EMN Czech Presidency Conference

EU and Labour Migration: Needs, Strategies and
Challenges

05 – 06 October 2022, Prague

Topic of the conference

EMN Presidency Conference, titled EU and Labour Migration: Needs, Strategies and Challenges, will discuss labour migration management, cooperation with non-EU countries, assistance and challenges connected with migrant workers already present in the territory of the host country and the attraction of talents and the changes caused by new technologies and digitalisation. Also, special attention will be paid to the impact of refugees fleeing Ukraine on the EU labour market.

Practical information

Venue

  • Prague Congress Centre (Kongresové centrum Praha, 5. května 1640/65, 140 21 Praha 4), Entrance n. 10

Date and Time

  • 5 October from 9.30 to 15.30 – 6 October from 9.30 to 13.15

Format

  • Hybrid – Personal participation by invitation / Online stream available down below without registration

 

Accreditation

  • Accreditation link will be sent to the head of delegation (see practical information document)

Language

  • English (interpretation from/into the Czech language will be provided)

Refreshment

  • Coffee breaks and lunch will be provided on both days of the conference

The conference will feature following guests

Ylva Johansson
European Commissioner for Home Affairs
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Vít Rakušan
Minister of the Interior of the Czech Republic
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António Vitorino
Director General, IOM
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Michael Spindelegger
Director General, ICMPD
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Stefano Scarpetta
Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD
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Jean-Christophe Dumont
Head of the International Migration Division (IMD) of the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD
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Jan Rafaj
Vice-president of Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic
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Maxime Cerutti
Director of Social Affairs Department, Business Europe
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Anita Vella
Head of Unit for Legal Pathways and Integration at DG Home , COM
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Michelle Leighton
Chief of the Labour Migration Branch, ILO
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Paola Alvarez
Senior Regional Thematic Specialist, Labour Mobility and Social Inclusion, IOM
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Neveen El-Husseiny
Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Migration, Refugees and Combatting Human Trafficking, Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Diana Stefanescu
Project Specialist in Labour Migration, ICMPD
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Robert Kiml
Production Vice President at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic
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Vít Samek
Vice President of Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions
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Sjoerd Warmerdam
Program Director, Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, Netherlands
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Philippe Huberdeau
Secretary general, Scale-Up Europe
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Hanne Beirens
Director, MPI Europe
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Diane Angermüller
Head of Section - Legal Migration, DG HOME
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Magnus Ovilius
Head of Sector Forecasting, Preparedness and Policy Monitoring, COM
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Pallas Mudist
Digital Nomad Visa Project Manager, Visit Estonia
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Marina Brizar
UK & Europe Director, Talent Beyond Boundaries
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Holly Asquith
UK Programme Lead, Talent Beyond Boundaries
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Moderators

Ralph Genetzke
Director of Brussels Mission, ICMPD
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Kate Hooper
Policy Analyst, MPI
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Zuzana Vatráľová
Head of the IOM Office in the Slovak Republic
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Pavla Novotná
Director of the Department of Asylum and Migration Policy, Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic
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Tesseltje de Lange
Professor of European Migration Law and Director at Centre for Migration Law (CMR), Radboud University Nijmegen
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Conference stream

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