Program

Registration

Location: Osgoode Hall Law School, Moot Court Room Lobby, York University

• Professor Patricia Burke Wood, Associate Dean Academic, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Dr. Ali B. Ali-Dinar, Associate Director, African Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America – Sudan/South Sudan Symposium Chairperson

• Sudan/South Sudan Public Official Opening Address:
  Dr. Francis M. Deng, Ambassador, South Sudan Permanent Representative to the United Nations, former Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities, United Nations, New York City, United States of America
• Professor Susan McGrath, Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS) Scholar, School of Social Work, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sudan/South Sudan Symposium Welcome Reception
Location: Osgoode Hall Law School, Moot Court Room Lobby, York University

Light Breakfast Served – 519 Kaneff Tower Lobby

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Location: 519 Kaneff Tower

• Dr. Robert Hache, Vice-President Research and Innovation, York University

• Dr. James Simeon, Director, School of Public Policy and Administration, Associate Professor, CRS Scholar, Centre for Refugee Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Yukari Ando, Assistant Professor, Global Collaboration Center (GLOCOL), Osaka University, Japan

• Dr. Ali B. Ali-Dinar, Associate Director, African Studies Center, Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America – Sudan/South Sudan Symposium Chairperson

Open Plenary Panel Session #1 – Understanding the Extent and Nature of the Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan and South Sudan

Location: 519 Kaneff Tower

Facilitator:

Dr. Francis M. Deng, Ambassador, South Sudan Permanent Representative to the United Nations, former Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities, United Nations, New York City, United States of America

Presenters:

• The Hon. Mr. Justice Isaac Lenaola, High Court Justice, Kenya
• Dr. Kevin McKague,Adjunct Professor, Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Canada; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, United States of America
• Datejie Cheko Green, MES, Filmmaker/Scholar, Toronto, Canada

Open Plenary Panel Session #2 – Understanding the Economic, Social, Political and Cultural Factors Underlying the Chronic Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan/South Sudan: The Legacies of Unending Armed Conflict and War

Location: 519 Kaneff Tower

Facilitator:

Craig Scott, MP, New Democratic Party, Toronto-Danforth, 914 Confederation Block, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario

Presenters:

• Dr. Taisier M. Ali, Executive Director, Peacebuilding Center for the Horn of Africa, Asmara, Eritrea
• Dr. Amani El-Jack, Assistant Professor, Women’s Studies, College of Liberal Arts, Lecturer of Women’s Leadership in Global Perspective, McCormack Graduate School, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, United States of America
• Kennedy Jawoko, Freelance Journalist and Instructor in the Politics and Public Administration Department, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, a 2013-2014 Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University, and a Media Development Expert with both the Agency for Independent Media in South sudan and Canada’s Journalists for Human Rights

Closed Technical Working Groups on Morning Plenary Sessions (Invitation Only Meetings)

Technical Working Group #1: “Roots and Consequences of the Crisis”

Location: 857 Kaneff Tower

• Facilitator:

  Dr. Amani El-Jack, Assistant Professor, Women’s Studies, College of Liberal Arts, Lecturer of Women’s Leadership in Global Perspective, McCormack Graduate School, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, United States of America

  
  
• Lead Participant(s):
  

  Kennedy Jawoko, Freelance Journalist and Instructor in the Politics and Public Administration Department, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, a 2013-2014 Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University, and a Media Development Expert with both the Agency for Independent Media in South sudan and Canada’s Journalists for Human Rights

Technical Working Group #2: “Humanitarian Assistance Situation”

Location: 902 Kaneff Tower

• Facilitator:
  

  Dr. Zeinab Bashir El Bakri, Member of the Inspection Panel, World Bank, formerly, Vice-President Operations, African Development Bank (AfDB)

• Lead Participants:
  

  Caroline Keenan, Education in Emergencies Technical Advisor, Save the Children
  Fabien Schneider, Program Unit Manager Canada, Médecins Sans Frontières - Doctors Without Borders, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Technical Working Group #3: “Human Rights Situation and Justice”

Location: 519 Kaneff Tower

• Facilitator:
  The Hon. Mr. Justice Isaac Lenaola, High Court Justice, Kenya
• Participants:
  

  Dr. Joseph Rikhof, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes Program, Justice Canada
  Yukari Ando, Assistant Professor, Global Collaboration Center (GLOCOL), Osaka University, Japan

Facilitators Review Session - Closed Plenary Panel Session

Location: 519 Kaneff Tower

Chair:
Dr. James Simeon, Director, School of Public Policy and Administration, Associate Professor, CRS Scholar, Centre for Refugee Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Facilitators:

