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8.00

9.00

Accreditation  

9.00

10.30

Opening of the Forum

1. Dr. Angelino Garzón, Vice-President of the Republic of Colombia
2. Most Rev. Aldo Cavalli, Permanent Representative of the Holy See in Colombia
3. Dr. Samuel Moreno Rojas, Mayor of Bogota
4. Most Rev. Nel Beltrán Santamaría, Bishop of Sincelejo and Advisor of Human Mobility Section, Conference of Catholic Bishops of Colombia
5. Mr. Diego Bletrán, Regional Advisor for the Americas, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Geneva
6. Dr. Gherard Wahlers, Executive Director of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Germany
7. Mr. Juan Esteban Belderrain, Manager for Latin America Programs of the Porticus Stichtung, São Paulo
8. Fr. Matthew Didone, Provincial Superior of the Missionaries of Saint Charles, Scalabrinians and Director of Scalabrini International Migration Network, New York

Rev. Leonir Chiarello,
Executive Director,
Scalabrini International Migration Network

10.30

11.00

Coffee break

11.00

13.30

Panel – The Bicentennial of Independence of the Ibero-American Republics: The Role of Migration and Democracy in the Promotion of a Peaceful Coexistence
Participants:

1. Dr. Beatriz Tinajero Tarriba, Director of International Affairs, Office of the Presidency of Mexico
2. Dr. Yuri Chillán Reyes, Secretary General, Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá D.C.
3. Mr. Raúl Sanhuaza, Director of Chilean Community Abroad, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile
4. Ms. Araceli Azuara Ferreiro, Coordinator of Migration and Development Program, Organization of American States (OAS)

Dr. Luis Alberto Cordero Arias,
Executive Director, Arias Foundation for Peace and Human Progress, Costa Rica

13.30

15.00

Lunch

15.00

17.00

Panel – Democracy, Development and Migration: The Role of the Economy in the Creation of Inclusive Democracies and Sustainable Development
Participants:

1. Dr. Stephen Castles, Director Sociological Investigation, Sydney University, Australia, and Associate Director of the International Migration InstituteOxford University U.K.
2. Dr. Álvaro Calderón, Director of “Colombia nos Une”, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia
3. Dr. Raúl Delgado Wise, Director of the Doctorate Program of Economics of Zacatecas University and Executive Director of International Network on Migration and Development, México
4. Dr. Bela Hovy, Chief of the Migration Section, Population Division of the United Nations, New York

Dr. Joseph Chamie, Director of Research, Center for Migration Studies (CMS), New York

17.00

17.15

Coffee break

17.15

19.00

Lecture – Economic and Social Challenges in a Globalized World and Their Impact on International Migration

Dr. Stephen Castles, Director Sociological Investigation, Sydney University, Australia, and Associate Director of the International Migration Institute, Oxford University, U.K.

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11.00

Panel – International Activities Coping with Violence and International Migration: Migration as a Consequence and a Cause of Conflicts in the Recent History of the Democracies

Participants:

1. Dr. Pierre Martinot-Lagarde, Special Adviser for Socio-Religious Affairs, Office of External Relations, International Labor Organization (ILO)
2. Mr. Fernando Puerto, Chief of Project Evaluation, Internal Displaced Persons, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Colombia
3. Mr. Juan Carlos Murillo, Senior Legal Officer, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Costa Rica
4. Christophe Beney, Chief of the Colombia Delegation, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
5. Ms. Miriam de Figueroa, Representative of Colombia, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Ms. Maria Isabel Sanza Gutierrez, Legal Advisor, Scalabrini International Migration Network

11.00

11.30

Coffee break

11.30

13.30

Panel – New Politico-Judicial Perspectives of Citizenship in the Context of Migration and International Peaceful Coexistence

Participants:

1. Amb. Johnny Young, Executive Director of Migration and Refugee Services (MRS), Washington DC
2. Dr. Thomas Uthup, Research and Education Manager, United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, New York
3. Lelio Marmora, Director of International Migration Policies Master Program, University of Buenos Aires

Mr. Olaf Jacob, Director of Regional Program for Latin America on Social Policies (SOPLA), Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Rio de Janeiro

13.30

15.00

Lunch

15.00

17.00

Panel – Diversity among Nations and Migration: toward New Perspectives of Leadership, Democracy and Citizenship 
Participants:

1. Dr. Berry Mirkin, Former Chief of the Population Policy Section, United Nations Population Division, New York
2. Mr. William Ospina, Director of the Commission for the Commemoration of the Bicentennial of Independence of Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá D.C.
3. Mr. Alfonso Hinojosa Gordonava, Director General of Consular Regime, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bolivia
4. Mr. Marcos Criado, Profesor of the University of Extremadura, Spain
5. Chris Lowney, Former Manager Director of J.P. Morgan & Co.

