Programme for Safeguarding tomorrow – innovative approaches to growth and equity
Note: The times in the programme are Helsinki local time, UTC+3
The times in the programme are Helsinki local time, UTC+3
| TIME | EUROPAEA | NAUTICA | NORDIA | PRESS ROOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00-09:00 | Registration | |||
| 09:00-09:30 | Welcome address Kunal Sen | Director, UNU-WIDER | |||
| 09:30-11:00 | Panel discussion | (Re)accelerating poverty reduction and the role of welfare policies Moderator: TBC Panelists Luis Felipe López-Calva | Global Director, Poverty and Equity, The World Bank Aruna Roy | Founding Member, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) Guy Standing | Professorial Research Associate, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London Claudia Robles | Social Affairs Officer, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Deepak Nayyar | Professor Emeritus of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) | |||
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee break + Poster session | |||
| 11:30-13:00 | Parallel 1.1 | Welfare and labour effects Chair: TBC Presenters Timothy Kohler | University of Cape Town Gabriel Leite Mariante | London School of Economics and Political Science Shatakshi Gupta | The World Bank Tsenguunjav Byambasuren | Cornell University | Parallel 1.2 | Anticipatory action and shock responsive social protection Chair: Ravi Kanbur | Cornell University Presenters Hazal Colak | Development Analytics Xavier Jara | London School of Economics and Political Science Salauddin Tauseef | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Horace Gninafon | United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) | Parallel 1.3 | Welfare protection and social inclusion Chair: Deepak Nayyar | Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Presenters Elijah Kipchumba | Trinity College Dublin Veronica Amarante | Universidad de la Republica Nikita Sangwan | Queen's University Belfast Katherine Theiss | Fordham University | Parallel 1.4 | Creating the fiscal space for welfare spending Chair: Jukka Pirttilä | University of Helsinki Presenters Jacob Nunoo | University of Cape Coast (UCC) Laura Abramovsky | ODI Global & Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) Ntuthuko Hlela | Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) Ada Jansen | Stellenbosch University |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch | |||
| 14:00-15:30 | Parallel 2.1 | Social and economic effects of cash transfers Chair: Haroon Bhorat | University of Cape Town Presenters Ragui Assaad | University of Minnesota Marc Bellemare | University of Minnesota Vinicius Schuabb | Bocconi University Yashodhan Ghorpade | The World Bank | Parallel 2.2 | Safety nets in post-conflict countries Chair: Ramses Malaty | Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland Presenters Rachel Sabates-Wheeler | Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Iván Tzintzún | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Richard de Groot | United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Innocenti Research Centre Hanna Berkel | UNU-WIDER | Parallel 2.3 | The political economy of welfare policies Chair: Shanta Devarajan | Georgetown University Presenters Gabriela Zapata-Román | Central University of Chile Alex Yeandle | London School of Economics and Political Science Lauri Heimo | Tampere University Luca Pellerano | International Labour Organization (ILO) | Parallel 2.4 | Fiscal spaces for social protection Chair: Annet Oguttu | University of Pretoria Presenters Miselo Bwalya | United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Bert Brys | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Veronika Wodsak | International Labour Organization (ILO) Milla Nyyssölä | Labour Institute for Economic Research (LABORE) |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee break Fireside chat (in the Network Cafe) Poor Protection: The Role of Taxes and Social Benefits in the Developing World During Crises Ravi Kanbur | Cornell University Pia Rattenhuber | UNU-WIDER | |||
| 16:00-17:30 | Panel discussion: Social protection in the era of polycrisis Moderator: TBC Panelists Ugo Gentilini | Lead Economist, The World Bank Santiago Levy | Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution Jeannie Annan | Chief Research and Innovation Officer, International Rescue Committee (IRC) Daniel Gilligan | Director, Poverty Gender and Inclusion, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) | |||
| 18:00-20:00 | Reception dinner | |||
The times in the programme are Helsinki local time, UTC+3
| TIME | EUROPAEA | NAUTICA | NORDIA | PRESS ROOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00-09:30 | Registration | |||
| 09:30-11:00 | Panel discussion: Financing social protection in a reformed international financial architecture Moderator: Michael Keen | Deputy Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund Panelists Annet Oguttu | Professor, University of Pretoria Justin Yifu Lin | Dean, Institute of New Structural Economics, Peking University Arkebe Oqubay | British Academy Global Professor, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London | |||
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee break + Poster session | |||
| 11:30-13:00 | Parallel 3.1 | Social protection and intergenerational effects Chair: TBC Presenters Diogo Britto | University of Milan-Bicocca Garance Genicot | Georgetown University Guido Neidhöfer | ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research Jon Denton-Schneider | Clark University | Parallel 3.2 | Non-state actors and the delivery of social services Chair: TBC Presenters Benjamin Lessing | University of Chicago | Parallel 3.3 | The power and limitations of redistributive taxation Chair: Alex Cobham | Tax Justice Network Presenters Prudence Magejo | University of the Witwatersrand Lourdes Montesdeoca | Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales (IAEN) Romain Houssa | University of Namur Léo Czajka | Paris School of Economics | Parallel 3.4 | Climate shocks, 'green' regulation, and social protection Chair: Andre Decoster | Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven) Presenters Pia Rattenhuber | UNU-WIDER David Rodríguez Guerrero | Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Edna Banda | Zambia Revenue Authority Jessica Steinkopf | University of the Witwatersrand |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch | |||
