Sept 2021 – April 2022 Series
Season 17 & 18
Programme 1 – COVID-19 Vaccine and the Workplace
Main speakers: Mr Joseph Farrugia, MEA Director General and Dr Mark Gauci, OHSA CEO
Programme 2 – Discrimination at the Workplace
Main speakers: Dr Charlotte Camilleri, MEA Executive in EU & Legal Affairs and Ms Renee Laiviera, Commissioner of the National Commission for the Promotion of Equality
Programme 3 – Carbon Neutrality by 2050
Main speakers: Mr Joseph Farrugia, MEA Director General and Dr Jeanette Axisa, Director General, Foundation for Transport
Programme 4 – The GDP and Well-being
Main speakers: Mr Joseph Farrugia, MEA Director General and Mr Ronald Attard, Partner at EY
Programme 5 – School Leaving Age
Main speakers: Mr Joseph Farrugia, MEA Director General and Mr Marco Bonnici, MUT President
Programme 6 – NGOs share in the Economy
Main speakers: Mr Joseph Farrugia, MEA Director General and Mr Jesmond Saliba, Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations
Programme 7 – National Foreign Direct Investment Screening Office
Main speakers: Mr Joseph Farrugia, MEA Director General and Ms Bethany Magro, Chief Operations Officer at the National FDI Screening Office
Programme 8 – The Maritime Industry
Main speakers: Mr Kevin J. Borg, CEO at the Malta Maritime Forum and MEA Consultant, and Dr Anne Fenech – Board Member on the Malta Maritime Forum
Programme 9 – Recovery Plan
Main speakers: Mr Joseph Farrugia, MEA Director General and Mr Godwin Mifsud, Director General at Economic Policy Department, Ministry for Finance and Employment
Programme 10 – Logistics
Main speakers: Mr Joseph Farrugia, MEA Director General and Mr Marcel Mizzi, Malta Chamber of SMEs
Programme 11 – Blue Economy
Main speakers: Mr Joseph Farrugia, MEA Director General and Karmenu Vella KOM, former member of the European Commission, in charge of Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.
Programme 12 – The Marginalized in Society
Main speakers: Mr Joseph Farrugia, MEA Director General and Fr Marcellino Micallef, of the Franciscan Friars, who runs the soup kitchen, in Valletta.
Programme 13 – Small Businesses and Green Economy
Main speakers: Mr Joseph Farrugia, MEA Director General and Ing Abigail Cutajar, Advisor to the Minister, Ministry for Energy, Enterprise and Sustainable Development.
Programme 14 – Cash payments
Main speakers: Mr Joseph Farrugia, MEA Director General and Mr Alexander Grima, Senior Currency Services Officer, Central Bank of Malta.
Programme 15 – Conference on the ‘Future of Europe’
Main speakers: Mr Joseph Farrugia, MEA Director General and Ms Mandy Falzon, Chief Executive Officer · SEM – Servizzi Ewropej f’Malta.
Programme 16 – Sustainability in the Construction Industry
Main speakers: Mr Joseph Farrugia, MEA Director General and Prof Alex Torpiano, Dean at the Faculty for the Built Environment, University of Malta
Programme 17 – The overall minimum tax rate
Main speakers: Mr Joseph Farrugia, MEA Director General and Dr Wayne Pisani, Partner at a local accounting company
Programme 18 – The Malta Qualifications Framework
Main speakers: Mr Joseph Farrugia, MEA Director General and Ms Gabriella Mallia, Communications Manager at Malta Further & Higher Education Authority
Programme 19 – Careers in the Maritime Field
Main speakers: Mr Kevin J. Borg, CEO at the Malta Maritime Forum and MEA Consultant, and Capt. Jesmond Mifsud, Chief pilot
Programme 20 – Industrial Waste Management
Main speakers: Mr Joseph Farrugia, MEA Director General and Ms Dolores Sammut Bonnici, Director at a local waste management company and MEA Vice President
Programme 21 – Alternative Dispute Resolution
Main speakers: Mr Joseph Farrugia, MEA Director General and Dr Phyllis Bezzina, Director Complaints and Conciliation, MCCAA
Programme 22 – National Employment Policy
Main speakers: Mr Joseph Farrugia, MEA Director General and Mr JP Fabri, Economist
Programme 23 – eTranslate
Main speakers: Mr Joseph Farrugia, MEA Director General and Dr Donatienne Spiteri, Legislation Unit, Office of the State Advocate, Malta
Programme 24 – 20 years of the Euro
Main speakers: Mr Joseph Farrugia, MEA Director General and Mr Lawrence Zammit, Economist
Programme 25 – The Authority on the Responsible Use of Cannabis
Main speakers: Mr Joseph Farrugia, MEA Director General and Psychotherapist Mariella Dimech, Chairperson, Authority on the Responsible Use of Cannabis
Programme 26 – Be Smart Online
Main speakers: Mr Joseph Farrugia, MEA Director General and Ms Deborah Vassallo, Safer Internet Project Coordinator and Hotline Analyst at Agenzija Appogg, FSWS
