Europe Day 28 April 2023

Full Program & Agenda

The Europe Day is sold out! We kindly ask you to only sign up for the event, if you’re truly able to make it. If unsure, then please leave the spot for someone, who can participate in the event. If you’d like to remove your name from the registration and free up the space for someone else, please write an e-mail request to the Secretary of BPW Europe: carmentaheny@yahoo.ie.

Location: Info Hub – European Parliament

Esplanade Solidarność 1980, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium

https://visiting.europarl.europa.eu/en/visitor-offer/brussels/info-hub

9h30-17h30

Language:           English

Agenda (on-going updates)

Train the trainers for 2024 Women’s rights in Europe

How are EU Institutions working? Women’s rights in Europe what are the policies and legislations? What Women and Women’s organizations can do to contribute? How to engage with EU Institutions? What does mean cooperation with women’s organizations? How getting involved Young Women at EU level and on Women rights?  

9h30      Registration

9h45      Welcome and introduction of the Campaign by the Info Hub

10h00    Exchange: questions and answers with an MEP on women’s right

MEP to be confirmed

11h00    Visit of the European Parliament

10h40 entrance for security

12h00    Lunch (Free time for participants)

14h00    The work of the European Commission on women’s right

Ms Karen Vandekerckhove, Head of Unit Gender Equality (JUST.D.2), European Commission

14h40    Coffee break

15h00    Roundtable on cooperation of women’s organizations

  • Chair: Anu Vicks, BPW Europe Coordinator
  • Moderator: Sheerah Kim, BPW Europe Communication Officer

16h10    Workshops (please register in the morning, no more changes allowed in the afternoon, first come first serve basis)

        BPW Europe: Women leadership

o   Conny Montague, BPW Europe Chair of the WG Learning for Leadership

        EIGE: Cyber violence against women and girls

o   Carlien Scheele, EIGE Director

        EWL: National implementation of Women on Board Directive

o   Konstantina Vardaramatou, EWL Secretary General

17h20    Conclusions

17h30    End of the event