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27 & 28 May 2022

Four Day Week International Summit

#4DWSummitVLC

Looking To The Future of Work

Politicians, unions, businesses and experts from around the world will gather in the city of València to discuss the future of work and to learn about policies to shorten working hours.

Inspiring Speakers & Leaders

Through different keynotes and panels, experts in economics, labour law, gender policies and technology, among others, will discuss their take on the four day working week initiative.

Multilingual Support

The main language of the summit will be English, but simultaneous interpretation to Valencian and Spanish will be offered throughout the entire event.

SPEAKERS

Adrián Todolí
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Adrián Todolí

University of Valencia

Álvaro Garcia
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Álvaro Garcia

Hampa Studio

Ana Arroyo
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Ana Arroyo

Software DELSOL

Andrew Barnes
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Andrew Barnes

Perpetual Guardian

Carmen Castro
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Carmen Castro

University of València

Charlotte Lockhart
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Charlotte Lockhart

4 Day Week Global

Enric Nomdedéu
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Enric Nomdedéu

Generalitat Valenciana

Fausto Durante
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Fausto Durante

CGIL

Fiona Hyslop
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Fiona Hyslop

Scottish National Party

Florent Marcellesi
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Florent Marcellesi

Verdes Equo

Guðmundur D. Haraldsson
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Guðmundur D. Haraldsson

Alda Iceland

Héctor Tejero
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Héctor Tejero

Más País

Íñigo Errejón
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Íñigo Errejón

Más País

Joan Majó
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Joan Majó

Fundació Ernest Lluch

Joan Ribó
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Joan Ribó

Valencia City Council

Joan Sanchis
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Joan Sanchis

GVA & UV

Joe O’Connor
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Joe O’Connor

4 Day Week Global

Joe Ryle
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Joe Ryle

4 Day Week UK

John McDonnell
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John McDonnell

Labour Party UK

Jon Bernat Zubiri
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Jon Bernat Zubiri

Universidad País Vasco

Jorge Rosales-Salas
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Jorge Rosales-Salas

Mayor University of Chile

Jose Poyatos
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Jose Poyatos

BigBuy

Juliet Schor
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Juliet Schor

Boston College (USA)

Katrin Langensiepen
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Katrin Langensiepen

European Parliament

Lucía Velasco
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Lucía Velasco

Economist & Writter

Maria Álvarez
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Maria Álvarez

4 Suma

María Luz Rodríguez
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María Luz Rodríguez

UCLM

Mónica Oltra
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Mónica Oltra

Generalitat Valenciana

Nacho Álvarez
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Nacho Álvarez

Government of Spain

Natalia Abril
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Natalia Abril

Swapcard, UK

Neasa Hourigan
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Neasa Hourigan

Green Party Ireland

Paloma Villanueva
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Paloma Villanueva

Complutense University of Madrid

Pedro Gomes
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Pedro Gomes

Birkbeck, University of London

Pepe Álvarez
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Pepe Álvarez

UGT

Peredur Owen Griffiths
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Peredur Owen Griffiths

Plaid Cymru

Rafael Climent
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Rafael Climent

Generalitat Valenciana

Rosana Cervera
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Rosana Cervera

Ecologistas en Acción

Ruby Gibson
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Ruby Gibson

PCS Scotland

Sophie Jaenicke
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Sophie Jaenicke

IG Metall

Unai Sordo
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Unai Sordo

CCOO

Will Stronge
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Will Stronge

Autonomy

Yolanda Díaz
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Yolanda Díaz

Spanish Government

PROGRAMME

The keynotes and panels will take place on the 27th and 28th of May 2022 at the main venue of the summit (Complex Esportiu-Cultural La Petxina, València). Please note that minor changes may still be introduced.

Arrivals & Coffee

Arrivals

30min

Official inauguration

Opening by the Mayor of the City of València, Mr. Joan Ribó
General Conduction of the Event By: Oriana Brunori (Journalist).

15 min

Opening Dialogue: Towards the Reduction of Working Time?

Speaker: Mr. Joan Majó. Engineer & Business Entrepreneur. Spanish Minister of Industry and Energy (1985-1986). Former Advisor to the European Commission. President of the Ernest Lluch Foundation.

45min

Coffee Break.

Coffee Break.

30min

PANEL 1: An International Political Alliance For The Four-Day Working Week.

Discussion with representatives from political parties that have publicly endorsed proposals to reduce the working week.  Speakers:

  • John McDonnell. Member of British Parliament & Former Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (Labour Party, UK).
  • Katrin Langensiepen. Member of the European Parliament (Greens/EFA)
  • Peredur Owen Griffiths. Member of Welsh Parliament (Playd Cymru, Wales)
  • Neasa Hourigan. Member of the Irish Parliament (Greens, Ireland).
  • Fiona Hyslop. Member of the Scottish Parliament (SNP, Scotland).
  • Nacho Álvarez. State Secretary of Social Rights, Spanish Government (Podemos, Spain).
  • Iñigo Errejón. Member of Spanish Parliament (Más País).
  • Florent Marcellesi. Ex-Member of the European Parliament (Verdes-EQUO).
Conducted by: Enric Nomdedeu (Vice-Minister of Employment of the Valencian Government).  

120 min

Lunch Break

Lunch Break

120 min

PANEL 2: Business Initiatives & The Four-Day Working Week.

Roundtable discussion with Representatives from firms that have already implemented a reduction of their working week or that are actively thinking about it. Speakers:

  • Andrew Barnes (Perpetual Guardian, New Zealand)
  • Maria Álvarez (La Francachela, Spain).
  • Ana Arroyo (Software del Sol, Spain).
  • Álvaro García (Hampa Studio, Spain).
  • Jose L. Poyatos (Big Buy, Spain).
  • Natalia Abril (Swapcard, UK).
Conducted by: Salut Pedrós (Journalist, À Punt)

90 min

PANEL 3: Trade Unions & The Four-Day Working Week.

