Annual Meeting 2024 – Speakers

Moderated by:

Panellists:

• Mr. Hein de Haas, Professor of Sociology, University of Amsterdam
• Ms. Rose Kobusinge, IOM-AU Youth Migration Ambassador
• Mr. Jose Antonio Vargas, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist

Introductory Remarks: Ms. Amy Pope, Chair, Migration MPTF and Coordinator, United Nations Network on Migration

Moderated by: Ms. Kristy Delgado, Program Manager, Office of the Vice President, Global Programs at the Open Society Foundations

Panellists:

• Ms. Carolina Gottardo, Executive Director, International Detention Coalition (IDC
• H.E. Fernando Israel Espinosa Olivera, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva

• H.E. Caroline Dumas, Representative of the French presidency of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)

• Mr. Abdellah Boutadghart, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Kingdom of Morocco

Introductory Remarks: Ms. Cécile Riallant, Head, Migration & Sustainable Development, IOM

Moderated by:

• Dr. Pablo A. Acosta, Lead Economist for Social Protection and Jobs, World Bank
• Dr. David Khoudour, Global Human Mobility Advisor, UNDP

Speakers :

• Dr. Stephen Jackson, UN Resident Coordinator, Nairobi, Kenya

• Ms. Paddy Siyanga Knudsen, Vice President, Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism

• Ms. Julissa Landaverde, Director of Human Mobility Analysis and Partnerships Unit, Vice Ministry of Human Mobility, Republic of El Salvador

• Ms. Camilla Hagström, Deputy Head of Unit, Migration & Forced Displacement, Directorate General for International Partnerships, European Commission (online)

Discussion starters:

• Mr. Shakirul Islam, Founding Chairperson, Ovibashi Karmi Unnayan Program, Bangladesh
• Ms. Andrea Heath-London, Coordination and Development Planning Specialist, R-DCO Africa

First Session

Moderated by: IFRC TBA

Panellists:

• Ms. Madeline Garlick, Chief of the Protection Policy and Legal Advice Section, UNHCR
• Mr. Bryan Sempertegui Rodas, Coordinator of Immigrant Policies and Promotion of Decent Work, City of Sao Paulo
• Ms. Melanie Teff, Migration and Displacement Specialist, UNICEF
• Ms. Gabriella Sanchez, Research Fellow on Migration at Georgetown University
• Mr. Federico Soda, Director, Department of Operations and Emergencies, IOM

Second Session

Moderated by: Laurel Townhead, Representative for Human Rights and Refugees, Quaker UN Office

Panellists:

• Dr. Gehad Reefat Madi, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
• Ms. Florence Anselmo, Head of Central Tracing Agency, ICRC
• Mr. Santino Severoni, Director of Health and Migration Department, WHO
• Ms. Binija Laxmi Dhital Goperma, Regional Programme Coordinator, UNODC

Concluding Remarks

• Ms. Laurel Townhead, Representative for Human Rights and Refugees, Quaker UN Office

First Session

Moderated by: Ms. Gladys Cisneros, Chief of the Labour Migration Branch, ILO

Panellists: 

• Dr. Marina Manke, Global Migration Data Analysis Center, IOM Global Data Institute
• Ms. Rossana Duziak, UN Resident Coordinator, North Macedocina (online)

• Mr. Atle Solberg, Head of the Secretariat, Platform for Disaster Displacement.
• Ms. Neha Misra, Global Lead for Migration and Human Trafficking, Solidarity Center

• Mr. Florencio Venté, Co-director, Migration Youth and Children Platform

Second Session

Moderated by: Mr. Gideon Rutaremwa, Population Affairs Officer, UN ECA

Panellists:

• Mr. Andrew Selee, President, Migration Policy Institute (online)
• Mr. Mohamed Omar, Mobility Analyst on Disaster and Displacement, IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre, ICPAC
• Ms. Gislaine Kengne, Youth Delegate for the African Climate Mobility Initiative
• Ms. Marisa Leon Gomez Sonet, Partnerships & Stakeholders Advisor, Refugee Seat (online)

Concluding Remarks