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.
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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)
Panel discussion (presentations and conversations): a. Intersection of old age and gender inequality in GMS countries: Issues and Interventions
b. Intersection of disability and gender inequality: Manifestations and responses in GMS countries
c. Intersection of ethnicity, income poverty, and gender inequality in GMS countries (15 minutes)
Panel discussion (15 minutes) |
10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break |
10:45 – 11:15 | Reactions and Reflections of Representatives of GMS countries
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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.
Presentations by Resource Speakers (60 minutes, 15 minutes per speaker)
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15:00 – 15:30 | Reactions and Reflections from the GMS Governments (30 minutes, 10 minutes per speaker)
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15:30 – 15:45 | Coffee Break |
15:45 – 16:25 | Reactions and Reflections from regional CSOs and NGOs (40 min, 10 minutes per speaker)
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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.