Wim Kok, former Prime Minister of The Netherlands and President, Club of Madrid

Cities of Migration showcases innovative integration practices from global cities using a fresh storytelling approach and a compelling message: integration is a critical dimension of urban prosperity and growth.
Join us for a dynamic two-day event that will engage international city leaders, migration experts and local practitioners in a practical dialogue and exchange of ideas on this important agenda for the future of cities.
Debates, plenaries, a market place of leading ideas and a town-hall discussion promise to make the conference an exciting and interactive learning event to inspire renewed urban leadership and new thinking on migration.
Registration (pre-registrants pick up Conference Package)
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Formal Dinner hosted by the Municipality of the Hague |
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Welcome Remarks
Listen to Alan Broadment’s Remarks
To download Alan Broadbent’s remarks, click here |
Cities of Migration and Good Ideas in Integration
Listen to Ratna Omdivar’s presentation
To download Ratna Omidvar’s speech, click here |
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Keynote Speaker: At Home in The City
Listen to Joe Berridge’s presentation
To download Joe Berridge’s speech, click here |
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Stories of Migration and Identity
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Late Registration (pre-registrants pick up Conference Package)and Coffee |
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Welcome Remarks |
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Plenary Speaker: Migration to Integration: Why Cities MatterGreg Clark, international urban strategist and regional development advisor, frames the agenda with remarks on the importance of cities and urban leadership in a rapidly globalizing world, and discusses what internationalization and good governance mean for cities in an age of migration.
Listen to Greg Clark’s full speech
To download Greg Clark’s full speech, click here |
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International City Leaders Panel: Strategies for City Success
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Coffee Break |
Marketplace of Good Ideas: Integration in PracticeCities of Migration looks outside national borders to cities around the world — London, Toronto, Auckland, Turin, Hannover and many more– for practical innovative ideas that integrate migrants successfully into city life. Explore our showcase of good ideas in integration across the themes of Work, Live, Plan, Connect and Learn with a dynamic tour of integration practice from 12 cities.
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Lunch |
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Media Panel: Migration and the Media
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Coffee Break |
Integration Town Hall: Presenting the Opportunity AgendaIn cities of migration, diversity is the new mainstream and everyone is an integration actor. Whether measured in the ‘bottom line’ or experienced as increased equity and social cohesion, diversity counts. Business leaders and social entrepreneurs understand the competitive advantage of diversity. What lessons can we learn from them? How can we re-frame integration as a dynamic process that crosses cultural divides, stimulates social innovation and builds common social and economic capital? In this open forum, panelists discuss the ‘new mainstream’, offer multi-stakeholder perspectives on the impact and benefits of increased diversity and invite an exchange of ideas. Moderator: Melinda Crane, Journalist, Deutsche Welle (Berlin)
Listen to the full Town Hall recording
To download the Town Hall audio, click here |
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Closing Speaker
Listen to Wim Kok’s full speech
To download Wim Kok’s speech, click here |
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Closing Remarks and Farewell
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Networking (coffee and refreshments) |
Additional workshops and panels will run concurrently with the 15th International Metropolis Conference in The Hague, October 4-8, 2010.
Cities of Migration showcases innovative and successful integration practices from global cities and promotes city-to-city learning exchange. Launched in December 2008, Cities of Migration is the first international initiative to connect global cities around shared issues of migration and immigrant integration.
Cities of Migration is led by the Maytree Foundation in Canada, with international partners in Germany (Bertelsmann Stiftung), the United Kingdom (Barrow Cadbury Trust), New Zealand (Tindall Foundation) and Spain (Fundación Bertelsmann).
For additional information, please contact: citiesofmigration2010@maytree.com