EU Presidency Conference on Migration, The EU in the Global Race for Talents: Challenges and Solutions in Strengthening the EU’s Competitiveness

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[card-collapse][card-collapse-title]About[/card-collapse-title][card-collapse-body]The overall aim of the Estonian EU Presidency Conference on Migration, The EU in the Global Race for Talents: Challenges and Solutions in Strengthening the EU’s Competitiveness, organised by the Estonian National Contact Point (NCP) for the European Migration Network (EMN), is to review the current state of talent migration in the European Union and to encourage an exchange of ideas between key stakeholders in this field.

This event will be a unique platform bringing together key stakeholders in the field of legal migration in Europe, including policymakers from different EU Member States, the European Commission, the European Parliament, EMN National Contact Points, Intergovernmental Organisations (IGOs), Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), the private sector and the general public.

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Day 0 20 September 2017
17:00—18:30 Registration (at Astra building lobby, Narva mnt 29)
Day I 21 September 2017
08:00—09:00 Registration (at Astra building lobby, Narva mnt 29)
09:00—09:10 Welcoming Speech

  • Professor Tiit Land, Rector, Tallinn University
09:10—09:50 Opening Speeches

  • Andres Anvelt, Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Estonia
  • Olivier Onidi, Deputy Director General of the Directorate General Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME), European Commission
09:50—11:20 Session I: The EU in the Global Race for Talents   [Read more…]
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11:20—11:50 Coffee break
11:50—13:20 Session II: Member State Practices in the EU: Competitors or Collaborators?   [Read more…]
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Discussants:

  • Ruth Annus, Head of Migration and Border Policy Department, Ministry of the Interior, Estonia
  • Barbara Hess, Expert at Migration and Integration Research Section, Federal Office of Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Germany
  • Nikolaj Lubanski, Director of Talent Attraction, Copenhagen Capacity, Denmark
  • Yvonne van Hest, Program Director of Brainport Development, the Netherlands
13:20—14:30 Lunch
14:30—15:30 Session III: Companies in the Globalized World   [Read more…]
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Discussants:

  • Professor Will Harvey, Director of the Business, Institutions and Policy Research Cluster, University of Exeter Business School
  • Jo Antoons, Partner and Practice Leader of Fragomen
  • Jurga McCluskey, Head of Immigration at Deloitte UK
  • Alvar Lumberg, Head of Development of Transferwise
15:30—16:00 Coffee break
16:00—17:00 Session IV: Global Talent on the Move   [Read more…]
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17:00—17:10 Group photo of the EMN representatives
19:30—21:30 Reception at the Seaplane Harbour Museum
Day II 22 September 2017
08:00—08:45 Registration
08:45—10:15 Workshop Session I: Attracting Talents
Three strands are running in parallel:
10:15—10:35 Coffee break
10:35—12:05 Workshop Session II: Retaining Talents
Three strands are running in parallel:
12:05—12.45 Standing lunch
12:25—12:40 Workshop Conclusions
12:40—12:50 Closing Remarks
12:50—12.55 Bus leaving for the e-Estonia showroom
13:30—15:00 Presentation at the e-Estonia showroom (by invitation only)

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Videos

Avramopoulos address from EMN Estonia on Vimeo.

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