together with the Permanent Missions of Australia, Ecuador, Finland, Italy, Israel, New Zealand, Spain, and Thailand, 

cordially invite you to the Side Event:

Skills development and economic empowerment: Towards inclusive, sustainable development for all

17 March 2017
1-3 PM - Room XXVII, Palais des Nations

This side event aims​ to

1. Discuss how access to inclusive and quality vocational education and training & employment enables persons with disabilities to participate fully in society
2. Present innovative policies & practices advancing vocational education and training & employment for persons with disabilities from around the world; and
3.  Explore ways on how to strengthen work and cooperation towards “a world without barriers”.

Chair:

H.E. Thomas HAJNOCZI, Permanent Representative of Austria to the UN in Geneva

Opening words (via video):

Shuaib CHALKLEN, Founder and Chairperson of the African Disability Forum and World Future Councillor

Speakers:

• Fernanda ALMEIDA, President of the National Federation of Persons with Autism from Brazil and member of RIADIS 
• Virginia CARCEDO ILLERA, CEO and General Manager, Inserta Empleo
• Matthieu CHATELIN, Cerebral Palsy European Communities' Association and youth leader of the European Disability Forum
• Ingrid HEINDORF, Head of Zero Project Policy Research & Conference Organisation, World Future Council
• Stefan TRÖMEL, Senior Disability Specialist, International Labour Organization

 Interactive dialogue

 Refreshments will be served. Captioning will be provided. Webcast via www.treatybodywebcast.org

With support of the Zero Project, an initiative of the Essl Foundation, in partnership with the World Future Council & the European Foundation Centre.​