EMANES Hybrid Conference

Barcelona and Online

The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMANES) is a think tank aimed at contributing to the rethinking of the Euro-Mediterranean and African partnerships in view of the changing dynamics in an emerging multi-polar world. EMANES’ Annual Conference 2024 offers a venue to discuss research on a range of topics related to digitalization and economic transformation. In the wake of technological advancements, Europe, the Mediterranean, and Africa are experiencing a pivotal transformation within their labour markets, influenced by the burgeoning roles of artificial intelligence (AI) and digitalization. This era of change is characterized not only by its challenges but also by the extensive opportunities it presents for societal and economic evolution.

Call for papers submission deadline: 15 October 2024

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11-13 December 2024

Digital SME Summit, “Breaking Europe’s Digital Frontiers”

European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Brussels

Brings together SMEs from all over Europe and leading voices from the policy, business, academic, and civil society to communities to: 1) discuss the role of SMEs as enablers of digital innovation, 2) outline actions in support of European digital leadership and initiatives that will make SMEs thrive in the Digital Single Market, and 3) showcase SMEs’ digital solutions and promote matchmaking to foster business synergies and Alliances for the digitalization of industrial sectors.

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10 December 2024

Vienna Migration Conference

The Vienna Migration Conference is Europe’s leading forum on migration amidst pivotal events shaping European migration policy. Over two days, more than 250 decision-makers and migration practitioners from government, international organisations, academia, and civil society will engage in discussions on labour migration, strategies for sager routes and handling irregular arrivals, public sentiment on migration, and the work ahead to start implementing the New EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. Informed by recent EU elections and ongoing negotiations to shape the new five-year mandate, this ninth edition of VMC will again be livestreamed, connecting the global migration community to these critical discussions.

Invited speakers include:

•  Gerhard Karner, Federal Minister of the Interior (Austria)

•  Badr Abdelatty, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Egypt)

•  Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, Minister of Migration and Asylum (Greece)

•  Abdallah Bou Habib, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants (Lebanon)

•  Mohammad Ruhul Amin, Secretary, Ministry of Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment                     (Bangladesh)

•  Arshad Mehmud. Secretary Ministry for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development                 (Pakistan)

•  Maciej Duszczyk, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of the Interior and Administration (Poland)

•  Nina Gregori, Executive Director, European Union Asylum Agency

•  Hans Leijtens, Executive Director, European Border and Coast Guard Agency

•  Luca Zampaglione, Executive Director a.i., European Union Agency for the Operational Management of      Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice

•  Jens-Christian Møller, Co-Founder and President, Eryk

•  Véronique Willems, Secretary General, SMEunited

•  Ivan Krastev, Founder and Chairman of the Board, Centre for Liberal Strategies

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22-23 October 2024

Technical University Berlin, Online
Organized by Prof. Dr. Felicitas Hillmann, Head of “Paradigm Shift_New Outlooks” at TU Berlin

This online event presents scientific analysis and seeks to provide substantial insights into the Canadian and German perspectives. What are key similarities and/or differences between the two countries, and what can we learn from them? Our webinar is dedicated to the various attempts to regulate recruitment processes. When diving deeper, highly untransparent and arbitrary structures can be observed. Still, global institutions such as IOM and ILO make efforts to regulate the sector. Canada was engaged in IOM’s IRIS initiative for ethical recruitment, and Germany developed its triple-win approach and global skills partnerships. Private employers speak of responsible recruitment by enhancing the “employer pays”-principle. Our webinar aims to bring together the current knowledge on the design of legal recruitment and the dangers of not regulating access to the future working conditions.

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25 September, 2024  |  16:45 – 17:30 (Berlin), 11:00 – 12:15 (Ottawa)

DT4E: Displaced Talent for Europe Conference 2024

The Faculty Brussels, Rue des Vétérinaires 47, 1070 Anderlecht, Brussels, and online

This event will bring together stakeholders and policymakers from across Europe to discuss and shape the future of labour mobility pathways for refugees.

