Agenda
Regional CSR Conference for business and stakeholders
“CSR in the New Europe: Challenges and Solutions”
Date: 26 June, 2007
Venue: Hotel Le Plaza, Boulevard Adolphe Max 118-126, Brussels
AGENDA
8:00 – 9:45 Registration of participants
9:45 – 10:00 Opening of the Conference and Introductory remarks on Corporate Social Responsibility in Eastern and Central Europe, Ms. Kori Udovički, UN Assistant Secretary-General, Director of UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS
10:00 – 10:20 Key note address “Sustainability and CSR importance in the European Union”, Mr. Richard Howitt, MEP, Rapporteur on CSR
10.20 – 10.40 Question and Answer session with a key note speaker
Chair: Ms. Kori Udovički, Regional Director, UNDP
10:40 – 11: 00 Coffee/tea break
11:00 – 11:10 Remarks by the European Commission, Mr. Vladimir Špidla, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
11:10 – 12:10 Presentation of the European Baseline Analysis Results followed by Question and Answer session, Mr. Mark Line and Mr. Robert Braun, the Project International Expert team
12:10 – 12:40 Reflections from Project countries: practical examples of trends, challenges, solutions:
o “What would accelerate the CSR policies in the region?”, Mr. Vladimir Shopov, Manager, Social and Political Research, Alpha Research Ltd (Bulgaria)
o “How and why this region is different from Western Europe”, Mr. Mislav Ante Omazić, School of Economics, Zagreb University (Croatia)
o “Why companies are or not interested in CSR”, Mr. Settar Dinler, President of CSR Association (Turkey)
Moderator: Ms. Constanze Helmchen, Centre for Cooperation with the Private Sector, Germany
12:40 – 14:00 Lunch with a key note speaker, Mr. Teodor Milev, General Manager of Microsoft Bulgaria
14:00 – 14:30 Panel presentations and case examples as introduction to the Workshops:
o “Business case for CSR”, Ms. Jadranka Ivanković, Customer Relations Manager, Podravka company (Croatia);
o “Government perspective on CSR”, Ms. Natalija Ziminiene, representative of the Ministry of Social Security and Labour (Lithuania)
o “Why to engage NGOs”, Ms. Penka Tsvetkova, Acting Executive Director of Bulgarian Charities Aid Foundation (Bulgaria)
Moderator: Ms. Inés Ruiz de Arana, Spanish Global Compact Network
14:30 – 16:00 Break-out group discussions:
• Workshop A (Paola room): “Enabling a better environment for CSR through public policies” Short case studies:
o “Government role in CSR”, Mr. Boleslaw Rok, Associate Professor at International MBA Programme, The Centre for Management Training, Warsaw University’ School of Management (Poland)
o “Green public procurement”, Mr. Vidmantas Adomonis, Ministry of Environment (Lithuania)
Facilitator: Prof. Adrian Henriques, Middlesex University, United Kingdom
• Workshop B (Theatre Room): “Successful integration of CSR principles into business strategy: steps and approaches”. Short case studies:
o “Leadership: Strategic Decision for CSR Engagement and Partner Influence ”, Mr. Jacek Dymowski, Head of CSR, Telekomunikacja Polska (Poland)
o “Impacts of CSR: motivated employees and better sales”, Ms. Benan Vey, CSR Director, Hey Textile Company (Turkey)
Facilitator: Ms. Michelle Wolfe, CSR Reporting Manager, Aviva plc
• Workshop C (Memling Room): “The strength of civil society as a key factor in accelerating CSR in the region: positioning of stakeholders in CSR developments”. Short case studies:
o “How to strengthen NGOs working with CSR”, Mr. Michal Kissa, Program Coordinator, Pontis Foundation (Slovakia)
o “How to engage NGOs in CSR”, Ms. Nikica Kusinikova, Philanthropy Development Manager, Center for Institutional Development (Macedonia)
o “Successful NGO engagement with private sector”, Ms. Martina Etlinger, Advisor, Croatian Banking Association and Ms. Ida Petrik, Deputy Director, Hungarian Association for Environmentally Aware Management (KÖVET-INEM Hungária)
Facilitator: Mr. Tom Alcott, the Social Network Company, United Kingdom
16:00 – 16:20 Coffee/tea break
16:20 – 17:00 Reports from the Workshops and discussion: cross sector dialogue between business, governments and NGOs, summing up and reaching agreement. Moderator: Mr. Simon Pickard, EABIS, Belgium
17:00 – 17:30 Closing remarks and the way forward (next steps in the Project), Ms. Lyra Jakulevičienė, Regional Coordinator for Regional CSR Project, UNDP Lithuania