Wednesday 4 March 2015
8:30-9:30 |
Registration of participants |
9:30-10:40 |
OPENING SESSION: Welcome and presentation of OECD FindingsModerator: Paul Kielstra, editor and writer Welcome remarks by the host: Martin Van Rijn, State Secretary of Health, Welfare and Sport, Netherlands Opening speech: Angel Gurría, Secretary-General, OECD: Key findings of the OECD report Invited comments: Dame Carol Black, Expert Adviser on Health and Work, Sandra Polaski, Deputy Director-General, ILO and Isabel de la Mata, Principal Adviser, European Commission |
10:40-11:00 |
Coffee break |
11:00-12:45 |
SESSION 1: Addressing employment and health needs early onChair: Dr. Anna Lilja Gunnarsdóttir, Permanent Secretary, Iceland Theme one: Return to Work: Supporting workers to keep and find new jobs Introductory remarks by two OECD ministers: [Norway and Belgium] Open discussion among ministers Theme two: Improving workability: Preventing disability and labour market exclusion Introductory remarks by two OECD ministers: [Switzerland and Australia] Open discussion among ministers |
13:00-14:15 |
WORKING LUNCH: Positive attitudes, productive workers – The role of employers, social partners and occupational doctors
Moderator: Paul Kielstra, editor and writer Speakers: Sophie Corlett (Policy Director, Mind); Ulrich Birner (Health & Well-being Lead, Siemens); Monique Loo (Occupational Physician); Eva Höltl (Occupational Doctor & Head of the Health Centre, Erste Bank); Anastasia Rush (Clinical Psychologist & CEO of Hellas Employment Assistance Programmes) and Stephen Bevan (Director, Centre for Workforce Effectiveness, The Work Foundation) |
14:30-16:15 |
SESSION 2: Achieving well-integrated policies and service deliveryChair: Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg, State Secretary of Health and Care Services, Norway Theme one: Integrated employment and health services: Why is it important and what is being done? Introductory remarks by two OECD ministers: [United Kingdom and Denmark] Open discussion among ministers Theme two: Getting incentives right: Shared outcomes, monitoring and gains Introductory remarks by two OECD ministers: [Sweden and Netherlands] Open discussion among ministers |
16:15-16:30 |
CLOSING SESSION: How to move forward?Closing remarks from OECD: Angel Gurria, Secretary-General, OECD Closing remarks from the host: Lodewijk Asscher, Minister of Employment and Social Affairs (Netherlands) |
16:30 |
End of the Forum, followed by a cocktail |