High-level policy forum ON THE NEW OECD JOBS STRATEGY Berlin, 13 June 2017 Joint Conference by the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) at AXICA Kongress- und Tagungszentrum in Berlin on 13 June 2017 08:30 – 09:30 Arrival and registration 09:30 – 09:40 Welcome Andrea Nahles, Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Germany Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD 09:40 – 11:15 The new OECD Jobs Strategy framework and key policy messages Introductory remarks: Stefano Scarpetta, OECD Panel discussion • Andrea Nahles, Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Germany • Angel Gurría, Secretary-General, OECD •P atricia Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, Canada • Stephen Nickell, Professor at Nuffield College, University of Oxford • John Evans, General Secretary, Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) •P hil O'Reilly, Chairman, Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC) Registered interventions and discussion 11:15 – 11:45 Coffee break 11:45 – 13:00 Fostering job quality, health and productivity Introductory remarks: Alexander Hijzen, OECD Panel discussion: • Alfonso Navarrete Prida, Secretary of Labour, Mexico • I rene Wennemo, State Secretary, Ministry for Employment, Sweden • Lisa Lynch, Provost and Professor at Brandeis University • Maria Jepsen, Director, Research Department of the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) • Oliver Maassen, Head of Human Resources and Social Affairs, TRUMPF Group Registered interventions and discussion 13:00 – 14:30 Lunch break 14:30 – 15:45 Promoting more resilient labour markets Introductory remarks: Christian Kastrop, OECD Panel discussion: • Rania Antonopoulou, Alternate Minister for Combatting Unemployment, Greece • Pedro Llorente, State Secretary for Employment and Social Security, Spain • Jason Furman, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) • Johannes Jakob, Head of the Employment Department, German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) •H enrik Bach Mortensen, Executive Director, Confederation of Danish Employers (DA) Registered interventions and discussion 15:45 – 16:15 Coffee break 16:15 – 17:30 Shaping the future of work Introductory remarks: Mark Keese, OECD Panel discussion: • Christl Kvam, State Secretary of Labour and Social Affairs, Norway • José António Vieira da Silva, Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security, Portugal • Alan Manning, Professor at London School of Economics • Gerhard Braun, Vice President, Confederation of German Employers' Associations (BDA) • Philip Jennings, General Secretary, UNI Global Union Registered interventions and discussion Closing statement by Thorben Albrecht, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Germany, and Stefano Scarpetta, Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD print date: June 2017, subject to modification Moderator: Ali Aslan