Opening Ceremony

Words of Welcome:
Meyer Burstein, Co-Chair, International Metropolis Project, Canada
Elinor Caplan, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Sue Hammel, Minister of Multiculturalism and Immigration Ministry, British Colombia
Portrait of Vancouver’s Diversity: Recent Immigrants in the Vancouver Metropolitan Area
Chair: Philip Owen, Mayor of Vancouver
Elizabeth Ruddick, Citizenship and Immigration Canada
An Artist’s Perspective on Immigration
Anita Rau Badami, author of Tamarind Mem and Hero’s Walk

Panel of Immigration Ministers
Moderator : Dr. Gilles Paquet, Centre on Governance, University of Ottawa

Racism and Discrimination: Is Public Policy up to the Challenge?
Chair: Hedy Fry, Secretary of State (Multiculturalism) (Status of Women), Canada
Speakers:
Jan Niessen, Migration Policy Group, Brussels
Peter Li, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
Valerie Preston, York University, Toronto

Migrant Smuggling and Criminal Corporatism
Chair: Guido Bolaffi, Ministry of Social Affairs, Italy
Speakers:
Robert Paiva, International Organization for Migration, Geneva
Ko Lin Chin, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey
Jonas Widgren, International Centre for Migration Policy Development, Austria

Keynote address: "Immigration, Trust, and Social Order"
Chair: Howard Duncan, Metropolis Project, Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Speaker:
Bhikhu Parekh, University of Hull, United Kingdom

Transnational Communities and their Implications for Citizenship and Social Order
Chair: Francine Fournier, UNESCO
Speakers:
Michael Fix, The Urban Institute, Washington D.C.
Patrick Weil, University of Paris
Stephen Castles, University of Wollongong, Australia

Transnational Communities and their Implications for National and Local Economies, for Business, and for Labour
Chair: Richard Bedford, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Speakers:
Steve Vertovec, Oxford University
David Ley, Oxford University

Youth and The Second Generation: Trends in Social and Economic Integration
Chair: Rinus Penninx, Co-Chair, International Metropolis Project, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Speakers:
Aristide Zolberg, New School for Social Research, New York
Marie McAndrew, Immigration et métropoles, Université de Montréal
Jean Gaeremynck, Ministère de l’emploi et de la solidarité, France

Keynote address: "Managing Gateways: The Moral Challenges of a Liberal Democracy"
Chair: John Scratch, Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Speaker:
Sarah Spencer, Institute for Public Policy Research, United Kingdom

Migration and The Future of Borders: Schengen; Mexico/US/Canada
Speakers:
Chair: Janice Cochrane, Deputy Minister, Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Martha Nixon, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Ottawa
Demetrios Papademetriou, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington
Steven Peers, University of Essex, UK

Keynote address: "Demographic Change and the Coming Global Competition for Immigrants"
Chair: Meyer Burstein, Co-Chair, International Metropolis Project, Canada
Speaker:
Joseph Chamie, United Nations, Population Division, New York

Building Social Capital: Culture and Civic Participation
Chair: Jonathan Crush, Southern African Migration Project, Capetown, South Africa
Speakers:
Belle Puri, CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), Vancouver
John Helliwell, University of British Colombia, Vancouver
Graeme Hugo, University of Adelaide, Australia

Competition for Highly Skilled Workers
Chair: Herman Meijer, Alderman, City of Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Speakers:
Jairam Ramesh, All-India Congress Committee, New Delhi
Joanna K.C. Lam, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Robert Crow, Information Technology Association of Canada