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DAY 2 20 September 2024
Friday

8:30 – 8:45 Registration
8:45 – 9:00
Opening Remarks
Francesco Tornieri, Principal Social Development Specialist (Social Inclusion), ADB SOGI Focal Person, SG-HSD.
  • Objectives of Day 2 sessions
  • Introduction of Sessions 1 and 2 moderators
Session 1 - Intersectionality Lens: Advancing Social Inclusion
and Gender Equality in the GMS
9:00 – 10:30

Introduction by Moderator (10 min)

Moderator: Francesco Tornieri, Principal Social Development Specialist (Social Inclusion), ADB SOGI Focal Person, SG-HSD.

Presentation: The Intersectionality Framework by Louise McSorley, Social Development Specialist, ADB SG-HSD (15 minutes)

  • What is intersectionality and how does it amplify gender inequality and social exclusion? Global perspectives and trends of initiatives
  • Intersectionality in the GMS Gender Strategy: Assessment and Responses

 Panel discussion (presentations and conversations):

a.     Intersection of old age and gender inequality in GMS countries: Issues and Interventions
  • Resource Speaker: Meredith Wyse, Senior Social Development Specialist, ADB SG-HSD (15 minutes)

b.   Intersection of disability and gender inequality: Manifestations and responses in GMS countries

  • Resource Speakers (10 minutes each):  Madam Chanhpheng Sivila, Director of the Women With Disability Association in Lao PDR, and Saowalak Thongkuay, President of the Association to Empower the Potential of Women with Disabilities in Thailand and a member of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

c.      Intersection of ethnicity, income poverty, and gender inequality in GMS countries (15 minutes)

  • Resource Speaker – Tu Anh Hoang, Director of the Center for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population in Ha Noi, Viet Nam

 Panel discussion (15 minutes)
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:15

Reactions and Reflections of Representatives of GMS countries
 (30 min, 5 min per country)

  • Perspectives on the presentations and panel discussion
  • Areas for collaboration of GMS countries to address areas of intersectionality
11:15 – 11:47
Open Forum
11:47 – 12:00 Synthesis and Closing Remarks by the Moderator, Francesco Tornieri
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break
Session 2 – Making the case for legal reform toward diverse SOGI inclusion
13:00 – 15:00

Introduction by Moderator (5 min)

Moderator: Alfredo Perdiguero, Director, Regional Cooperation and integration (RCI), SERD, ADB. 

Fireside Chat:

Presentations by Resource Speakers (60 minutes, 15 minutes per speaker)

  • Resource Speaker 1: Clifton Cortez, World Bank Global Adviser on SOGI.
  • Resource Speaker 2: Francesco Tornieri, Principal Social Development Specialist (Social Inclusion), ADB SOGI Focal Person, SG-HSD.
  • Resource Speaker 3: Lee Badgett, Economist, President, International Association for Feminist Economics.
  • Resource Speaker 4: Samreen Shahbaz, Lead Consultant of ADB Study on the Legal Barriers to SOGI Inclusion.

Panel discussion (25 minutes)
15:00 – 15:30
Reactions and Reflections from the GMS Governments
(30 minutes, 10 minutes per speaker)
  • Cambodia representative
  • Lao PDR representative
  • Viet Nam representative
  • Thailand representative
15:30 – 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 – 16:25
Reactions and Reflections from regional CSOs and NGOs
(40 min, 10 minutes per speaker)
  • Nhuun Wannapong Yodmuang, Human Rights and Advocacy Manager, APTN Bangkok
  • Midnight Poonkasetwattana, Executive Director, APCOM Bangkok
  • Hiker Chiu, Executive Director, Intersex Asia
  • Henry Koh, Executive Director, ILGA Asia
16:25 – 16:45
Open Forum (15 minutes)
16:45 – 17:00
Session 2 Synthesis and Closing Remarks by the Moderator,
Alfredo Perdiguero
Closing Session
17:00 – 17:15
Summary of Participants’ Feedback on Day 2 sessions and Reflections on Way Forward by Phil Crehan, International SOGIESC Research Expert*
17:15 – 17:30 Closing Remarks: Francesco Tornieri

* Phil Crehan will conduct a quick online survey of the participants’ feedback and reflections.




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