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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:
  1. A better “Decentralized Integration” practice for Europe
  2. 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) 
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18:00 - 18:30 
Closing Remarks
  • H. E. Cardinal Peter Turkson, President of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development 




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