| SUNDAY, 1 APRIL – DAY 1 |
| 09.30 - 10:00 |
Gathering of VIPs, Speakers, Sponsors, Media Representatives, International Scientific Advisory Board (DISAB) Members and Organizers in the Al Wasl “Majlis” of the Convention Centre |
| 10.00 - 11.00 |
OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE |
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OPENING STATEMENTS |
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H.E. MR. AHMED HUMAID AL MAZROUI, CHAIRMAN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES RED CRESCENT AUTHORITY;
H.E. MR.IBRAHIM BUMELHA, HUMANITARIAN ADVISOR OF H.H. SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM, CHAIRMAN, DIHAD HIGHER COMMITTEE AND PRESIDENT,
DISAB;
H.E. MR. WILLIAM LACY SWING, DIRECTOR-GENERAL, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM); |
| 11.00 – 12.00 |
OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION (RIBBON CUTTING) AND EXHIBITION TOUR |
| 12.00 – 13.30 |
LUNCHEON |
| 13.30 – 14.00 |
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES |
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MR. FILIPPO GRANDI, COMMISSIONER-GENERAL, UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES
(UNRWA);
MS. NYARADZAI GUMBONZVANDA, GENERAL SECRETARY, WORLD YOUNG WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
(WORLD YWCA); |
| 14.00 - 15.30 |
SESSION 1 |
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Education and Training; imparting the necessary skills, to today’s youth, for the opportunities of tomorrow. |
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PANEL |
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DR. MUKESH KAPILA, UNDER SECRETARY-GENERAL (NATIONAL SOCIETIES AND KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT),
IFRC; - CHAIR;
MS. CAROLINE PONTEFRACT, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES (UNRWA);
DR. MOHAMMED AL MBAID, PALESTINE COUNTRY DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FOUNDATION (IYF);
MR. TOM TAURAS, ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT FOR THE MIDDLE-EAST AND EURASIA, SAVE THE CHILDREN USA; |
| 15.30 - 16.00 |
COFFEE/TEA |
| 16.00 - 17.30 |
SESSION 2 |
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Youth, agents of change.. |
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PANEL |
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MS. MARIA CALIVIS, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA REGION, UNICEF;
MR. DANIEL BURITICA CORDOBA, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF THE COLOMBIAN NETWORK OF YOUTH “RECOJO” AND BOARD MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR VOLUNTEER EFFORTS;
MR. FRANCOIS GRUNEWALD; EXECUTIVE AND SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR, GROUPE URGENCE-REHABILITATION-DEVELOPPEMENT, FRANCE;
MS.RANA AL TURK, COUNTRY DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FOUNDATION, JORDAN; |
| 17.30 - 18.00 |
SPECIAL PRESENTATION |
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The importance of ensuring, today, that we will have the leaders that we need tomorrow.. |
| PROFESSOR PIERRE DE SENARCLENS |
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| MONDAY, 2 APRIL – DAY 2 |
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| 09.00 - 10.30 |
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Youth, a large percentage of our constituencies; are we doing enough for them? |
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PANEL |
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DR. SERGIO PIAZZI, SECRETARY-GENERAL, PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN (PAM); - CHAIR;
H.E. PROFESSOR MAHMUD EROL KILIC, SECRETARY-GENERAL, PARLIAMENTARY UNION OF OIC MEMBER STATES (PUIC), TEHRAN;
THE HON. NAJIMA THAY THAY RHOZALI, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATION AND YOUTH, RABAT; |
| 10.30 - 11.00 |
COFFEE/TEA |
| 11.00 – 12.30 |
SESSION 4 |
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Youth and volunteering. |
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PANEL |
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MS. NAHEED HAQUE, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE COORDINATOR, UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTEERS (UNV), BONN – CHAIR;
H.E. DR. ADNAN BASHA, SECRETARY-GENERAL, INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC RELIEF ORGANIZATION, SAUDI ARABIA (IIROSA);
MS. ASHANTA OSBORNE-MOSES, CHAIR, YOUTH COMMISSION, GUYANA RED CROSS SOCIETY, GEORGETOWN;
MR. ALBRECHT BROEMME, PRESIDENT, FEDERAL AGENCY FOR TECHNICAL RELIEF (THW), GERMANY;
BGEN. ABDUL RAHMAN BIN ABDUL AZIZ, INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TEAM LEADER, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES RED CRESCENT SOCIETY; |
