Day 1: Thursday 16 November 2017
13:30 – 14:30 Registration, refreshments (EESC Reception, Foyer 5th floor)
14:30 – 14:50 Welcoming remarks (JDE 52)
- Adam Shub, Chargé d’Affaires, U.S. Mission to the EU
- Daniel J. Costello, Ambassador of Canada to the EU
- Elizabeth Collett, Director, Migration Policy Institute Europe
- Cristian Pîrvulescu, President of the Permanent Study Group on Immigration and Integration, European Economic and Social Committee
14:50 – 15:15 Opening speech
- Yara Al Adib, Design Consultant and Entrepreneur, From Syria with Love, Belgium
15:15 – 16:30 Panel session: “How the field has matured: A progress report, one year on”
Chair: Tamim Nashed, Policy Officer on Refugee Inclusion, European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
- Eric Young, The Social Projects Studio / Distinguished Visiting Professor of Social Innovation at Ryerson University, Canada
- Luisa Seiler, Co-founder and Director, SINGA Deutschland, Germany
- Mireia Nadal Chiva, Head of Community Development, ReDI School for Digital Integration, Germany
16:30 – 17:00 Coffee break (Foyer on the 5th floor)
17:00 – 18:30 Panel session: “Business, not as usual: Private sector innovation for refugee inclusion” (JDE 52)
Chair: Irini Pari, European Economic and Social Committee
- Pastora Valero, Vice President, Government Affairs, EMEAR, Cisco
- Justina Spencer, Manager, Global Corporate Responsibility, Deloitte
- Samuel Engblom, Policy Director, TCO Swedish Confederation for Professional Employees, Sweden
- Kavita Brahmbhatt, Co-founder, Action Emploi Réfugiés, France
18:30 – 19:45 Evening reception (Atrium on the 6th floor)
Day 2: Friday 17 November 2017
08:30 – 09:00 Registration, coffee (EESC Reception, Foyer on the 6th floor)
09:00 – 09:30 Refugees as agents of innovation (JDE 62)
- Maher Ismaail, Co-founder of DaliliNow.com, Germany
- Saeed Kamali Dehghan, Journalist, The Guardian
09:30 – 11:00 Workshops
- New approaches to financing social innovation (JDE 3210)
Chair: Giuseppe Iuliano, European Economic and Social Committee
- Chris Clements, director, Social Finance, UK
- Carolina Gario, Policy Officer for the European Social Innovation Competition, DG Growth, European Commission
- Anna Krzyżanowska, Head of Unit "Coordination with the EIB Group, EBRD and IFIs”, DG ECFIN, European Commission
- Not an urban legend: welcoming refugees in small and rural communities (JDE 2210)
Chair: Meghan Benton, Senior Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Institute
- Christina Pope, Regional Manager, Welcoming America, United States
- Kerstin Carlsson, Project Leader, Framtidsbygder Dalsland Årjäng Munkedal, Sweden
- Magdalena Böhm, Project development officer, International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC)
- Improving the visibility of refugees’ skills (JDE 2252)
Chair: Inga Heemink, Acting Office Director, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, U.S. Department of State
- Alisha Molter, Project Officer, Network IQ Dissemination Project, EBB, Germany
- Kavita Brahmbhatt, Co-founder, Action Emploi Réfugiés, France
- Ludwijn Braams, Managing Director, L&D Support Germany
- Employer engagement: Innovative approaches to training and hiring refugees (JDE 62)
Chair: Laurent Aujean, Policy Officer, Unit Legal Migration and Integration, DG Home, European Commission
- Sayre Nyce, Executive director, Talent Beyond Boundaries, United States
- Peter O’Sullivan, Resettlement Officer, UNHCR, Bureau for Europe
- Mustafa Alroomi, Web developer at Cronos Groep, Belgium
- Refugee entrepreneurship: A fast lane into work? (JDE 3252)
Chair: Liam Patuzzi, Associate Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Institute Europe
- Mireia Nadal Chiva, Head of Community Development, ReDI School for Digital Integration, Germany
- Clarelisa Camilleri, Project Manager FIBIA (Fostering Inclusive Incubation & Acceleration), European BIC (business and innovation centres) Network
- Yara Al Adib, design consultant and entrepreneur, From Syria with Love
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 – 12:45 Interactive panel session: “From niche to mainstream: Unlocking the potential of innovation for lasting change” (JDE 62)
CHAIR: Elizabeth Collett, Director, Migration Policy Institute Europe
SPEAKERS:
- Louisa Taylor, Director, Refugee 613, Canada
- Ben Mason, Project lead on digital innovation around refugees and migration, Betterplace lab, Germany
- David Manicom, Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM), Settlement and Integration Sector, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
- Laura Corrado, Head of Unit Legal Migration and Integration, DG Home, European Commission