International Conference: Migration – a progressive formula

Conference | 24 - 25 September 2024 in Berlin | #FutureOfMigration

Migration is a poignant issue – in Germany and worldwide.  And it is already clear: The challenges are only going to increase further in light of global crises and demographic developments.

A key task going forward is to create and guarantee protection and future prospects at home, in Europe and beyond.

On the way towards a modern immigration society the Federal Government has implemented key projects, including the Skilled Labour Immigration Act and the reform of the nationality law. But there is still a lot to do.

This applies in particular to the municipalities. Dealing with diversity has become part of everyday life in most companies, schools and communities. But if cohesion is to last, we need to recognise that integration requires constant effort, as well as investment in public infrastructure that benefits everyone.

Together with you we want to push the envelope on the issue of migration and progressively spell it out.
 

The conference was organised by the Divisions for Analysis, Planning and Consulting, International Cooperation and Civic Education and Political Dialogue.

Contact

Joana Marta Sommer
030 26935-8304
Joana.MartaSommer(at)fes.de

Vanicha Weirauch
030 269 35-8333
Vanicha.Weirauch(at)fes.de

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Programme


Conference hall

Welcome address

Martin Schulz, President of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

Conference moderation: Boussa Thiam, WDR COSMO

Conference hall

Opening

Thoughts from the future

Dr Bärbel Kofler, Parliamentary state secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Berlin

Aoun Abbas Sahi, Senior journalist and media trainer, Islamabad

Rebecca Liebig, Member of the Federal Executive Board of ver.di, Berlin

Moderation: Boussa Thiam, WDR COSMO

Break

Future forum on Work

Fair recruitment – fair working conditions: labour migration that benefits all

Dr Jan Schneider, Head of Research Unit & Deputy Managing Director of the Expert Council on Migration and Integration, Berlin

Dr Gunilla Fincke, Head of Division, Skills, Vocational Training and Securing a Skilled Labour Force, Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Berlin

Seeta Sharma, Migration expert, New Delhi

Moderation: Joana Marta Sommer, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin

House 2 | Room 6.01

 

Future forum on Municipality

A Social City for all – managing cohabitation

Prof Dr Birgit Glorius, Professor of Human Geography with a focus on European Migration Studies, Chemnitz University of Technology

Arlin Cakal-Rasch, Municipal Integration Center, Wuppertal

Aziz Bozkurt, State Secretary for Social Affairs, Berlin

Jenni Tahvanainen, Project Manager, Employment and Integration Services, City of Vantaa

Moderation: Julia Bläsius, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin

House 2 | Room 6.09

 

Future forum on Cohesion

Thinking ahead in an immigration society – equal opportunities and an orientation towards the common good

Dr Leander Scholz, Philosopher und author, Berlin

Dr Delal Atmaca, Managing Director, DaMigra e.V., Berlin

Dr Lisa Pelling, Director, Think Tank Arena Idé, Stockholm

Moderation: Philipp Kauppert, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin

House 1 | Conference Hall

 

Future forum on Human Rights

Safe, orderly and regular – mobility in a period of climate change and conflict

Anna Terrón i Cusí, former Secretary of State for Immigration and Emigration, Spain, Barcelona

Amera Markous, Migration expert, Tripoli

Nadja Sthamer, Member of the German Bundestag, Berlin

Moderation: Annette Schlicht, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin

House 1 | Room 121

 

Break

Conference hall

Poetry Slam

Abdul Kader Chahin, Comedian and satirist, Duisburg

Conference hall

Discussion round

Wanted: a progressive narrative on migration

Reem Alabali-Radovan, Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration, Member of the German Bundestag, Berlin

Dr Helene Bubrowski, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Table.Media, Berlin

Dr Özgür Özvatan, Head of the Department of Integration Research and Social Policy, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Sebastian Hartmann, Member of the German Bundestag, Berlin

Moderation: Philipp Kauppert, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin

Conclusion

Conference hall

Welcome address and recap

Conference moderation: Boussa Thiam, WDR COSMO

Workshops Part I

 

