High Level Parliamentary Conference on PCD and Migration (by invitation only)

HIGH LEVEL PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE

Policy Coherence for Development and Migration (draft agenda 2009-02-09)

Thursday, 12 February 2009
11.00 - 12.30 and 14.00 - 17.30

European Parliament, Brussels
Room 1A002

10.00 - 11.00 Registration and coffee

Morning session

Chair: Mr Josep Borrell Fontelles, Chair of the Development Committee of the European Parliament

11.00 - 11.30 Welcome and opening

Mr Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the European Parliament

Ms Margot Wallström, Vice President of the European Commission in charge of Institutional Relations and Communication

Mr Mario Amano, OECD Deputy Secretary-General

11.30 - 12.30 Setting the scene: "Migration and Development Nexus"

Keynote speakers 

• Mr Eckhard Deutscher, Chair of the OECD Development Assistance Committee
• Mr David Arkless, President, Corporate & Government Affairs, Manpower 

Questions and answers

12.30 - 14.00  Buffet Lunch hosted by organisers (to be served outside the conference room; 1A002)

Afternoon session

Chair: Mr Gérard Deprez, Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament

14.00 - 14.30 Introduction to panel discussions

• Ms Eveline Herfkens, UN Executive Coordinator for the Millennium Development Goals Campaign 
• Mr Jean-Pierre Garson, Head of Non-Member Economies and International Migration Division, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD

14.30 - 15.10 Panel 1: "Migration and Development": A Parliamentary Perspective

Theme: Political economy of Policy Coherence for Development (PCD): Lessons learned on how to advance policy processes that are more development-friendly. Role of parliamentarians, political parties and different interest groups. What mechanisms and tools exist to promote reforms?
Issues for discussion: co-development, partnerships, remittances, migration observatories, capacity building, role of diaspora and involvement of civil society.

Moderator: Mr Jeff Dayton-Johnson, Head of the Latin American and Caribbean Desk, OECD Development Centre

Panel members:

• Mr Michael Danby, MP, Australia
• Mr Manolis Mavrommatis, MEP, Greece
• Mr Bassirou Diarra, Counsellor to President of Mali; responsible for migration and co-development issues
• Mr John Battle, MP, United Kingdom

15.10 - 15.50  Exchange of views

15.50 – 16.30 Panel 2: "Migration & Labour Markets": Practical Experiences

Theme: Practical experiences: How to reconcile labour market needs and to manage migration so that it serves the economic, social cohesion and security interests of both countries of origin and receiving countries.
Issues for discussion: global approach to migration, circular migration, brain drain, health sector.

Moderator: Mr Xavier Prats Monné, Director for Employment Policy, Lisbon Strategy and International Affairs at the European Commission's Directorate General for Employment, Social Policy and Equal Opportunities

Panel members:

• Mr Juan Fraile Cantón, MEP, Spain
• Ms Saera Khan, MP, Norway
• Ms Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert, Jamaica, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
• Mr Koen de Marteau, Head of Cluster Services, DHL

16.30 - 17.10 Exchange of views

17.10 - 17.30 Closing of the Conference

Mr Jacques Barrot, Vice President of the European Commission in charge of Justice, Freedom and Security