9h00-9h30

Registration

9h30-9h45

Welcoming speeches

representative of the Greek Presidency (tbc)

Prof. Grigorios Tsaltas, Rector of Panteion University

Prof. Nicolas Demertzis, Director of EKKE

9h45-10h30

Session 1 : Presentation of the review of FP7 research on social inequalities

Coordinator: Christos Bagavos, Ass. Prof. of Panteion University

“Social Inequalities in Europe. Conceptual Challenges”, Prof. Jutta Allmendinger, President of WZB Berlin Social Science Center

Discussion

10h30-11h00

Coffee break

11h00-12h00

Session 2: Employment, wealth , income inequalities and their social impact

Coordinator: Savas Robolis, Prof. of Panteion University

“Employment, inequality and social policy”, Prof. Colin Crouch, University of Warwick, UK/ Coordinator of the GUSTO project

“Beyond market forces: the role of policy in driving different forms of economic inequality”, Dr. Virginia Maestri, Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission, former researcher at the University of Amsterdam/GINI Project

Discussion

12h00-13h30

Standing Lunch

13h30-15h00

Session 3: Life satisfaction, gender and health inequalities. The social impact.

Coordinator: Emmanuel Chrysakis, Research Director of EKKE

“The Impact of Crisis on Gender Inequality: The Greek Case”, Dr Joanna Tsiganou, Director of Research, Institute of Social Research, EKKE

“The impact of economic crisis on Health Inequalities in the EU Countries, Prof. John Yfantopoulos, University of Athens

“Social inequalities, fertility and subjective well-being in Europe”, Dr. Tatiana Karabchuk, Deputy Director of the International Laboratory for Comparative Social Research at National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow

Discussion

15h00-15h30

Coffee break

15h30-17h00

Session 4: Policy responses to inequalities

Coordinator: Nicolas Georgarakis, Researcher of EKKE

“Excessive social imbalances in the Eurozone”, Prof.Frank Vandenbroucke, Former Minister of Social Affairs Belgium and Prof. at Universities of Leuven and Amsterdam

“Defending the rights of disadvantaged children in the context of austerity measures, Giorgos Moschos, Deputy Ombudsman in charge of children's rights

16h30-17h00

Conclusions

Coordinator: Nicolas Georgarakis, Researcher of EKKE

Philippe Keraudren, Deputy Head of Unit Reflective Societies, Directorate General for Research and Innovation, European Commission

representative of the Greek Presidency (tbc)