Summit on Entrepreneurship, One-Person Companies (OPC), Self- Employment (SE) and Future of Work:

Do, 13. Jul 23


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Datum: Donnerstag, 13. Juli 2023

Uhrzeit: 12 Uhr


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Location: Europäisches Parlament

Straße: All. du Printemps,

PLZ u. Ort: 67070 Strasbourg


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Summit on Entrepreneurship, One-Person Companies (OPC), Self-Employment (SE) and Future of Work:
EU Year of Skills
12th & 13th July 2023
European Parliament in Strasbourg

Conference Language: English
Registration: +49 1705834911 or [email protected] (Patrick Wind)

Background
During her State of the Union address on the 14th of September, Ursula von der Leyen, declared 2023 as the "European Year of Skills". With increasing challenges for business in Europe, from climate change to environmental degradation, but also COVID-19, or the Russian invasion of Ukraine, anticipating and preparing Europe's industrial competitiveness and security are of paramount importance. The green and digital transitions, which are necessary pathways to long-term sustainability, cannot fully work without a skilled and educated workforce. The owner of an SME, an employee or a worker of the future will need to simultaneously hone various skills in an increasingly digitalized, interconnected, and competitive economy. Industry needs to be able to prepare, while many companies are already experiencing difficulties in filling posts with workers that possess the necessary skills (e.g. 77% of EU companies reported such struggles in 2019, COM_2022_526_1_EN_ACT_part1_v6.pdf (europa.eu), many of them SMEs). Moreover, already in 2018 according to research from the World Economic Forum, adequate training could provide similar or better work to around 96% of employees threatened by changing technologies (https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_FOW_Reskilling_Revolution.pdf).

A shift in mindset is necessary, with lifelong learning being the new normal, along with upskilling and reskilling. This will not only help in the digital and green transitions, but will also ensure a more resilient economy, that can bend and warp in times of, often unpredictable and fast, changes. This is also apparent with the appearance of growing economies like that of China, India, or Brazil, with which there will be increasing competition. Moreover, it is also important to provide an attractive work environment throughout Europe to draw talent from third countries and cultivate development, innovation, and R&D.

Therefore, we need the private and public sectors, employers and employees, together with entrepreneurs and self-employed people, to work together and to support each other in ensuring a smooth transition for the future.
This is the goal of the SME Connect Working Group on Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment meeting in Strasbourg, which will offer an opportunity to discuss, in person the importance of training, support and cooperation with SMEs.

European Parliament in Strasbourg (EP)
All. du Printemps, 67070 Strasbourg, France
https://goo.gl/maps/iEgyPaCeiQZfcn2s9
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/en

Association parlementaire européenne (APE)
76 All. de la Robertsau, 67000 Strasbourg, France
https://goo.gl/maps/ixyjo7uxAFgEp5HXA
https://www.ape-europa.eu/

 

 


Wednesday
– 12.07

SUMMIT
PART I

 

 

 

16:00

 

Registration &
Entrance

EP

16:30

Sightseeing
Tour

EP

18:00    (Group Picture)



Welcome

 

EP Salon

 

 

 

Angelika Winzig MEP, Chair SME Intergroup, Vice President of SME
Europe


 

Maria Grapini MEP, Vice-Chair Committee IMCO

 

Chairs of the SME Connect Initiative for Self-Employment and
One-Person-Companies

18:15

Keynote


 “The European Year of Skills“


 

 

 

EP Salon


The European Year of Skills puts skills centre-stage. Helping
people get the right skills for quality jobs and helping companies, in
particular small and medium enterprises, address skills shortages in the EU
is what this Year is all about.

 

 

 

Sylvie Brunet MEP (tbc)

EMPL Committee

 

 

Q & A

 

 

 

 

18:45

Panel


“How do we become a
society of lifelong learning Entrepreneurs?”

EP Salon


Europe will need to make major reforms of their vocational and
education and training system . What is the contribution of business,
politics and society to make this “culture” of lifeling learning possible.

