MONDAY 29 OCTOBER 2018 0900-1600 Study Tours & PhD Program Note: Various venues 1830-1930 Welcome Reception - Museum of Contemporary Arts (MCA)
TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER 2018 Welcome / Opening Plenary - Enterprise, Innovation and Employment - catalysts for social change? Antonio Guterres, Seretary General United Nations Ian Goldin, Oxford University, UK Sharan Burrow, Secretary-General, International Trade Union Confederation, Brussels 1100-1200 First People s and Multicultural Migration and Mobility - the dynamic shifts in the Asia-Pacific region Detention and deterrence Jackie Huggins, National Congress of s First Peoples, Antoinette Braybrook, Djirra, Speakers includes: Brenda Yeoh, National University, Singapore Imelda Nicolas, Open Society Foundation and Metropolis Asia, The Philippines Jawad Syed, Lahore University, Pakistan Paris Aristotle, Chair of Settlement Services Advisory Council, Catherine Wihtol de Wenden, Centre for International Studies and Research, France Daniel Webb, Human Rights Legal Centre, Paul Power, Refugee Council of, Franck Duvell, Oxford University, UK Rez Gardi, activist, New Zealand Andrew Selee, Migration Policy Institute, USA 1200-1300 LUNCH 1300-1430 Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops 1430-1500 AFTERNOON TEA 1500-1730 Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops 1830-2120 Cultural Event - Seymour Centre
WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER 2018 Plenary Conflicting agendas? National, local, regional and global responses to the governance of migration Andrew Selee, Migration Policy Institute, USA Alan Gamlen, Monash University, Imelda Nicolas, Open Society Foundation and Metropolis Asia, Philippines Corinne Prince, Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Canada 1100-1230 Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops 1230-1330 LUNCH 1330-1500 Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops 1500-1530 AFTERNOON TEA 1530-1700 Visible and powerful - migrant voices in a connected world Business and temporary migration Cultural representation in the arts and media Tolu Olubunmi, advocate and World Economic Forum Migration Council, USA Andrew Jakubowicz, UTS, Abdul Karim Albrm, UNHCR Global Youth Advisory Council, Germany Nyadol Nyoun, lawyer and community advocate, Brenda Yeoh, National University of Singapore, Singapore Nancy Di Tomaso, Rutgers Business School, USA Innes Willox, n Industry Group, Jo Schofield, United Voice, Corinne Prince, Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Canada Abid Hussain, Arts Council of England, UK Benjamin Law, author, journalist, and broadcaster, John Sintras, SBS, 1800-2300 Conference Dinner - Sydney Town Hall
THURSDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2018 Migration and inequality complex challenges under the microscope Entpreneurship among migrants and refugees LGBTIQ migrants and refugees Catherine Wihtol de Wenden, Centre for International Studies and Research, France Peggy Levitt, Wellesley College, USA Abid Hussain, Arts Council of England, UK Rez Gardi, human rights activist, New Zealand Gloria Careaga, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico Arash Bordbar, human rights activist, 1100-1230 Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops 1230-1330 LUNCH 1330-1500 Plenary 3 Q&A Panel a multicultural paradise myths and realities 1500-1530 AFTERNOON TEA 1530-1700 Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops
FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2018 Plenary 4 Displacement and asylum new dimensions driving an old phenomenon Jane McAdam, UNSW, Franck Duvell, Oxford University, UK Abdul Karim Albrm, UNHCR Global Youth Advisory Council, Germany Ursula Rakova, climate change activist, Papua New Guinea 1100-1230 Closing Plenary Debate in partnership with The Ethics Centre Religious diversity a bridge or a barrier to belonging? Jawad Syed, Lahore University, Pakistan Peggy Levitt, Wellesley College, USA Farida Fozdar, UWA, 1230-1300 Closing Ceremony
NEW BEGINNINGS FESTIVAL SATURDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2018 Tumbalong Park - Darling Harbour 1200-1900 SSI New Beginnings Festival in Spring