Schedule Conference 2012
Financing Global Social Protection - Moving from Charity to Solidarity 14 - 15 - 16 May, Berlin
International Seminar on Financing for Health and Social Protection
Schedule - May 14, 2012
14:00 - 15:00 |
Welcome and IntroductionThomas Gebauer, Medico InternationalDescribing the frame 'Realising the Right to Health needs Resources'Anand Grover, UN-Special Rapporteur on the Right to HealthKeynote: 'Globalising Social Protection, Context Principles - The Pathway to a New Paradigm'Gorik Ooms (Institute of Tropical Medicine - Antwerp, Helene de Beir Foundation, Belgium) |
15:00 - 16:00 |
Panel'Global Social Protection in the context of Human Rights, Common Goods, and Global Economy'GSPS – a Human Rights Obligation? Shall refer to a comprehensive concept of social protectionDr Margot E Salomon, Centre for the Study of Human Rights/Law Department London School of EconomicsSocial protection as a whole in the context of increasing income inequalitiesDave Woodward, Economist, Independent ResearcherGSPS – a Global Common Good in a globalised worldby Prof. Thomas Pogge, Yale University, USAGlobal CitizenshipProf. Roland Roth, Professor for Political Sciences, University Magdeburg |
16:00 - 16:30 |
Coffee Break |
17:00 - 18:00 |
Discussion |
18:00 |
Wrap up of the first day |
Programme - May 15, 2012
09:30 - 10:45 |
The End of Utopia? - Building Blocks of the New ParadigmCreating Political Will: The ILO “Social Protection Floor” Initiative as a Milestone on the Way to a GSPSAurelio Fernandez, Former Chair of the EU Social Protection Committee, Bachelet Commission, for the SPFImplementing the Principle of Solidarity through financial equalisation mechanisms: Lessons to be learned from regional development funds and risk adjustment schemes for GSPSJens Holst, medico internationalBudget Funding – First lessons learnedJuan Garay, European CommissionInternational TaxationLieven Denys, (Professor for International and European Tax Law at the University of Brussels) |
15:00 - 16:00 |
Panel'Global Social Protection in the context of Human Rights, Common Goods, and Global Economy'GSPS – a Human Rights Obligation? Shall refer to a comprehensive concept of social protectionDr Margot E Salomon, Centre for the Study of Human Rights/Law Department London School of EconomicsSocial protection as a whole in the context of increasing income inequalitiesDave Woodward, Economist, Independent ResearcherGSPS – a Global Common Good in a globalised worldby Prof. Thomas Pogge, Yale University, USAGlobal CitizenshipProf. Roland Roth, Professor for Political Sciences, University Magdeburg |
10:45 - 11:15 |
Coffee Break |
11:15 - 18:00 |
Working group sessionExpectations, Challenges, and Risks: Exploring GSPSWorking group 1: ScopeLeading question: What shall be the scope of a Global Social Protection Working group 2: Responsibilities and resourcesLeading question: How to finance social protection? Working group 3: Governance - Making GSPS a reality for AllLeading question: How to achieve transparency, participation, shared ownership and reliability governance? |
13:00 - 14:30 |
Lunch |
14:30 - 16:00 |
Continuation of working groups |
16:00 - 16:30 |
Coffee Break |
16:30 - 18:00 |
Wrap up of day 2Drafting of a GSPSAlan Whiteside/Rachel Hammonds |
Programme - May 16, 2012
9:30 - 11:00 |
Panel discussion'Confronting politics with visions'Discussing preliminary results with politicians, trade unions, and civil society |
11:00 |
Concluding SessionResults, next steps, creating a task forceConcluding remarksBirgit Wendling, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development |