Upskilling for the Digital Future of Industry
'Upskilling for the Digital Future of Industry' - a partnership with the European Commission for EU Industry Week 2021 - will be a unique event. To register, please click here.
A roundtable discussion will strive to identify how the EU and national governments can help education institutes provide workforce development solutions to industry, as well as how to measure success and efficiency in delivering the results.
Date And Time
Thu, 18 February 2021
16:00 – 17:30 GMT
Programme
Welcome - Professor Denis Dowling, Director - I-Form, the SFI Research Centre for Advanced Manufacturing
Introductory talks:
Anthony McCauley, Chair of ICT Skillnet Expert – Skillnet Ireland
Dr Paola Fantini, Director of Education – EIT Manufacturing
Roundtable discussion
Dr Ulla Engelmann, Head of Unit Social Economy - DG Grow, European Commission
Dr Triona Kennedy, Manager – Stryker
Michael Lohan, Head of Life Science & Talent, Transformation and Innovation – IDA Ireland
Kieran Delaney, Coordinator of the FIT4FoF Horizon 2020 project - Munster Technological University
Konstantinos Pouliakas, Expert in Education and Training – Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), European Commission
Moderator: Claire McGee, Head of Education & Innovation Policy - IBEC
The roundtable discussion will strive to identify how the EU and national governments can help education institutes provide workforce development solutions to industry, as well as how to measure success and efficiency in delivering the results.
Please join us. To register click here.