13 Jun 16 June – Virtual IDFR observance event
Observance event for the
International Day of Family Remittances:
Supporting remittance families build resilience in times of crisis
Tuesday, 16 June 2020
15:30 – 17:30 CEST / 9:30 – 11:30 EST
YouTube Live Streaming
AGENDA
15:30 CEST/09:30 EST
Welcome remarks
- Written message from H.E. António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General
- Paul Winters, Associate Vice President, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
15:40 CEST/09:40 EST
Observance of the International Day of Family Remittances 2020
High level remarks by
- H.E. Pedro Brolo Vila, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Guatemala
- H.E. Teodoro Locsin Jr., Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines
- H.E. James Duddridge, Minister for Africa of the United Kingdom
- H.E. Ion Perju, Minister of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment of the Republic of Moldova
- H.E. Ms. Vero Henintsoa Andriamiarisoa, Charge d’Affaires, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Madagascar to the United Nations
16:05 CEST/10:05 EST
Remittance families in times of crisis: Building resilience in the first and last mile
Moderator: Pedro De Vasconcelos, Manager of the Financing Facility for Remittances, IFAD
- Marie Chantal Uwitonze, President of the African Diaspora Network in Europe (ADNE)
- Marina Manke, Head of Labour Mobility and Human Development Division, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- Fernando Jimenez-Ontiveros, General Manager, Development Promotion Fund, Spanish Agency for Cooperation and International Development (AECID)
Questions & Answers
16:30 CEST/10:30 EST
Remittance markets and enabling environments: A blue print for Action
Moderator: Harish Natarajan, Lead Financial Sector Specialist, Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation, World Bank
- Amadou Cissè, Executive Director, African Institute of Remittances of the African Union (AIR)
- Ashish Kumar, Policy Analyst, Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
- Loreta Liutkutė Habchi, Vice President, Head of Public Policy Europe, Western Union (WU)
Questions & Answers
16:55 CEST/10:55 EST
Digitalisation of remittances: Towards the full coverage of the last mile
Moderator: Antonia Esser, Engagement Manager, Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion (CENFRI)
- Killian Clifford, Policy & Advocacy Director, Mobile Money, GSMA
- Michael Kent, Executive Chairman, Azimo
- Lee Brenner, Public Policy and Communications Leader, Novi
- Leon Isaacs, CEO, Developing Markets Associates Global (DMA Global)
Questions & Answers
17:20 CEST/11:20 EST
Closing remarks
- Message from Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of IFAD
For questions during the event, please use the #familyremittances Twitter hashtag.
For any further information, write to [email protected].