Venice International University
October 11-12, 2018

“Sustainable Social Security: Past and Future Challenges in Social Security”
50 years celebration European Institute of Social Security

Thursday 11 October

14.00-14.30: Registration participants

14.30-15.00: Opening and welcome
President European Institute of Social Security - Prof. dr. Franz Marhold (WU Vienna)

15.00-15.30: Social security in the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Prof. dr. Tiziano Treu, Catholic University of Milan

15.30-17.00: Sustainability and social security from a

- Legal perspective
Prof. dr. Ulrich Becker, Max-Planck-Institute for social law - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

- Economic perspective 
Prof. dr. Robert Holzmann, University of New South Wales - Fellow Austrian Academy of Sciences 

- Sociological perspective
Prof. dr. Joakim Palme, University of Uppsala

17.00-17.30: Break

17.30-18.30: Discussant: Prof. dr. Bettina Kahil-Wolff Hummer - University of Lausanne, followed by round table and discussion

18.30-19.00: EISS General Assembly
(members EISS)

20.30: Dinner

Friday 12 October

9.30-10.00: Social security in 2068: changing drivers in social security, upcoming challenges for sustainability
Prof. dr. Danny Pieters, KU Leuven

10.00-11.30: Changing work and sustainable social security
Prof. dr. Ruud Muffels (Tilburg University): "Ongoing labour-market transformations and their impact on types of social protection"
Prof. dr. Nuna Zekic (Tilburg University): "Sustainable work? On the ambivalence of law to the meaning of work"
1 discussant Young Researcher
Discussion

11.30-12.00: Break

12.00-13.30: Changing residence and sustainable social security
Prof. dr. Norma Mansor (University of Malaya): "Migration in Southeast Asia and the effects on social protection"
Essi Rentola (Director Co-ordination Unit Finnish Ministry Social Affairs and Health): "Is there a future for residence based Social Security in the EU"
1 discussant Young Researcher
Discussion

13.30-15.00: Lunch

15.00-16.30: Changing income and sustainable social security
Prof. dr. Daniel Pérez del Prado (Carlos III University of Madrid): "The 'Reserve Fund' as a mechanism to improve the efficacy and sustainability of unemployment benefits"
Prof. dr. Jose Jesus De Val Arnal (University of Zaragoza): "The new border of the welfare state in Europe"
1 discussant Young Researcher
Discussion

16.30: Final conclusions
Prof. dr. Paul Schoukens, KU Leuven
Young Researcher