Closing Event. Future Jobs and e-skills in Europe. European e-skills Week March :30 to 17:15 Experimentarium, Hellerup Denmark

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1 :18 menu European e-skills Week 2012 Closing Event Future Jobs and e-skills in Europe 30 March :30 to 17:15 Experimentarium, Hellerup Denmark

2 2 Proposed Programme Clement Kjersgaard 08:30 - Registration 09:00 09:30 e-skills in a Digital Age HRH Crown Princess Mary 09:40 e-skills for Growth Karsten Dybvad, Director General and CEO, Confederation of Danish Industry 10:00 Panels: e-skills for growth, competitiveness and jobs Keynote speeches followed by Roundtables. 1) How to make every European Digital Roberts Kilis, Minister for Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia Morten Løkkegaard, Member of the European Parliament, The Liberal Party of Denmark Antti Peltomäki, Deputy Director-General, European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry 2) The State of Play and Best Practices John Ambrogio, Chairman of the Board of Governors, eskills Alliance Malta Nils Fonstad, Associate Director, INSEAD elab Christian Rupp, Federal Executive Secretary, e-government Austria 11:15 Coffee Break 11:45 Breakout Sessions* 13:15 Lunch VIP policy lunch with industry keynote address Lunch buffet Robot exhibitions 14:10 The Finals of the Robot Sumo Wrestling Competition (in the Foyer) 14:45 e-skills for the knowledge society Morten Østergaard Minister of Science, Innovation and Higher Education, Denmark 15:00 The European e-skills Week Awards 2012 Opening words: Marc Durando, Executive Director, European Schoolnet Alexa Joyce, Senior Corporate Development Manager, European Schoolnet 15:45 Turning e-skills into value How young people can succeed beyond the formal school system through the use of ICT, e-skills and work experience. An encounter between senior industry representatives and Apprentice Dragons. Apprentice Dragons Justin Brown Naomi Johns Karl Ots Dell Anja Monrad Executive Director, Global Consumer Marketing, Dell IBM Kim Østrup, Vice President, IBM Denmark Microsoft Klaus Holse, President, Microsoft Western Europe Nokia Dr. Erkki Ormala, Vice President, Business Environment, Corporate Relations & Responsibility at Nokia Corporation and President of DIGITALEUROPE 17:00 The Digital Future The bottom line. How e-skills can help you find a job. John Higgins CBE, Director-General, DIGITALEUROPE 17:15 Light refreshments and networking

3 3 *Breakout Sessions 1. e-skills: Building the workforce of tomorrow - also women Europe must emerge stronger from the financial crisis. In order to do so our work force must be the best in the world. Therefore all Europeans must possess e- skills. However, it is not easy to attract women to the ICT sector. Why? And what can be done to attract more women? Eva Fabry, Director, European Centre for Women and Technology Target Group: Policy makers, industry representatives, students A Woman in a Man s World Malou Aamund, Director, Enterprise and Partner Group Microsoft Corporation, Denmark The state of play status of women in technology Gwendolyn Carpenter, Chief European Policy Analyst, the Danish Technology Institute Investing in the female talent Europeans strategic long term thinking Kirsti Kierulf, Nordic Director Innovation, Learning and Technology, Accenture A/S How to get girls excited about technology Linda Liukas, Founder, Rails & Girls Experiences from Portugal Margarida Almeida Ribeiro, International Affairs, Knowledge Society Agency (UMIC), Ministry of Education and Science, Portugal e-skills and job opportunities André Richier, Principal Administrator, European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry TechWomen concept inspires young women to make it all the way to the top! Päivi Salminen-Kultanen, Business Director, T-Media 2. Digital Education of the Future Europe s schools must be moved into the digital era. This requires a massive effort amounting to modern educational tools like smart boards, laptop computers and smart phones. It also requires a focus on digital learning materials and methods. But what are the challenges and possibilities of today and how do we move forward? Alexa Joyce, Senior Corporate Development Manager, European Schoolnet Target group: Policy makers, students and teachers Panel: Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen, CEO, Serious Games Interactive Fiona Fanning, European Public Affairs Manager, ECDL Foundation Jacob Kragh, President, LEGO Education Kirsten Panton, Partners in Learning, Regional Leader, Western Europe, Microsoft Toshiba Digital Leaders-pupils from Stretford High School Trafford

4 4 3. Succeeding in today s digital world A discussion and portrayal of the skills according to the youth This workshop explores what we perceive as important skills in order to succeed in a digital world. And at the same time it assesses the portrayal of the digital skilled youth with a critical eye, asking questions such as: who is it that defines what a digital skill is? Why do we need it? What does it look like? The workshop explores the digital reality from a youth perspective, and encourages the participants to contribute with knowledge from their own everyday life when digging into the digital skills of tomorrow. Camilla Wøldike, Policy and Awareness Manager, Awareness Centre Denmark, The Media Council for Children and Young People Panel: Niels Henrik Helms, Director, Knowledge Lab Maj Ritter Klejnstrup, Communications and Information Security Specialist, European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) Thomas Ryberg, Associate Professor, Aalborg University, Department of Communication and Psychology Target Group: Policy makers, students and teachers 4. Why e-skills enhance your Career Opportunities This workshop gives participants the opportunity to meet executives from the ICT industry. An informal dialogue is expected where all questions are welcome. For instance: What is it like to work in this profession? What will it take to become director of a large corporation? What do you do as a CEO? Panel: Jørgen Bardenfleth, General Manager, Microsoft Denmark Kari Forsén, CEO, Steria Sweden Ita Grossman, CEO, IT Maskinen Sweden Pia Rybenfeldt, CEO, Capgemini Kim Østrup, Vice President, IBM Denmark Tom Togsverd, Director, DI ITEK Target group: Students

5 5 5. Robots in Education Build your own robot and defeat your friends! Here you can learn to create a LEGO robot that can perform sumo wrestling. Get familiar with the inspiring and technological robot world. Ole Caprani, Associate Professor, :18 menu Assistants: Morten D. Bech Student Employee, Morten Bruhn Student Employee, Lasse Deleuran, Student Employee, Søren Poulsen, Special Consultant, Target group: Students

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