From Imperative to Urgency: Investment for Social Inclusion
Conference organised with Council of Europe Development Bank
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Auditorium 3 Calouste Gulbenkian FoundationEuropean societies are undergoing dramatic structural changes. The causes of these changes are widely known. The effects, on the other hand, will depend on our collective (re)action. One thing is for sure: the longer we wait, the more disruptive the impact on social cohesion and living conditions will be. Against this backdrop, two panels will consider the Demographic and Inequality Challenges to Social Cohesion and discuss the Search for Inclusive Growth: Policy Options and the Role of Social Investment.
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Programme
13:30 – 14:00 Registration
14:00 – 14:10 Welcome
Guilherme D’Oliveira Martins, Trustee, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Rolf Wenzel, Governor, CEB
14:10 – 14:30 Opening speech
Fernando Medina Maciel Almeida Correia, Mayor of Lisbon (tbc)
14:30 – 15:45 Panel 1: The Demographic and Inequality Challenges to Social Cohesion
The way Europe addresses the pressing challenges resulting from demographic changes and inequality has a significant impact on social cohesion and political stability. This panel will discuss how Europe’s ageing population, compounded with migration pressures and rising inequalities, jeopardises existing economic and social paradigms. The panellists will analyse the implications of these challenges on social cohesion and assess the policy actions to safeguard and adapt the European model, including at local level.
Moderator:
Carlo Monticelli, Vice-Governor, CEB
Panellists:
Stathis Kalyvas, Gladstone Professor of Government, University of Oxford
Kire Ilioski, Director in the Office of the Executive Secretary, UNECE
Vassil Kirov, Associate Professor, Institute for the Study of Societies and Knowledge at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Felix Ribeiro, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
15:45 – 16:15 Coffee Break
16:15 – 17:30 Panel 2: The Search for Inclusive Growth: Policy Options and the Role of Social Investment
The overarching objective of redefining a more inclusive, resilient society and economic model spans very different aspects: from keeping abreast with new technology, deeply changing labour markets to revamping education and health care systems. This panel will explore the policy options available to cope with these challenges and discuss the role of social investment.
Moderator:
Clara Raposo, Dean, Lisbon School of Economics & Management (ISEG)
Panellists:
Miguel Gaspar, Deputy Mayor for Mobility and Safety of Lisbon
José Miguel Almeida, Member of the Board of Directors of the CMVM
Clara Cruz Santos, Professor, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Coimbra (FPCEUC)
Hilmar Schneider, CEO, Institute of Labor Economics
Maria João Rodrigues, President of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies
17:30 – 17:50 Concluding Remarks
Carlos da Silva Costa, Governor, Banco de Portugal