Programme EISS Conference 2025
“Climate Change, Natural Disasters and Social Security”
Thursday 25 September – EISS Day 1
Venue: Anemon Hotel, Manisa
| Time |
Programme |
| 09:00 – 09:30 |
Registration |
| 09:30 – 10:00 |
Opening Speeches
- Welcome address on behalf of the Manisa Celal Bayar University
Assistant Professor Dr. Ergün Metin, Member of EISS and Local Organiser
- Welcome address on behalf of the European Institute of Social Security
Prof. dr. Danny Pieters – President EISS
- Welcome address on behalf of the Province Manisa
Besim Dutlulu – Mayor of Metropolitan Municipality
|
| 10:00 – 10:45 |
The Response of the Social Security System in Turkey to Earthquakes and Institutional Resilience
- Prof. Dr. Oğuz Karadeniz – Pamukkale University
|
| 10:45 – 11:15 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:15 – 12:30 |
Climate Crisis, Health Risks, and Social Security: New Threats in a Warming World
- Prof. Dr. Toomas Kotkas – University of Helsinki (on ‘an economic sustainability perspective’)
- Prof. Dr. Eleni De Becker – Free University of Brussels (VUB) and KU Leuven
|
| 12:30 – 13:30 |
Lunch |
| 13:30 – 15:00 |
Fair Transition within the Scope of Social Security Right and Suggestions for Legal Amendments in Turkish Law
- Prof. Dr. Dilek Dulay Yangın – Manisa Celal Bayar University
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sevil Doğan – İzmir Katip Çelebi University
Rethinking social security in the green transition
- Alberto Barrio – Københavns Universitet
|
| 15:00 – 15:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 15:30 – 17:00 |
Young Researchers Forum
- YR 1: Beyza Aydin – İzmir Katip Çelebi University
- YR 2: Sacha Henet – UC Louvain
- YR 3: Kasper Daenen – KU Leuven
|
| 17:00 |
EISS General Assembly |
| 19:00 |
Dinner with Turkish sounds and dance |
Friday 26 September – EISS Day 2
Venue: Anemon Hotel, Manisa
| Time |
Programme |
| 09:00 – 09:30 |
Coffee and Biscuits |
| 09:30 – 10:45 |
The Impact of Natural Disasters on Social Security Systems: Crisis Management and Policies
- Example from Belgium: Dr. Koen Vleminckx – FPS Social Security (Belgium)
- Example from Spain: Prof. Dr. Daniel Pérez del Prado – Charles III University of Madrid
- Example from Indonesia: Lahvem Alginda – Social Security Administration Body (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan) (Indonesia)
|
| 10:45 – 11:15 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:15 – 12:45 |
Panel: Climate Change, Natural Disasters, and Social Security: Building Resilient Societies
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Yusuf Kurucu
- Social Protection in the Context of Climate Change and Natural Disasters
Doç. Dr. Özgür Hakan Çavuş – Manisa Celal Bayar University
- Climate change, green transformation and social security
Kerem Uygur Aydın – Ministry of Labour
- 6 February Earthquakes and İŞKUR Community Benefit Work Programme
Dr. Vural Dur – Social Security Institution
|
| 12:45 – 13:00 |
Conclusions and Closing Address
- Em. Prof. dr. Danny Pieters (President EISS)
|
| 13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00 |
Excursion: Manisa/Kula – Burnt Country Trip |
