Objective

This online conference will enable practitioners of law specialising in social security to keep up-to-date with the most recent developments in legislation, jurisprudence and practice in this field

Key topics

• Update on the proposed reform of the social security coordination rules
• Long-term care benefits
• Unemployment benefits
• European Labour Authority
• Fraud and abuse
• CJEU case law
• ECtHR case law

Who should attend?

Lawyers in private practice, public administration and civil society specialising in social security law.

Speakers

Wim Cocquyt, Director, Fragomen Global LLP, Brussels

Bruno De Pauw, Advisor-general, National Social Security Office, Brussels

David Dion, Head of Unit, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission, Brussels

Francis Kessler, Assistant Professor, University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne; Senior Counsel, Gide Loyrette Nouel, Paris

Moira Kettner, Officer, Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Berlin

Prof Jean-Philippe Lhernould, University of Poitiers

Essi Rentola, Director, Department for Social Security and Social Insurance, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Helsinki

Bernhard Spiegel, Head of Division, Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection, Vienna

Lode Van Steenkiste, Expert, National Social Security Office, Brussels

Prof Herwig Verschueren, University of Antwerp

Marcin Wujczyk, Attorney-at-law, Wardyński & Partners, Krakow

Languages: English, French, German (with simultaneous interpretation)

Interactive event

The online conference will be hosted on the Zoom videoconferencing platform. You will be able to interact immediately and directly with our top-level speakers and other participants. We will make the most of the technical tools available to deliver an intensive, interactive experience.