
First panel: "Can Industry based education accelerate employment and employability?"

Topic: Stimulating new innovation and entrepreneurship

Moderator: Piotr PLUTA, Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs - EMEAR at Cisco System

Panel:
  • Rainer HOLTZ, Head of Building Services and Information Technology, BFE Oldenburg
  • Danny GOORIS, Senior Manager, Oracle Academy
  • Anna WYPIOR, Senior Consultant, SAP University Alliances
  • Ida SIROLLI, Responsable for Research & Education, Telecom Italia
  • Alexander RIEDL, Deputy Head of Unit, DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission

Second panel - How can access to e-Skills and ICT jobs be supported through education and employment services
An overview of European frameworks and industry actions

Moderator: Jane RICHARDSON, Director, Oracle Academy

Panel:
  • Ana Carla PEREIRA, Head of Unit, Skills and Qualifications, DG Education, Arts and Culture, European Commission
  • Marc DURANDO, Executive Director, European Schoolnet
  • Andrzej ŻYŁAWSKI, President, Warsaw School of Computer Science
  • Anne-Marie IMAFIDON, Head of STEMettes
11:30 Parallel Session
Workshop 2 - Succeeding in ICT in all industries; turning e-Skills into jobs
How young people can succeed in many industries through the use of ICT and e-Skills
Moderator: Marco CAMISANI CALZOLARI

Panel:
  • Jan-Eric SUNDGREN, Senior Adviser to the CEO, Volvo Group
  • Marc SUNDERMANN, Director government relations, Bertelsman
  • Augusto ABBARCHI, Senior Vice President, Global Maintenance Go-To-Market, SAP
  • Justyna ŁOJAS, e-Skills for Jobs Polish Ambassador, Senior Engineer Motorola Solutions
  • Antonio CALABRESE, Global Partner, Tata Consultancy Services
  • Laura BONONCINI, Head of Public Policy, Facebook Italy
13:00 Lunch
14:15 The Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs
Inspiring stories from innovative projects, new approaches and creative solutions boosting digital skills in Europe
Moderator: Lucilla SIOLI, Head of Unit, DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission

Panel:
  • Nicola GRECO, Engineering Intern, Mozilla
  • Rennie POPCHEVA, Business Concepts and Strategist, Founder at embrioo.com
  • Alessandra POGGIANI - Director, AGID
  • Dimitris RAFTOPOULOS, Financial Director, European Centre for Women and Technology
  • Ruxandra TRANDAFIR, Instructor, Cisco Networking Academy
  • Diego CIULLI, Senior Policy Analyst, Google
14:15 e-Leaders of Tomorrow
Learn how top leaders from across Europe have become successful. What were the key competences needed to get where they are and how young people learn from their experience. How important were e-Skills in their development
Moderator: Caroline JENNER

Panel:
  • Francesca PATELLANI, Geographic Services Lead and HC&D, Accenture
  • Carlo PURASSANTA, CEO, Microsoft
  • Sergio FASCE, President of the Global Alcatel-Lucent University and COO of Alcatel-Lucent Italy
  • Gary COMAN, Global Director of Learning & Collaboration Engeneering, Cisco
  • Francesco MANCINO, CEO and Co-founder, Leevia
  • JA-YE Alumni
15:30 Coffee Break
16:00 e-Skills Award Ceremony

Moderator: Marco CAMISANI CALZOLARI

e-Skills for Jobs 2014 Awards:

- Young digital talent
- Digital citizenship
- Outstanding use of ICT for teaching
- Digital Entrepreneurship
- Most active job seeker

2014 European Ada Awards

- Digital Impact Organisation of the year
- Digital Woman of the year
- Digital Girl of the year

2014 Kodu Kup Europe
17:00 Conclusion

eSkills and Jobs: the future

  • Stefano QUINTARELLI, MP, Interparliamentary Group for Innovation
  • Julian DAVID, Chief Executive Officer, TechUK, Vice President, DIGITALEUROPE
  • Giancarlo GRASSO, Vice President ANITEC
17:30 End

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