| 12.30 – 14.00 |
LUNCHEON |
| 14.00 – 15.45 |
SPECIAL SESSION |
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HUMANITARIAN TRENDS; what has changed and what hasn’t... |
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PANEL |
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MR. ROSS MOUNTAIN, DIRECTOR-GENERAL, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE RESEARCH ASSOCIATES (DARA); - CHAIR;
H.E. MR. MANUEL BESSLER, AMBASSADOR, DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL, SWISS HUMANITARIAN AID DEPARTMENT, BERN
MR. YACOUB EL HILLO, DIRECTOR, BUREAU FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR);
DR. MASOODA BANO, RESEARCH FELLOW, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, OXFORD UNIVERSITY;
MR. JOHANNES LUECHNER, HEAD OF UNIT FOR THE MIDDLE EAST, CENTRAL AND SOUTH-WEST ASIA, EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AID (ECHO); |
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| 15.45 - 16.15 |
COFFEE/TEA |
| 16.15 – 18.00 |
SPECIAL SESSION |
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MR. RASHID KHALIKOV, DIRECTOR, OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS (OCHA), GENEVA – CHAIR;
H.E. MR. ATTA ALMANAN BAKHIT EL-HAJ, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC COOPERATION (OIC);
MR. DAVID KAATRUD, DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCIES, WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP), ROME;
MR. DAVID GRESSLY, REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA, UNICEF; |
| 19.30 – 22.00 |
GALA DINNER |
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| TUESDAY, 3 APRIL – DAY 3 |
| 09.00 - 10.30 |
SESSION 5 |
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Youth and reconciliation. |
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PANEL |
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MR. MOHAMMED ABDIKER, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF OPERATIONS AND EMERGENCIES, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM) - CHAIR;
MR. WILLIAM DENG DENG, CHAIRPERSON, SOUTHERN SUDAN DDR COMMISSION;
DR. AMEER HASSAN HASHOOSH, ADVISER TO THE PRIME-MINISTER ON RECONCILIATION, GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ;
MS. VIVIAN LOPEZ, REGIONAL ADVISER FOR ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT, REGIONAL OFFICE FOR THE MIDDLE –EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, UNICEF; |
| 10.30 - 11.00 |
COFFEE/TEA |
| 11.00 - 12.30 |
SESSION 6 |
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Youth and food security; challenges, opportunities. |
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PANEL |
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MS. MARCELA VILLAREAL, DIRECTOR, GENDER, EQUITY AND RURAL EMPLOYMENT DIVISION, FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) - CHAIR;
MS. SARA PANTULIANO, HEAD, HUMANITARIAN POLICY GROUP, OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, LONDON;
MS. ZEIN HAMAD, NUTRITIONAL AWARENESS OFFICER, SCHOOL HEALTH AND NUTRITION DEPARTMENT, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND HIGHER EDUCATION, RAMALLAH;
MS. LAUREN LANDIS, DIRECTOR, WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP) GENEVA OFFICE; |
| 12.30 - 14.00 |
LUNCHEON |
| 14.00 - 14:20 |
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Youth and entrepreneurship |
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DANIEL BURITICA CORDOBA, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT, NETWORK OF YOUTH “RECOJO”, COLOMBIA |
| 14.20 - 14.40 |
SPECIAL SESSION |
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Muslim charities and secular development agencies: approaches to job creation. |
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DR. MASOODA BANO, RESEARCH FELLOW, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, OXFORD UNIVERSITY |
| 14.40 - 15.00 |
SPECIAL PRESENTATION |
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Ways of facilitating access to jobs in the Middle East. |
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MR. JUSTIN SYKES, MANAGER, SOCIAL INNOVATION, SILATECH, DOHA |
| 15.00 |
CLOSING ADDRESSES |
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MS. SHAIMA AL ZAROONI, CEO, INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN CITY, DUBAI
MS. PILAR ALVAREZ-LASO, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR SOCIAL AND HUMAN SCIENCES, UNESCO
MS. ELIZABETH RASMUSSON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL (NRC) |
| 16.00 |
PRESENTATION OF “CHAIRMAN’S SUMMARY” AND CONCLUSION |
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MR. GERHARD PUTMAN-CRAMER, DIRECTOR, DIHAD INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD |
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