High-Level Conference The Role of the Youth Guarantee in the Implementation of the Structural Fund Programmes 2014-2020 Meeting venue: EX-GIL PALACE- Molise Cultura Foundation Via Milano 15 – 86100 Campobasso (Italy) 28 November 2014 - 10.00 - 16.00 DRAFT AGENDA (Interpretation provided in Italian and English) 10.00 Welcome addresses • Paolo di Laura Frattura, President of Molise Region, Italy • Antonio Battista, Mayor of the City of Campobasso, Italy Need for implementing the Youth Guarantee: Trends, challenges and opportunities in the EU Labour Market 11.15 • Arturo Siniscalchi, Area Director, Formez PA - Supporting Public administrations capacity building in the labour market: Formez PA experience • Francesco Cocco, Project Coordinator AdriGov and Secretary General of Euroregione AdriaticoIonica • Cllr Drew Hendry, Leader of the Council Highland Council, Vice-President of the CPMR Panel discussion I - Achieving a smoother transition between Education and Labour Market and avoiding skills mismatching Introduction: Michele Petraroia, Minister for Employment of the Region Molise • Elisabeth Morin-Chartier, MEP, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, Former rapporteur on the European Social Fund • Giovanna Sacco, Italian Ministry of Labor and social policy • Eleni Marianou, Secretary General of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions • Jure Stanjnbaher, Board Member of the European Youth Forum • Massimo Pillarella, Coordinator for the Molise Region of the Youth Guarantee Task Force Draft Agenda - High-Level Conference: The Role of the Youth Guarantee in the Implementation of the Structural Fund Programmes 2014-2020 - 28 November 2014 – Campobasso (IT) – p.1 - Latest update: 24/11/2014 Q&A session 12.30 13.45 Lunch Panel discussion II – Exchanges of good practises among Regions Introduction: Michele Petraroia, Minister for Employment of the Region Molise Moderator: Nicolas Brookes, Director for cohesion policy at the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions • Manuela Geleng, Head of Unit - ESF policy and legislation, financial engineering, DG EMPL, European Commission • Cllr Drew Hendry, Leader of the Council Highland Council, Vice-President of the CPMR • Maxhid Cungu, President of Shkoder Region, Albania • Vicky Xuereb, Assistant Director, Ministry for Gozo • Giovanni Bocchieri, Director General for Employment Lombardia, Italy • Andrej Pevec, Foundation for Partnership and Civil Society Development, Istria, Croatia • Apostolos Papafotiou, Peloponnese, Greece • Álvarez Alonso, General Director Employment Public Service, Asturias, Spain • Representative from Toscana, Italy (tbc) • Representative from Açores, Portugal (tbc) • Representative from Canarias, Spain (tbc) Q&A session 16.00 Wrap-up and conclusions by Paolo di Laura Frattura, President of Molise Region, Italy Draft Agenda - High-Level Conference: The Role of the Youth Guarantee in the Implementation of the Structural Fund Programmes 2014-2020 - 28 November 2014 – Campobasso (IT) – p.2 - Latest update: 24/11/2014