New and Old Inequalities in the Era of Sustainable Development Goals
Conference Schedule
Thursday, March 10
| 15:30-16:00 |
Welcome Philip Oxhorn, Founding Director, Institute for the Study of International Development |
| 16:00-18:00 |
Inaugural Session: The Growing Threat of Inequality: The Warning Signs Luiz Carlos Bresser Pereira, former Minister of Finance, Brazil Ebenezer Durojaye, University of the Western Cape, South Africa/McGill University Discussant and moderator: Philip Oxhorn |
| 18:00-19:30 |
Reception |
Friday, March 11
| 9:00-10:45 |
Panel 1: Measuring Inequality: How it is Identified and Interpreted David Anthony, UNICEF Nick Galasso, Oxfam America Moderator and Discussant: Sonia Laszlo, McGill |
| 10:45-11:15 | Break |
| 11:15-13:00 |
Panel 2: Historically Disadvantaged Groups and New Inequalities in the 21st Century (Indigenous people, ethnic/religious minorities, the elderly) Erin Beck, University of Oregon Valerie Galley Discussant and Moderator: Kazue Takamura, ISID Faculty Lecturer |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00-15:45 |
Panel 3: The Future: New and Old Inequalities from the Perspective of Today’s Youth Joy Aguilar: Realizing the Potential of Young People: The Role of Youth in Combatting Climate Change in the SDGs Era Liam Galligan: The Power Imbalances of Large-Scale Canadian Mining Development in Latin America Jennie Glassco: Unequal opportunities: the impact of county governments on youth livelihood strategies and (un)employment in Kajiado County, Kenya Discussant and Moderator: Lina Holguin, Oxfam- Québec |
| 15:45-16:00 | Break |
| 16:00-17:45 |
Panel 4: From the Local to the International: tackling Global Threats (health, environment, security) Jamal Saghir, World Bank Kerry Max and Olivier Fankhauser, Global Affairs Canada Arijit Nandi, McGill University Discussant and Moderator: Philip Oxhorn, McGill |
Saturday, March 12, 9:00-12:00: Planning Workshop (by invitation only)
