Organized by the European Large Families Confederation (ELFAC) and YMCA Zivá Rodina

With the support of the Municipality Praha 6 and the Catholic Theological Faculty of Charles University

XI European Large Families Conference

 “THE FUTURE DEPENDS ON FAMILIES: Social cohesion, Sustainability and Democracy in the XXIst century”

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PRELIMINARY ROGRAM

10:00 – 12:00 Registration, coffee.

12:00 Lunch

13:30.  Opening of the XI Conference:

Raul Sanchez, secretary general of ELFAC (moderator)

• Regina Maroncelli, president of ELFAC
• Jiri Ludvik, president of Zivá Rodina

Welcome adresses of official guests:   (will be updated)

• Representative of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (will be confirmed)
• Representative of the Prague City Hall (Municipality) (will be confirmed)
• Representative of YMCA Czech Republic (confirmed)
• Representative of the Charles University Prague – Cath. Theol. Faculty (will be confirmed)
• Representative of the Prague 6 City District Office (confirmed)

14: 00 Keynote speaker: “The role of families for the sustainability of society”

• Luigi Campiglio, professor of economic policy, Univeristà Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano (Italy)

14:30  Keynote speaker: Fiscality and pensions: The key role of families,

•  Otakar Hampl, economist, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Prague, (Czech Republic)

15:00 Coffee-break

15:30 New models of family policies in Europe:

Raul Sanchez, secretary general of ELFAC (moderator)

• Hungary; Balász Molnar, vice-president for strategy and coordination, Maria Kopp Institute for demography and families (online)
• Poland:  Agnieszka Matloka,  Deputy Director of the Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Demographic Policy (online)
• Czechia: representative of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (to be confirmed)

Q&A

16:45 Discussion, New themes how to fulfil the title message (ideas from various countries)

17:15 Conclusions and closing

• Regina Maroncelli, president of ELFAC
• Jiri Ludvik, president of Zivá Rodina

18:00 Dinner

Saturday, 22 October 2022

10:00 – 12:00 General Assembly of ELFAC

12:00 Lunch

14:00 – 16:00 General Assembly ELFAC – Election of the Board.

Venue: 

Katolická teologická fakulta, Univerzity Karlovy, Praha

(The venue is about 30-40 minutes from the airport or from the main railway station by public transportation)