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International forum on development policies in a global world. The 2030 agenda for sustainable development and the construction of inclusive societies: the fight against inequality

Social Sciences Meeting September 27-28, 2016 Madrid

General information

Venue: Fundación Ramón Areces, Vitruvio, 5. 28006. Madrid
Limited capacity

  • Free registration

Organized by:

Fundación Ramón Areces

In cooperation with:

Foundation Women for Africa

  • Programme

Tuesday, 27

9:00

Reception and delivery of credentials

9:30

Opening session

Raimundo Pérez-Hernández y Torra
Director of the Fundación Ramón Areces.

Carlos Andradas
Rector of the Universidad Complutense. Madrid.

María Teresa Fernández de la Vega
President of The Women for Africa Foundation.

Jesús Manuel Gracia Aldaz 
State Secretary for International Cooperation and Ibero America.

10:30

Keynote speech

Vandana Shiva
Research Foundation of Science, Technology and Ecology (RFSTE)

11:30

Break

11:45

Inequality: A problem calling for response

Moderator:
Nouzha Skalli
Member of the Moroccan Parliament.  Former Moroccan Minister of Social Development, Family and Solidarity.  

Inequality drivers: comparative approach of the cases of Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America

Andrea Cornia
Florence University.

Consequences of inequality

Richard Wilkinson
University College of London.

13:00

Debate

14:00

Break

16:00

Labor market and inequality


Moderator: 
Joaquín Estefanía
Journalist and economist.

Institutional changes in the labour market and inequality

Roberta Gatti
World Bank.

Labour market and inequality: the Spanish case from a comparative perspective

Miguel Ángel García Díaz
Professor and collaborator. Universidad Rey Juan Carlos.

17:15

Education and promotion of equality


Moderator: 
Pilar Aranda Ramírez
Rector, Universidad de Granada.

Education and the correction of inequalities

Luis Felipe López-Calva
World Bank.

Education, gender inequality and power in Sub-Saharan Africa

Josephine Beoku-Betts
Florida Atlantic University.

18:30

Health and inequality


Moderator: 
María Blasco
Director of the National Cancer Research Centre.

The effects of inequality in health

Kate Pickett
York University. 

Immigration, inequality and health asistance

Rogelio López-Velez
Head of the National Referral Centre for Tropical Diseases. Infectious Diseases Department. Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal. Madrid.  

Wednesday, 28

9:30

Taxation and public policy

Moderator:
Josep Borrell
Former President of the European Parliament.

Taxation in Africa

Saurabh Sinha
Chief, Employment, Social Protection, Social Development Policy Division. UNECA.

Gender budgeting

Graça Sanches
Former President Network of women Parliamentarians -Cape Verde.

Taxation and Inequality in Spain

Luis Ayala
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. 

11:15

Gender inequality and its implications

Moderator:
Teresa Langle de Paz
Director, Women's Knowledge International. Instituto DEMOSPAZ. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Gender inequality and women's empowerment

Aminata Touré
Former Prime Minister of Senegal.

The SDG's and gender equality

Inés Sánchez de Madariaga
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.

13:00

Closure

José Antonio Alonso
Universidad Complutense.

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