European Diversity Month opening event & European Capitals of Inclusion and Diversity Award
Join us as we reveal the winners of the fifth European Capitals of Inclusion and Diversity Award and open 2026 European Diversity Month. Find out which places are champions for inclusion in Europe and how your organisation can harness diversity and inclusion to embrace inclusive labour markets for all.
Agenda
21 April 2026, 17:00 – 18:00 CET - Reception 18:00 – 19:30 CET Brussels |
21 April 2026
- 16:00 - 17:00Registration of participants
- 17:00 – 17:10Opening of the Award ceremony
Irena Moozova, Deputy Director-General of DG Justice and Consumer
- 17:10 -17:25Opening speech and special award: for building an 'inclusive labour market for all'
Alina Ujupan, Head of Cabinet for Executive Vice-President, Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness
- 17:25 – 17:40Category cities under 50 000 inhabitants
Irena Moozova, Deputy Director-General, DG Justice and Consumer
- 17:40 -17:55Category cities over 50 000 inhabitants
Irena Moozova, Deputy Director-General, DG Justice and Consumer
- 17:55 – 18:00Announcement of the public vote winner
Irena Moozova, Deputy Director-General, DG Justice and Consumer
- 18:00 – 19:30Reception
22 April 2026
- 08:30 – 09:30Welcome coffee
- 09:30 – 09:40Opening of event and welcome speech
Ana Carla Pereira, Director for Equality and Non-Discrimination, DG Justice and Consumers
- 09:40 – 11:20Keynote speech and Working session
"Building inclusive labour markets for all": Zoom on Inclusive Hiring Practices by Vivian Acquah, Amplify DEI
- 11:20 – 11:50Networking coffee break
- 11:50 – 13:00Parallel workshops
The participants will be divided into 3 parallel moderated workshops.
- Redefining DEI
- Moderated by Lucia Urciuoli, EDGE and European Pride Business Network (EPBN)
- César Coelho and Mónica Carneiro, Ageas Group Portugal
- Tiaan Westenberg, The Hague University of Applied Sciences
- AI and diversity at the workplace
- Moderated by Demetris Hadjisofocli, Diversity Charter Cyprus
- Lill Hennschen and Pierluigi Delgiudice, ReDi School of Digital Integration
- Nele Roekens, Unia
- Inclusive leadership
- Workshop by Stine Marsal, InklusioNordic
- Redefining DEI
- 13:00 – 14:15Lunch
- 14:15 – 14:30Diversity and inclusion through a personal lens
Lisa Doyle and Vasile Tiganescu, Rehab Enterprises/Work Ready program
- 14:30 – 15:45Building trust with diverse communities
Sharing promising practices and working together
- 15:45 – 16:00Closing of the day