BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a851c18a7547 DTSTART:20161115T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20161115T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Town Hall Meeting on Entrepreneurship and Migration CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:On the occasion of the Global Entrepreneurship Week\, UNCTAD an d UNDP\, in collaboration with WIPO\, the International Organization for M igration and the Mission of the United States of America will host two pan el discussions to hear direct testimonials from practitioners\, policymake rs and entrepreneurs on the following questions:\n\n\n\nHow can the diaspo ra be leveraged to invest in sustainable development and promote entrepren eurship in home country?\n\nThe first panel will highlight how to create a n enabling ecosystem to maximize the impact of diaspora investment for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and more specifically how remittance s can become a source of self-employment and productive investment.\n\n\nH ow can entrepreneurship become a source of economic empowerment and selfem ployment for (return) migrants\, refugees and displaced people?\n\nThe sec ond panel will illustrate how entrepreneurship can contribute to peace and prosperity in fragile and post-conflict countries\, by empowering (return ing) migrants\, refugees and displaced people through newly acquired skill s\, knowledge and networks.\n\n\n\n \n\nProgramme\n\nOpening: Mr. Joakim Reiter\, Deputy Secretary General\, UNCTAD\n\nPanel 1: Leveraging highly-s killed mobility and diaspora to promote entrepreneurship for sustainable d evelopment\n\n\nMr. Ernest Miguelez\, CNRS Chargé de Recherche\, CNRS &am p\; GREThA-Université de Bordeaux\nMs. Audrey Selian\, Director\, Riant C apital\, Zürich\nMs. Solène Movrant-Roux\, Assistant Professor\, Univers ity of Geneva\nMr. David Svab\, Programme Officer\, Inclusive Growth and S ustainable Development. UNDP Kosovo\n\n\nModerator: Ms. Laura Thompson\, D eputy Director General of the International Organization for Migration\n\n  \n\nPanel 2: Creating economic opportunities and boost entrepreneurship among displaced people\n\n\nMs. Manome\, Minako\, UNDP programme officer\, Jordan\nMs. Maria Elo\, Dr.\, Research Fellow\, University of Turku\, Ins titute of Migration\, Turku School of Economics Finland\nMr. Nayef Stetieh \, UNCTAD/Empretec Director\, BDC Jordan\nMr. Xavier Vollenweider\, Econom ist\, Flowminder\nMs. Giselle Schellekens\, Programme Development Officer\ , Spark\, the Netherlands\n\n\nModerator: Mr. Yannick du Pont\, Director\, Spark\, the Netherlands\n<\;p>\;On the occasion of the Global Entrepr eneurship Week\, UNCTAD and UNDP\, in collaboration with WIPO\, the Intern ational Organization for Migration and the Mission of the United States of America will host two panel discussions to hear direct testimonials from practitioners\, policymakers and entrepreneurs on the following questions: <\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;How can the diaspora be leveraged to invest in sustainable development and pr omote entrepreneurship in home country?<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n&l t\;p>\;The first panel will highlight how to create an enabling ecosyste m to maximize the impact of diaspora investment for the Sustainable Develo pment Goals (SDGs) and more specifically how remittances can become a sour ce of self-employment and productive investment.<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\ ;\n<\;li>\;\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;How can entrepreneurship becom e a source of economic empowerment and selfemployment for (return) migrant s\, refugees and displaced people?<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p& gt\;The second panel will illustrate how entrepreneurship can contribute t o peace and prosperity in fragile and post-conflict countries\, by empower ing (returning) migrants\, refugees and displaced people through newly acq uired skills\, knowledge and networks.<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;/o l>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong> \;Programme<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Ope ning<\;/strong>\;: Mr. Joakim Reiter\, Deputy Secretary General\, UNCT AD<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Panel 1: Leveraging highly-sk illed mobility and diaspora to promote entrepreneurship for sustainable de velopment<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Mr. Er nest Miguelez\, CNRS Chargé de Recherche\, CNRS &\;amp\; GREThA-Univer sité de Bordeaux<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Ms. Audrey Selian\, Director\, Riant Capital\, Zürich<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Ms. Solène Movrant-Rou x\, Assistant Professor\, University of Geneva<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;M r. David Svab\, Programme Officer\, Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Devel opment. UNDP Kosovo<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;em>\; Moderator<\;/em>\;: Ms. Laura Thompson\, Deputy Director General of th e International Organization for Migration<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&\ ;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Panel 2: Creating econom ic opportunities and boost entrepreneurship among displaced people<\;/st rong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Ms. Manome\, Minako\, U NDP programme officer\, Jordan<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Ms. Maria Elo\, D r.\, Research Fellow\, University of Turku\, Institute of Migration\, Turk u School of Economics Finland<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Mr. Nayef Stetieh\ , UNCTAD/Empretec Director\, BDC Jordan<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Mr. Xavi er Vollenweider\, Economist\, Flowminder<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Ms. Gis elle Schellekens\, Programme Development Officer\, Spark\, the Netherlands <\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;em>\;Moderator<\;/em&g t\;: Mr. Yannick du Pont\, Director\, Spark\, the Netherlands<\;/p>\;\ n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/town-hall-meet ing-entrepreneurship-and-migration DTSTAMP:20260819T025936Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR