Parallel Sessions (GROUP 1)
Jun 16, 2025 | 4:30 PM - 6:00 PMGround Floor & Floors 3-5, Niagra Building
Jun 16, 2025 | 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Ground Floor & Floors 3-5, Niagra Building
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AGENDA DETAILS
I. Immigrant integration: metrics, spaces, and strategies
Moderator: Samuel Ettouati, Head of the Statistical Surveys and Studies Division, Ministry of the Interior, France
Speaker: Nadiya Ukrayinchuk, Professor of Economics, LEM, University of Lille
Speaker: Yajna Govind, Assistant Professor, Copenhagen Business School
Speaker: Clément Soulignac, Statistical Surveys and Studies Division, Ministry of the Interior, France
Speaker: Jack Jebwab, Chief Executive Officer, Metropolis Institute, Canada
II. Travelling to Europe via mixed migration routes: IOM and academic experience in building evidence on irregular migrant flows and stocks to understand migrants’ journeys, vulnerabilities and needs
Moderator: Ivona Zakoska-Todorovska, ECA Regional Migration Data & Research Officer, IOM
Speaker: Laura Bartolini, Operations Support & Analysis Coordinator, IOM
Speaker: Claire Healy, Research Officer, UNODC
Speaker: Alejandra Rodriguez-Sanchez, Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Potsdam
Speaker: Julia Black, Project Officer, Coordinator of Missing Migrant Project, IOM
III. Creating a balanced narrative on migration in Africa: exploring data solutions and communication strategies for better development impact
Moderator: Muhanad Sammar, Project Manager, Statistics Sweden
Speaker: Charles Ogolla, Head of Statistics Unit, The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
Speaker: Ellen Percy Kraly, Jr. Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies Emerita, Colgate University
Speaker: Aimé Dago, Social Population and Demography Expert, STATAFRIC
Speaker: Ambassador Dr. Namira Negm, Director, African Migration Observatory
IV. Displacement futures: innovative approaches to predict climate and conflict-induced forced displacement for anticipatory action
Moderator: Andrea Pellandra, Senior Data Scientist, UNHCR
Speaker: Andrew Wells, Data Scientist, UNHCR
Speaker: Katharine Donato, Donald G. Herzberg Professor of International Migration, Georgetown University
Speaker: Diana Suleimenova, Lecturer in Computer Science, Brunel University of London
Speaker: Bo Schwartz Madsen, Data Scientist, Danish Refugee Council
Speaker: Ahmed Amdihun, Programme Manager, IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC)
V. Machine Learning for migration research: innovations, challenges, and practical implications
Moderator: Haodong Qi, Researcher, Malmö University
Speaker: Holly Reed, Professor & Editor-in-Chief of International Migration Review, City University New York
Speaker: Laure Tall, Director, Initiative Prospective Agricole et Rurale, Data Population Alliance, Senegal
Speaker: Stefano Iacus, Director of Data Science and Product Research, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University
Speaker: Tuba Bircan, Professor, Vrije University Brussels
VI. Emigration statistics: challenges, innovative methods and future directions
Moderator: Christine Wirtz, Director of Social Statistics, Eurostat
Speaker: Andrea Succi, Statistical Officer, Eurostat
Speaker: Francesca Licari, Researcher, ISTAT
Speaker: Karima Belhaj, Head of Unit – Population Policy Monitoring Department, High Commission for Planning, Morocco
Speaker: Hannah Kiiver, Team Leader, Population Projections Team, Eurostat
VII. Innovative tech to accelerate solutions for children on the move
Moderator: Melinda van Zyl, Global Lead, Migration & Displacement Initiative, Save the Children International
Speaker: William Low, Digital Innovation Manager, Save the Children International
Speaker: Viviana Cañon, Programme Specialist – Frontier Data, UNICEF
Speaker: Manuel Garcia-Herranz, Chief Data Scientist, UNICEF
Speaker: Douglas Leasure, Senior Researcher and Data Scientist, University of Oxford
VIII. Workshop session on data on irregular migration
Moderator: Veronika Bilger, Head of Research, ICMPD
Speaker: Maegan Hendow, Senior Researcher, ICMPD
Speaker: Dr. Amparo González-Ferrer, Deputy Director General for Management and Integration Pathways, Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security, and Migration, Spain
Speaker: Laura Peitz, Researcher, German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees
Speaker: Julia Descamps, Researcher, Université Paris 8, CRESPPA-CSU
Speaker: Denis Kierans, Senior Researcher, COMPAS, University of Oxford
Speaker: Albert Kraler, Assistant Professor in Migration Studies, University for Continuing Education Krems