Over the course of two dynamic days, participants will have an opportunity to delve into the learnings and insights of the EU-funded and IOM-led DT4E programme, paving the way for robust discussions on advancing refugee labour mobility in Europe and beyond.

The in-person event will be hosted at The Faculty Brussels (Rue des Vétérinaires 47, 1070 Anderlecht, Brussels). The webinars will also be live streamed for online attendees and links will be made available closer to the date.

This conference represents a pivotal moment to harness the momentum generated by DT4E, fostering collaboration and innovative strategies that will help define the landscape of refugee mobility and workforce integration.

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11-12 September 2024

Shortages of Skilled and Unskilled Labour:

Insights and Evidence to Inform Strategies Relevant to Regional and Local Labour Markets and Labour Markets Observatories

Delving into the multifaceted issues surrounding labour and skills shortages within regional and local labour markets and the role of labour market observatories in addressing these challenges to gain a comprehensive understanding of the underlying causes, impact, and potential solutions to these critical issues through engaging sessions, workshops, and panel discussions. GS4S guest speakers:

5-6 September 2024 · Lugano, Switzerland

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From Ideas to Impact: Navigating the Entrepreneurial Journey

Join @HorizonGS4S partner The Nest Innovation Hubs for an engaging discussion focused on navigating the entrepreneurial journey from inception to lasting impact.

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30 July 2024

“Immigration in Reality – Perspectives, Process, Profiles of a Multi-Faceted Phenomenon”

Centro Studi Migrazioni nel Mediterraneo, FIERI – Genova, Italy

The Summer School of Sociology of Migration is aimed at young researchers, doctors and PhD students, operators of public bodies, trade unions, non-profit associations and, in general, all those who have specific interests in the migration sector.

During the closure of the School, spaces will be given for discussion and comparison between the participants. The scientific director of the School is Maurizio Ambrosini, professor of sociology of migratory processes at the University of Milan, Department of Social and Political Sciences.
At the end of the School a certificate of participation will be issued.

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24-28 June 2024

“Berlin Meets Lagos: Tech Ecosystem Meetup”

Berlin Meets Lagos: A Tech Ecosystem Meetup fosters international collaboration, knowledge sharing, and mutually beneficial partnerships. This meet-up aims to bridge the gap between Berlin’s established tech industry and Lagos’ rapidly growing startup scene. Organizers include #GS4S’s consortium partner @TheNest Innovation Technology Park Ltd., Nigeria.

22 June 2024, 17:00

Migration, Care, and Intersecting Inequalities Interdisciplinary Symposium

Henley Business School – Whiteknights Campus, Onsite/Online

This interdisciplinary symposium aims to explore the relationship between migration, care and intersecting inequalities within the post-pandemic geopolitical landscape of immobility regimes, crisis-driven displacement, care deficits and ageing populations. The symposium will reflect on how paid and unpaid caring arrangements are shaped by intersecting inequalities in diverse migration and transnational contexts.

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4 June 2024

Maastricht University’s Jean Monet EU Migration Law and Governance Lecture Series

“Towards policy coherence in legal migration pathways to the EU”
Presented by Prof. Tesseltje de Lange, Radboud University

“To prepare for the future, the EU and its Member States need to build campuses, not camps. In this lecture I will critically assess the regulation of legal migration pathways into EU with a focus on the recently amended Blue Card and the Single Permit Directives, and the proposed EU Talent Pool which is pushing for EU Talent Partnerships, in search for policy coherence with labour market policies in- and outside the EU as well as people’s right for dignity, for self-determination.”

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31 May 2024, 13:30 – 15:30

“Immigration in reality. Perspectives, processes, profiles of a multifaceted phenomenon”
19th Summer School of Sociology of Migration – Genoa, Hosted by MEDI Study Center and GS4S partner FIERI

24-28 June 2024