Registration

• Cocktail Reception

Formal Dinner hosted by the Municipality of the Hague

18:30

Welcome Remarks

• Alan Broadbent, Chairman, Maytree Foundation
• Marnix Norder, Deputy Mayor, Municipality of The Hague

Cities of Migration and Good Ideas in Integration

• Ratna Omidvar, President, Maytree Foundation

Keynote Speaker: At Home in The City

• Joe Berridge, Founding Partner, Urban Strategies

20:30

Stories of Migration and Identity

• Ali Eteraz, author, Children of Dust

Late Registration and Coffee

Welcome Remarks

Plenary Speaker: Migration to Integration: Why Cities Matter

Greg 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.

• Greg Clark, Lead advisor, OPEN Cities, and Chair, OECD LEED Forum on Development Agencies and Investment Strategies (London)

International City Leaders Panel: Strategies for City Success

City leaders discuss the impact of migration on local realities and how municipal leadership can contribute to creating the right conditions for social cohesion and urban prosperity. Panelists reflect on local experiences, their own vision for the city and what cities can learn from one another. Finally, they will address future needs and possible strategies to equip cities to meet the opportunity agenda.

Moderator: Greg Clark, Lead advisor, OPEN Cities, and Chair, OECD LEED Forum on Development Agencies and Investment Strategies

• Julia Deans, Chief Executive Office, Toronto City Summit Alliance
• John DeStefano, Mayor, City of New Haven
• Sir Richard Leese, Leader, Manchester City Council
• Marnix Norder, Deputy Mayor, The Hague
• Daniel de Torres, Commissioner for Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue, Barcelona Municipality
• Vijaya Vaidyanath, Chief Executive Officer, Waitakere City Council
  

10:15

Coffee Break

Marketplace of Good Ideas: Integration in Practice

Cities 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

Media Panel: Migration and the Media

“The medium is the message” (Marshall McLuhan). Does media shape public opinion on migration issues? Can media be an effective tool for change? Media experts share insider perspectives on who frames the agenda, where the stories come from and what makes good press.

Moderator: Melinda Crane, Journalist, Deutsche Welle (Berlin)

• Rokhaya Diallo, President, Les Indivisibles (Paris)
• Susan Marjetti, Managing Director (Toronto), Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC-Radio, TV, Online)
• Bashy Quraishy, Chief Editor, MediaWatch, and Chair, Advisory Council, European Network Against Racism-ENAR (Copenhagen)
• Frank Sharry, Founder and Executive Director, America’s Voice (Washington)

14:30

Coffee Break

Integration Town Hall: Presenting the Opportunity Agenda

In 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)

• Tufyal Choudhury, Senior Policy Advisor, Open Society Institute (London)
• Andries van Rozen, Diversity Officer, PricewaterhouseCoopers (Amsterdam)
• Francesca Froy, Senior Policy Analyst, OECD Leed Programme (Paris)
• Kica Matos, Program Executive, The Atlantic Philanthropies (New York)
• Ayse Ozbabacan, Coordinator, European Cities Network CLIP and the Department of Integration Policy, City of Stuttgart

Open Mike: What’s Next? What’s Your Story?

Now we want to hear from you! As our townhall continues, join the discussion with questions, share lessons learned and ongoing challenges, and hear new ideas and strategies for moving the opportunity agenda forward.

Closing Speaker

• Wim Kok, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands; President, Club of Madrid

Closing Remarks and Farewell

• Ratna Omidvar, President, Maytree Foundation (Toronto)
• Howard Duncan, Executive Head, Metropolis Project

Networking (coffee and refreshments)