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- Meeting of the EU High-Level Group on Gender Mainstreaming
- High-Level Conference on Equality and Competitiveness
- Speaker Biographies
Meeting of the EU High-Level Group on Gender Mainstreaming
Day 1: Monday 7 September 2026
10.30
Registration
11.00
Meeting of Presidency Trio
12.45
Lunch
13.45
Family Photo
14.00
Plenary Sessions
18.00
Cultural Visit
Day 2: Tuesday 8 September 2026
09.00
Plenary Sessions
12.30
Lunch
13.30
Event closes
High-Level Conference on Equality and Competitiveness
Wednesday 9 September 2026
09.15
Registration
10.00
Opening Programme: Europe’s Equality Advantage: Why It Matters Now
11.25
Break
11.45
Launch of the EIGE Campaign: Gender Equality and Competitiveness
11.55
Plenary Panel: Women’s Equality, Europe’s Advantage
13.10
Lunch
14.20
Parallel Panel Discussions:
- Who Cares? Why the Care Economy Matters for Competitiveness
- Unlocking the Algorithm: Inclusive Innovation in the AI Age
- The Leadership Advantage: Diversity Innovation, and Competitiveness
15.45
Keynote address: Kate Pickett, Professor of Epidemiology at the University of York and co-author of “Spirit Level, the Inner Level, and the Good Society”
16.25
Closing Programme: Europe’s Equality Advantage: What Next?
16.45
Closing Address: Thomas Byrne, Minister of State for European Affairs
17.00
Conference closes