WEBINAR: Empowerment, Participation and Democratisation – the Prospects for Industrial Work
January 30, 2026 @ 11:00 – 12:30 CET
Please note: webinar starting time is 11:00 am CET and 10:00 am GMT.
Webinar
Special 90 minutes edition! This is a webinar and it will be delivered via Microsoft Teams. This webinar is part of the EUWIN and Bridges 5.0 programme of events.
Starting with a broad perspective on the role of workers in socio-ecological transformation processes, the webinar will explore recent research results and case study evidence relating both to the relationship between civil society and workers, and to workplace innovation at company level.
Programme (the following times are CET)
11.00
Welcome / Introduction
Peter Totterdill
Workplace Innovation Europe
11.05 – 11.20
Skills for the digital, green and social transformation: Practical perspectives on empowerment, participation, human-centricity and skill development
Antonius Schröder
TU Dortmund University, Centre for Social Science
11.20 – 11.35
Short Q&A / Discussion
11.35 – 11. 50
Between appropriation and democratisation: employee participation in the decarbonisation of industry
Dr. Stefan Schoppengerd
Hans-Böckler-Stiftung / WSI-Mitteilungen
11.50 – 11.55
Short Q&A
11.55 – 12.10
Industry 5.0: making workers and civil society strong – a comprehensive approach for skill-based human centricity and stronger focus on social challenges
R. Kopp & A. Schröder
TU Dortmund, Centre for Social Science
12.10 – 12.15
Short Q&A
12.15 – 12.30
Panel Discussion
EUWIN (the European Workplace Innovation Network) is a community of researchers and practitioners from business, public policy, research and social partner organisations. Its remit is to promote workplace practices that lead to simultaneous improvements in organisational performance and quality of working life for employees. First established by the European Commission in 2013, EUWIN is now funded and managed by a network of international partners.
Bridging human & digital potential. Bridges 5.0 creates a unique consortium based on active collaboration between researchers, 8 EU industrial companies, 9 Industry 4.0 ecosystems, and the main EU social partners.
Photo credit
Photo by Igor Omilaev on Unsplash