Mr. Einardo Bingemer,
Consultant  for Latin America, Kolping Organization

17.00

17.15

Coffee break

17.15

19.00

Panel - Smuggling of Persons and Trafficking of Migrants: Trends and Challenges
Participants:

1. Dr. Adriana Ruíz-Restrepo, “UN 21” Commendation concerning Human Trafficking, Colombia
2. Rev. Flor Maria Rigoni, Director of the Casa del Migrante, Tapachula, Mexico
3. Ms. Ana Hidalgo, Official of the Program on Human Trafficking, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Costa Rica
4. Dr.  Oscar Gómez Diez, Executive Director of the Fundación Esperanza, Colombia

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Panel – Policies and Programs of Local Governments in the Promotion of Peaceful Coexistence

Participants:

Dr. Álvaro Calderón, Director of “Colombia nos Une”, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia
Mr. Ron Serpico, Mayor of Melrose Park, Illinois
Representative of the Public Defender of Colombia

Ms. Angela Garzón, Deputy Director of International Projection, Direction of International Relations,  Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá D.C.

11.00

11.30

Coffee break

11.30

13.30

Workshops – Strategic Actors in the Promotion of Peaceful Coexistence in the Framework of International Migrations

Afro American

Rev. Emigdio Cuestas, Director of Afro-Colombian Pastoral Care, Bogota
P. Víctor Torres, Director of Afro-Peruvian Commission of Pastoral Care, Lima
Mr. Jattan Mazzot, Vice-President of Afro-Colombianos Desplazados (AFRODES), Colombia
Rev. Lubin Josnel, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Haiti

Indigenous

Rev. Carlos Rodriguez, Director of Pastoral Care of Indigenous in Colombia
Dr. Esperanza Hernández, Researcher and Consultant on Issues of Peace, Colombia
Rev. Sister Ernestina Lopez Bac, Secretary of Indigenous People Pastoral Care, Conference of the Catholic Bishops of Guatemala
Rev. Sister Ana María Palomino, Coordinator of Indigenous People Pastoral Care of Apurimac, Perú

Gender

Ms. Gabriela Rodriguez, Former United Nations'  Special Rapporteur on Migrants' Rights
Representative, United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), Colombia
Rev. Sister Emilse Gutierrez, Director of Welcoming Center Bethany, Callao, Peru
Ms. Marisol Suarez, Student of Conflict Transformation, Universidad Jaume II, Spain

Education and Art and Communication

Ms. Silvia Villa, Executive Director of Illinois Welcoming Centers
Ms. Leni Chiarello Ziliotto, Founder and Director of Brancca Maria School, Brazil
Rev. Francesco Bortignon, Director of the Migration Center of Cucuta and the Scalabrini Corporation of Colombia
Rev. Daniel Saldarriaga, Executive Director of Banco de Alimentos de la Arquidiócesis de Bogotá
Mr. Luis Argueta, Movie Director, Guatemala

Best Practices

Rev. Leonel Narvaes, Executive Director of Fundación para la Reconciliación, Colombia
Rev. Dario Echeverri, Director of National Commission of Conciliation, Colombia
Amb. Johnny Young, Executive Director of Migration and Refugee Services (MRS), Washington DC
Rev. Sister Martha Inés Díaz, Director of the Centro de Atención al Migrante (CAMIG), Bogota

13.30

15.00

Lunch

15.00

16.15

Public Presentation of New Migration Policy of the Mayor of Bogota
Dr. Silvana Moncada, Advisor of the Direction of International Relations,  Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá D.C.

16.15

17.00

Public Presentation of Scalabrini Corporation of Colombia
Rev. Mauricio Pontin, Director of the Centro Scalabrini de Migraciones (CESCAMI), Bogota

17.00

17.15

Coffee break

17.15

18.00

Presentation of Bogota Declaration and Closing of the Forum

1. Dr. María Angela Holguín, Ministry of Foreigh Affairs of Colombia
2. Mr. Juan Esteban Belderrain, Manager for Latin America Programs of the Porticus Stichtung, São Paulo
3. Mr. Olaf Jacob,  Director of Regional Program for Latin America on Social Policies (SOPLA), Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Rio de Janeiro

Rev. Leonir Chiarello,  Executive Director,
Scalabrini International Migration Network