European

youth

leading the

way for

employment

and

education

IARS International Conference 16-17 July 2019

Lewisham College

MPs and decision makers

National youthagencies

Youthcharities

Youngentrepreneurs

Academics and teachers

Socialenterprises

Local initiatives

foryouth

support

and you!

Europeanagencies

Universities

In interactive workshops you can learn aboutsocia l enterprise, business plans andopportunit ies to study, volunteer and work inthe UK and abroad.

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Worried about Brexit? AskMPs about the UK's posit ionon continuing cooperation

with the EU regardingstudying in Europe, thanks

to programmes l ikeErasmus+

Let's talk

Let's

learn

Let's getinspired

Meet young entrepreneurs that wil l share theirjourneys and answer your questions to help you

become a successful entrepreneur

Let's relax

Let'sconnect

Whi le en joy ing thefabu lous Ant ique 's

performances

Whi le hav ing free lunch

Let's getstarted

Access a free CV check and learn aboutfree services and suppot that youth

charities will be promoting and the event.

You will get a Europass and CDP certificate of professionaldevelopment.Pre-registration required, register at

www.99percentcampaign.org/7th-annual-iars-conference/

Free event for students, educators and social

workers

Day

109.00 – 10.00

Registration & Coffee

Networking Opportunity 

Music performance by Antiqu'e   

10.00 – 10.30 Welcome from the Conference ChairSimon Israel Channel 4 Home Affairs

Correspondent and IARS PatronDr Theo Gavrielides IARS Founder and Director

10.30 – 10.45 

Setting the scene

Sheelagh Stewart. British council. ''The Demographic Divide,

Employment and Education”.

10.45 – 11.00

Janet Daby - MP for Lewisham East ‘The UK’s future relationship

with Europe and Youth Employment’.

11.00 – 11.15 Gisèle Evrard Markovic - SALTO 'Towards a competence-

development approach in the field of youth work’

11.15 – 11.30Q&A session for speakers

11.30 – 12.00Coffee break & Networking

12.00 – 13.00

International PanelsDrop in Project: alternative pathways for

early school leavers towards social inclusion. Maija Linnala – IARS International Institute (UK) - Barbara

Grazzini - InEuropa  (Italy) - Giannis Chatziris - KMOP(Greece)- Ioana Barbu- Schottener (Romania)- Michalis

Ioannou - CARDET (Cyprus)

13.00 – 13.15Q&A session for panelists

Day

1

13.15 – 14.00Lunch & Networking

14.00 – 15.00

Parallel Workshops Working Group 1 Romina Lopez – IARS Eurodesk Partner coordinators 'Opportunities tostudy, volunteer and work in Europe'Sanjeev Sandhu - Art of brilliance (India/UK) 'Unlock your passion todesign your career'Larry Jones-Esan Faculty of Business and Law. USL. (UK) 'Creating theculture of innovative practices among young entrepreneurs usingKnowledge Management'

Working Group 2 LTheofilos Pouliopoulos - KMOP (Greece) - ""The Drop Out phenomenon in Greece and the Second Chances in Education and Social Inclusion"Leigh Jonson. Mercer University. School of Public Health (USA) "Decreasing Truancy Rates through School System HealthcareImplementation" Giannis Chatziris - KMOP (Greece) - "The Drop Out Phenomenon inGreece and the Second Chances in Education and Social Inclusion" Working Group 3 Georgios Alexopoulos Symplexis (Greece) Labour market challenges andcurrent status of young migrants within the EU Michalis Ioannou CARDET (Cyprus) : Empowering Your Game:Encouraging youth civic and social participation in the digital era''Ioana Barbu  - Schottener (Romania) 'Alternative pathways for self-sustainability

15.00 - 1600

Working Groups' Rapporteurs Round UpConclusions and Closing

Day

209.00 -09.30

Registration & CoffeeNetworking Opportunity 

Music performance by Antiqu'e

09.30 – 10.00 Welcome from the Conference Chair

10.00 – 10.15

Setting the scene Fiona Reid Senior Teaching Fellow - School of Management

UCL University College London 'Agents for change:new strategies for social impact'

10.15 – 10.30

Thomas Toscano - Associate of School of Health Care andSocial Work (UK) Employability: A key driver of higher

education?

