Draft programme, April 2016
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGEING
Ageing: Rights for Empowerment
Hotel Brdo, Brdo pri Kranju, 11–12 April 2016
Monday, 11 April 2016
12.30 – 13.45 / Registration and refreshments14.00 / Welcome address by Mr Karl Erjavec, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
Opening remarks:
Mr Stavros Lambrinidis, EU Special Representative for Human Rights, European External Action Service
Mr Douglas Frantz, Deputy Secretary- General, OECD
14.30 – 16.00 / Panel 1: The promotion and protection of rights of older persons: state of play
The panel will present the current state of affairs in the protection and promotion of the rights of older persons. It will focus on the implementation of existing norms on discrimination, violence and abuse, and the participation and empowerment of older persons. At the same time, it will identify gaps in (national, regional and global) legislative framework.
Keynote speaker: Ms Rosa Kornfeld Matte, Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights of older persons
Moderator: Ms Rosemary Lane, UN Focal Point on Ageing, DESA, United Nations
Panellists (by alphabetical order)
Mr Mateo Estreme, Deputy Permanent Representative of Argentina to the UN, New York
Mr Thomas Hajnoczi, Permanent Representative of Austria to the UN Office at Geneva
Ms Mateja Kožuh Novak, Slovenian Civil Society Representative
Dr. Matthias von Schwanenflügel, Head of Department for Demographic Change, Senior Citizens, Welfare Work, Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
Ms Bridget Sleap, Senior Rights Policy Adviser at HelpAge International
Mr Lauri Leppik, General Rapporteur, Council of Europe
Mr Johan Lodewyk Strijdom, Head of Division, Social Affairs Department, African Union Commission
Followed by Q&A
16.15 – 16.30 / Group Photo
17.00 / Departure for Ljubljana
17.30 / Guided Tour of Ljubljana
19.00 – 20.30 / Reception at the City Hall hosted by the Mayor of Ljubljana
20.30 / Departure for Hotel Brdo
Tuesday, 12 April 2016
9.00 / Opening remarks by Ms Anja Kopač Mrak, Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunity of Slovenia9.15 – 11.00 / Interactive Panel 2: The promotion and protection of rights of older persons: a way forward (Fish Bowl format)
The panel will discuss potential solutions. It will present the best practices of certain states in adopting and implementing legislative measures to counter discrimination and abuse of older persons, and empower them to participate in economic and social life. It should also provide information on regional mechanisms for the rights of older persons. Finally, it should tackle efforts to improve the legislative framework at the global level.
Moderator: Mr Alexandre Sidorenko, Global Ambassador, HelpAge International
Panellists (by alphabetical order)
Mr Johan ten Geuzendam, Adviser, Directorate D Equality, European Commission
Ms Egriselda Gonzalez Lopez, Minister Counsellor, Social Affairs and Human Rights issues, Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the UN
Mr Manfred Huber, Coordinator, Ageing and Health, Division of Noncommunicable Diseases and Promoting Health through the Life-Course, WHO Regional Office for Europe
Mr Marjan Sedmak, President of Executive Committee, NGO Age Platform Europe
Ms Alanoud Qassim M. A. Al-Temimi, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of Qatar to the UN
11.00 / Closing remarks by Ms Darja Bavdaž Kuret, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
11.15 / Farewell Reception