Ankara Migration Symposium
Ankara Migration Symposium
Location
Ankara, Türkiye
Registration - Coffee & Snacks
09:30 – 10:00
Opening
10:00 – 10:30
Tamer KILIÇ – Head of Representation in Türkiye, International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)
İbrahim Vurgun KAVLAK – Executive Director, Association for Social Development and Aid Mobilization (ASAM)
Frank PRIESS – Director, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Türkiye (welcoming video message)
Keynotes
10:30 – 11:00
H.E. Hacı Ali ÖZEL – Deputy Minister; Director for EU Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye / Directorate for EU Affairs (tbc)
H.E Clare BROSNAN – Ambassador, Embassy of Ireland in Türkiye
Panel I
11:00 – 12:30
Moderator:
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Gökay ÖZERİM – Jean Monnet Professor & Director of EU Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on Diversity & Migration at Yasar University / Council of Europe EPYR Youth Researcher
Speakers:
Lotje VAN DER MADE – Director, Operations Planning Division, Frontex (European Border and Coast Guard Agency), Warsaw
Rossella FERRARI – Senior Officer, Team Leader Türkiye, European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), Institutional and Horizontal Affairs Centre, Valletta
Anna PEREGO – Head of Migration Policy, Delegation of European Union to Türkiye
Martin WAGNER – Senior Policy Advisor, International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), Vienna
Q&A
Networking Lunch
12:30 – 13:30
Panel II
13:30 – 15:00
Moderator:
Buket Bahar DIVRAK – Deputy Executive Director, Association for Social Development and Aid Mobilization (ASAM)
Speakers:
Ahmet DALKIRAN – General Director of Harmonization and Communication, Presidency of Migration Management (PMM)
Daniela CICCHELLA – Deputy Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Türkiye
Gerard Karl WAITE – Chief of Mission in Türkiye, International Organisation for Migration (IOM)
Prof. Dr. Murat ERDOĞAN – Director, Migration Studies, Economic Policy Research Foundation of Türkiye (TEPAV)
Q&A
Coffee Break
15:00 – 15:15
Panel III
15:15 – 16:45
Moderator:
Tamer KILIÇ – Head of Representation in Türkiye, International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)
Speakers:
Reyhan ÖZGÜR – Director General for Migration Policies and Visa Procedures, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye
John DALHUISEN – Senior Fellow, European Stability Initiative (ESI), London
Christin FURTWÄNGLER – Deputy Head of Task Force European Migration Policy, German Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem NAS – Secretary General, Economic Development Foundation (IKV)
Q&A
Note on Photography & Privacy: Please be advised that photographs and video recordings will be taken during the event for documentation and communication purposes. By participating, you consent to the use of your image by the organizing partners in their publications, websites, and social media channels.