Sciences Po’s Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) is delighted to present the Youth & Leaders Summit 2017 on The Migrations Crises to be held at Sciences Po on Monday 16th January 2017.
Monday 16th January 2017
8:30 am – 6:30 pm
Amphitheater Boutmy
Please note that registration is compulsory:
- Sciences Po students and faculty should register here for the Morning Session
- Sciences Po students and faculty should register here for the Afternoon Session
Please download the program or find it below.
Follow the Livestream on the day.
PROGRAM
8:30 – Welcome and Registration
9:00 – Welcome remarks by Frédéric Mion, President, Sciences Po
9:10 – Opening keynote remarks
- Dimitris Avramopoulos, Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, European Union
Introduced by Enrico Letta, Dean of PSIA, Sciences Po
Followed by a discussion with PSIA students and the audience
MORNING SESSIONS
Panel 1: The Migration Crises: Governments and Institutions Overwhelmed
9:40 to 11:10
Introduced by a PSIA Student
Chaired by Arnaud Leparmentier, Editor-in-Chief, Le Monde
With:
- Martti Ahtisaari, Elder, former President of Finland, UN Diplomat and Mediator, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
- Jan Eliasson, Former Deputy-Secretary General of the United Nations
- Elisabeth Guigou, Member of the French Parliament, Chairwoman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, PSIA Faculty
- Demetrios Papademetriou, President, Migration Policy Institute Europe
Followed by a discussion with PSIA students and the audience
11:10 to 11:30 – Break
Panel 2: The Migration Crises: Humanitarian Challenges
11:30 to 13:00
Introduced by a PSIA Student
Chaired by Marilyn Baumard, Le Monde
With:
- Christine Beerli, Vice-President, International Committee of the Red Cross
- Irina Bokova, Director-General, UNESCO
- Emma Bonino, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italy
- Bruno Stagno-Ugarte, Deputy Executive Director for Advocacy, Human Rights Watch; former Minister of Foreign Affairs to Costa Rica; PSIA Faculty
Followed by a discussion with PSIA students and the audience.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
Panel 3: The Migration Crises: Security Issues
14:30 to 16:00
Introduced by a PSIA Student
Chaired by Christophe Ayad, Le Monde
With:
- Lakhdar Brahimi, Elder, Former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, PSIA Faculty
- Benoit D’Aboville, Former French Permanent Representative and Ambassador to NATO, PSIA Faculty
- Peter Ricketts, Former Ambassador to France; former UK National Security Advisor
- Laurence Tubiana, former Special Representative for the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, Affiliate Professor, Sciences Po, PSIA Faculty
Followed by a discussion with PSIA students and the audience.
16:00 to 16:30 – Break
Panel 4: The Migration Crises: Economic and Demographic Dynamics
16:30 to 18:00
Introduced by a PSIA Student
Chaired by Serge Michel, Le Monde
With:
- Taeho Bark, Former Minister of Trade, Republic of Korea; Professor, Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS), Seoul National University; PSIA Faculty
- Carlos Lopes, Former Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa; Professor, Graduate School for Development Policy and Practice, University of Cape Town
- Philippe Martin, Professor of Economics, Sciences Po
- Lionel Zinsou, Former Prime Minister of Benin
18:00 – Closing keynote remarks
- Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Introduced by Vanessa Scherrer, Vice-Dean of PSIA, Sciences Po
Followed by a discussion with PSIA students and the audience
18:30 – Concluding remarks by Enrico Letta, Dean of PSIA, Sciences Po
The Youth & Leaders Summit is organized in partnership with Le Monde and with the support of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS).