As the National Coordinator and Chair of the T20 Italy, ISPI is promoting a series of 3 High-Level Forums which are intended as an international platform for debates on key global challenges and priorities for the Italian G20.
Under the claim “The Future is Now: People, Planet, Prosperity”, the Forums explore possible scenarios and viable policy options. They will engage top representatives from the political and business communities, as well as senior experts from leading think tanks and institutions worldwide.
The High-Level Forum on Social Cohesion, Co-promoted by ISPI and Fondazione Cariplo, will be on May 20th, 1.30 pm CEST.
The Forum will address the following critical issues:
- Fighting inequalities worldwide and at home
- Drafting a new welfare system
- Imagining the future of work and employment
PROGRAMME
Download ProgrammeWELCOME ADDRESSES
1.30-1.35pm CEST
Paolo Magri – National Coordinator and Chair, T20 Italy; Executive Vice President, ISPI
Giovanni Fosti – President, Fondazione Cariplo
FIRST PART | SCENARIOS
1.35 – 2.15pm CEST
Angus Deaton – Senior Scholar, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs; Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (2015)
Mauro Magatti – Professor of Sociology, Catholic University of Milan; Member of the Steering Board, Fondazione Cariplo
Lieve Fransen – Senior Adviser on Health, Social and Migration Policies, EPC; Coordinator of the High-Level Task Force on Investing in Social Infrastructure in Europe (2017-2019)
SECOND PART | KEY IMPLICATIONS
2.15 – 3.10 pm CEST
The “National” dimension of Social Cohesion
Kick-off speakers
Raghuram Rajan – Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance, Chicago Booth School of Business
Andriana Sukova – Deputy Director-General, Social Affairs, Employment and Inclusion, European Commission
Panel Discussion
Alejandra Cardini – Director of Education, CIPPEC
Claudia Fiaschi – Spokeswoman, “Forum Terzo Settore”
Murray Leibbrandt – Professor of Economics, University of Cape Town
Roberto Rossini – Spokesman, Alliance against poverty
3.10 – 4.10pm CEST
The “International” dimension of Social Cohesion. What role for Multilateral Cooperation?
Kick-off speakers
Stefano Scarpetta – Director, Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD
Sharan Burrow – Secretary General, International Trade Union Confederation
Panel Discussion
Arjun Jayadev – Professor of Economics, School of Arts & Sciences, Azim Premji University, Bangalore
Simone Cecchini – Senior Social Affairs Officer, Social Development Division, ECLAC
Mthunzi Mdwaba – Vice-Chairperson, International Labour Organization and International Employers Organization
CLOSING
4.10 – 4.30pm CEST
Tito Boeri – Lead Co-Chair of T20 TF6 on Social Cohesion and the Future of Welfare Systems; Professor of Economics, Bocconi University; Former President of the Italian Social Security Administration (INPS)
Andrea Orlando – Minister of Labour and Social Policies, Italy
Moderator: Giovanna Pancheri, Sky TG24