Workshop on Work

Should I Stay or Should I Go? – How Germany can hang on to foreign skilled workers

Doritt Komitowski, research associate, Minor – Wissenschaft Gesellschaft, Berlin

Anna Stahl-Czechowska, project leader at the Regional Integration Network Berlin, Senate Department for Labour, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination, Berlin

Moderation: Joana Marta Sommer, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin

House 1 | Room 121

 

Workshop on Municipality

Participating together, shaping together – enhancing social and political visibility in an immigration society

Ryyan Alshebl, mayor of Ostelsheim

Dr Cihan Sinanoğlu, NaDiRa/German Center for Integration and Migration Research DeZIM e.V., Berlin

Fatma Karacakurtoglu, Train of Hope Dortmund e.V. 

Moderation: Anni Bauschmann, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Bonn / Oliver Schael, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Stuttgart

House 2 | Room 6.09

 

Workshop on Cohesion

Political strategies for dealing with right-wing migration discourse

Paulina Fröhlich, Deputy Managin Director, Das Progressive Zentrum, Berlin

Fabio Ghelli, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Mediendienst Integration, Berlin

Dr Lisa Pelling, Director, Think Tank Arena Idé, Stockholm

Moderation: Kristina Birke Daniels, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Stockholm

House 1 | Conference Hall

 

Workshop on Human Rights

A Mediterranean view – EU asylum policy and its impact on Germany 

Angeliki Dimitriadi, Senior Research Fellow and head of the Migration Programme, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), Athens

Amina Fahmy, political scientist and consultant, Cairo

Aurelia Streit, research associate, German Center for Integration and Migration Research DeZIM e.V., Berlin

Moderation: Ronja Schiffer, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Cairo

House 2 | Room 6.01

 

 

Workshops Part II

 

Workshop on Work

New approaches to labour migration: do migration agreements lead to win-win-win situations?

Sami Adouani, project leader, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Tunis

Paddy Siyanga Knudsen, migration policy expert, Bonn

Svenja Niederfranke, research fellow, Center for Migration, German Council on Foreign Relations, Berlin

Moderation: Alexander Rosenplänter, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin

House 1 | Conference Hall

 

Workshop on Municipality

Municipal safety at local level and for everyone – integration and safety in the municipality

Thilo Cablitz, Senate Department for the Interior and Sport, Berlin 

Hamza El-Khalaf, career coach,Outreach GmbH, Berlin

Dunja Kreiser, Member of the German Bundestag, Berlin

Sunny Steen, youth social work at 'High-Deck-Siedlung', Outreach GmbH, Berlin

Moderation: Felix Eikenberg, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin

House 1 | Room 121

 

Workshop on Cohesion

Someone who votes must be integrated, right? On the political participation of people with a migration background 

Canan Canli, chair of the Migration and Integration Working Group, SPD, Schleswig-Holstein

Catrina Schläger, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin

Dr Friederike Römer, Co-Head of Consensus and Conflict Department, German Center for Integration and Migration Research DeZIM e.V., Berlin

Moderation: Dr Vinzenz Huzel, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Wiesbaden

House 2 | Room 6.09

 

Workshop on Human Rights

Migration and gender equality – protection and safety on the migration route

Inkeri von Hase, Global Coordinator, Making Migration Safe for Women, UN Women, Geneva

Dima Mahjoub, New Women Connectors, Berlin

Mimi Vu, expert on tackling human trafficking and modern slavery, Saigon 

Moderation: Dr Salome Lienert, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Geneva

House 2 | Room 6.01

 

Conference hall

Panel Discussion

Ready for action

Michael van der Cammen, Director International Relations, Migration, Recognition, Labour market admission, International Counselling, Placement, German Public Employment Agency, Nuremberg

Carolina Gottardo, Executive director, International Detention Coalition, Munich

Juliane Seifert, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community, Berlin

Nursemin Sönmez, Executive director, neue deutsche organisationen, Berlin

Moderation: Boussa Thiam, WDR Cosmo

 

Conclusion

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