Aspect Works

Category: Conference

  • ImpactFest 2024 Report

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    Last Thursday the city of Den Haag hosted the 9th edition of ImpactFest, hosting over 1,500 impact makers from around the world, including Aspect Works Director Jason Petrait. The day brought together startups, investors, knowledge institutes policymakers and others to “unite and unleash the power of collaboration.”  With the promise of “inspiration, connection and collaboration,”…

  • Apprenticeship Skills Fair Day Two

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    Second day in Turin turns focus to protection, mobility and financing of apprentices “Well-designed and well-regulated apprenticeships leads to decent work.” With those words from the ILO’s Claire la Hovary, day 2 of the Skills Fair on Quality Apprenticeships in Turin, Italy kicked off. Aspect Works Director Jason Petrait was on hand for the sessions.…

  • Skills Fair on Quality Apprenticeships Kicks Off

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    Hosted at the International Labour Organisation’s campus in Turin, the day saw apprenticeship leaders from around the world share their insights. The day led off with a panel hosted by Pilvi Torsit of the ETF, who stated that the goal is to, “create decent jobs so people can have decent lives.” As she remarked, this…

  • European Cluster Conference Set For 7-8 May

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    Two days in Brussels focused on cluster policies, sustainable industry development and interregional cooperation. The European Cluster Conference 2024 is an opportunity to collaborate and build connections across Europe’s value chains, clusters and ecosystems. This bi-yearly event will bring together stakeholders, policymakers, cluster staff, researchers and entrepreneurs to build connections and ignite new ideas for…

  • Clusters Meet Regions Due 22 December

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    The European Cluster Collaboration Platform is drawing up a list of 16 national/regional authorities. On behalf of the European Commission, the European Cluster Collaboration Platform will coordinate up to 16 ‘Clusters Meet Regions’ workshops in 2024-2025, with the call for expressions of interest due 22 December.  The objective of ‘Clusters meet Regions’ is to facilitate…

  • European Employment & Social Rights Forum

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    EU Commissioners, economists and policymakers consider AI and the world of work Last week in Brussels the European Commission hosted their second European Employment & Social Rights Forum. Speakers ranging from university professors to labor leaders to European Commission officials took on the question of how AI will affect the world of work. Their thinking…

  • Aflatoun Social & Financial Education Conference 2023

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    Partnerships and commentary on power imbalances dominate plenary sessions in Utrecht Last week Aspect Works Director Jason Petrait attended Aflatoun International’s 6th bi-annual Global Social and Financial Skills Conference in Utrecht, hearing from grant-makers, central bankers and on-the-ground practitioners from around the world as they examined the necessity of financial and entrepreneurship education. Thursday’s plenary…