European Diversity Month opening event & European Capitals of Inclusion and Diversity Award
Join us as we reveal the winners of the fourth European Capitals of Inclusion and Diversity Award and open European Diversity Month 2026. Find out which places are champions for inclusion in Europe and how your organisation can harness diversity and inclusion to embrace mental health and well-being at the workplace.
Agenda
21 April 2026, 17:00 – 18:00 CET - Reception 18:00 – 19:30 CET Brussels |
21 April 2026
- 16:00 - 17:00
Registration of participants
- 17:00 – 17:10
Opening of the Award ceremony (and opening of the online voting for public vote winner between all the shortlisted)
European Capital of Inclusion and Diversity Award presented by
Hadja Lahbib, Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management
- 17:10 -17:25
Category cities over 50 000 inhabitants
- 17:25 – 17:40
Category cities under 50 000 inhabitants
- 17:40 – 17:55
Special award
- 17:55 – 18:00
Announcement of the public vote winner
- 18:00 – 19:30
Reception
22 April 2026
- 08:30 – 09:30
Welcome coffee
- 09:30 – 09:40
Opening of event and welcome speech
Ana Gallego, Director-General of DG Justice & Consumers
- 09:40 – 11:20
Keynote speech and Working session
“Building inclusive labour market for all“
- 11:20 – 11:50
Networking coffee break
- 11:50 – 13:00
Parallel workshops
The participants will be divided into 3 parallel moderated workshops
- 13:00 – 14:15
Lunch
- 14:15 – 14:30
Diversity and inclusion through a personal lens
- 14:30 – 15:45
Sharing promising practices and working together
- 15:45 – 16:00
Closing of the day