In the wake of the tragic bombings in Madrid, London and New Delhi and ethnically tinged riots in France and Australia, these issues have taken on added urgency, and the need for international collaboration in a search for solutions has become more important than ever.  The internationa conference will provide a unique international forum for discussion of issues pertaining to security and to the movement of people across borders.

The conference focuses on aspects of the topic that are most pertinent to Europe, while drawing on the experiences of other regions. Participants will include scholars, representatives of government and the private sector, security experts, policy makers, immigration experts and activists.

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Thursday, March 23, 2006

06.00 pm Registration
06.30 pm Welcome and Reception

Friday, March 24

9.00 am Welcoming Remarks

• Ralf Fücks, Executive Board Heinrich-Böll-Foundation, Berlin
• Michele Wucker, World Policy Institute, New York
• Steffen Angenendt, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), Berlin

9.30 am Panel I
Perception of Threats: Comparing International Views

• The U.S. Perspective: Robert Leiken, The Nixon Center, Washington DC
• The European Perspective: Gabriela Guellil, German Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
• The Indian Perspective: Varun Sahni, Centre for International Politics, Organization and Disarmament Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
  Chair: Ralf Fücks, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Berlin

11.00 am Coffee/Tea Break

11.30 am Panel II
Migrants, Minorities and the National Security State

• Salma Bava Jawaharlal, Nehru University, New Delhi
• Margaret Stock, US Military Academy, New York
• Aziz Huq, Brennan Center for Justice, New York University, New York
  Chair: Belinda Cooper, World Policy Institute, New York

1.00 pm Lunch

2.30 pm Panel III
Policing, Technology and Immigration

• Sönke Hilbrans, Lawyer, Hummel Kaleck, Berlin
• Richard Lewis, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for European Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
• Jean Louis Bruguiere, Premier Vice-President Charge de l’Instruction, Tribunal de Grande Instance Paris
• Mark Koumans, First Secretary, Global Affairs, American Embassy Berlin
  Chair: Ian Cuthbertson, World Policy Institute, New York

4.00 pm Coffee/Tea Break

4.30 pm Panel IV
The Economic Impact of Migration & Security Policy

• Lynn Shotwell, American Council on International Personnel, Washington DC
• Javier Sanchez Ferrer, International Assignment Coordinator Microsoft, London
• Yilmaz Karahasan, Former Board Member of IG Metall, Frankfurt
• Angelo Amador, US Chamber of Commerce/Americans for Better Borders, Washington D.C.
  Chair: Michele Wucker, World Policy Institute, New York

6.00 pm Break

7.00 pm Discussion Dinner at DGAP

Balancing Mobility and Security

• Tanja Wunderlich, German Marshall Fund of the United States, Berlin
• Aristide Zolberg, International Center for Migration, Ethnicity & Citizenship, New York
• Cem Özdemir, Member of the European Parliament, The Greens, Brussels
  

Saturday, March 25

9:00 am Keynote speech, Rita Süssmuth, Member, Global Commission on International Migration, Berlin

9.30 am National Security and the Economic and Social Integration of Immigrants

• James Zogby, Arab-American Institute, Washington DC
• Basia Spalek, University of Birmingham, UK
• Peter Creticos, Institute for Work and the Economy, Chicago
  Chair: Mekonnen Mesghena, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Berlin

11.00 am Coffee/Tea Break

11.30 am Religion and Identity: Building Bridges or Barriers

• Ajay Mehra, Centre for Public Affairs, New Delhi
• Rabeya Müller, Institute for International Pedagogy and Didactic, Cologne
• Claudia Koonz, American Academy in Berlin
  Chair: Mira Kamdar, World Policy Institute, New York

1.00 pm Lunch

2.00 pm Conclusions and Future Work
Summaries of the Panel discussions: Panel II, Panel III, Panel VI

Information & Contact
Mekonnen Mesghena, Heinrich Böll Foundation,
Belinda Cooper, World Policy Institute
Steffen Angenendt, German Council on Foreign Relations