Parallel Sessions (GROUP 4)
Jun 17, 2025 | 4:50 PM - 6:20 PMGround Floor & Floors 3-5, Niagra Building
Jun 17, 2025 | 4:50 PM - 6:20 PM
Ground Floor & Floors 3-5, Niagra Building
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AGENDA DETAILS
I. Bridging theory, methodology, and policy: the role of equality data in antiracism efforts
Moderator: Ellen Percy Kraly, Jr. Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies Emerita, Colgate University
Speaker: Miri Song, Emeritus Professor, University of Kent and London School of Economics
Speaker: Yamam Al-Zubaidi, Researcher, European University Institute
Speaker: Pieter Bevelander, Professor, Malmö University
Speaker: Sayaka Osanami Törngren, Associate Professor, Malmö University
II. Migration and census data: successes, limits, and challenges
Moderator: Diego Iturralde, Chief Director: Demography, Statistics South Africa
Speaker: Ángel Moro Benéitez, National Statistics Institute of Spain
Speaker: Teke Johnson Takwa, Demographer, Unit Head for Research and Cooperation, Central Bureau for Censuses and Population Studies, Yaoundé-Cameroon
Speaker: Itani Ntsieni, Director of Migration Statistics, Statistics South Africa
Speaker: Abêt Mongbet, Demographer and Head of Data Analysis, Publication and Dissemination Unit, Central Bureau of Census and Population Studies (BUCREP)
III. Measuring irregular migration
Moderator: Cécile Thoreau, Data and Policy Analyst, International Migration Division, OECD
Speaker: Eslam Alla ElBahlawan, Researcher at Cultural and Social Anthropology, University of Milano-Bicocca
Speaker: Ravenna Sohst, Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Institute Europe
Speaker: Denis Kierans, Senior Researcher, COMPAS, University of Oxford
Speaker: Iliuta Cumpanasu, Analyst, West University Timisoara
Speaker: Felipe Mallea, Head of Studies Department, Servicio Nacional de Migraciones, Chile
IV. Measuring and modelling migration flows: combining established and emerging data sources
Moderator: Maciej Jan Danko, Data Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Speaker: Carolina Coimbra Vieira, Ph.D. Student, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Max Planck Institute for Software Systems; Saarland University
Speaker: Athina Anastasiadou, Ph.D. Student, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute; University of Groningen
Speaker: Ebru Sanliturk, Research Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Speaker: Ruth Neville, Ph.D. Student, Geographic Data Science Lab, University of Liverpool
Speaker: Maciej Jan Danko, Data Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
V. Migration and displacement: distinct but aligned statistical frameworks implemented through regional cooperation
Moderator: Piotr Juchno, Team Leader, Asylum and Managed Migration Statistics, European Commission, Eurostat
Speaker: Priscilla Ndayara, Senior Migration Statistician, East African Community
Speaker: Ismail Lubbard, Team Leader, Demographic and Social Statistics Team, UNESCWA
Speaker: Agnes Geijer-Farah, Program Manager for Migration & Development at the Regional Development Cooperation for Africa, SIDA
Speaker: Natalia Baal, Head of Secretariat, Expert Group on Refugee, IDP and Statelessness Statistics (EGRISS)
VI. Collaborative approaches to build national capacities and generate good practices for better international labour migration statistics in Africa
Moderator: Elisa Benes, Head of Rights, Migration & Skills Statistics Unit, STATISTICS, ILO
Speaker: Nadia Touihri, Regional Labour Statistician, ILO - Regional office for Africa
Speaker: Omar Joud, Directeur des Statistiques Economiques et de la Comptabilité Nationale, National Institute of Statistics of Djibouti (INSTAD)
Speaker: Ibtihel Bouchoucha, Head of Migration Unit, National Institute of Statistics in Tunisia
Speaker: Brian Okengo, Statistician, African Union Commission (AUC)
VII. National experiences: managing and modernizing migration data use (Part 2)
Speaker: Lan Nguyen, Principal Statistician, General Statistics Office of Vietnam
Speaker: Emad Alaswad, Senior Researcher, CAPMAS
Speaker: Ágnes Izer, Statistician, Hungarian Central Statistical Office
Speaker: Hyojung Lee, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University
Speaker: Oguljemal Yaryyeva, Team of Knowledge Management and International Affairs, Austrian Integration Fund
