Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
Inter-parliamentary Committee Meeting
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I ter atio al Wo e ’s Day 2021
Wo e ’s e po er e t a d leadership i Co id ti es
Thursday, 4 March 2021, from 9.00 to 12.00 (tbc)
European Parliament in Brussels, room PHS 1A002 and online participation
DRAFT PROGRAMME
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Welcoming words by
Evelyn Regner,
Chair of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
Opening speeches by
David Sassoli,
President of the European Parliament
Ursula von der Leyen,
President of the European Commission
Keynote speeches by
Ekaterini Sakelaropoulou,
President of Greece
Jacinda Ardern,
Prime Minister of New-Zeland (tbc)
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Panel discussion
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Mia Mottley,
Prime Minister of Barbados (tbc)
Khadija Arib,
Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Isabel Loeb,
medical director at CHU St Pierre, Brussels
Kristel Krustuuk,
Founder and Chief Testing Officer, Testlio
Carlien Scheele,
Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality
Concha Andreu,
Rapporteur of the European Committee of the Regions
on the Gender Equality Strategy
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Organised in collaboration with the Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments