Speakers' and chairs' biographies as well as the presentations in .zip format can be downloaded here:
OPENING AND KEYNOTE SPEECHES
6 July 2016
Robert KaliňákDeputy Prime Minister & Minister of Interior of the Slovak Republic
Opening speech
William Lacy SwingDirector General, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Keynote speaker
PANEL I. ENHANCING COOPERATION WITH COUNTRIES OF RETURN FROM THE EU PERSPECTIVE
6 July 2016
Zuzana VatráľováHead of International Organization for Migration (IOM) Office in the Slovak Republic
Chair
Olivier ONIDIDeputy Director General, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission, Belgium
Panellist
Berndt KÖRNERDeputy Executive Director, Frontex, Poland
Panellist
Walter OOSTELBOSStrategic Policy Advisor at Migration Policy Department, Ministry of Security and Justice, Netherlands
Panellist
PANEL II. PRACTICAL COOPERATION IN ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE RETURN AND REINTEGRATION
6 July 2016
Erlend PaascheResearcher on Return Migration, Norway
Chair
Nassim MajidiCo-Founder and Co-Director, Samuel Hall, Kenya
Panellist (video contribution)
Anh NguyenHead of Migrant Assistance Division, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Headquarters, Switzerland
Panellist
Anne DussartAsylum and Migration Director of Caritas International & Member of the Steering Committee at European Reintegration Support Organisations (ERSO), Belgium
Panellist
Po Ling HoProgramme Manager, European Reintegration Network (ERIN), Netherlands
Panellist
Isabelle WahedováCzech expert seconded as International Cooperation Officer at Migration and Asylum thematic unit, Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development, European Commission, Belgium
Panellist
PANEL III. PERSPECTIVES FROM COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN ON RETURN AND REINTEGRATION
6 July 2016
Erlend PaascheResearcher on Return Migration, Norway
Chair
Michele BombasseiRegional Migrant Assistance Specialist, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Regional Office for West and Central Africa, Senegal
Panellist
Heather AmstutzRegional Director, Danish Refugee Council Horn of Africa & Yemen, Kenya
Panellist
Liza SchusterCo-Founder of Afghanistan Migrants Advice and Support Organization (AMASO), Afghanistan & Sociologist at the City University of London, United Kingdom
Panellist
PANEL IV. RETURN AS PART OF MIGRATION MANAGEMENT
6 July 2016
Zuzana VatráľováHead of International Organization for Migration (IOM) Office in the Slovak Republic
Chair
Dimitris AvramopoulosEuropean Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship
Panellist
William Lacy SwingDirector General, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Panellist
Robert KaliňákDeputy Prime Minister & Minister of Interior of the Slovak Republic
Panellist
PANEL V. APPROACHES TO REJECTED ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND MIGRANTS WITH CHALLENGES TO RETURN
7 July 2016
Vladimír BilčíkHead of EU Program, Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (RC SFPA), Slovak Republic
Chair
Dana SpinantHead of Irregular Migration and Return Policy Unit, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission, Belgium
Panellist
Laura HaywardManaging Consultant, ICF International (EMN Service Provider), United Kingdom
Panellist
Patrick SchmidtkeHead of Return, International Projects and Integrated Return Management Unit, Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, Germany
Panellist
Kristina RännarReturn Process Specialist at Quality Department, Swedish Migration Agency, Sweden
Panellist
Lilana KeithAdvocacy Officer - Borders, Detention and Children, Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM), Belgium
Panellist
Martijn PluimDirector for Eastern Dimension, International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), Austria
Panellist
CONCLUDING REMARKS AND CLOSING
7 July 2016
Dana SpinantHead of Irregular Migration and Return Policy Unit, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission, Belgium
Igor SlobodníkAmbassador-at-Large for Migration, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Slovak Republic
Speakers' and chairs' biographies as well as the presentations in .zip format can be downloaded here:
ORGANISERS AND PARTNERS
ORGANISATION OF EMN CONFERENCE 2016
The conference was organised within the framework of the European Migration Network (EMN) under the first Slovak Presidency of the Council of the EU (www.eu2016.sk). The event was hosted by IOM Bratislava as the coordinator of EMN activities in Slovakia in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic and the European Commission (DG Migration and Home Affairs).
EUROPEAN MIGRATION NETWORK
The EMN provides up-to-date, objective, reliable and comparable information on migration and international protection to the EU and its Member States to support policymaking. The EMN acitvities are focused on third-country nationals.
The network is composed of National Contact Points for all EU Member States and Norway as well as the European Commission. Coordinator of the EMN National Contact Point for the Slovak Republic is the International Organization for Migration (IOM), other members are the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic and Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.
The network is composed of National Contact Points for all EU Member States and Norway as well as the European Commission. Coordinator of the EMN National Contact Point for the Slovak Republic is the International Organization for Migration (IOM), other members are the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic and Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.
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