Beskæftigelsesudvalget 2014-15 (2. samling)
BEU Alm.del Bilag 11
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Inclusive Entrepreneurship in Europe:
Creating Sustainable Employment and Growth
Thursday 24
th
September 2015
Hotel NH Brussels Carrefour de
l’Europe
 BEU, Alm.del - 2014-15 (2. samling) - Bilag 11: Invitation til: Inclusive Entrepreneurship in Europe: Creating Sustainable Employment and Growth, Bruxelles den 24. september 2015
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Inclusive Entrepreunership in Europe:
Creating Sustainable Employment and Growth
Overview
Finding a sustainable way of creating jobs and growth represents a priority in today’s European
economic eco-system, given the extended period of crisis. According to the European
Commission, 85% of the new jobs created during the last five years are due to small and medium
sized businesses. What’s more, they represent 99% of EU enterprises and therefore play a pivotal
role in the transition towards growth, competitiveness and development. A significant role in
this process is played by entrepreneurs, as they are the ones behind these businesses.
Becoming a successful entrepreneur and having a prosperous business entails acquiring the
right skills, either through formal education or informal learning. In this regard, there is a need to
foster an entrepreneurial spirit at an early stage by introducing access to these skills in the school
curriculum as well as by helping educators become facilitators of entrepreneurial aptitudes.
Specific groups such as young people, women and migrants should particularly be encouraged
in their entrepreneurial journey. Youth unemployment currently rates at 23.2% and fostering
young entrepreneurs could help reduce this figure as well as ensure sustainable growth.
Furthermore, women are considered as one of the biggest sources of potential growth and new
jobs in the European Union. They represent 52% of the population of Europe but only account for
34.4% of those self-employed in Europe. Last but not least, migrants also represent an important
pool of potential entrepreneurs as they are often more likely to start businesses compared to
natives. However, migrants must frequently face numerous difficulties such as legal, structural
and cultural barriers which significantly diminish their chances of success.
Another budding creator of jobs and innovations is represented by web businesses, as they
account for 30% of new start-ups at the moment. Digital Start-ups and tech-entrepreneurs have
a substantial potential to increase economic growth. In this sense, measures should be taken to
help entrepreneurs develop their start-ups and have access to the latest digital products and
services.
This International Symposium aims to examine current entrepreneurship practices across
Europe. It sets out to monitor the impact of partnership working, exchange best practice at
local, national and international levels and ensure that current measures are both inclusive
and transposable on a supranational level. The symposium also seeks to integrate European
knowledge in order to help shape sustainable EU-wide inclusive entrepreneurship strategies.
The Symposium will support the exchange of ideas and encourage delegates to engage in
thought-provoking topical debate with local and regional practitioners and policymakers at EU
level.
Why Attend?
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Explore EU initiatives and
developments to promote
entrepreneurship in Europe
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Discuss and support solutions to
introduce entrepreneurship into
Education Systems
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Explore the potential of women and
migrant entrepreneurship
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Assess entrepreneurship practices
and stimulate partnership working at
all levels
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Small Business Federations
Chambers of Commerce
Social Funds
Gender Equality Councils
Local Authorities
Training Managers
Recruitment Advisers
Organisational Development Professionals
Equal Opportunities Officers
Equality, Diversity and Human Rights
Practitioners
Equal Opportunity Ombudsman
Women’s Associations
Women’s Enterprise Agencies
Institutes for Occupational Health
Child Care Service Agencies
Associations for Education and Development
of Women
Institutes for Training and Employment
Institutes for Social Inclusion of Women
Women’s Centres
Anti-Discrimination Agencies
Research Centres for Gender Equalities
Academics and Universities
National Agencies on Gender Equality
Women’s Networks
Trade Unions
Employers’ Associations
Equal Opportunity Agencies
Women’s Lobbyist Groups
Women’s Councils
Women’s NGOs Networks
International and Regional Organisations
National Ministries and Institutes
Confederations of Women’s Organisations
Joint Committees on Women
National Coordinators on Gender Equality
and Equal Opportunities
Social Exclusion Officers
Judges and Lawyers
Human Rights Groups
Disability Forums and Associations
Confederations of Independent Unions
The development of small and medium enterprises (SME) has a crucial role to play in
creating growth and job opportunities. By supporting an enabling environment to invest,
by providing business development services at regional level and by addressing some of
the obstacles to SME development such as access to finance, the EU is contributing to
economic recovery, in particular in the regions most affected by the need to integrate
internally displaced persons.”
- Johannes Hahn,
European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Commissioner
April 2015
Venue and Accommodation
Hotel NH Brussels Carrefour de l’Europe,
Rue Marche aux Herbes, 110
B-1000
Brussels
Enquiries: +44 (0)20 3137 8630
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Inclusive Entrepreunership in Europe:
Creating Sustainable Employment and Growth
Programme
09:15
10:00
10:10
Registration and Morning Refreshments
Chair’s Welcome and Opening Remarks
The Current Landscape for Entrepreneurship at EU Level
• Following Up on the Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan
• Assessing the Importance of Entrepreneurs and Small and Medium-Sized
Enterprises
• Future Recommendations for Policy Action
First Round of Discussions
Morning Coffee Break
Working towards Successful Entrepreneurship: Promoting Access to the Right
Skills-set at an Early Stage
• Incorporating Entrepreneurship into Education Systems
• Exploring the Role of Educators: Presenting the Perspective Project
• Enhancing Entrepreneurial Skills through Informal Learning
• Increasing the Attractiveness of Entrepreneurship among Young People
Second Round of Discussions
Networking Lunch
Realising the Potential of Minority Groups: Women and Migrant
Entrepreneurs
• Empowering Female Entrepreneurs: Tackling Ingrained Gender Bias
• Successful Women in Business: The Importance of Role Models
• Combating Preconceptions about Migrant Entrepreneurs
• Future Recommendations
Third Round of Discussions
Afternoon Coffee Break
Endorsing Web Entrepreneurship in Europe: Current Developments and Ways
Forward
• Fostering an Entrepreneurial Culture to Attract Digital Start-ups in Europe
• Providing Tailored Support Measures for Web Businesses
• Supporting Tech- entrepreneurs: Current Projects
Fourth Round of Discussions
Chair’s Summary and Closing Comments
Networking Reception
Close
* Please note that the programme is subject to change without notice
Event Details
Date:
Time:
Venue:
Thursday 24th September 2015
10:00am – 4:30pm
Hotel NH Brussels Carrefour de
l’Europe
10:40
11:10
11:30
Speakers Include:
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Professor Monder Ram OBE,
Director,
Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority
Entrepreneurship (CREME), University
of Birmingham
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Simone Baldassarri,
Policy Officer,
Directorate-General for Internal
Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and
SMEs, European Commission
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Luc Hendrickx,
Director Enterprise
Policy and External Relations, UEAPME
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Johnny Luk,
CEO, National
Association of College and University
Entrepreneurs (NACUE)
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Leen L. Segers,
COO, Tech.eu
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Rachel Jones,
Founder, Leading
Women UK, Enterprise Foundation
South West, Fit ‘N’ Fun Kids
12:00
12:30
13:30
14:00
14:30
14:50
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15:20
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