| 14:00-15:30 | Parallel 4.1 | Gender and social welfare Chair: TBC Presenters Amber Peterman | United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Martina Querejeta | Universidad de la Republica Thu Ha Luong | Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Daphne Francois | United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) | Parallel 4.2 | Insurance and climate change in fragile settings Chair: Nazir Pandor | Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) Presenters Yuma Noritomo | Cornell University Anna Zasova | UNU-WIDER Raul Caruso | Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan Rodrigo Oliveira | UNU-WIDER | Parallel 4.3 | Design of social protection programmes Chair: Felix Mwenge | International Labour Organization (ILO) Presenters Leandro de Magalhaes | University of Bristol Jesse Lastunen | UNU-WIDER Carlos Rodriguez Castelan | The World Bank Pius Miri Ng'ang'a | Kenya National Bureau of Statistics | Parallel 4.4 | Taxing carbon for fiscal space Chair: Anda David | Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Presenters Edson Severnini | Carnegie Mellon University Olli-Pekka Kuusela | UNU-WIDER Julien Wolfersberg | Paris-Saclay University Noel Perez Benitez | Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee break Fireside chat (in the Network Cafe) Fragile Aid: Development Cooperation in Weak States and Conflict Contexts Rachel Gisselquist | University of Birmingham and TBC | |||
| 16:00-17:30 | Parallel 5.1 | Unconditional transfers Chair: Timo Voipio | Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland Presenters Nasir Iqbal | Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) Ashu Handa | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Wannaphong Durongkaveroj | Ramkhamhaeng University Olivier Bargain | University of Bordeaux | Parallel 5.2 | Tracking and targeting vulnerable populations Chair: Jo Beall | London School of Economics and Political Science Presenters Sam Jones | UNU-WIDER Viktor Yarovyi | Institute for Economics and Forecasting, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Megan Bryer | National Treasury of the Republic of South Africa Monica Mogollon | Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism of Colombia | Parallel 5.3 | Environmental insurance Chair: Soenke Kreft | United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) Presenters Alessandra Hidalgo | Lancaster University Muchimba Sarah Siamachoka | Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) Nikhil Dey | Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) Sinja Buri | United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) | Parallel 5.4 | Taxation as 'fair' social contribution Chair: Edwin Mhede | Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries of Tanzania Presenters Evaristo Mwale | Zambia Revenue Authority Maria Jouste | UNU-WIDER Umuhire Ingabire Grace | Rwanda Revenue Authority Ricardo Guerrero Fernandez | King's College London |
| 17:30-20:00 | TBC | |||
The times in the programme are Helsinki local time, UTC+3
| TIME | EUROPAEA | NAUTICA | NORDIA | PRESS ROOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30-09:00 | Registration | |||
| 09:00-10:30 | Parallel 6.1 | Health and social welfare Chair: Fiona Tregenna | University of Johannesburg Presenters Marcos Sugastti | University of California, Davis Shreya Bhattacharya | College of William and Mary María Daniela Delgado-Galárraga | Universidad de las Americas Martin Paul Jr. Tabe-Ojong | The World Bank | Parallel 6.2 | Securing the livelihoods of Internally Displaced People Chair: Frantz Celestin | International Organization for Migration (IOM) Presenters Jessica Leight | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Tilman Brück | Humboldt University of Berlin Wolfgang Stojetz | International Security and Development Center (ISDC) Jeremy Lind | Institute of Development Studies (IDS) | Parallel 6.3 | Learning and innovating in low-income countries Chair: Santiago Levy | Brookings Institution Presenters Andres Ham Gonzalez | Universidad de los Andes Raihan Selim | University of Dhaka (DU) Kwon Huck-Ju | Korea Institute of Public Administration Hai-Anh H. Dang | The World Bank | Parallel 6.4 | Funding social protection through global tax systems Chair: Nadine Riedel | University of Münster Presenters Nicholas Musoke | Uganda Revenue Authority Laila Abdul Latif | University of Nairobi Roxanne Raabe | ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research Ama Asantewah Ahene-Codjoe | University of Ghana |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee break Fireside chat (in the Network Cafe) Timely Cash: Lessons from 2500 Years of Giving People Money Ugo Gentilini | The World Bank and TBC | |||
| 11:00-13:00 | WIDER Annual Lecture 29: Social protection for all – challenges and opportunities in the developing world by Abhijit Banerjee | Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chair: Kunal Sen | Director, UNU-WIDER Discussant: Martha Chen | Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Affiliated Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Design; Associate, Mittal South Asia Institute, Harvard University; Co-Founder and Board Member, Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO); Board Chair, BRAC Global; Board Chair, UNU-WIDER | |||
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch | |||
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