High Level EU Presidency Conference on Equality
The High Level Conference on Equality will explore how the EU is uniquely placed in terms of its core values and social model to implement a virtuous circle of equality promotion and competitive advantage.
&w=3840&q=75)
Wednesday, 9 September 2026
Event background
Organised by the Irish EU Presidency, Department of Children, Disability and Equality, the High Level Conference on Equalityopens in new tab will explore how the EU is uniquely placed in terms of its core values and social model to implement a virtuous circle of equality promotion and competitive advantage.
Eurofound’s Head of Working Life Unit, Barbara Gerstenberger will contribute to the panel dedicated to AI and the digital transformation, providing an expert perspective on key issues such as gender equality and how digital transformation impacts the labour market, and highlighting how AI and new technology can improve working conditions and promote fair, inclusive labour markets across Europe.
See:
Contributors
Barbara Gerstenberger
Head of UnitBarbara Gerstenberger is Head of the Working Life unit at Eurofound. In this role, she coordinates the research teams investigating job quality in Europe based on the European Working Conditions Survey and industrial relations in the EU. She joined Eurofound in 2001 as a research manager in the then newly established European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC). In 2007, she moved to Eurofound’s Information and Communication unit as Head of Communication Products, before being appointed Coordinator in the Directorate in 2011. Previously, she worked as senior research officer in the European Metalworkers’ Federation in Brussels. A graduate in political science from Hamburg University, she completed a Master's degree in Public Administration at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
Other events
Explore other Eurofound events.
