Public conference
11th of October 2016
Location: Uni Bastions, B 101
Global Migration / Asylum Governance: Advancing the International Agenda
09h00 - 09h20 Opening Welcomes
- Bernard Debarbieux, Dean of the School of Social Sciences, University of Geneva
- René Schwok, Director of Global Studies Institute (GSI), University of Geneva
- Kevin Johnson, Dean and Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies, University California - Davis
09h20 - 10h50 Panel 1: Priorities for International Cooperation
Keynote speakers:
- Colleen Thouez, advisor to the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for International Migration
- Susan Martin, Georgetown University
- Jeff Crisp, University of Oxford
Chair: Michele Klein-Solomon, International Organization for Migrations (IOM)
10h50 – 11h15 Break
11h15 – 12h30 Panel 2: Knowledge and Policy in Comparative Perspective
Keynote speakers
- Christina Boswell, University of Edinburgh
- Phil Martin, University of California at Davis
- Cathryn Costello, University of Oxford
Chair: James Hollifield, Southern Methodist University
12h30 – 14h00 Lunch at Cafeteria Uni Dufour
14h00 – 15h30 Panel 3: The Architecture of International Governance
Keynote speakers:
- Eiko Thielemann, London School of Economics and Political Science
- Jeannette Money, University of California at Davis
- Takyiwaa Manuh, UN Economic Commission for Africa
- Madeline Garlick, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Chair: Kevin Johnson, University of California at Davis
15h30 – 15h45 Break
15h45 – 17h00 Panel 4: Innovating the Normative Framework
Keynote speakers:
- Walter Kälin, University of Bern and former envoy of the Chairmanship of the Nansen Initiative
- Michelle Leighton, International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, University College London
Chair: Sandra Lavenex, University of Geneva
17h00 – 18h00 Conclusions and Ways forward
Concluding remarks by Yves Flückiger, Rector of the University of Geneva, Sandrine Salerno, Administrative Councillor of the City of Geneva and delegates of the Workshops.