Program

SIXTH INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON MIGRATION AND PEACE
Rome, Italy- February 21-22, 2017

The Forum goes beyond a traditional conference format and aims at ensuring a real impact on policies, practices and programming.

Two days of work with different sessions to go deeply into the topic and to find the best practices in Europe and America.

Day 1: February 21
Audience with Pope Francis — Aula Clementina

8.30 - 9.50 Accreditation ((at 9:50 am the gates will be closed)

10:30-10:34 Introduction and Opening Remarks
H.E. Silvano Tomasi cs, Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

10:30-11:45 Testimony of Migrants and Refugees
Testimony of Migrant Family with Children Escaping from Eritrea
Testimony of Peruvian Migrant in Santiago of Chile
Testimony of Italian-Portuguese Family in Toronto, Canada

Intervention of Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

10:43 -11:30 His Holiness Pope Francis

11:30 -11:45 Blessing and Group Picture

11:45 - 13:00
Light lunch in the Vatican and Transfer to the Aula dei Gruppi Parlamentari – Camera dei Deputati

Handling the Current Migration Crisis

12:30-13:30 Accreditation - Aula dei Gruppi Parlamentari, via di Campo Marzio 78

13:30 - 14:30 Welcoming and Opening Remarks

H.E. Silvano Tomasi cs, Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
Mr. Mario Giro, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development of Italy
Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Fr. Sandro Gazzola cs, General Superior of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo, Scalabrinians

Moderator: Fr. Leonir Chiarello cs, Executive Director, SIMN

14:30- 15:30 Migration Crisis: The Situation

Mr. Alexander Betts, Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs and Director of the Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford: Global Refugee Situation
Mr. Kevin Appleby, Director of International Policies, Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) and Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN)
Ms. Paola Barretta, Senior Researcher for the Osservatorio di Pavia

Moderator: Mr. Donald Kerwin, Executive Director of the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS)

15:30- 17:00 Promoting Better Integration Programs as a Common Responsibility: The Role of Governments, International Organizations, civil society and the Catholic Church

Mr. Domenico Manzione, State Secretary, Ministry of the Interior of Italy
Mr. Hans-Georg Engelke, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior of Germany
Ms. Sarita Bhatla, Director General for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada
Ms Manuela Tomei, Director of the Working Conditions and Equality Department, International Labour Organisation
Mr. Luigi Maria Vignali, Principal Director for Migration Policies, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
H. E. Silvano Tomasi cs, Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

Moderator: Elisa Marincola, journalist

17:00 - 18:00 Concrete Solutions: “Decentralized Integration”: An Example for a Better Integration Practice in Europe?

Mr. Benedict Goebel, Coordinator for Integration policies, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Mr. Oliviero Forti, Director of the Immigration Division, Caritas Italy
Emanuele Selleri, Executive Director Casa Scalabrini 634
Mr. Matteo Biffoni, Mayor of Prato and ANCI delegate for Migration Policies
Fr. Mussie Zerai, Co-founder of The Agency for Cooperation and Development (AHCS)

Moderator: Ms. Marta Guglielmetti, Global Advisor, Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN)

18:00 - 18:45 Concrete Solutions: Resettlement policies and humanitarian corridors. Lessons learned and next steps

Ms. Daniela Pompei, Responsible for the service to the immigrants of Community of Sant ́Egidio
Mr. Paulo Sergio de Almeida, Director of the National Council of Immigration of Brazil
Fr. Florenzo Rigoni cs, Director of Scalabrinian Casa del Migrante Network

Moderator: Victor Genina, Senior Researcher and Former Advisor for Migration Issues to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico
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Day 2: February 22
Migration and Development: Fostering Innovative Partnerships

8:30 - 9:00 Accreditation - Aula dei Gruppi Parlamentari, via di Campo Marzio 78

9:00 - 10:00 Welcoming and Opening Remarks

H.E . Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See: Migrations in an Inclusive Economy
Hon. Thomas Silberhorn, MP, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany

Moderator: H. E. Silvano Tomasi c.s., Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

10:00 - 11:30 Opening Session - Migration and Development: Building a Better Common Future

Amb. Pietro Sebastiani, Director Generale DGCS, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Ms. Laura Frigenti, Director, Italian Agency for Development and Cooperation
Hon. Lia Quartapelle, MP and Coordinator for the All-party parliamentary group for International Cooperation
Amb. Jan Tombinski, Head of the EU Delegation to the Holy See, order of Malta and the UN in Rome
Stefano Signore, Head of Unit Migration, Employment, Inequalities, DEVCO

Moderator: H. E. Silvano Tomasi cs, Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

11:30 -12:30 Positive Impact of Migrants on Development: The Analysis
• Ms. Rosario Marin, Former Treasurer of the United States of America
• Ms. Dagmar Schineanu, Senior Economist, Former Adviser for Italian Development Cooperation on Migration & Development
• Mr. Francesco Petrelli, Spokesperson, Concord Italia
Moderator: Mr. Kevin Appleby, Director of International Policies, Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) and Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN)

12:30 - 14:30 Lunch

14:30 - 16:15 Positive Impact of Migrants on Development: Innovative Private-Public Practices and Lessons Learned for the Future

• Ms. Aranza Laskurain, Secretary General of Mondragon Corporation
• Mr. Emilio Ciarlo, Head of External Relation, Italian Agency for Development Cooperation
• Mr. Gibril Faal, Director of GK Partners and the African Foundation for Development (AFFORD)
• Mr. Mauro Martini, Migration, Remittances and Development Of cer at the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• Mr. Bekele Moges, National Director of Caritas Ethiopia, Caritas Africa delegate within the SECAM WG on Migration and the CI WG on Migration
• Ms. Nicoletta Dentico, Member of the Board, Banca Popolare Etica
Moderator: Ms. Marta Guglielmetti, Global Advisor, SIMN

16:25- 16:45 Presentation of the report “Towards sustainable migration”

Ms. Marta Guglielmetti, Global Advisor, SIMN
Ms. Laura Frigenti, Director of the Italian Agency for Development and Cooperation - Role of Cooperation for Development on Migration Policies

16:45 - 18:00 Call for Action: Hand Over of Three Best Practices and Recommendations to Fostering Innovative Partnerships on Migration

Fr. Leonir Chiarello cs, Executive Director of SIMN—Short presentation and hand over of three best practices

and recommendations:

A better “Decentralized Integration” practice for Europe
Development Initiatives to support remittances investments, entrepreneurship and job creation in countries of origin

Hand-over and closing remarks

Hon. Thomas Silberhorn, MP, State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany
Ms. Sarita Bhatla, Director General, Refugees Affairs, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Mr. Stefano Signore, Head of Unit Migration, Employment, Inequalities, DEVCO
Mr. Luigi Maria Vignali, Principal Director for Migration Policies, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Chair: Fr. Leonir Chiarello cs, Executive Director, Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN)

18:00 - 18:30 Closing Remarks

H. E. Cardinal Peter Turkson, President of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development