Belgian Presidency
                of the European Union

 

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

 

The Presidency of the European Union supports
employee share ownership and participation

Friday 23 November 2001
Brussels, Egmont Palace, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

9.15 – 9.45                   Welcome and registration
9.45 - 10.15                Opening address
                                 François-Xavier de Donnea *, Minister of State of the Kingdom of Belgium and                                  Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region.
                                 EFES Presidency, EFES – European Federation of Employee Share Ownership.
10.15 – 10.40             Belgian Presidency of the European Union supports new developments in European                                  PEPPER policies
                                 Didier Reynders, Minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Belgium.
10.40 - 11.00              The European Commission takes new political initiative on PEPPER
                                 Anna Diamantopoulou *, European Commissionner
                                 The European Commission will soon publish a Communication on Financial Participation
                                 and an Action Plan.
11.00 - 11.15              Coffee break
11.15 – 12.30             European states support PEPPER policies
                                 Representatives of European Governments
12.30 – 12.45             Employee ownership and participation strenghtens social and economic dynamics
                                 Professor Richard Freeman, Harvard and London School of Economics
12.45 – 13.00             Questions and debate
13.00 - 14.30              Lunch
14.30 - 15.30              European social partners towards PEPPER policies
                                 Emilio Gabaglio *, Secretary General of ETUC - the European Trade Union Confederation.
                                 Georges Jacobs *, President of UNICE – the Union of Industrial and Employer’s
                                 Confederations of Europe
15.45 - 16.00              Coffee Break
16.00 - 17.15              Case stories: companies towards employee share ownership and participation
                                 Four companies top managers telling their experience in employee share ownership.
17.15 - 17.45              Questions and debate
17.45 - 18.00              Conclusion and closing
 
                                 *  = to be confirmed