Green Card Conference

Green Card Conference, 16 Dec 2010

Hosted by Confederation of Danish industry

In corporation with Danish Green Card Association

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Thursday December 16th. 2010, 9:00 – 17:00
Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers,
Ørestads Boulevard 114-118, Copenhagen S 2300 

The Confederation of Danish Industry is going to arrange a conference to address issues of green card holders. The conference is free and should be seen as a service to all green card holders in Denmark.

The conference aims first to enable holders of green cards in Denmark the right tools to use and enter the Danish labor market. There will be sessions on the rules, how to use them, what is the experience of a green card holder who has a job and what do the Danish companies expect from you?
The second conference will provide the foundation for a sound debate on the general environment for green card holders and foreign workers in Denmark in general. Businesses and key stakeholders will be invited to this section, and Morten Østergaard, member of the Danish parliament for the Danish Social-Liberal Party, will give his ideas on how to attract foreign workers in future. Aamir Sohail from the Danish Green Card Holder’s Association will talk about how the conditions seen from the outside and Dennis Nørmark from Living Institute will speak about the global challenge.
To end the debate there will be a panel discussion with key political actors. Finally there will be served snacks and refreshments in conclusion, providing an opportunity to network with other participants in the conference.

Contact person(s):
Claus Andersen, Advisor DI, csa@di.dk, 3377 3306
Aamir Sohail, Coordinator DGCA,  greencard.dk@gmail.com, 50388606 , 52703384

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How to get there:
Metro is most appropriate transport to reach there:
Metro M1 towards Vestamager st
Stop: Ørestad st.
It takes only 12 minutes by Metro from Nørreport st to Ørestad Station.

*Crown Plaza Hotel is just beside Fields shopping center.
*You might not see it on map because this is new building.

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Program

9:00 Welcome
Claus Andersen,  Advisor, DI

9:15 How does the Danish labor market work
Marianne Hansen, CEO, Work in Denmark

10:00 Acces to Denmark, how are the rules?
Øzlem G. Akar,  Special advisor, Udlændingeservice

10:30 Break

10:45 Who are the Green Card holders in Denmark and how are they doing?
David Hedegaard Andersen, Advisor, Rambøll.

11:15 Experiences entering the danish labour market
Dr. Athar Javed, Expert on South Asian Affairs

11:50 Break

12:00 Opening of the afternoon debate on attracting qualified labour?
Martin Steen Kabongo, Chief advisor, DI

12:05 How does Denmark attract foreign labour in the future?
Morten Østergaard,  Member of the Danish parliament, Danish Social Liberal-Party

12:30 Lunch

13:45 How does Denmark welcome foreigners? – as viewed
from the outside
Zeshan Jaffari, Green card Holder

11:50 Break

14:10 The Expat Study – A study of foreign workers in Denmark Nina Middelboe, Oxford Research

14:30 Don’t be a stranger
Dennis Nørmark, Living Institute

15:00 Panel discussion and open debate- What are the challenges?
Participants:
Maria Nørby, The National Labour Market Authority
Fin Krogh Jørgensen, The Danish Society of Engineers
Dennis Nørmark, Living Institute
Kim Lunding, Ministry of Refugee, Immigration and Integration Affairs

15:45 Refreshment and networking

17:00 Thank you