• Dr. Amani El-Jack, Assistant Professor, Women’s Studies, College of Liberal Arts, Lecturer of Women’s Leadership in Global Perspective, McCormack Graduate School, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, United States of America

• Dr. Zeinab Bashir El Bakri, Member of the Inspection Panel, World Bank, formerly, Vice-President Operations, African Development Bank (AfDB)
• The Hon. Mr. Justice Isaac Lenaola, High Court Justice, Kenya

Wrap-Up of the Day’s Sessions
Location: 519 Kaneff Tower

Dr. Ali B. Ali-Dinar, Associate Director, African Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America – Sudan/South Sudan Symposium Chairperson

Reception for Symposium Participants – Cash Bar
Executive Dining Room, Schulich School of Business, York University

Dinner for all invited Symposium Participants, Executive Dining Room, Schulich School of Business, York University

Greetings and Opening Remarks on the Second Day – Resumption of the Symposium
Location: 519 Kaneff Tower

• Professor Jennifer Hyndman, Director, Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS), Departments of Social Science and Geography, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Dr. Ali B. Ali-Dinar, Associate Director, African Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America – Sudan/South Sudan Symposium Chairperson

Open Plenary Panel Session #3 – Constructive Paths Forward: Searching for Solutions to the Humanitarian Crisis through Peace-Making and Peace-Building

Location: 519 Kaneff Tower

Facilitator:
Dr. Robert O. Matthews, Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Presenters:

• Khalid Ahmed, Ph.D.Candidate, University of Toronto, Secretary General, Sudanese Canadian Human Rights Organization, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Professor Ian Spears, Department of Political Science, Guelph University, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

• Vladimir Zhagora, former Senior Political Affairs Officer, Department of Political Affairs, United Nations Headquarters, New York City, United States of America

Open Plenary Panel Session #4 – Investing in Sustainable Development and Livelihoods

Location: 519 Kaneff Tower

Facilitator:

Dr. Dominic Odwa Atari, Assistant Professor, Geography, Nipissing University, North Bay, Ontario, Canada

Presenters:

• Dr. Fahimul Quadir, Associate Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Division of Social Science & Graduate Program in International Development Studies, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Panther Kuol, Pension Analyst, Morneau Shepell, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Closed Technical Working Groups on the Morning Sessions
                                   
Technical Working Group #4: “Durable Solutions for the Displaced”

Location: 519 Kaneff Tower

• Facilitator:
  Dr. Susan McGrath, Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS) Scholar, Professor, School of Social Work, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University
• Lead Participants:
  

  Vladimir Zhagora, former Senior Political Affairs Officer, Department of Political Affairs, United Nations Headquarters, New York City, USA

  Hy Shelow, Senior Protection Officer, UNHCR Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland

Technical Working Group #5: “Developing the Institutional Capacities of the Public Sector”

Location: 626 Kaneff Tower

• Facilitator:
  

  Dr. Zeinab Bashir El Bakri, Member of the Inspection Panel, World Bank, formerly, Vice-President Operations, African Development Bank (AfDB)

• Lead Participants:
  

  Hon. Buri M. Hamza, former Minister of the Environment, Member of Parliament, The House of the People of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Federal Republic of Somalia

  Samer Abdelnour, PhD Candidate in Management, London School of Economics (via SKYPE)

Technical Working Group #6: “Developing the Institutional Capacities of the Public Sector”

Location: 857 Kaneff Tower

• Facilitator:
  

  Dr. Galya Ruffer, Director, Centre for Forced Migration Studies, Buffett Centre, and Director, International Studies Program, Department of Political Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States of America

• Lead Participants:

  Dr. Peter Penz, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  Representative, Canadian Red Cross, Ottawa, Ontario (TBC)
  

Facilitators Review Session - Closed Plenary Panel Session

Location: 519 Kaneff Tower

Chair:
Dr. James Simeon, Director, School of Public Policy and Administration, Associate Professor, CRS Scholar, Centre for Refugee Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Facilitators:

• Dr. Susan McGrath, Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS) Scholar, Professor, School of Social Work, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University
• Dr. Zeinab Bashir El Bakri, Member of the Inspection Panel, World Bank, formerly, Vice-President Operations, African Development Bank (AfDB)
• Dr. Galya Ruffer, Director, Centre for Forced Migration Studies, Buffett Centre, and Director, International Studies Program, Department of Political Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States of America
  

Symposium Summary and Closing Remarks

Location: 519 Kaneff Tower

Dr. Ali B. Ali-Dinar, Associate Director, African Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America – Sudan/South Sudan Symposium Chairperson