Competitions and award ceremonies: European Diversity Month opening event and award ceremony

Join us as we reveal the winners of the fourth European Capitals of Inclusion and Diversity Award and open European Diversity Month 2025. Find out which places are champions for inclusion in Europe and how your organisation can harness diversity and inclusion to embrace mental health and well-being at the workplace.

Agenda

European Diversity 2025

Date: 29 April 2025

Time: 13:30 – 19:00 CET

Reception: 19:00 – 20:30 CET

Location: Hotel Cardo Brussels - Av. du Boulevard 14, 1210 Brussels

Schedule

• 12:30 – 13:30: Welcome coffee
• 13:30 - 13:35: Welcome by the moderator
• 13:35 – 13:45: Opening address by Hadja Lahbib, Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management
• 13:45 – 14:15: Taking a stand for diversity
• 14:15 – 15:15: Panel discussion “United in Diversity – staying strong in defending and promoting our values” + Q&A from the on-site and online participants
• 15:15 – 15:45: Coffee break
• 15:45 – 16:30: Parallel working sessions
  • Tapping into pools of unused talent
  • Diversity as competitive advantage
  • Data-driven diversity
• 16:30 – 17:00: Networking coffee break
• 17:00 – 17:05: Start of the Award ceremony
• 17:05 – 17:10: Opening of the Award ceremony
• 17:10 – 17:40: Category cities over 50,000 inhabitants
• 17:40 – 18:10: Category cities under 50,000 inhabitants
• 18:10 – 18:40: Special award
• 18:40 – 18:50: Opening of the online voting for public vote winner
• 18:50 – 19:00: Speech and announcement of the public vote winner
• 19:00: Closing
• 19:00 – 20:30: Reception