| Glendon Dining Hall |
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| 8:15
– 9:00
Registration
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Registration and continental breakfast |
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| 9:00
– 9:25
Opening
Remarks
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GLRAISC
The Great Lakes Region of Africa Independent Study Committee
Professor Domenico Mazzeo
International Studies Programme Coordinator
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Kenneth McRoberts
Principal of Glendon College, York University |
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Introduction of the
Morning Panel
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Master of Ceremonies
The Honourable Jean Augustine
Federal Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Etobicoke-Lakeshore
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9:25
- 9:55
The
Great Lakes of Africa:
An Overview of Region |
Dr. Vincent Khapoya
Professor and Specialist on African Politics and Foreign Policy
Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan
Presentation: The Great Lakes Region of Africa:
The Imperial Legacy, An Overview of the Region
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9:55 - 11:05
Democracy, Civil Society and Human Rights in The Great
Lakes Region |
Dr.
Wafula Okumu
International Consultant on Peace, Governance, and Humanitarian
Matters in Africa
Presentation: Peace and Democracy in
the Great Lakes Region: Challenges and Prospects
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Mr.
Georges Tshionza Mata
Secretary General of Service de Renforcement des Appuis aux
Communautés de Base en Afrique Centrale (SERACOB)
Presentation:
Conflict Management in the Great Lakes of Africa: The
Role of Civil Society
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Dr.
Monique Mujawamariya
President and Founder of Mobilisation Enfants du Monde
Former Human Rights Activist in the Great Lakes Region of
Africa
Presentation:
Requiem pour un Géant blessé
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11:05 - 11:45
Canada-Great Lakes Region Relations |
Mr. Julian Murray
Regional Director for Central Africa and the Great Lakes Region
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Presentation: Title to be confirmed
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Ms. Anne Leahy
Canadian Ambassador to the Great Lakes Region of Africa
Foreign Affairs Canada
Presentation: Canada-Great Lakes Region
Relations
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11:45 - 12:05
UN Involvement
in the Great Lakes Region of Afria |
Mr.
Ibrahima Fall
Special Representative of the Secretary General for the Great
Lakes Region
United Nations
Presentation:
The UN and the Great Lakes: The International Conference
on the Great Lakes Region
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| 12:05 - 12:30 |
Question Period - Open to all in attendance |
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12:30 -
1:45
Lunch and Cultural Performance |
A Selection of Dishes from the Great Lakes
Region of Africa
Mr. Adam (Professor) Solomon
Guitarist from East Africa
Presentation: African Renaissance Blues |
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| PANEL A |
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| York
Hall, Room 204 |
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| Moderator |
Dr. Jean-Pierre Diamani
Professor of Political Science and International Studies
Glendon College, York University |
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2:00 - 3:05
Peace, Security and Governance |
Mr. Bernard Leloup
Specialist on National and International Politics of Central
and East Africa
Researcher at the Centre for the Study of the Great Lakes Region
of Africa
University of Antwerp
Presentation: National Politics and International
Relations in the Great Lakes Region
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Dr.
Vincent Khapoya
Professor and Specialist on African Politics and Foreign policy
Oakland University
Presentation:
Regional Conflict and Humanitarian
Intervention in Africa: The Great Lakes Area
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Dr. Michael Barutciski
Refugee Specialist
Professor of the International Studies Programme, Glendon
College
Presentation: Refugees in the Great Lakes
Region of Africa
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| 3:05 - 3:25 |
Question Period - Open to all in attendance |
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3:30 - 4:35
Economy and Sustainable Development |
Mr. Daniel Henry
Senior Advisor for Rural Development and Agriculture –
Africa and Middle East Branch
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Presentation: Title to be confirmed
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Mr.
Vincent Leyaro
Research Assistant - Regional Integration, Poverty and Public
Expenditure
Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) – Dar
es Salaam, Tanzania
Presentation:
Enhancing Intra-Regional Trade and Infrastructure Development
for a Prosperous Region
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Ms.
Paula Butler
Doctoral Candidate at OISE – University of Toronto
Researcher - Race Relations and the Canadian Mining Industry’s
Involvement in African Countries
Presentation:
“I was just there looking at the rocks”: A
Story-Telling Session on Canadian Interests in African Mining
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| 4:35 - 4:55 |
Question Period – Open to all in attendance |
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| PANEL B |
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| York Hall, Room 129 |
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| Moderator |
Mr. François Bugingo
Journalist with Télé-Québec
Émission Points chauds |
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2:00
- 3:05
Human Development |
Mr. Tony Rogge
Manager of the Program Support Unit
Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR)
Presentation: When Elephants Fight, the
Grass Suffers: Fostering Participation in Development Projects
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Dr.
Sumeet Sodhi
Participant
in an HIV/AIDS project in the DRC
Médecins
Sans Frontières
Presentation:
Healthcare Challenges in the Democratic Republic of the
Congo
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Dr. Malubungi
Mueni
Specialist on Gender Issues, International Development and
Immigration Director General of the Réseau des Chercheures
Africaines (RECAF)
Presentation: Femmes des pays des grands
lacs, quelles perspectives d'avenir?
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| 3:05 - 3:25 |
Question Period - Open to all in attendance |
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3:30
- 4:35
Civil
Society, Culture and Media |
Dr.
Toyin Falola
Professor and Historian - Specialist on Africa
University of Texas at Austin
Presentation: Challenges of Higher Education
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Dr. Kenneth Harrow
Director of the Comparative Literature and Studies Program
Professor of African American and African Studies
Michigan State University
Presentation: The Cultural Representation
of Genocide: The Rwanda Writers’ Project and Hotel Rwanda
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Mr.
Georges Tshionza Mata
Secretary General of SERACOB (Service de Renforcement des
Appuis aux
Communautés de Base en Afrique Centrale)
Presentation: Les défis des médias
en Afrique des Grands-Lacs
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| 4:35 - 4:55 |
Question Period - Open to all in attendance |
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| CONCLUSION |
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| Glendon
Manor, Ballroom |
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5:00
Summation of Panels, Closing Remarks and Reception
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Dr. Jean-Pierre Diamani
Professor of Political Science and International Studies
Glendon College, York University
Presentation: Summary of Panel A
Mr. François Bugingo
Journalist with Télé-Québec
Presentation: Summary of Panel B
Principal Kenneth McRoberts
Closing Remarks
Reception – Wine and Cheese
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