Discussion with representatives from worker unions about their take and specific proposals to reduce work hours.  Speakers:

  • Unai Sordo (CCOO, General Secretary, Spain).
  • Pepe Álvarez (General Secretary, UGT, Spain).
  • Sophie Jaenicke (IG Metall, Germany).
  • Ruby Gibson (PCS, Scotland).
  • Fausto Durante (CGIL Nazionale, Italy).
Conducted by: Raquel Andrés (Journalist, La Vanguardia)

90min

Closure

Closure by the Vice-President of the Valencian Government and Minister of Inclusive Policies, Mónica Oltra, and the Vice-President of the Spanish Government and Minister of Labour and Social Economy, Yolanda Díaz.

15 min

Arrivals & Coffee

Arrivals & Coffee

30 min

Opening

Opening by the Regional Minister of Sustainable Economy, Commerce & Work, Mr. Rafael Climent.

15 min

PANEL 4: Experts. The Future of Work & The Shorter Working Week.

Roundtable discussion with academic experts from different fields (economics, gender policies, ecology, law) about the possible benefits of reducing the working week. Speakers:

  • Carmen Castro (Economist, Feminist Economy Chair, University of València, Spain).
  • Jon Bernat Zubiri (Economist EHU, Basque Country, Spain).
  • Adrian Todolí (Lawyer & Economist, University of València, Spain).
  • Paloma Villanueva (Economist, Complutense University of Madrid).
  • Joan Sanchis (Economist, Generalitat Valenciana & University of València, Spain).
  • Jorge Rosales-Salas (Engineer, Mayor University of Chile).
Conducted by: Amparo Soria (Journalist, Levante EMV)

75 min

Coffee Break.

Coffee Break

30 min

Intermediate

Main Dialogue: Working Hours, Economic Development & Welfare, an Academic Perspective.

Mrs. Juliet Schor. Economist and Sociology Professor at Boston College (USA). Member of the MacArthur Foundation Connected Learning Research Network. Schor received her Ph.D. in economics at the University of Massachusetts. Before joining Boston College, she taught at Harvard University for 17 years. Schor's research focuses on the sharing economy, consumption, working hours and climate change. Schor’s books include, among others, «The Overworked American that was a New York Times» bestseller, sparking a worldwide debate about work time, leisure and family life. Mr. Pedro Gomes. Economist & Reader in Economics at Birbeck, University of London. PhD by the London School of Economics (LSE). Previously he has been Assistant Professor at the University Carlos III of Madrid and at the University of Essex. Author of the book: «Friday Is The New Saturday. How a Four-Day Working Will Save the Economy» (Flint, 2021). Conducted by: Violeta Tena (Journalist, El Temps).

120 min

Lunch Break

Lunch Break

120 min

PANEL 5: The Four-Day Week Campaigns, Civic and Research Initiatives.

Roundtable discussion with Representatives from civic campaigns and research entities that are supporting the transition to a four day or 32 hours work week. Speakers:

  • Joe O’Connor (4 Day Week Global Campaign).
  • Will Stronge (Autonomy, UK).
  • Joe Ryle (4 Day Week Campaign, UK).
  • Charlotte Lockhart (4 Day Week Campaign, New Zealand).
  • Maria Álvarez (Plataforma 4 Suma, Spain).
  • Rosana Cervera (Ecologistas en Acción, Spain).
Conducted by: Kristin Suleng (Journalist, Head of Communication and Marketing of the Scientific and Technological Park of the University of Valencia).

60 min

Closing Dialogue: Technology, Artificial Intelligence & The Future of Work.

Lucia Velasco. Economist. Director General of Spain’s National Observatory of Technology and Society. European Commission’s independent expert. Author of the book: “¿Te va a sustituir un algoritmo? El futuro del trabajo en España” (Turner, 2021). Mª Luz Rodríguez. Professor of Labour Law at UCLM. Spanish Secretary for Employment (2010-2011). Chief of Staff at the Spanish Ministry of Work and Social Affairs (2005-2007). Regional Minister of Employment at Castilla La Mancha (2007-2010). She is the author of numerous articles in specialized journals and collective books. Recently she has been working with the ILO and Fundación COTEC on the fields of digital work and decent work. Conducted by: Jèssica Crespo (Journalist, Cadena SER).

60 min

PANEL 6: Public Initiatives & The Four-Day Working Week.

Roundtable discussion with representatives from governments or entities that have worked or are working on public policy actions to support the reduction of working time among firms and public sector. Speakers:

  • Enric Nomdedéu (Vice-minister of Employment, Valencian Gov.)
  • Gudmundur D. Haraldsson (ALDA, Iceland).
  • Héctor Tejero (MP on the Madrid Regional Parliament and Lead Negotiator of the Spanish Project).
Conducted by: Julia Ruiz (Journalist, UGT, Former Levante-EMV)  

60 min

Closure

Closure by the Vice-Minister of Employment of the Valencian Government, Mr. Enric Nomdedéu.

30 min

Closing Musical Performance

Closing Musical Performance by the Valencian Song-Writter: GEM.

30 min

What is this event about?

The Four Day Week International Summit is a public event that will take place in the city of València (Spain) and will gather politicians, unions, experts and business leaders from around the world to discuss experiences and views about the proposal to shorten the working week to four days or thirty-two hours per week.

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COUNTRIES

30

SPEAKERS

9

PANELS

+200

AUDIENCE

Organisation

The Four Day Week International Summit is organized by the Government of the Valencian Region (Spain), with the support of different worldwide entities and organizations.

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