Day 1: Tuesday 10 September

Tuesday 10 September: Day 1

On the first day of the Forum, we will welcome you to Lyon and kick off the 3rd Forum on Vocational Excellence with a plenary session, including various keynotes and round tables.

Programme

11.00 - 14.00      Arrival and registration at Eurexpo, Boulevard de L'Europe, Lyon

14.00 - 14.15      Opening of the 3rd Forum on Vocational Excellence, with contributions of
                            • Florence Poivey, president of WorldSkills France
                            • Geoffroy de Vitry, High Commissioner for vocational education and training, France
                            • Nicolas Schmit, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights

14:15 - 14:55      Roundtable: For a European definition of excellence in vocational training

                           • Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe, France (TBC)
                           • Manuela Geleng, Director for Jobs and Skills, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
                           • Patrick O’Donovan, Minister of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Ireland (TBC)
                           • VET student (Allview or Give) (TBC)

14:55 – 15:05     High level guest Speaker
                           • Caroline Pascal, Director General for Schools, France

15:05 - 15:45      Roundtable: Discussion on added value and future of the CoVEs
                           • Karine Desroses, Vice-President of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, France (TBC)
                           • Manuela Geleng, Director for Jobs and Skills, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion European Commission
                           • Boudewijn Grievink, Coordinator of CoPCoVEs, The Netherlands
                           • Peter Thiele, Deputy Director for VET policy and head of the BMBF Division for Vocational Training Policy Issues, Germany
                           • Pilvi Torsti, Director of the European Training Foundation

15:45 – 15:55     High level guest Speaker
                           • Jean Arthuis, President of Euro App Mobility, former Minister of the Economy and Finance and European Deputy, France

15:55 - 16:40      Roundtable: Internationalisation with CoVEs (Europe on the move)
                           • Nelly Fesseau, Director of Erasmus+ Education and Training Agency, France
                           • Ola Kukkasniemi, CEO of Wooden Oycompany, Finland
                           • Alessandro Mele, President of the National ITS Association, Give project, Italy
                           • Chiara Riondino, Head of Unit for Vocational Education and Training and Cedefop, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion European Commission
                           • Loukas Zahilas, Head of Department for VET and Qualifications of Cedefop

16h40 – 16:50    High level guest Speaker
                           • Bruno Bonnel, General Secretary for Investment, France

16:50 – 17:10     Concluding remarks
                           • Nicole Belloubet, Minister of National Education and Youth, France

19.00 - 21.00      Opening of World Skills 2024

21.00 - 23.00      Welcome cocktail

Please note that this is a draft program, which may be subject to change.