SESTO FORUM INTERNAZIONALE SU MIGRAZIONE E PACE
Roma, Italia- 21-22 Febbbraio 2017

Il Forum va oltre la tradizionale conferenza e vuole avere un reale impatto sulle politiche, pratiche e programmi in tema di migrazione. 

Due gioni di lavoro con diverse sessioni per andare nella profondità dei temi e identificare le migliori pratiche europee e americane.

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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