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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
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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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