10.30 – 11.30International Panels

P r o m y s e P r o j e c t : P r o m o t i n g Y o u t hS o c i a l E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p

Desiree Noriega- IARS International Institute (UK)- DanaiPapadimitriou - CWC (UK) - Jurga Mataityte-Diržiene - DDG(Lithuania) - Alessia Sebillo - Diesis (Belgium) - AferditeShana - ICSE-Co (Italy)- Theofilos Pouliopoulos - KMOP(Greece)  

11.30 – 11.45

Q&A session for panelists

11.45 – 12.15Coffee Break & Networking

Day

2

12.15 – 13.00

Parallel WorkshopsWorking Group 1 Barbara Grazzini - InEuropa  (Italy) - "The BRAVE and theGoals4Good Experiences - on Empowerment, Business Models,wellbeing"Michalis Ioannou- Calum Paton - Warwick University (UK) - "Starting YourOwn Media Company and Young People in Journalism"Harry Beard - Young entrepreneur on marketing and foundingPartner of Go Future Labs (UK) - 'Power of a Team'.  Working Group 2 Aferdite Shana - ICSE-Co (Italy) 'Social entrepreneurship in thehealth and social care sector'Daisy D'Silva Toscano  and Thomas Toscano - Associate Head ofSchool of Health Care and Social Work, Buckinghamshire NewUniversity (UK) -"Higher Education in the UK is accesible for all: Factor Myth?"Jerome Harvey-Agyei  Ambassador at One Young World and Co-founder of Tope Today  "Incorporate love in public services toempower the youth' Working Group 3  Theofilos Pouliopoulos - KMOP (Greece) - "Social Entrepreneurship inGreece, Context, Challenges and the Opportunity for the YoungPeople" Jurga Mataityte-Diržiene - DDG (Lithuania) - "Best Practices of SocialEntrepreneurship - Lithuanian Experience" Alessia Sebillo - Diesis (Belgium) ' Policy recommendations and bestpractices dedicated to support young people'15.00 - 1600

13.00-13.15Working Groups' Rapporteurs Round Up

Day

2

13.30-14.15Lunch & Networking

14.15– 14.30

Welcome from the Conference Chair

14.30 – 14.45Simon Chambers, British Council

''Reflections on Youth Entrepreneurship''

14.45 – 15.00Setting the scene 

Harry Beard - Young entrepreneur and founding partner of GoFuture Labs (UK)' Insights on starting businesses at a very young

age''

15.00 – 15.30 International Panels

EYEE Project : entrepreneurial culture based onethics among young people

Desiree Noriega IARS (UK) - A view from our School

15.30 – 16.30Parallel Workshops

Working Group 1 Ekerette Ewing Sampson PHD candidate. Youth and radicalisation.University of Huddersfield. 'Employment and radicalisation'Tomasz Mickiewicz (UK) - Prof. of Economics, ABS, Aston University,Birmingham - "Diversity in Entrepreneurship"Thulane Gxubane (Southafrica) The role of probation officers inenhancing innovative and sustainable youth entrepreneurship anddevelopment programmes

Day

2

Working Group 2 Heidi Fisher Make an Impact CIC. (UK) ‘What’s wrong withtraditional business planning processes and why impact ledstrategies are needed‘Laura Kekuti Unltd Social enterprise ''Supporting socialentrepreneurs tackling youth unemployment''Meg Pagani ImpactOn (Italy) 'Scaling impact: why youth areleading a new impact economy' Working Group 3 Kalyan Tanksale Chevening Scholar at Institute ofDevelopment Studies (India)  'Systems : Thinking and Practicefor Social Change' Alex Bond Young entrepreneur. FreshCheck (UK) 'Developing astart-up from a scientific background'Aidan Chase-McCarthy- European Academy for Youth Work(UK) "What Exactly Innovation is in terms of the work of youngpeople' "

16.30 – 16.45Working Groups' Rapporteurs Round Up

16.45 – 17.00Conclusions and Closing from the Conference Chair

Register at www.99percentcampaign.org/7th-annual-iars-conference/

Free CV Clinic During Day 1 of the Conference

Insight are searching for experienced recruiters with great people skills,looking for an innovative, consultative approach to recruiting

Youth Charities and organisations will be present with stands there to provide information on how to get involved:

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