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  • [Embassy of Belgium] Invitation to panel Discussion - Why disability inclusion at workmatters

    2022.05.31 관리자 3470
  • Dear professor, researcher, student, Dear guests,

     

    The 2nd of June is known as Duo Day: a day in which differently abled people join companies for 1 day, and awareness raising is done for their inclusion in the workplace.

     

    Living with a disability grants you different and unique experiences. Those lead to unique perspectives, that are often not recognized and not exploited in the job market. Companies are always on the lookout for ways to get ahead of the competition, and these sets of experiences from differently abled persons could prove to be incredible assets.Not to mention, companies with strong disability inclusion programs have access to a greater talent pool and better employee retention.

     

    To give us deeper insights into the subject, we organize an online panel discussion:

     

    “Beating the market by beating the Bias: Why disability inclusion at work matters”

     

    We have the honor of welcoming Mr. Sanjay Kumar, journalist at the Korea Herald as a moderator of the prestigious international panel composed of:

     

    -          Kim Hwan Gung, Executive Director of the Korean Employment Agency for the Disabled (KEAD)

    -          Eline Jammaers, Professor in Diversity & (In)equality Research at the University of Hasselt

    -          Kim Kyung Mee, Professor at the Department of Social Welfare at Soongsil University

    -          Luc Henau, President of the European Union of Supported Employment (EUSE) and vice-president of the World Association of Supported Employment (WASE)

    We will have the honour of welcoming you on Thursday 2nd of June at 5:00 PM UTC +9 on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89119018022      

    The ID of the discussion is 891 1901 8022 

     

    The event will last for maximum 1h30, and will take place in English. There will be a main discussion of 50 minutes, followed by a Q&A session, in which everyone can ask question to the panelists.

     

    We also invite you to share this invitation to anyone from your organization or partner organizations you believe would be interested in this event.

    For the professors among you, we encourage you to share this invitation with your students,

     

    Please find further details in the poster attached. 

     

    Looking forward to your participation,

    The Embassy of Belgium in Seoul