 
PROGRAMME
Monday, 19th September
9.30 am Inauguration
Andreu Claret. Director of the European Institute of the Mediterranean
David Minoves . Director of the Agència Catalana de Cooperació al Desenvolupament. Government of Catalonia
Lluís Ferrer . Chancellor of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
10.15 am Presentation of the seminar
Gemma Aubarell. Programmes Director. European Institute of the Mediterranean
Rafael Grasa. Lecturer of International Relations and Vice-Chancellor of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Robert Lanquar. Carta Mediterrània
Josep Coll. Director of the European Commission Representation in Barcelona
10.30 am Coffee break
I. The state of the art
11 am - 1.30 pm Migration and development: transnational networks, civil society and the potential of human capital
Presented and chaired by Rafael Grasa. Vice-Chancellor of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Ninna Nyberg-Sørensen. Danish Institute for International Studies. Copenhagen
Eva Østergaard-Nielsen. Department of Political Sciences. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2 pm - 4 pm Lunch
4 pm - 8 pm Co-development in the Euro-Mediterranean framework
4 pm - 6 pm The analitical starting point
Presented and chaired by Gemma Aubarell. Programme's Director. European Institute of the Mediterranean
Migration and transnational spaces in the Mediterranean .
Natàlia Ribas. Marie Curie researcher. LAMES-CNRS. Aix-en-Provence
Migration and co-development in the Euro-Mediterranean framework: present and future.
Andrea Stocchiero . Centro Studi di Politica Internazionale (CeSPI). Rome
Presentation of the European Investment Bank Study on remittances in the Euro-Mediterranean framework.
Daniel Ottolenghi . Associated Director. European Investment Bank
6 pm Coffee break
6.30 pm - 8 pm The agenda and the political actions
Presented and chaired by Gemma Aubarell. Programme's Director. European Institute of the Mediterranean
The Euro-Mediterranean political agenda.
Anna Terrón . General Secretary of the Patronat Català Pro Europa; Representative of the Government of Catalonia to Brussels
The Euro-Mediterranean economic agenda.
Antonio de Lecea. Director of International Economic Affairs. European Commission
The Euro-Mediterranean process and agenda as seen from the South.
Mohamed Khachani . Association for Study and Research on Migration. Mohammed V University . Rabat
The Euro-Mediterranean agenda and co-development as seen from Catalonia .
Albert Royo . Secretary for Foreign Co-operation. Government of Catalonia
Tuesday, 20th September
II. Co-development in the catalan agenda and practice
9 am - 11 am Starting point: keys, components and experiences
Presentation of the foundation document.
Rafael Grasa . Vice-Chancellor of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
The Moroccan example.
Xavier Aragall . Institut Europeu de la Mediterrània
The Senegalese example.
Rafael Crespo . Associació GRAMC
The Ecuadorean example.
Jaime Atienza . Fundación Carolina/Càritas
11 am Coffee break
11.30 am – 7.30 pm Good practices and experiences
11.30 am - 1 pm Initiatives by immigrants' associations
Chair: Adela Ros . Secretary for Immigration. Government of Catalonia
Mohamed Chaib . Associació Sociocultural Ibn Batuta
Nadia Bentaleb . Migrations & Dévéloppement. France
Abdou Melebhi. Missions de coopération au développement. EMCEMO. Netherlands
1 pm - 2.30 pm Initiatives by local partnerships
Chair: Aliou Diao. Head of Migration and Development Area. Fons Català de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament
Mostafa el Hafer . Head of Mediterranean Projects
Ignasi Thió. Cultural DiffusionTown Councilor. Girona Town Council
Manel Llord . Deputy Mayor. Santa Perpètua de Mogoda Town Council
2.30-4 pm Lunch
4 pm - 5.30 pm Gender initiatives from civil society
Chair: Tono Albareda . President of the Federació Catalana d'ONGs per al Desenvolupament
Fundació Pagesos Solidaris . Co-development programme with Morocco
Maria Peix . Fundació Pagesos Solidaris. Co-development programme with Morocco
Zakia Saidi . Rural women's empowerment project. Association Al-Mostakbal. Sidi Jamain (Morocco)
Khaddouj Gharbi . Association Marocaine Solidarité sans Frontières. Morocco . Presentation of the study on micro-loans in Morocco
5.30 pm Coffee break
6 pm - 7.30 pm Development of entrepreneurial activity in the Mediterranean
Chair: Diego Guri. Head of the International Co-operation Area. Consorci de Promoció Comercial de Catalunya
Javier Albarracín. Consorci de Promoció Comercial de Catalunya. The Magreb Project
Jordi Pujol. Vice President of FETS and President of Coop57. The potential of ethical banking for Mediterranean entrepreneurs
Álvaro Sarmiento. Head of International Relations. Grameen Bank. The Grameen model and examples of its implementation
Milena Verrié . Fundació Un Sol Món. Application and adaptation of the Mediterranean co-development initiatives
Wednesday, 21th September
III. A working framework for co-development in Catalonia :
political initiatives in Europe and in the different autonomous communities
9 am - 10.30 am Europe: a general perspective
Presented by: Jordi Bacaria. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Cécile Sacré. Advisor of the Belgian Senate Commission on Immigration. Presentation of the Belgian example.
Carles Campuzano. Member of the Commission on Co-operation and Development at the Spanish Parliament
Xavier Aragall. European Institute of the Mediterranean. Presentation of the European Commision report on co-development
10.30 am Coffee break
11 am - 12 noon Characteristics of the co-development strategy of different autonomous communities
Presented by: Oriol Garcés. Head of Co-operation. European Institute of the Mediterranean
Santiago de Miguel. Head Office of Immigration, International Co-operation and Volunteering. Autonomous Community of Madrid
Carmen Marfil. General Coordinator. Agencia Andaluza de Cooperación Internacional
12.15 pm Conclusions and presentation of the Catalan proposal
Rafael Grasa. Lecturer of International Relations and Vice-Chancellor of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
13 pm - 13.30 pm Closing
Albert Royo. Secretary for International Co-operation. Government of Catalonia
Anna Simó. Minister of Social Welfare and Family Affaire. Government of Catalonia
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