09.00 REGISTRATION
09.30 WELCOME AND OPENING ADDRESSES
Chair: Joe Cunningham, General Secretary, SIPTU
Dara Calleary, TD, Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Vanya Andreeva, Ambassador of Republic of Bulgaria in Ireland
Ivailo Kalfin, Executive Director, Eurofound (online)
10.15 THE TRANSFORMWORK 2 PROJECT – AIMS AND OUTCOMES
Ina Atanasova, Project manager, CITUB
10.30 The AI Act Regulation – Views of the EU Social Partners:
Isabelle Schömann, Deputy General Secretary, ETUC (online)
Isaline Ossieur, Adviser, Social Affairs, BusinessEurope (online)
11.00 Coffee/Tea
11.30 ETHICAL DIGITALISATION AT WORK
Chair: Kevin Callinan, General Secretary, Fórsa
Aidan Connolly, CEO, Idiro Analytics
Sara Riso, Research Manager, EUROFOUND
Liz Carolan, Founder and Advisor, Digital Action Ireland
12.30 Discussion / Q&A
13.00 Lunch
14.00 INTEGRATING AI INTO EUROPEAN WORKPLACES
Chair: Bernard Harbor, Member of the National AI Advisory Council, IE
Alexiei Dingli, Professor of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Head of the Department of Artificial Intelligence, University of Malta (online)
Cinzia Maiolini, National Secretary, Filctem Cgil
14.30 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND EMPLOYMENT – THE IRISH EXPERIENCE
Lisa Wilson, Senior Economist, Nevin Economic Research Institute
Kara McGann, Head of Social Policy, Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC)
Mary Connaughton, Director, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), Ireland
15.15 Review of AI at the National Levels (PANEL DISCUSSION)
Chair: Brian McGann, Project Coordinator, SIPTU, IE
Frank Vaughan, Project Researcher, IE
Rositsa Makelova, Project Researcher, CITUB, BG
Salvo Leonardi, Project Researcher FDV/CGIL, IT
15.45 Coffee / Tea
16.15 Review of AI at the National Levels (PANEL DISCUSSION) (Continued)
Anna Anetta Janowska, Project Researcher, SGH, PL
Christos Pelecanos, Research Dept., SEK, CY
Fabio Bajada, Malta Chamber, MT
Liviu Neagu, Concordia Employers’ Confederation, RO
17.00 CLOSE OF ROUNDTABLE
19.00 Dinner