Evelyn Collins, of the Equinet Executive Board, Chief Executive of the 10:30 11:00 – Equality Commission for Northern Ireland Promoting equality in a challenging environment Keynote speech Frans Timmermans First Vice President of the European Commission A view from equality bodies Adam Bodnar Commissioner for Human Rights, Poland Evelyn Collins of the Equinet Executive Board 11:00 13:00 – Chief Executive of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland Governmental Perspective Anna-Maja Henriksson MP and Former Minister for Justice (2011-2015), Finland Alice Bah Kuhnke Minister of for Culture and Democracy, Sweden (TBC) Rositsa Todorova Dimitrova Deputy Minister for Labour and Social policy, Bulgaria (TBC) Questions & Answers 13:00 14:30 Lunch break & networking – Visions for the future: Prospects and challenges for equality bodies in Europe European Panel Michael O’Flaherty MEP Claude Moraes Director Chair of the EP Committee on Civil European Union Agency for Fundamental Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Rights (FRA) Virginija Langbakk Birgit Van Hout Director Regional Representative for Europe, European Institute for Gender UN Human Rights Office (UN OHCHR) Equality (EIGE) 14:30 16:30 Nils Muižnieks – Commissioner for Human Rights , Council of Europe (video address) Equality Body Perspective Constance Rivière Tena Einwalter Šimonović Secretary General Deputy Ombudswoman, Croatia Defender of Rights, France Questions & Answers Concluding remarks 16:30 16:45 – Anne Gaspard, Executive Director of Equinet
10:30 – 11:00 Evelyn Collins, of the Equinet Executive Board, Chief Executive of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland Promoting equality in a challenging environment 11:00 – 13:00 Keynote speech Frans Timmermans First Vice President of the European Commission A view from equality bodies Adam Bodnar Commissioner for Human Rights, Poland Evelyn Collins of the Equinet Executive Board Chief Executive of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland Governmental Perspective Anna-Maja Henriksson MP and Former Minister for Justice (2011-2015), Finland Alice Bah Kuhnke Minister of for Culture and Democracy, Sweden (TBC) Rositsa Todorova Dimitrova Deputy Minister for Labour and Social policy, Bulgaria (TBC) Questions & Answers 13:00 – 14:30 Lunch break & networking Visions for the future: Prospects and challenges for equality bodies in Europe 14:30 – 16:30 European Panel MEP Claude Moraes Chair of the EP Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Michael O’Flaherty Director European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) Virginija Langbakk Director European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) Birgit Van Hout Regional Representative for Europe, UN Human Rights Office (UN OHCHR) Nils Muižnieks Commissioner for Human Rights , Council of Europe (video address) Equality Body Perspective Tena Šimonović Einwalter Deputy Ombudswoman, Croatia Constance Rivière Secretary General Defender of Rights, France Questions & Answers 16:30 – 16:45 Concluding remarks Anne Gaspard, Executive Director of Equinet
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