Foundation seminar series: Flexicurity and employability
1st Session 2006: Dublin, 22-24 May 2006
Raymond-Pierre Bodin Conference Centre,
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions,
Wyattville Road, Loughlinstown, Dublin 18
Speakers
Stéphane Carcillo is an economist at the OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour
and Social Affairs, Employment Analysis and Policy Division. He is currently
working on the activation policies in line with the OECD Job Strategy
reassessment. From 2003 to 2005, he worked, as a economist, on labour
market policies at
the Treasury and Economic Policy Directorate of the French Ministry
of Finance. He holds a MBA from ESSEC, a PhD from EHESS and a Ph.D
from the Sorbonne
(University Paris 1). [abstract, pdf, 100KB][presentation, pdf, 317KB]
Sanja Crnković-Pozaić is director of Axis International Consulting. Axis organises
and implements consultancy services in the fields of regional development,
labour market and human resource development. Sanja is currently working
on projects with: OECD - ‘Integrating Employment, Skills and Economic
Development’; the town
of Bjelovar – strategic planning for designing a development plan;
the Croatian Civil Society Development Fund – Decentralization of Funding
and Regional
Capacity Building. She holds a Master's degree in Macroeconomic Planning
and Analysis from the University of Zagreb. [abstract, pdf, 163KB][presentation, pdf, 429KB]
David Foden, from the UK, works as research manager in charge of the European Works Councils
(EWC) project and the company survey on time. He works on the European Industrial
Relations Observatory (EIRO) and on new structures, forms and processes of
governance. After studying economics at Cambridge University, he worked for
the Trade Union Congress, before moving to the European Trade Union Institute
in Brussels where he coordinated research projects on employment policy and
social protection.
Jorma Karppinen is director of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working
Conditions. Previous to his nomination in December
2005, he was director of Business Development at Metso Automation Ltd
in Helsinki, Finland, a global automation
systems manufacturing company. Through
his extensive experience in business development and management over
the past 20 years, Jorma Karppinen has developed a comprehensive understanding
of the industrial changes facing Europe today. Jorma has
an academic
background in engineering and technical physics, including a doctorate
in technology. [presentation, pdf, 2869KB]
Maarten Keune is senior researcher at the European Trade Union Institute in Brussels.
His research interests concern labour markets, industrial relations
and welfare states. He coordinates and participates in a number of
European research
projects on the European Social Model, flexicurity, collective bargaining
and others. He previously worked in the European University
Institute in Florence and in the International Labour Organisation.
[abstract, pdf, 58KB][presentation, pdf, 347KB]
Per Kongshøj Madsen is professor in labour market research at the
Centre for Labour Market Research (CARMA), which is located at the Department
for Economics, Politics and Public Administration, University of Aalborg.
His educational background is in economics, but he has since developed
a broad experience in interdisciplinary analysis. Since 1997, he has
been a
member of the European Commission’s Employment Observatory. His main
research interests are comparative labour market policy and the European
Employment
Strategy. Most recently his research has focused on the concept of
“flexicurity” both as an analytical instrument and as a strategy for
developing a new social
model for Europe. [abstract, pdf, 153KB][presentation, pdf, 524KB]
Brid Nolan, Irish, is the public affairs programme manager in the Customer Relations
Unit of the Foundation. She manages the Foundation’s main event – the
biennial Foundation Forum – and the ongoing programme of visits to
the Member States.
She has been at the Foundation since its first work programme in 1977,
thereby gaining experience of most aspects of the information-communication
area.
She came to the Foundation from the European Commission.
Agnès Parent-Thirion, from France, is research coordinator for the Foundation's Working Conditions
unit. She is currently managing the fourth European working conditions
survey, taking place in 2005. Agnès also works on the European Working Conditions
Observatory, and the company survey on working time and work–life balance.
Before working for the Foundation, Agnès worked with the European Commission
for a number of years.
Donald Storrie was born in Northern Ireland and lived in Sweden for 28 years. He has a BSc
in Mathematics and a PhD in Economics from the University of Gothenburg,
He has previously worked at the Swedish Institute for Social Research
and the Ministry of Labour (both in Stockholm), Ostfold University
(Norway) and
most recently led the Centre for Labour Market Studies (Gothenburg).
His publications include research on the individual consequences of
job loss, temporary employment, the evaluation of active labour market
policy and geographical
mobility. Donald joined the Foundation
in August 2005 as research manager at the EMCC. His main initial focus
is on the European Restructuring Monitor. [presentation, pdf, 281KB]
Roberto Suarez Santos is senior legal adviser in the Labour Relations Department of the Spanish Employers
Organisation (CEOE). His main tasks include participation in negotiation with trade unions within
the national social dialogue and working groups on human resources
and labour relations issues (i.e. working time, temporary work, part time
work, employment
policies); work on comparative analyses and studies related to working
conditions and regulations; and regular representation and defence of the
business points
of view in European and international organisations and forums.[presentation, pdf, 1000KB]
Dr. Manfred Tessaring is head of the area ‘Developing Research’ with
the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) in Thessaloniki, Greece. His main tasks are: the European reporting
system on research in vocational education and training, the international
network
‘Early identification of skills needs in Europe’ (Skillsnet), and contributing
to activities concerning the progress achieved to meet the Lisbon,
Copenhagen and Maastricht goals for vocational education and training.
Manfred Tessaring
holds a doctorate in economics of education. [abstract, pdf, 91KB][presentation, pdf, 780KB]
Guido Vanderseypen is deputy head of the Employment Strategy unit in DG Employment
and Social Affairs of the European Commission. His present responsibilities
include the employment coordination process and evaluation. He previously
worked in Eurostat where he was responsible for indicators of the business
cycle. He also worked in DG Enterprise where he had responsibilities
for restructuring in the steel industry; raw materials and recycling
industries; international cooperation. He studied economics at the
Katholic University
Leuven. [abstract, pdf, 93KB][presentation, pdf, 284KB]
Ton Wilthagen is head of the general policy research programme at the Institute
for Labour Studies (OSA) and the director of the Flexicurity Research
Programme, both based in Tilburg. The Flexicurity Research Programme
is a joint
venture of Tilburg University, Amsterdam University and Aalborg University.
Ton Wilthagen is a member of the working group on social innovation
of the Dutch
Social and Economic
Council. He is, and has been, involved in a range of EU-wide
research projects and networks on occupational issues, transitional
labour markets, labour market flexibility and social protection/social
cohesion, and flexicurity. [abstract, pdf, 102KB][presentation, pdf, 329KB]