Artium Museum (Vitoria-Gasteiz)
Inclusion, a driver of competitiveness and wellbeing
The 2024 Basque Country Competitiveness Report highlights the importance of inclusion in regional development and wellbeing. In a context of demographic and social change, the report explores how the participation of diverse groups can strengthen the Basque Country's competitiveness and address challenges such as talent shortages and generational renewal.
The analysis takes a multidimensional approach to inclusion, examining how factors such as gender, age and origin affect people's access to wellbeing and their participation in building competitiveness.
Using updated indicators and data, the report provides an accurate assessment of the current state of competitiveness and wellbeing in the Basque Country, offering recommendations on how to make the most of the region's human and social capital.
The report will be presented at the Competitiveness Conference on 20 November at 4 p.m. at the Artium Museum in Vitoria. During the event, we will attempt to answer the following key questions:
- How does the inclusion of different groups affect the competitiveness and wellbeing of the Basque Country?
- What challenges and opportunities does the Basque Country's demographic evolution present?
- How can organisations and companies manage diversity to improve their innovation and productivity?
Programme
16:00 p.m. • Welcome
- Iván Martén, President of Orkestra
- Mikel Torres, Second Vice-President of the Basque Government and Minister for Economy, Labour and Employment.
16:10 p.m. • Presentation of the 2024 Basque Country Competitiveness Report.
16:45 p.m. • Round table: Opportunities in diversity management from the perspective of companies and policies. Participants:
- Beatriz Gonzalez, Managing Director of Betsaide and President of ASLE
- Cristina Oyón, Director of Technology, Innovation and Sustainability at Grupo SPRI
- Julia Shershneva, Director of Ikuspegi
- Iratxe Uriarte, Director of the Basque Youth Council
- Mercedes Oleaga, Senior Research Technician at Orkestra (moderator)
17:15 • Conclusions and closing remarks
- Mari Jose Aranguren, General Director of Orkestra
- Ramiro Gónzalez, Deputy General of Álava
Competitiveness Conference 2024
Plaza Room, Artium Museum (Vitoria-Gasteiz)
Environmentally sustainable event
Erronka Garbia is a certificate launched by Ihobe (Basque Government) that recognises events which incorporate environmental measures into their design and organisation to minimise their potential environmental impact. This initiative aims to raise awareness among event attendees and organisers to mitigate the negative environmental impacts of large scale events.
As a sign of our commitment to the environment, we have sought to minimise the impact of the Competitiveness Conference by applying the principles of the Erronka Garbia methodology to the design and organisation of this event. Help us reduce our environmental impact by travelling to the conference by public transport or carpooling.
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