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

LOCATION
Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium, Europe
FROM
29/04/2025
TO
29/04/2025

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 Ali Al-Jaberi
  • 13:35 – 13:45 Opening address by Irena Moozova, Deputy Director-General of DG Justice & Consumer
  • 13:45 – 13:55 Standing strong together
  • 13:55 – 14:15 Taking a stand for diversity Diversity Charters
  • 14:15 – 15:15 Panel discussion “United in Diversity – staying strong in defending and promoting our values”
  • 15:15 – 15:25 Mindfulness break
  • 15:40 – 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 – 17:15 Opening of the Award ceremony
  • 17:15 – 17:40 Category cities under 50,000 inhabitants
  • 17:40 – 18:05 Category cities over 50,000 inhabitants
  • 18:05 – 18:30 Special award
  • 18:30 – 18:40 Opening of the online voting for public vote winner
  • 18:40 – 19:00 Speech and announcement of the public vote winner by Irena Moozova, Deputy Director-General of DG Justice & Consumers and a group photo of all shortlisted cities
  • 19:00 Closing by the moderator
  • 19:00 – 20:30 Reception
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Europe, Belgium, Brussels-capital, Brussels
CREATED
25/04/2025
OPENING DATE
29/04/2025
STATUS
Active