RIFI proudly hosts a RI Europe Seminar on Rehabilitation and Inclusive Working Life Policies and network event in Helsinki 20.9.2017. This high profile event is targeted at experts in the field of rehabilitation.
Location: Social Insurance Institution Main Office, Nordenskiöldinkatu 12, Helsinki
Date: Wednesday the 20th of September 2017
Time: 12:00-16:30
The seminar will be streamed online. The link to the webinar platform will be opened here closer to the event.
Agenda items:
12:00 — 12:15: President, Pauliina Lampinen: “Rehabilitation International and Rehabilitation International Finnish Committee”
Rehabilitation International Finnish Committee (RIFI ry.)
12:15 — 12:45: Director General, Dr. Elli Aaltonen: “Social Insurance Institutions role in rehabilitation and inclusive working life policies”
Social Insurance Institution, Finland
12:45 — 13:30: Dr. jur. Friedrich Mehrhoff: “Job retention, participation and social insurance: Consensus-based reforms”
German Social Accident Insurance, Germany
13:30 — 14:15: Director General, Dr. François Perl: “From benefits to rehabilitation : a change of paradigm, the Belgian invalidity pension case”
National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance, Department for Disability Benefits, Belgium
14:50 — 14:45: Coffee Break
14:45 — 15:30: Chief Executive, Roy O’Shaughnessy: “Payment by Results: does it deliver job outcomes for disabled”
Shaw Trust, Great Britain
15:30 — 16:00: Senior Officer, Hanna Nyfors: “Renovation of rehabilitation system in Finland”
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland
16:00 — 16:30: European Innovations Director, John Danvers: “Horizon 2020 – Research and innovation across the EU”
Ixion Holdings, Great Britain
16:30 — 17:15: Network event: “Finger food and expertise sharing”
The seminar is free of charge for participants from RIFI member organizations. The participation fee for the other participants is 50 euros.
To register for the event or for further information, please contact: jaakko.harkko@kuntoutussaatio.fi