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1 GFMD CIVIL SOCIETY DAYS INTEGRATING MIGRATION POLICIES INTO DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL PROGRAMME 2-3 November 2009 Astir Palace, Vouliagmeni Athens, Greece Sunday, November 1 st, 2009 Arrival: Hotel Welcoming Team Onassis Foundation LOBBY, - Astir Palace LOBBY, Arion - Astir Palace 5:00pm-8:00pm Registration LOBBY, 8:00pm-9.30pm Welcome Reception-Cocktail SOFA BAR, 1

2 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME DAY 1 Monday, November 2 nd, :00am-9:30am Registration LOBBY, 9:45am-11.30am OPENING CEREMONY In the presence of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic Dr. Karolos Papoulias Brief Welcoming Addresses: - Mr. Anthony S. Papadimitriou President of the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation - Mr. Costa Gavras Chairperson of the Civil Society Days Internventions from Members of the Greek Government and Political Parties - Dr. Demetrios G. Papademetriou President of the Migration Policy Institute Presentations: - Mr. Jim Clifton Chairman & CEO of Gallup Inc. - Ms. Neli Esipova Director of Research for Global Migration & Regional Director for Gallup World Poll Discussion At the Starting Line by Mrs. Marianna Moschou Secretary of the Board of the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation 2

3 Monday, November 2 nd, 2009 ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS 11:30am-1.00pm ROUNDTABLE 1: How to make the migration development nexus work for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ATLAS A, B COSMOS A, B, C IRIS Session 1.1 Mainstreaming migration in development planning-key actors, key strategies, key actions. Session 1.2 Engaging diasporas and migrants in development policies and programs-their role? Their constraints? Session 1.3 Addressing the root causes of migration through development, specifically in light of the current global economic crisis. 1:00pm-2:30pm Lunch 2:45pm-4:15pm ROUNDTABLE 2: Migrant integration, reintegration and circulation for development ATLAS A, B IRIS COSMOS A, B, C Session 2.1 Inclusion, protection and acceptance of migrants in societylinking human rights and migrant empowerment for development. Session 2.2 Reintegration and circular migration-effective for development? 4:15pm-4.45pm SOFA BAR, Coffee Break 3

4 Monday, November 2 nd, :45pm-5:45pm PLENARY Message from Manila Ms. Vicky Garchitorena President of the Ayala Foundation FIRST IMPRESSIONS RT1 & RT2 5:45pm-6:30pm FREE 6:30pm Departure for the New Acropolis Museum 7:30pm-10:30pm New Acropolis Museum, Tour and Dinner CONFERENCE PROGRAMME DAY 2 Tuesday, November 3 rd, :30am-9:30am PLENARY WRAP UP RT1 & RT2: KEY POINTS 9:30am-11:00am ROUNDTABLE 3: Policy and Institutional Coherence and Partnerships ATLAS A, B IRIS COSMOS A, B, C Session 3.1 Policy and Institutional Coherence- Latest Data and Research Findings. Session 3.2 Regional and Inter-regional Processes and Fora. 4

5 Tuesday, November 3 rd, :00am-11:30am Coffee Break SOFA BAR, 11:30am-1:00pm ROUNDTABLE 4 ATLAS A, B IRIS COSMOS A, B, C Session 4.1 Building Alliances: Business Engaging with other Civil Society Actors Session 4.2 The Future of the Forum 1:00pm-2:30pm 3:00pm-4:30pm Lunch PLENARY WRAP UP RT3 & RT4: KEY POINTS 4:30pm-5:45pm Civil Society and Government Interface Sessions Interface RT1 How to make the migration development nexus work for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ATLAS A () Interface RT2 Migrant integration, reintegration and circulation for development ATLAS B () Interface RT3 Policy and Institutional Coherence and Partnerships IRIS () Interface RT4 Building Alliances: Developing a Common Agenda Among the Private Sector, Civil Society, and Policymakers ATHENA A (Arion) 5

6 Tuesday, November 3 rd, :30pm-5:30pm Human Development Report 2009 Presentation Overcoming Barriers: Human Mobility and Development COSMOS ABC, Ms. Jeni Klugman Discussion Director, United Nations Development Report 5:30pm-5:45pm SOFA BAR, 5:45pm-7:15pm Coffee Break CLOSING PLENARY - Mr. Costa Gavras Chairperson of the Civil Society Days - Ms. Theodora Tzakri Deputy Minister of Interior, Decentralisation & Electronic Governance COSMOS ABC, ****************** - Dr. Dilip Ratha Senior Economist, Migration and Remittances Team, Development Prospects Group, The World Bank (Washington D.C.) Remittances and Development in Good and Bad Times Discussion ****************** - Sir Peter Sutherland UN Special Representative for International Migration and Development Hestia Onassis International Prize in Immigrant Integration and Human Development Award Ceremony Closing Remarks Hand-over from Greece to Mexico ****************** 7:15pm-8:00pm 8:00pm-10:30pm Free Farewell Reception - GREEK NIGHT 6

7 L I S T O F C H AI R P E R S O N S & R AP P O R T E U R S R O U N D T AB L E 1 GENERAL RAPPORTEUR: COORDINATOR: Kathleen Newland Antigone Lyberaki RT 1.1 COSMOS B, C RT 1.2 ATLAS A, B RT 1.3 COSMOS A, IRIS CHAIRS RAPPORTEURS CHAIRS RAPPORTEURS CHAIRS RAPPORTEURS Khalid Koser Jean Pierre Cassarino William Gois Graeme Hugo Ana Avendano Richard Black Kostis Vaitsos Laura Chappell Don Flynn Binod Khadria Kathleen Newland Syed Sayful Haque R O U N D T AB L E 2 GENERAL RAPPORTEUR: Mehdi Lahlou COORDINATOR: Anna Triandafyllidou RT 2.1 COSMOS A, B, C RT 2.2 ATLAS A, B, IRIS CHAIRS RAPPORTEURS CHAIRS RAPPORTEURS Daniel Verger Mehdi Lahlou Chad Bolick Ibrahim Awad Jin Sook Lee Matlotleng Matlou Tasneem John Oucho Siddiqui Kamalam Panicker Jeni Klugman Neha Misra Charalampos Kassimis R O U N D T AB L E 3 GENERAL RAPPORTEUR: COORDINATOR: Doris Peschke Ruby Gropas RT 3.1 COSMOS A, B, C RT 3.2 ATLAS A, B, IRIS CHAIRS RAPPORTEURS CHAIRS RAPPORTEURS Susan Martin Doris Peschke Rajan Irudaya Sebastian Pariza Castaños Luis Miguel Saskia Gent Knowles Michael Clemens Mario Santillo Michele Klein Solomon Chukwu Emeka Chikezie Abdoullahi Mohamoud Dilip Ratha Khady Sakho Niang GENERAL RAPPORTEURS: Harry Kyriazis (4.1) Martina Liebsch (4.2) R O U N D T AB L E 4 COORDINATOR: Demetrios G. Papademetriou (4.1) Gregory Maniatis (4.2) RT 4.1 COSMOS A, B, C RT 4.2 ATLAS A, B, IRIS CHAIRS RAPPORTEURS CHAIRS RAPPORTEURS Ellen Yost Veronika Sintha Saraswati Colin Rajah Jennifer Brinkerhoff Angelika Salas Marielena Hincapié Martina Liebsch Catherine Tactaquin David Arkless Harry Kyriazis Vicky Garchitorena Natasha Iskander 7

8 GFMD Civil Society Days Athens 2009 is made possible by: MacArthur Foundation is supported by: Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation Open Society Institute Western Union Foundation 8

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