Foundation Forum 2025: Europe’s social model – the key to competitive growth
On 19–20 November 2025, Eurofound is organising its 8th Foundation Forum at IMMA Venues. It is the agency’s quadrennial high-level flagship event which has been running for the past 20 years and is organised in cooperation with the Irish Government.
Foundation Forum 2025: Europe’s social model – the key to competitive growth
20 November 2025
Start
09:00
End
13:00
Start
10:00
End
14:00
Event background
Forum 2025 will mark the agency’s 50th anniversary – a key milestone celebrating five decades of evidence-based contributions to social, employment, and work-related policies across the EU. This landmark event offers an opportunity to reflect on Eurofound’s legacy while looking ahead to the challenges and opportunities that will shape the future of work and society.
Forum 2025 will kick off with a gala dinner event on the evening of 19 November followed by a half-day on 20 November, held alongside Eurofound’s Management Board meeting.
The programme will feature a keynote address, presentations and parallel thematic panel sessions encouraging for discussion audience engagement, as well as a closing plenary session.
The plenary sessions will be livestreamed on our website, with the full event available online after the Forum.
Speakers
We’re delighted to welcome a distinguished line-up of speakers, including:
Micheál Martin
Daniel Susskind
The Mercers’ School Memorial Professor of Business, Gresham College, Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Ethics in AI at Oxford University
Roxana Mînzatu
EVP for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness, European Commission
Li Andersson
Brigid Laffan
Ivailo KalfinAgenda
Contact
For more information, please contact Cristina Arigho.
Cristina Arigho
Senior Communication ManagerCristina Arigho är Senior Communications Manager och Stakeholder Engagement and Promotions Lead vid informations- och kommunikationsenheten vid Eurofound, efter att ha arbetat vid byrån 2012. Dessförinnan tillbringade hon nästan 20 år i Bryssel där hon arbetat i olika roller, många av dem på EU-kommissionen, bland annat som talesperson för GD Sysselsättning, socialpolitik och inkludering (2010–2012) och för GD Budget (2007–2009). Innan hon blev talesperson vid kommissionen var hon pressekreterare vid GD Sysselsättning (2005–2007) och talskrivare åt kommissionären och den dåvarande generaldirektören (2003–2005). Före sina år vid kommissionen arbetade hon för RTÉ radio and television (Irlands nationella television) i Bryssel som produktionsassistent och forskare, och senare som nyhetsproducent. Cristina har en examen i tillämpade språk från University of Ulster i Coleraine, Nordirland.
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