Thursday 1 october de 2015
Venue: Secretaría del IMSERSO: Avda. de la Ilustración, s/n, corner c/ Ginzo de Limia, 58, Madrid, Spain.
Participants expected: 150.
09:00h.
Registration of participants
09:30h.
Wellcome
- Lars Andersen. Minister Counsellor of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Spain.
- Juan Lara Crevillén. PPresident of NGO Platform of Social Action. Spain.
- Pilar Soler. EEA Grants National Focal Point Executive Director. Ministry of Finance and Public Administrations. Spain.
10:00h.
OPENING SESSION. The Third Sector Impact in a Society in Transition
- Karl Henrik Sivesind. Research Professor. Institute for Social Research of Norway.
SHOW PRESENTATION
- Facilitator: María Luisa Gómez Crespo. Director of NGO Platform of Social Action. Spain.
10:30h.
FIRST SESSION
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS. The NGOs role to guarantee and defend social and human rights Panel 1. What are the NGOs work mechanisms to foster advocacy and improve outcomes?
- Thorbjorg Inga Jonsdottir. Legal Counselor for immigrants. Icelandic Human Rights Centre. Iceland.
SHOW PRESENTATION
- Irene Escorihuela. Director. Observatori Desc. Spain.
SHOW PRESENTATION
- Joana Etxano. Project officer. Mugarik Gabe. Spain.
SHOW PRESENTATION 1 - SHOW PRESENTATION 2
- Facilitator: María Luisa Gómez Crespo. Director of NGO Platform of Social Action. Spain.
11:30h.
Coffee break
12:00h.
Panel 2. NGOs working for the guarantee and defence of Social and human Rights: External elements.
What conditions should be given to NGO to ensure and defend human rights?
- Rannveig Anna Jóndóttir. Manager. Womens´s Literature Museum. Iceland.
SHOW PRESENTATION
- David Bondía. President IDHC and member of the Fundación Solidaritat UB Board. Spain.
SHOW PRESENTATION
- Facilitator: María Luisa Gómez Crespo. Director of NGO Platform of Social Action. Spain.
13:00h.
PLENARY SESSION
Debate and interchange of opinions between experts and participants.
Conclusions: Strengths, weaknesses and proposed mechanisms for future NGO´s synergies.
Facilitator: María Luisa Gómez Crespo. Director of NGO Platform of Social Action. Spain.
14:00h.
Lunch
15:00h.
SECOND SESSION: KEYNOTE SPEAKERS. "Let's talk about the future. Social sustainability and economic feasibility for NGO projects
- Opportunities to create NGO partnership in European Programmes. Rosalía Guntín. Deputy Director for Institutional Relatios of CEPAIM Foundation. Spain.
SHOW PRESENTATION
- Future opportunities to work together with programmes managed from Iceland. Vigdís Þóra Sigfúsdóttir. Advisor for Women’s Counselling. Iceland.
SHOW PRESENTATION
- Strengths and weaknesses when working with entities from Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein: experiences of project promoters working in partnership. Pedro Pérez. Programme Manager. Fundación de Trabajadores de la Siderurgia Integral FTSI: Project promoter of Active Citizenship Programme. Spain.
SHOW PRESENTATION
- Alternative funding sources and new tax incentives for patronage. Fernando Morón. DDirector AEFundraising. Spain.
SHOW PRESENTATION
- Facilitator: Isabel Allende. Isabel Allende. Director of EAPN Spain and Member of the Board of the NGO Platform for Social Action. Spain.
16:00h.
PLENARY SESSION
Debate and interchange of opinions between experts and participants.
Conclusions: Strengths, weaknesses and proposed mechanisms for future NGO´s synergies.
Facilitator: Isabel Allende. Director of EAPN Spain and Member of the Board of the NGO Platform for Social Action. Spain.
17:00h.
Final conclusions and closure: final take home messages and results from the sessions