Friday, March 6
| 08:00 – 08:30 | Registration and coffee | ||
| 08:30 – 08:35 | Opening by Jos Berghman, conference chair | ||
| 08:35 – 09:00 | Welcome speech by Mr Mars Di Bartolomeo, Minister of Health and Social Security of G.D. Luxembourg | ||
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Keynote speaker 1 - Bob Deacon: Global and World Regional Social Policy: Europe as model, obstacle or irrelevance? | ||
| 10:00 – 11:10 | Parallel sessions A | ||
| 11:10 – 11:40 | Coffee break | ||
| 11:40 – 12:50 | Parallel sessions B | ||
| 12:50 – 14:00 | Lunch break | ||
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Keynote speaker 2 - Maria João Rodrigues: The European social policies and the financial and economic crises. | ||
| 15:00 – 16:45 | Parallel sessions C | ||
| 16:45 – 17:20 | Coffee break | ||
| 17:20 – 18:30 | Parallel sessions D | ||
| 20:00 – 23:00 | Conference dinner | ||
Saturday, 7 March
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Keynote speaker 3 – Anton Hemerijck: In Search of a New Welfare State | ||
| 10:00 – 11:10 | Parallel sessions E | ||
| 11:10 – 11:40 | Coffee break | ||
| 11:40 – 12:50 | Parallel sessions F | ||
| 12:50 – 14:00 | Lunch break | ||
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Keynote speaker 4 – Ian Gough: Climate Change and Social Policy | ||
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Coffee break | ||
| 15:15 – 17:20 | Parallel sessions G | ||
| 17:20 - 17:30 | Closing speech by Mr. Georges Schroeder, president of CEPS/INSTEAD | ||
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