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This is the final program of the digital Think Tank Summit 2021. Click here for more information on our speakers.

Thursday, 21 January 2021 (CET) – Moderation: Tama Vakeesan
11.00-11.15Welcome Note
Peter Grünenfelder, Director Avenir Suisse

Opening Speech
Céline Neuenschwander, Researcher, Avenir Suisse
11.15-12.20Introductory KeynotesSwiss Refugee Policy in a Changing Environment
Eduard Gnesa, former Special Ambassador for International Migration of Switzerland, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
A Data-Driven Approach to Improving Refugee Integration Outcomes
Dominik Hangartner, Immigration Policy Lab, ETH Zurich
12.20-13.15, Lunch
13.15-14.15Panel 1How to Reduce Security Risks Among Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Pascal Lago, Senior Researcher, Avenir Suisse
Yvonne Gilli, Doctor for unaccompanied minor refugees
Wilhelm Brunner, Head of International Markets, Managing Director Austria, ORS Group
14.30-15.30Panel 2Access and Integration of Refugees & Asylum Seekers Into the Labor Market
Marco Salvi, Senior Fellow and Head of Research, Avenir Suisse
Alexander Baic, Partner & Associate Director, Social Impact, Boston Consulting Group
Shona Warren, Head of the Migration Program, Agora Think Tank
15.30-16.00, Break
16.00-17.00Panel 3The Impact of Refugee Migration on Welfare Systems in Host Countries
Nathalie Ramel, Head of Research for Financial Services in Switzerland, Egon Zender
Matthieu Tardis, Research Fellow, Center for Migration and Citizenship, Institut Français des Relations Internationales IFRI
Herbert Grubel, Professor of Economics (Emeritus) and Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute
17.15-17.45Closing KeynotesRefugee Integration Policy in Switzerland: Milestones and Challenges
Cornelia Lüthy, Vice Director of the State Secretariat for Migration, Switzerland (SEM) & Member of the Board of Management
Friday, 22 January 2021 (CET) – Moderation: Tama Vakeesan
09.15-09.30Welcome Note
Peter Grünenfelder, Director Avenir Suisse
Céline Neuenschwander, Researcher, Avenir Suisse
09.30-10.30Panel 4Creating Transnational Conditions for Return and Reintegration
Michael Spindelegger, General Director, International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)
Anja Klug, Head of the Office for Switzerland & Liechtenstein, UNHCR
Marcel Suter, Head of Cantonal Migration Offices
10.45-11.45Panel 5EU & Refugee Politics – Ways Forward
Marcus Engler, Research Fellow, Center for Research on Integration & Migration, Dezim Institute
Mehrdad Mehregani, Project Manager, Bertelsmann Stiftung
Angeliki Dimitriadi, Senior Research Fellow & Head of the Migration Program, ELIAMEP
11.45-12.40, Lunch
12.40-13.50Introductory KeynotesThe Economic and Fiscal Effects of Survival Migrants: Three Tools to Interpret the Evidence
Michael Clemens, Director of Migration, Displacement, and Humanitarian Policy and Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
The Wealth of Refugees: How Displaced People Can Build Economies
Alexander Betts, Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs, University of Oxford
A Development Perspective on Refugees’ Impact on Host Communities
Axel van Trotsenburg, Managing Director of Operations, World Bank
14.00-15.00Panel 6Refugees and Their Economic Impact in Host Countries
Michael Clemens, Director of Migration, Displacement, and Humanitarian Policy and Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
Alexander Betts, Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs, University of Oxford
Axel van Trotsenburg, Managing Director of Operations, World Bank
15.00-15.45, Break
15.45-17.15Closing KeynotesResponsibility of Liberal States With Regard to Refugees & Asylum Seekers
Peter Maurer, President International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC
Switzerland – a Model for Europe?
Mario Gattiker, State Secretary for Migration, Switzerland (SEM)
Closing Remarks
Céline Neuenschwander, Researcher Avenir Suisse

 

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