| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 8:30am- 9:30am | Breakfast/Meet and Greet |
| 9:30am- 10:00am | Opening remarks Jinyan Li Hengameh Saberi Keynote addresses: “The State of Play regarding the Canada Disability Benefit” Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (MP) Mr. Brent Cotter (Senator) |
| 9:45am- 10:00am | Break |
| 10:00am- 11:15am | Panel 1: Women with Disabilities, Poverty, and Social Security/Insurance Chair: David Lepofsky Presenters: Ravi Malhotra; Laverne Jacobs; Sophie Mitra; Mark Weber Discussants: Doron Dorfman |
| 11:15am- 11:30am | Break |
| 11:30am- 12:45pm | Panel 2: Canada Disability Benefit: Expectations, Goals and Costing Chair: Janet Mosher Presenters: Michelle Hewitt; Michael Prince; Nasreddine Ammar Discussant: Xiaoyi Yan |
| 12:45pm- 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:30pm- 2:45pm | Panel 3: Design Lessons (1): OAS/GIS, CERB, Quebec and US Programs Chair: Kevin Milligan Presenters: Patrik Marier; Jennifer Robson; Samuel Ragot; Neil Buchanan Discussant: Xiaoyi Yan; Jinyan Li |
| 2:45pm- 3:00pm | Break |
| 3:00pm- 4:15pm | Panel 4: Design Lessons (2): Tax Law Chair: Tamara Larre Presenters: Cynthia Minh; Wayne Simpson; Jinyan Li; Thaddeus Hwong Discussant: Kevin Milligan |
| 4:15pm- 4:30pm | Break |
| 4:30pm – 5:30pm | Round Table: “Brainstorm the key design features of the CDB: “disability” and capacity to work; “amount”; income-tested; CRA or Services Canada? Chair: Hengameh Saberi Participants: every participant |
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