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Programme and Schedule

There was a mix of plenary and group sessions, each introduced by at least two speakers. Most of the available time was devoted to conversation. Except as indicated, all sessions were at Egrove Park.

Friday 12 January

Informal Lunch

12.00 – 13.00
Dining Hall

Session 1

Welcomes (Plenary)

13.00 – 14.00
Barclay Theatre
Moderator: Michael Earl

Speakers:

  • Shaukat Aziz
  • Mihika Chatterjee
  • Bhanu Choudhrie
  • Denise Lievesley

Session 2

Overview (Plenary)

14.00 – 15.00
Barclay Theatre
Moderator: Ian Scott

Speakers:

  • Ruben Andersson
  • Mathias Czaika

Rapporteurs:

  • Louis Metcalfe
  • Tanya Brown

Short Break

15.00- 15.30
Common Room

Session 3

Country perspectives (Groups)

A. Latin America

15.30 – 17.00
South West Room
Moderator: Sir George Alleyne

Speakers:

  • Malcolm Deas
  • Alexandre Kalache
  • Carlos Vargas-Silva

Rapporteurs:

  • Muriel Levy
  • Max Nathanson
B. Asia

North West Room
Moderator: Tsung-Mei Cheng

Speakers:

  • Paul Kellner
  • K Srinath Reddy
  • Ronald Skeldon
  • Biao Xiang

Rapporteurs:

  • Anna Carlqvist
  • Theresa Reisch
C. Europe

New Chester Room
Moderator: Saul Estrin

Speakers:

  • Pawel Kaczmarczyk
  • Vyacheslav Postavnin/ Irina Fedorenko

Rapporteurs:

  • Alexa Yakubovich
  • Cristina Cusenza
D. Middle East, Africa

Templeton Lecture Room
Moderator: Serra Kirdar

Speakers:

  • Sir Tim Lankester
  • Jackline Wahba
  • Ali Zafer Sağıroğlu

Rapporteurs:

  • Mihika Chatterjee
  • Hanzhi Hu

Break

17.00 – 17.30
Common Room

Leave Egrove Park for Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS)
17.30

Session 4

Special Session at OCIS

18.00 – 22.00
Moderator: Shaukat Aziz

Panellists:

  • Tsung-Mei Cheng
  • Michelle Leighton
  • Rainer Münz

Rapporteurs:

  • Paul Kellner
  • Penny Ehrhardt

Reception

19.30

Dinner

20.00

Saturday 13 January 

Session 5

Thematic perspectives (I)

08.30 – 10.00

A. Migration and environmental change

South West Room
Moderator: Rainer Münz

Speakers:

  • Michelle Leighton
  • Max Nathanson
  • Tim O’Riordan

Rapporteurs:

  • Theresa Reisch
  • Louis Metcalfe
B. Migration, human rights and human security

North West Room
Moderator: Mary King

Speakers:

  • Ruben Andersson
  • Ian Scott

Rapporteurs:

  • Tanya Brown
  • Paul Kellner
C. Migration and education

New Chester Room
Moderator: Lady English

Speakers:

  • Jo Boyden
  • Mathias Czaika

Rapporteurs:

  • Cristina Cusenza
  • Anna Carlqvist
D. Migration and health

Templeton Lecture Room
Moderator: Peter Bourne

Speakers:

  • Sir George Alleyne
  • Srinath Reddy

Rapporteurs:

  • Hanzhi Hu
  • Alexa Yakubovich

Break

10.00 – 10.30

Session 6

Thematic perspectives (II)

10.30 – 12.00

A. Migration, age and gender

South West Room
Moderator: Alexandre Kalache

Speakers:

  • Mary King
  • Ronald Skeldon

Rapporteurs:

  • Muriel Levy
  • Louis Metcalfe
B. Migration, urbanization and spatial change

North West Room
Moderator: Michael Earl

Speakers:

  • Andreza de Souza Santos
  • Biao Xiang

Rapporteurs:

  • Max Nathanson
  • Alexa Yakubovich
C. Migration, labour markets and economic welfare

New Chester Room
Moderator: Brian Pratt

Speakers:

  • Michelle Leighton
  • Carlos Vargas-Silva

Rapporteurs:

  • Mihika Chatterjee
  • Paul Kellner
D. Migration and social welfare

Templeton Lecture Room
Moderator: Jo Boyden

Speakers:

  • Gina Crivello
  • Pawel Kaczmarczyk

Rapporteurs:

  • Penelope Ehrhardt
  • Anna Carlqvist

Lunch

12.00 – 13.30
Dining Hall

Session 7

Roles and responsibilities

13.00 – 14.30

A. Government

South West Room
Moderator: Sir Tim Lankester

Speakers:

  • Pawel Kaczmarczyk
  • Rainer Münz
  • Vyacheslav Postavnin/ Irina Fedorenko

Rapporteurs:

  • Alexa Yakubovich
  • Theresa Reisch
B. Civil society

North West Room
Moderator: Peter Bourne

Speakers:

  • Brian Pratt
  • Sania Nishtar

Rapporteurs:

  • Louis Metcalfe
  • Tanya Brown
C. Business

New Chester Room
Moderator: Saul Estrin

Speakers:

  • Suman Bery

Rapporteurs:

  • Paul Kellner
  • Hanzhi Hu

Short break

14.30 – 14.45

Session 8

Conclusions (Groups)

14.45

A. Moderator: Michael Earl
South West Room

Rapporteurs:

  • Theresa Reisch
  • Mihika Chatterjee

B. Moderator: K Srinath Reddy
New Chester Room

Rapporteurs:

  • Cristina Cusenza
  • Max Nathanson

Break

15.45  – 16.30

Session 9

Conclusions (Plenary)

16.30
Barclay Lecture Theatre
Moderator: Denise Lievesley

Rapporteurs:

  • Penny Ehrhardt
  • Muriel Levy

Leave for Green Templeton College

18.30

Reception at Green Templeton College

19.00

Dinner at Green Templeton College

20.00

Sunday 14 January 

Session 10

Recommendations (Groups)

08.30 – 10.00
A. Moderator: Suman Bery
South West Room

Rapporteurs:

  • Max Nathanson
  • Alexa Yakubovich

B. Moderator: Saul Estrin
North West Room

Rapporteurs:

  • Tanya Brown
  • Muriel Levy

C. Moderator: Alex Kalache
New Chester Room

Rapporteurs:

  • Hanzhi Hu
  • Louis Metcalfe

Break

10.00 – 10.45

Session 11

Recommendations (Plenary)

10.45 – 12.00
Barclay Lecture Theatre
Moderator: Shaukat Aziz
Rapporteur: Mihika Chatterjee

End

12.00