Role of Social Dialogue in Ensuring the Economic Growth and Qualitative Work Places Laimdota Straujuma Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia Education: 1994-1999 – 1-2 week courses in Denmark (Management Training, Economics and Accounting), Finland (The Linkage of Research and Entrepreneurship), Great Britain (The Consultation Systems of the World), USA (Application of Research and Scientific Results in Practice), and Belgium (The EU legislation); 1992 – PhD. Economics (Dr.oec.), Doctoral Thesis “Assessment of the Use of Manufacturing Resources by the Latvian Companies”. Work experience: Since January 22, 2014 Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia October 25, 2011 – January 22, 2014 Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Latvia, Minister; January 2010 – October 2011 – Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Deputy State Secretary; January 2007 – December 2010 – Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government, State Secretary. Valdis Dombrovskis Commission Vice-President for the Euro and Social Dialogue Member of the European Parliament; Member of the Latvian Parliament; 2009-2014 Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia; 2005-2007 Professional Master's degree in customs and tax administration, Riga Technical University; 1993-1996 Master's degree in physics, University of Latvia. Role of Social Dialogue in Ensuring the Economic Growth and Qualitative Work Places Vitālijs Gavrilovs President of Employers' Confederation of Latvia (LDDK) Since 2005 Investments company “Ice-Balt Invest” Ltd co-owner and vice-chairman; Since 2004 Consulting and investments company “VITALIAN” Ltd co-owner and chairman of the board; 2003- 2010 Joint Stock Pharmaceutical Company “GRINDEKS” (JSC Tallinn Pharmaceutical Company, JCS “Kalceks”) co-owner and vice chairman of the supervisory board; 1985-2004 Brewery JSC “Aldaris”, chairman of the board & president; Social activities: BUSINESSEUROPE (former UNICE), Member of the Council of Presidents; Latvian National Tripartite Council, co-chairman; Latvian Economic Council, member of the board; European Economic and Social Committee, member. Uldis Augulis Minister for Welfare Education: 1999 - 2003 University of Latvia, Finance Management; Work experience: 2014 - Minister for Welfare; 2011 - 2014 Member of the 11th Saeima; 2011 – 2014 Chair of the Central Land Commission; 2008 - 2009 Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Welfare; 2001 - 2006 Board Member, Union of Rural Territories; 2001 – 2006 Member of the Council, Latvian Association of Local and Regional Governments. Role of Social Dialogue in Ensuring the Economic Growth and Qualitative Work Places Juan Meléndez Valdés Director, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EUROFOUND) Degree in Psychology, a master in Industrial Psychology and Human Resources and a postgraduate degree as a specialist in European Communities. Juan Menéndez-Valdés served for 11 years as Head of Employment, Immigration, Education and Training Policies at the Spanish Confederation of Business (CEOE) and 10 years serving the Spanish Government in the National Employment Service (INEM). From 2007 until 2009, he was Chair of the Governing Board of Eurofound's sister organization, the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP). Rie Vejs Kjeldgaard Deputy Regional Director, International Labour Organization (ILO) Educational background in economics and business administration, with a specialisation in marketing and international business development. Rie Vejs Kjeldgaard was appointed Deputy Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia in 2013. She previously held a variety of positions in ILO HQ and ILO field offices, including ILO Country Director for Viet Nam and Deputy Director for the Decent Work Technical Team of South-East Asia. She also served as Senior International Specialist in Enterprise Development, as well as Global Programme Manager of “Job Quality in Small Enterprises”. Role of Social Dialogue in Ensuring the Economic Growth and Qualitative Work Places Jordi Curell Gotor Director, Directorate0General Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (DG EMPL), European Commission Jordi Curell has a law background and since 1986 has worked in different positions in the European Commission, including in DG Employment, where he was responsible for coordinating the preparation and implementation of the European Social Agenda and afterwards in DG Education and Culture at the head of the Directorate for "Higher Education and International Affairs", where he leaded the negotiations on the new Erasmus+ programme. Renate Hornung Draus Chair of Social Affairs Committee of European Business Confederation BUSINESSEUROPE Renate Hornung-Draus is Managing Director and Director of European and international affairs of the Confederation of German Employers - BDA. Chair of