Oct 2023 – April 2024 Series

Season 21 & 22

Programme 1 – SEM

Main Guests: Mr. Joseph Farrugia (Director General of MEA), Ms. Denise Fiorentino (SEM CEO), Dr. Darren Grasso (Head of EU Funding).

Programme 2 – 0 Hour Contracts

Main Guests: Ms. Diane Vella Muscat (Director General of DIER) and Dr. Charlotte Camilleri (Legal Advisor at MEA) and Mr. Joseph Farrugia (Director General of MEA).

Programme 3 –RIDT

Main Guests: Mr. Joseph Farrugia (Director General of MEA), Mr. Wilfred Kenely (Chief Executive Officer at RIDT) and Mr. Christopher Busuttil Delbridge (Managing Director of Evolve Ltd).

Programme 4 – Malta Development Bank

Main Guests: Mr. Joseph Farrugia (Director General of MEA), Mr. Paul V Azzopardi (CEO at Malta Development Bank) and Mr. Matthew Bezzina (CEO of eCabs Technologies).

Programme 5 – Low Wage Commission

Main Guests: Mr. Joseph Farrugia (Director General of MEA), Arch. David Xuereb (Chairman of the Low Wage Commission) and Mr. Josef Vella (Secretary General of UHM).

Programme 6 – New Construction Licensing

Main Guests: Mr. Joseph Farrugia (Director General of MEA), Mr. Michael Stivala (President of Malta Development Association), Mr. Josef Bugeja (Secretary General of GWU).

Programme 7 – Employment after Retirement

Main Guests: Mr. Joseph Farrugia (Director General of MEA), Mr. David Spiteri Gingell (Ex Chairperson of pension reform commission), Mr. Moses Azzopardi (President of the National Association of Pensioners).

Programme 8 – Foreign Workers and Cheap Labour

Main guests: Mr. Joseph Farrugia (Director General of MEA), Mr. Gejtu Vella (ex-trade unionist), Mr. Michael Vella (Construction).

Programme 9 – Ombudsman

Main guests:  Mr. Kevin J. Borg (Consultant at MEA) and Judge Emeritus Joseph Zammit McKeon.

Programme 10 – EU Funded Project – Regeneration Plan for Workplaces

Main guests:  Mr. Kevin J Borg (Consultant at MEA), Ms. Joanne Bondin (President at MEA), Ms. Valeria Ronzitti (Secretary General of SGI Europe) and Mr. Josef Bugeja (Secretary General at General Workers’ Union).

Programme 11 – Youth and Work

Main guests: Mr. Joseph Farrugia (Director General of MEA), Ms. Michaela Vassallo (Secretary General of Youth Local Council), Mr. Jason Zammit (Agenzija Zaghzagh), Mr. Matthias Azzopardi (KSU).

Programme 12 – Neurodiversity

Main guests: Mr. Joseph Farrugia (Director General of MEA), Mr. Joseph K. Muscat (consultant), Ms. Elena Marie Vella (Human Resources Management & Development)

Programme 13 – Digital Markets

Main guests: Mr. Joseph Farrugia (Director General of MEA), Ms. Denise Borda (Malta Communications Authority) and Doctor Marthese Portelli (Chamber of Commerce).

Programme 14 – Changes in the Minimum Wage

Main guests: Mr. Joseph Farrugia (Director General of MEA), Mr. Mark Musu (Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Social Policy and Children’s Rights) and Mr. Josef Bugeja (secretary-general of the GWU)

Programme 15 – Inflation

Main guests: Mr Joseph Farrugia (Director General of MEA), Mr. Paul Abela (President of the Malta Chamber of SMEs ) and Mr. Melchior Vella (Director Office for Competition of MCAA)

Programme 16 – Skills Card in the Hospitality Industry

Main guests: Mr. Joseph Farrugia (Director General of MEA), Mr. Pierre Fenech (CEO of ITS) and Mr. Norbert Grixti (member of MHRA).

Programme 17 – Temping Agencies

Main guests: Ms. Joanne Bondin (President of MEA) and Ms. Dianne Vella Muscat (Director General of DIER).

Programme 18 – Jobsplus

Main guests: Mr. Joseph Farrugia (Director General of MEA), Mr. Marvin Camilleri (Principal Executive of Jobs Plus) and Ms. Sue Pisani (Executive Director of Studio seven)

Programme 19 – MCAST

Main guests: Mr. Joseph Farrugia (Director General of MEA), Ing. Stephen Sammut (Director of the Institute of Engineering and Transport at MCAST) and Ing. Pierre Dalmas (Deputy Principal, QA & Student Academic Management at MCAST).

Programme 20 – National Education Policy

Main guests: Mr. Joseph Farrugia (Director General of MEA), Ms. Ritianne Borg Saliba (Director General – Department for Educational Services, MEYR) and Mr. Josef Borg (Director Policy Monitoring and Evaluation)

Programme 21 – Identità

Main guests: Mr. Joseph Farrugia (Director General of MEA), Colonel Mark Mallia (Chief Executive Officer of Identity Malta) and Mr. Jean Claude Attard (Central Visa Unit at Identity Malta)

Programme 22 – Late Payment Directive

Main guests: Mr. Joseph Farrugia (Director General of MEA), Mr. Josef Busutil (Director General at MACM) and Mr. Mark Camilleri (Ministry of Economy)

Programme 23 – The Malta Freeport

Main guests: Mr. Kevin J. Borg (Consultant, MEA) and Mr. Noel Scerri (Director at Malta Freeport)

Programme 24 – Website Accessibility Directive

Main guests: Mr. Joseph Farrugia (Director General of MEA) and Ms. Rhoda Gharland (CRPD Commissioner)

Programme 25 – 20th Anniversary of Malta joining the EU

Main guests: Mr. Kevin J. Borg (Consultant, MEA) and Dr. Roberta Lepre (Project Manager Europe Direct Core Platform)

Programme 26 – MEP Elections

Main guests: Mr. Joseph Farrugia (Director General of MEA) and Dr. Mario Sammut (Head of the European Parliament Office in Malta)