Agenda

Welcome Address

Helena Dalli, European Commissioner for Equality

Introduction – Equality data: debunking the myths

Michael O'Flaherty, Director of the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA)

Looking back: How data help building successful gender policies

Carlien Scheele, Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)

Reality bite: No data, no policies

Dan Christian Ghattas, Executive Director of Organisation Intersex International Europe (OII Europe)

High-Level Discussion: WE NEED EQUALITY DATA

This panel discussion will allow decision makers to express their need for equality data in order to efficiently draft, implement and monitor equality policies

• Roderic O’Gorman, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Ireland
• Anna-Maja Henriksson, Minister of Justice, Finland
• Pierrette Herzberger Fofana, MEP, European Parliament
• Tena Šimonović Einwalter, Chair of EQUINET, Ombudswoman of Croatia

Coffee break

Reality bite: Equality data: How we got started

Els Keytsman, Director of Unia

Panel Discussion: WE (CAN) COLLECT EQUALITY DATA

This discussion will focus on the feasibility of collecting and using equality data despite the legal framework(s) and in full respect of it. Some concrete good practices from France and Slovakia will feed into the discussion.

• Emanuele Baldacci, Director for Resources, Eurostat
• Michal Czerniawski, Police Officer (EDPB)
• Sylvie Le Minez, Head of the demographic and social studies Unit, INSEE

Lunch Break

Reality bite: Making anti-muslim hatred visible through data

Dunia Khalil

Introduction – Working together to advance equality data

Irena Moozova, Director for Equality, DG Justice and Consumers, European Commission

Presentation of the Guidelines on improving the collection and use of equality data

Iris Elliott, Head of Policy and Research at the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and member of the European subgroup on Equality data

Panel discussion: HOW TO COLLECT EQUALITY DATA

This discussion will aim at gathering good practices at the national and international level

• Thomas Liebig, Senior Migration Specialist, OECD
• Erle Inderhaug, Senior Advisor at the Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs
• Dovilė Galdauskaite, Senior specialist at Statistics Lithuania
• Marcel Coenders, Researcher at the Netherlands Institute for Social Research

Coffee break

Reality bite: Afro Census′ in Germany: Black lives count

Daniel Gyamerah, Chairman at Each One Teach One (EOTO) and Division Lead Citizens For Europe (CFE)

Presentation of the new the guidance note on the collection of equality data based on ethnic and racial origin and case-study on Roma data

• Rossalina Latcheva, Programme manager Fair & Equal Societies at FRA, member of the subgroup on equality data
• Ursula Till-Tentschert, Deputy Head of Unit Technical Assistance & Capacity Building at FRA, member of the Roma Working Party

Panel discussion: Zoom-in on equality data based on ethnic and racial origin

• Joana Malta, Statistics Portugal
• Vanessa Ioannoni, Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)
• Lilla Farkas, European Equality Law Network

Wrap up and closure

• Věra Jourová, Vice-President for values and transparency