19:30 - 23:00

Get Together Evening Programme (optional)

08.30 - 09.15 

Registration and Welcome Coffee

09.15 – 10.00

Welcome and introductory remarks

Plenary Hall

Welcome message by the the Ministry of Justice and Public Order, Ms. Keti Andreou

Address by the Minister of Labour and Social Insurance,
H.E. Antonis Vassiliou

Address by the European Commission, DG Employment,
Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Ms. Lina Samuel

10.00 – 10.10

Break

10.10 – 11.00

Diversity strategies for SME - Opportunities and Challenges

Plenary Hall

Dr. Paul Campayne, Focus Consultancy Ltd, UK

Dr. Peter Garside, Kingston University, UK

11.00 - 11.15

Coffee Break

11.15 – 12.45

Good practice examples from SMEs

Plenary Hall

Panel Discussion

Chair: Dr. Paul Campayne, Focus Consultancy

>> Anders K. Kristensen, Denmark

     Aarhus County

>> Jean-Luc Gaidon, France

     NEF, Director

>> Eduardo Barbadillo Díaz, Spain

     Consultant on CSR

12.45 – 14.45

Visit of the EU Information Truck and Lunch

14.45 – 16.15

1st round of workshops

Workshop Rooms

Diversity Strategies for SMEs - Opportunities and challenges in developing your business

(2 workshops on same theme running in parallel)

1 workshop specifi cally for orgaisations that work with SMEs

16.15 – 16.45

Coffee Break

16.45 – 18.15

2nd round of workshops

Workshop Rooms

Dealing with prejudices and steretypes

18.15 - 19.00

Feedback session from workshops rounds 1 and 2

Plenary Hall

Chairs of workshops round 1 and 2

20.00 - 23.00

Conference Dinner

Host: The Minister of Justice and Public Order,
H.E. Sofoklis Sofokleous

09.00 – 10.30 

3rd round workshops 

Workshop Rooms

Diversity strategies—Your company's needs and where to start

10.30 – 11.00

Coffee Break

11.00 – 12.30

Feedback from 3rd round of workshops and lessons learned from the conference

Plenary Hall

Chairs of workshop round 3

12.30 – 13.00

Closing remarks by the European Commission

Plenary Hall

13:00 – 14:00

Optional lunch

15:00 – 18:00

Optional excursion