7 Jo DEBLAERE Outgoing Chairman, JA Europe COO, Accenture Caroline JENNER CEO, JA Europe the JA Company Programme deliver multiple positive impacts. There was significant improvement not only in students entrepreneurial intentions, but also in other competences such as math, digital, language and civic engagement. Participation leads to higher motivation for school, better performance and grade point averages and positive shifts in teacher attitudes and school culture. We already know from longitudinal studies on our alumni that they are twice as likely as non-alumni to start a business, they are less likely to be unemployed and they are more capable of managing their finances. The demand from young people, parents, teachers and business people for more education like this is persistent and growing. Businesses and schools want to partner with each other; teachers and parents want to see young people equipped with the blend of skills and practical experience they need to succeed. JAs work has always been to help bring stakeholders closer together, supporting and expanding those relationships to reach thousands more youngsters each year. We wish to thank every JA member for their many achievements and for the ways you step up each and every day. We know that thanks to you and our donors and partners, JA will continue to innovate. As we celebrate JAs first 100 years in 2019, we should look to the future towards the even greater impact we can have. European Commisioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Tibor NAVRACSICS TIME TO SWITCH ON EUROPE Today, the question is not whether entrepreneurship skills can be taught or should be a fully-fledged part of education. The question is how best to spread entrepreneurship education and improve it, so that as many young Europeans as possible can benefit from it and gain better aptitudes as well as attitudes. This is why I have made entrepreneurship education the central priority of my work to ensure that young people acquire better skills and Member States successfully modernise their education systems.