The Presence Group proudly presents the 10th Annual EWC Conference of The Presence EWC Network which will be held in Brussels on 4 December 2012 in Vandervalk Airport hotel 

Every year, stakeholders involved in European Works Councils and constructive Social Dialogue meet in order to exchange best practices, learn from different experiences and benchmark ways to make EWCs and Social Dialogue work for all.  This year, the focus will be on EWCs and their role in restructuring, the Cercas report on “recommendations to the EU Commission on information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring” and the need for European Works Councils to develop a Roadmap as the way to more added value.

As usual, this event will be highly interactive and there will be lots of time for networking and interaction with our eminent speakers.

We have found that management representatives are often not informed on the Cercas report and its implications. In order to be well prepared for the debates on 4 December, we organize a dinner-debate on the evening of 3 December for management representatives only. In case you want us to organize hotel accommodation for you on the night of 3 December, we will be more than happy to assist you. For any queries and hotel room bookings, please contact Ms Maaike Villavicencio on maaike@presencegroup.eu 

We look forward to welcoming you in Brussels.

Peter Van Den Steene

General Manager

The Presence Group

10.00-10.15	Welcome and introduction
10.15-11.15	EWCs and their role in Restructuring – Panel introductions Business Europe – participant to be confirmed Cercle HRD – Yves Barou, chairman European Commission – Fernando Vasquez, Deputy Head of Unit (DG EMPL/F/3) European Parliament – (to be confirmed) IndustriALL – Luc Triangle, General Secretary Consulting Europa - Mr Pierre Ferracci, Président du Groupe Alpha Panel chair : Luc Janssens - Agoria
11.15- 11.45	Break
11.45 – 13.00	EWCs and their training needs – continuation of panel discussions Business Europe – participant to be confirmed Cercle HRD – Yves Barou, chairman European Commission – Fernando Vasquez, Deputy Head of Unit (DG EMPL/F/3) European Parliament – (to be confirmed) IndustriALL – Luc Triangle, General Secretary Consulting Europa - Michel Agostini, Directeur activité de conseil aux CEE, ConsultingEuropa/SECAFI Panel chair : Luc Janssens - Agoria
13.00-14.00	Lunch
14.00-14.45	Introduction EWC Roadmap and workshop process – Peter Van Den Steene, Presence Group
14.45-15.30	Workshops on training for EWCs: building a joint EWC Roadmap
15.30-15.45	Coffee break
15.45-16.30	Feedback from workshops/discussion of feedback – Tanja Haak, Vergote Group
16.30 – 17.00	Conclusions