Conference Programme: Agenda

Wednesday, 17th June 2009

 

19:00   Informal Get-Together At Grand Hotel Sofia http://grandhotelsofia.bg

 

Day 1 - Thursday, 18th June 2009


09:00   Registration Welcome Coffee

10:00   Official opening and opening addresses
Emilya Maslarova, Bulgarian  Minister of Labour & Social Policy
Hasan Ademov, Chairman of Labour and Social Policy Commission in the Bulgarian Parliament
GTZ Representative
Bojidar Danev, Bulgarian Industrial Association

10:40   Keynote speech Tom Dodd, EU Commission
“CSR in times of crisis – a European Perspective”

11:40   Panel discussion
Emilya Maslarova, Bulgarian  Minister of Labour & Social Policy Hasan Ademov, Chairman of Labour and Social Policy Commission in the Bulgarian Parliament
GTZ Representative (tba)
Bojidar Danev, Bulgarian Industrial Association
Ivan Sahan, former Minister of Labour and Social Policy, Ukraine
Ivan Neykov, former Minister of Labour and Social Policy, Bulgaria
Lubco Meshkov, former Minister of Labour and Social Policy, Macedonia

13:00   Lunch

14:00  Session 1 – The Bulgarian National Round Table and related CSR initiatives
Dimitar Matev, Vice President of Balkan Institute for Labour and Social Policy - The National Round Table Bulgaria
Maya Nyagolova, Public Advocacy Officer – Global Compact  in Bulgaria
Petra Schwager, Unido, Cleaner production unit – Unido’s work on CSR in Bulgaria
Stamen Tasev, Executive Director – Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum

15:30   Coffee break

16:00   Session 2 – CSR experiences in other countries
Andreas Villar, PPP Project Manager, GTZ – GTZ’s approach to CSR worldwide
Stirling Smith, International Consultant – Trade unions, NGO’s and CSR and the global crisis
Martine Combemale, International Consultant – Social Monitoring, Social Audit and CSR and the global crisis

17:30   End of Day 1

Evening, 18th June 2009
19:00   Joint Dinner At Grand Hotel Sofia;  Triaditza 1&2 Room


Day 2 - Friday, 19th June 2009


09:30   Working Groups Benefits from CSR in times of crisis
             a) the viewpoint of companies
             b) the role of the state
             c) for employees and society

11:00   Coffee break

11:30   Plenary Presentation of the work in the 3 working groups

12:00   Award Ceremony  “Socially Responsible Company of the Year 2009”

Meglena Kuneva , EU Commissioner for Consumer Rights
Vladimir Spidla, EU Commissioner for
Emiliya Maslarova, Minister of Labour and Social Policy

13:00   Lunch

14:30   Session 3 – The state CSR policies in the region and beyond
Asya Cholashka, Head of Department, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy – National CSR strategy
Representatives from the region: 
Ivan Sahan, former Minister of Labour and Social Policy of Ukraine
Lubcho Meshkov, former Minister of Labour and Social Policy of Macedonia

15:30   Summary of the conference results and adoption of a Common Declaration
Meglena Kuneva, EU Commissioner for Consumer Rights
Henning Twesten, GTZ
Lazar Lazarov, Bulgarian Vice minister of Labour and Social Policy

16:00   End of the conference


Day 3 – GTZ Exchange and Cultural Event, 20th June 2009 


8:30   Leave Sofia by bus at
           Visit to КOPRIVSTITSA, appointed as a Town-Museum, and travel back in time: Picturesquely situated in Sredna Gora Mountain on the banks of Topolka River, beautifully decorated houses are pictorial examples of Bulgarian architecture from the Revival era.
           During the sightseeing tour, walk around the cobblestone streets and see the magnificent churches, stone briges and remarkable houses of of Oslekov, Lyutov and Kableshkov with their numerous bright windows and splendid decorations, French fashion ornaments and woodcarvings.

17:00   …return to Sofia