Programme
European Social Services Conference Programme 2024.
Co-creating Future Social Services.
26-28th June, Flanders Meeting and Convention Centre, Antwerp, Belgium
Programme 2024
- June 25 (Tuesday)
- June 26 (Wednesday)
- June 27 (Thursday)
- June 28 (Friday)
11:00
- 11:00 - 13:00
14:00
- 14:00-16:30
- Free side event organised by the Nordic Welfare Centre
- Open to all delegates registered for the ESSC
- Room: Okapi 3
16:30
Coffee Break
- 16:30 - 17:00
17:00
- 17:00 - 19:00
- Free side event organised by the Association of Flemish Cities and Municipalities (VVSG)
- Open to all delegates registered for the ESSC
- Room: Okapi 3
Council Meeting followed by Partners Reception
- 17:00 - 20:30
- By invitation only
- For ESN Council Members & ESSC Partners
20:00
Deloitte VIP Reception
- 20:00 - 22:00
- By invitation only
09:00
ESN MEMBERS ANNUAL MEETING
- 09:00 - 10:30
- By invitation only
11:00
- 11:00 - 11:25
- Room: Queen Elizabeth Hall
11:25
- 11:25 - 11:50
- Room: Queen Elizabeth Hall
11:50
Social Performance
- 11:50 - 12:00
- Room: Queen Elizabeth Hall
- Hanne Pandelaers from Ell Circo D'ell Fuego performs "C'est Quoi ça" on the German Wheel
12:00
Keynote address and Q&A with Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights
- 12:00 - 12:20
- Room: Queen Elisabeth Hall
12:20
- 12:20 - 13:30
- Room: Queen Elizabeth Hall
13:30
Lunch
- 13:30 - 14:30
- Lunch Policy Discussion with EY: Engage in a conversation about managing increasing demand with limited budgets, touching on the roles of technology, workforce, governance, and processes.
- Lunch Policy Discussion with Microsoft: Join us for a luncheon discussion where we delve into various aspects of policies related to AI and Cloud technology adoption by government social services organizations in Europe.
- Room: Atrium
14:00
- 14:00 - 14:20
- Room: Atrium – Innovation Zone 1
- 14:00 - 14:20
- Room: Atrium – Innovation Zone 2
14:30
- 14:30 - 15:45
15:45
Networking Break
- 15:45 - 16:45
- Visit the Exhibition Area & Innovation Zone
15:55
- 15:55 - 16:40
- Room: Okapi 3
15.55
- 15:55-16:15
- Room: Atrium – Innovation Zone 1
16:20
- 16:20-16:40
- Room: Atrium – Innovation Zone 1
- 16:20-16:40
- Room: Atrium – Innovation Zone 2
16.45
- 16:45-17:45
19:00
- 19:00-20:00
08:30
- 08:30-09:30
09:30
- 09:30-10:30
10:30
Networking Break
- 10:30 - 11:30
- Visit the Exhibition Area & Innovation Zone
10:40
- 10:40-11:00
- Room: Atrium – Innovation Zone 1
11:05
- 11:05 - 11:25
- Room: Atrium – Innovation Zone 1
11:30
- 11:30 - 12:45
- Room: Queen Elisabeth Hall
12:45
Lunch
- 12:45 - 14:00
- Visit the Exhibition Area
13:20
- 13:20 - 13:40
- Room: Atrium – Innovation Zone 1
14:00
- 14:00 - 15:00
15:00
Networking Break
- 15:00 - 15:45
- Visit the Exhibition Area & Innovation Zone
15:15
- 15:15-15:35
- Room: Atrium – Innovation Zone 1
- 15:15-15:35
- Room: Atrium – Innovation Zone 2
15:45
- 15:45 - 16:15
- Room: Queen Elisabeth Hall
16:15
- 16:15 - 17:30
- Room: Queen Elisabeth Hall
19:30
- 19:30 - 23:00
09:00
- 09:00 - 09:45
- Room: Queen Elisabeth Hall
10:00
- 10:00 - 11:15
11:15
Networking Break
- 11:15 - 12:00
- Visit the Exhibition Area & Innovation Zone
11:30
- 11:30 - 11:50
- Room: Atrium – Innovation Zone 1
- 11:30 - 11:50
- Room: Atrium – Innovation Zone 2
12:00
- 12:00 - 13:15
- Introductory Ted Talk
- Policy Roundtable
- Room: Queen Elisabeth Hall
13:15
CLOSURE & INVITATION TO ESSC 2025
- 13:15 - 13:30
- Moving Forward Remarks: Alfonso Lara Montero, CEO, European Social Network (ESN)
