Laureate Summit on Youth and Jobs (Live Broadcast)

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The Laureate Summit on Youth & Jobs in Europe will take place in Madrid, Spain on May 21st, 2013. The Summit will bring together notable business executives, government officials, and leaders of academic institutions to encourage conversation around the roles various sectors can and should play to create a new generation of employable and employed young people.

The summit will be on live broadcast at Santral Residence (Board of Trustees Meeting Room).

Rifat Sarıcaoğlu, Chairman of İstanbul Bilgi University Board of Trustees is the moderator of the panel on ‘Perspective of the Government’ and Ali Pandır, Fiat/Chrysler Turkey Country Head, is one of the panelists of the panel on ‘Perspective of the Employer’. 

 my.laureate.net/live/uesummit

10:00: Introduction and Welcome
Mr. Douglas Becker, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Laureate Education, Inc.

10:20: Universidad Europea and the Employment Situation in Europe 
Mr. Miguel Carmelo, CEO, Europe and Mediterranean Region, Laureate Education, Inc.

10:30: The Correlation Between Education and Employment in Europe 
Dr. Mario Simon, President & Global Chair, Millward Brown Optimor

11:00: Perspective of the Employer: Exploring Business-Driven Solutions to Address Youth Unemployment 

12:45: Perspective of Education: Fostering Practical Solutions to Graduate Career-Ready Young People 

15:00: Perspective of the Government: What Policies Across Western Europe are Helping and/or Hindering Employment for Young People? 

16:30: A Conversation with President Bill Clinton 
Introductions by: Mr. Miguel Carmelo, CEO, Europe and Mediterranean Region, Laureate Education, Inc. 
President Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States and Honorary Chancellor, Laureate International Universities
Mr. Douglas Becker, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Laureate Education, Inc.

18:00: Concluding Remarks 
Under the Presidency of His Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias