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)