BUSINESSEUROPE’s Social Affairs Committee. Vice President of the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) and Employer-Vice-Chair of the ILOGoverning Body Subcommittee on Multinational enterprises. Member of the Advisory Board of the Birmingham Business School and member of the Board of “Gesellschaft für Europäische Sozialpolitik e. V. (GES)”. Role of Social Dialogue in Ensuring the Economic Growth and Qualitative Work Places Patrick Itschert Deputy General Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) Degree in Humanitarian Studies, Sint-Jozeffs Collage, Aalst (NL) and Diploma in Economics from Université Libre de Bruxelles (FR). For 20 years held the post as a General Secretary of the European Trade Union Federation. Since 2011 elected as Deputy General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation at the Athens Congress. Maxime Cerutti Director Social Affairs, BUSINESSEUROPE Director of BUSINESSEUROPE’s social affairs department since January 2012. In his current role, he is responsible for a diverse portfolio of social affairs and labour market policy issues. In 2013, he was employer’s’ spokesperson for the negotiations on the framework of actions on youth employment. Role of Social Dialogue in Ensuring the Economic Growth and Qualitative Work Places Pēteris Krīgers President of Free Trade Union Confederation of Latvia (LBAS) Since 2002 - President of Free Trade Union Confederation of Latvia (LBAS); since 2004 - European Economic and Social Committee Advisor; since 2014 – member of National Development Council. Līga Meņģelsone Director General of Employers' Confederation of Latvia (LDDK) Director general in Employers’ Confederation of Latvia (LDDK) since August 2011. She is representing interests of employers in the dialogue with Latvian Saeima, government, trade unions, regional partners both, at the national and EU level. Role of Social Dialogue in Ensuring the Economic Growth and Qualitative Work Places Roland Zwiers Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Social and Economic Council (SER) of the Netherlands, Representative of Dutch Tripartite Cooperation Council For this SER-committee Roland Zwiers prepares the yearly consultation with the Dutch minister of Economic Affairs on the EU Spring Council/ the European Semester. He represents the SER at the EESC in Brussels and frequently attends the meetings of the Steering Committee Europe 2020. Earlier in his career, Roland Zwiers has worked as a political journalist for the Dutch press agency ANP (1994-1998), as an editor of the Dutch economic weekly ESB (1992-1994), as an economist for the Dutch Ministry of Finance (1990-1992), and as a teacher at the University of Amsterdam (1988-1990). Raymond Hencks Member of the Executive Committee of General Civil Service Confederation of Luxembourg (CGFP), Member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Also member of the board of Post an Telecom Enterprise Luxembourg and member of the chamber of civil servants. Role of Social Dialogue in Ensuring the Economic Growth and Qualitative Work Places Vladimira Drbalova Director of the Department of International Organisations and European Affairs, Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic (SPČR), Member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) In 1981 graduated University of Economic Studies, Prague, Foreign Trade as well as in 2000/01 completed course on European Studies Europeum in Charles University, Prague. Gijs van Houten Research Officer, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EUROFOUND) Works on the European Working Conditions Survey and the European Company Survey – focussing on issues of job quality, work organisation and employee involvement – and is the coordinator of Eurofound’s Survey Methodology Working Group. Obtained a Masters in sociology at Radboud University Nijmegen and a PhD in social science at Utrecht University. He lectured in quantitative research methods at University College Dublin and in policy analysis and institutional theory at Utrecht University. Before joining Eurofound in January 2010 he worked at the Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP). Role of Social Dialogue in Ensuring the Economic Growth and Qualitative Work Places Allan Jones Representative of European Broadcasting Union Works in the Human Resources Department of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) - the world’s foremost alliance of Public Service Media with Members in all EU Member States and which operates Eurovision and Euroradio. Leads the employers group in the EU Audiovisual sectoral Social Dialogue Committee (AVSDC). Represents the EBU on other European bodies including the EU cross-industry SDC where he is a member of the European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing Public Services (CEEP) delegation. Member of the EBU HR Steering Committee and the CEEP Social Affairs Board. Allan has been working for the EBU since 2008. At the BBC he was the BBC’s HR Policy Manager and his particular areas of interest were employment policy and labour law. Cees Schoenmakers Representative of Dutch Employers Organization, VNO/NCW Graduate of Higher Vocational Education in Commerce and Economy. Working as managing director of a development and educational fund, raised by the social partners in retail, wholesale and agro/food, named CKO. Member of the EU ESF Committee on behalf of the employers in the Netherlands. Role of Social Dialogue in Ensuring the Economic Growth and Qualitative Work Places Zanda Martens United Services Union ver.di, district Düsseldorf-Wuppertal-Solingen In 2008 completed MA in Law from the University of Latvia, in 2012 second MA in Law from the RuhUniversitay Bochum where she currently is doing her doctoral studies. She worked for Administrative Court in Riga, Trade Union Confedertion of Latvia, DGB Rechtsschutz in Duisburg, and Arbeit uad Leben NRW in Dusseldorf. Aivars Strakšas Vice-President, SJSC Latvijas Dzelzceļš. Obtained masters degree in Economics from Latvia University of Agriculture. Has been an Adviser to the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Latvia, a Member of Supervisory Board of JSC Hipotēku un zemes banka, a Member of Supervisory Board of JSC Latvijas Pasts, a Chairman of Supervisory Board of the Lotteries and Gambling Supervision Inspection, an Adviser to the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Latvia. Role of Social Dialogue in Ensuring the Economic Growth and Qualitative Work Places Aleksandrs Muhlinkins Deputy Chair, Latvian Railway and Transport Industry Trade Union Degree in Agronomy from Latvia University of Agriculture. Begun his career in Trade Unions in 1994. From 2000 holds Deputy Chair post in Latvian Railway and Transportation Industry Trade Union. Also Mr Muhlinkins is a member of Nationsl Tripartite Cooperation Council of Latvia. Pirkko Nikula Senior International Adviser of Finnish Trade Union Confederation STTK In 1976 graduated from Commercial Collage, in 1978 completed French studies in University of Toulouse – Le Mirail, and in 1992 obtained diploma in Cooperate Communication. In the past has been working for Finish Paper Workers’ Union and Finish Commercial Branch Union. Since 1990 works as a Senior adviser in STTK Confederation in Nordic and Baltic cooperation unit. Role of Social Dialogue in Ensuring the Economic Growth and Qualitative Work Places Sverker Rudeberg Representative of Confederation of Swedish Enterprise/ Svenskt Näringsliv (SN) Sverker Rudeberg is a lawyer working for the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise since 2001. His activities include coordination of collective bargaining and responsibility for Social Affairs at European level. Member of BUSINESEUROPE´s Social Affairs Committee. Salvis Lapiņš Member of the Board, JSC Olainfarm Trade Unions Graduate in Law from Latvian University and Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration. Works as a head of the Finance department and have more than 15 years’ experience in finance and pharmaceutical industry. Role of Social Dialogue in Ensuring the Economic Growth and Qualitative Work Places Rudīte Bērziņa Representative of JSC Olainfarm Trade Unions After graduating Olaine’s Technical Collage Mrs Bērziņa dedicated her professional career to pharmaceuticals. In 1972 joined AS „Olainfarm”, currently have more than 40 years of the experience in the industry. Andreas Henkel Crafts and Trades Division Austrian Economic Chamber Dr. Henkel in 1983 finished his Ph.D. in jurisprudence at University of Vienna, Austria. Since then he worked in various governmental institutions, for 17 years he was expert-member of Enterprise Programme Management Committee of DG Enterprise, EU-Commission, EIPC. For 13 years in Economic Policy Department, Federal Economic Chamber of Austria, since then responsible for Social Dialogue, SMEpolicy, Construction policy, European Forum Alpbach, Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Ethics (both until 2007). And for 10 years as Secretary General of the Austrian Advisory Council for Economic and Social Affairs. Role of Social Dialogue in Ensuring the Economic Growth and Qualitative Work Places Irini Ivoni Pari Permanent Representative of SEV (Hellenic Federation of Enterprises) in Brussels and at the BUSINESSEUROPE, Member of EESC In 1986 obtained degree in Political Science and International Relations from Panteion University, Athens. In 1988 Higher Diploma in European Studies from Universite Libre de Bruxelles. Since 1995 works as a Head of the Brussels Office of SEV – Hellenic Federation of Enterprises. Also since 1995 a Member of the Committee of the European Social Dialogue. Moreover for more than 17 years member of the European Economic and Social Committee.
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