EU Upcoming Events
7-10 September - EU Youth Conference
10-11 September - Future Energy Solutions: Accelerating the Green Transition
21-25 October - European Week for Safety and Health at Work
22-25 October - Interinstitutional Health and Safety Network Conference
22 October - VISION ZERO for Sustainability along Global Supply Chains – beyond Due Diligence Obligations
28-29 November - European Day of Persons with Disabilities 2024
10-11 December - Gender Equality Forum 2024
EU Youth Conference
The EU Youth Conference will be the largest youth event during Hungary's Presidency of the Council of the European Union, with hundreds of ministerial and youth delegates participating.
The conference is an integral part of the European Youth Dialogue (formerly known as the Structured Dialogue), which gives young people in Europe the opportunity to have face-to-face exchanges with decision-makers on the issues and challenges that concern them.
Its goal is to address important issues for young people and come up with ways to make Europe better for them.
When: 7-10 September
Where: Budapest, Hungary
Future Energy Solutions: Accelerating the Green Transition
The key topics of the event will be renewable energy solutions, green hydrogen, and energy markets and efficiency.
Moreover, two specialized sessions will be held on future electrified mobile work machines used in a variety of industries, showcasing technological advancements and the environmental benefits of transitioning to electric machinery.
There will also be discussions on the future of electric vehicles (EVs), including infrastructure development, policy support, and the role of EVs in reducing carbon emissions.
When: 10-11 September
Where: Lappeenranta, Finland
European Week for Safety and Health at Work
Happening every year in October, the European Week for Safety and Health at Work is the highlight of every Healthy Workplaces Campaign, with hundreds of awareness-raising events taking place across the EU and beyond.
Organised by EU-OSHA and its partners, each European Week has the campaign theme at its heart and this year it aims to raise awareness about the EU-OSHA Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2023-2025 “Safe and Healthy Work in the Digital Age”.
When: 21-25 October
Where: European Union
Interinstitutional Health and Safety Network Conference
The interinstitutional network on Occupational Health and Safety will present a joint programme for Health and Safety Week 2024. This would include an opening conference on Tuesday 22 October in the presence of senior managers of participating EU bodies and institutions.
The central topic would be connected to the European “Healthy Workplaces” campaign, focusing on health and safety in the digital age. The conference would be accompanied by real-life activities, demos and presentations on a vast variety of topics of interest.
When: 22-25 October
Where: Brussels, Belgium
VISION ZERO for Sustainability along Global Supply Chains – beyond Due Diligence Obligations
The main aim of the GSC Berlin 2024 Symposium is to bring together industry and other stakeholders to discuss the challenging situation and to offer approaches to solve the related problems.
Discussions on initial positions of concerned stakeholders will be followed by the presentation of the ISSA Guide “Improving safety, health and wellbeing in workplaces along Global Supply Chains by Vision Zero” which was recently published at the 23rd World Congress on Safety and Health in Sydney. The guide is based on the successful VISION ZERO Strategy of ISSA and defines the concept of SHW+ for global supply chains to be achieved.
Stakeholders from various sectors will illustrate the broad complexity of the topic. They will share experiences and give insight into how different industries as well as authorities deal with their respective challenges.
When: 22 October
Where: Berlin, Germany
International Conference: Foresight for Occupational Safety and Health (FOSH) Anticipating Changes in the Workplace to Prevent Occupational Risks
Climate change, geopolitical and energy crises, the development of automation and the use of artificial intelligence... How will these developments contribute to transforming work in the years to come? And what impact will they have on workers' health and safety? Faced with the growing uncertainties surrounding the transformation of the workplace, several organizations operating in the field of occupational risk prevention have in recent years undertaken foresight initiatives to feed their strategic outlook.
This work aims to anticipate the possible consequences of economic and social transformations on the health and safety of workers in the future, so as to enable the adaptation of occupational risk prevention strategies and approaches.
This international conference will provide an opportunity to share the results of foresight studies carried out by various occupational health and safety institutes, and to discuss how they can be used to protect workers' health in the future.
When: 14 November
Where: Paris, France
European Day of Persons with Disabilities 2024
The 2024 edition of the European Day of Persons with Disabilities (EDPD) is hosted by the European Commission in partnership with the European Disability Forum.
The conference is part of the EU’s wider efforts to raise awareness and tackle everyday challenges faced by persons with disabilities. It is an occasion to mainstream disability issues in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the Strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities 2021-2030.
These two days of thought-provoking and engaging debate mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities and bring together voices from a wide range of backgrounds with different expertise and stories to share, including policymakers, high-level experts, representatives from international and European institutions and disability advocates.
When: 28-29 November
Where: Brussels, Belgium
Gender Equality Forum 2024
The Gender Equality Forum is your platform to stand up for gender equality. Together, we can strengthen our collective efforts and build new partnerships to advance gender equality.
Building on the success of the inaugural Gender Equality Forum in 2022, there will be debates around key themes, workshops and masterclasses to share best practices. You will join gender equality experts, advocates, policymakers and new and emerging voices.
In a post-election Europe, we will be basing discussions around two thematic strands:
Taking stock of gender equality in Europe: now and beyond 2025.
Tackling gender-based violence in the EU: Persistent and emerging challenges and how can we address them?
#EGEF2024 will be a hybrid event with in-person sessions on-site and some virtual discussions.
When: 10-11 December
Where: Brussels and online