Statements


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moderation

Elin McCallum


 


Anna Melenchuk (tbc)


 

Benoit Haecker


 

Katarina Kakalikova


 

Sean Kelly MEP (tbc)


 

Horst Heitz

Director and Co-Founder, Bantani
Education - The EntreComp Community

 

Founder, European Digital
Development Alliance


 
Country Director for France and Belgium, Herbalife


 
Vice President Public Policy Central Europe, Mastercard


 
Board Member SME Connect, Committee ITRE


 
Chair of Steering of SME Connect

Discussion
with Q & A                                  

 

 

 

 

 


20:15

Transport to Dinner

 

 

20:30

SME Europe DINNER

Restaurant

 

 

 

Angelika Winzig MEP, Chair SME
Intergroup, Vice President of SME Europe

 

Maria Grapini MEP, Vice-Chair
Committee IMCO

 

Michael Jäger



Chairs of the SME Connect Initiative
for Self-Employment and One-Person-Companies


  

 


CEO of European Economic Senate,
Secretary General of the Taxpayers Association of Europe

Thursday – 13.07

SUMMIT PART II

 

 

08:15 (Group Picture)

Breakfast “Europe, Politics and OPCs”

APE 
An open exchange about Europe, politics and the daily life of an OPC

Entrepreneur

 

 

Alex Agius Saliba MEP, Committee IMCO (tbc)

Board Member of SME Connect

09:15

Panel “Which Skills does
an Entrepreneur need now and for the future?”


 

 

APE 
What skills do you need as an entrepreneur and what will they be in the future? Where is the trend going in terms of technology, products and service, how is the customer changing? What should you expect of yourself that being an entrepreneur doesn't become a burden.

Statements


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Moderation

Xavier Mirel (tbc)


 
Leena Whittaker (tbc)


 


Elin McCallum


 

Jasmin Leheta


 

Patrick Wind

Horst Heitz

Policy Advisor for Skills EuroChambres


Director of Competitiveness coordinating advocacy on retail and wholesale ecosystem competitiveness, EuroCommerce


 Director and Co-Founder, Bantani Education - The EntreComp Community


OPC-Entrepreneur “JasminLehetaStyling”


 
Founder & CEO of Burnout Network

Chair of Steering of SME Connect

Q & A

 

 

 

 

10:45

Coffee
Break

 

 

 


11:00 

 

 

Panel 

 

 

“The reality for Entrepreneurs in Europe: regulations, technological
change, finance access and taxes - a closer look on  practical knowledge and skills you need in
your daily  life as OPC” 

 

APE 

 


The Reality for OPC: Regulations, Technological Change, Access to
Finance and Taxes - A Closer look at Practical Knowledge and Skills You'll need
in your daily life as an OPC" 

 

 

 

 

Stefan Julinek (tbc) 

 

 


Srita Heide 



Christoph Klenner




Amrit Constanze Rescheneder (tbc)  

 


Michael Jäger

 

Policy Advisor, Bund der Selbständigen –
Gewerbeverband Bayern e.V./ Association of Self-employed – Trade Association of Bavaria e.V.

Entrepreneur in Technology for the
Travel, Tourism & Lifestyle sectors, Investor andBusiness Angel


SME Europe Representative for
Diversity, EESC Member Group III Diversity, OPC-Entrepreneur

 

Head of European Affairs, Österreichischer Sparkassenverband

 

CEO of European Economic Senate,
Secretary General of the Taxpayers Association of Europe

 

Q & A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 :30 

 

 

Lunch 

 

 

APE 

 

 

 

 

Angelika Winzig MEP, Chair SME Intergroup, Vice President of SME Europe 


Maria Grapini MEP, Vice-Chair Committee IMCO 

 

 

 

 

13:45 

Closing 

APE

 

 

Horst Heitz

Chair of Steering of SME Connect

 


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