CERC Migration Annual Conference 2024: Migration Disrupted

Advanced digital technologies (ADTs) are playing an increasingly pervasive role in society and the economy both in Canada and around the world, bringing new opportunities and challenges. These technologies are particularly relevant to newly arrived refugees and migrants struggling to find their footing in a new society, and the proliferation of ADTs and their impacts on jobs across the economy also contribute to the structural inequalities that settled migrants and racialized minorities face in their daily lives.

This conference brings together an interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral group of researchers and leaders from Canadian and international civil society, business and government to reflect on the implications of the rapid development of ADTs for migrant integration in Canada and around the world.

PROGRAM

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

10:30 AM–12:30 PM EDT Meeting of Bridging Divides’ International Advisory Board

12:30–2 PM EDT Lunch with Bridging Divides’ Canadian Advisory Board and its International Advisory Board

2–4 PM EDT Meeting of Bridging Divides’ Canadian Advisory Board

5–6:30 PM EDT ROUNDTABLE: How will technological transformation change the future of migration to Canada?

Cocktail dinner at the George Vari Engineering Building
Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Plenary Session
9 AM–9:30 AM EDT General welcome: Anna Triandafyllidou and Ebrahim Bagheri

Round table 1

9:30 AM–11:15 AM EDT Who belongs? How do ADTs impact migration, citizenship and democracy?

Chair: Mireille Paquet

Co-Chair: Shiva S. Mohan
Speakers: Shamira Madhany (TBC), Ana Beduschi, Anatoliy Gruzd

11:15–11:30 AM EDT Coffee break

Session 1: Discussion round tables

11:30 AM–12:30 PM EDT Co-Ordinating chair: Richa Shivakoti

Co-Ordinating rapporteur: John Carlaw

How does the geopolitical and international context affect the internal politics of citizenship, and what role do ADTs play in shaping the context?

12:30–1:30 PM EDT Lunch break

Round table 2

1:30–3 PM EDT Help or hindrance? What potential do ADTs have to address the inequities of health care in Canada and around the world?
Chair: Josephine Wong

Co-Chair: Souhail Al-Alaoui

Speakers: Marla Asis, Elizabeth Saewyc, Kwame McKenzie (TBC), Andre Renzaho and Ali Mazalek

3–3:15 PM EDT Tea break

Session 2: Discussion round tables

3:15–4:15 PM EDT Co-Ordinating chair: Ashika Niraula
Co-Ordinating rapporteur: Georgiana Mathurin

4:30 PM EDT End of day 1: Cocktail dinner for all conference attendees

4:30–5:30 PM EDT Canadian Advisory Board convenes and selects best discussion round table statements for session 1 and 2

5:30 PM EDT Conference dinner at Oakham House

Thursday, May 9, 2024

9–9:15 AM EDT Welcome coffee

Round table 3

9:15–11 AM EDT Migration and inclusive cities: How can social and technological infrastructure shape the experience of integration?

Chair: Sandeep Agrawal

Co-Chair: Jérémie Molho
Speakers: Bilal Farooq, Anaclaudia Rossbach (TBC), Zhixi Zhuang, Cathy Liu and Gil Penalosa (TBC)

11–11:30 AM EDT Coffee break

Session 3: Discussion round tables

11:30 AM–12:30 PM EDT Co-Ordinating chair: Amin Moghadam
Co-Ordinating rapporteur: Melissa Kelly

Are the benefits of ADTs more important than their drawbacks in making cities more sustainable, inclusive and resilient?

12:30–1:30 PM EDT Lunch break

Round table 4

1:30 AM–3 PM EDT What is technology’s promise for the future of migrant workers?
Chair: Rupa Banerjee

Co-Chair: Nick Dreher

Speakers: Jean-Christophe Dumont, Wendy Cukier, Suzanne Huot, Joel Martin

3–3:15 PM EDT Tea break

Session 4: Discussion round tables

3:15–4:15 PM EDT Co-Ordinating chair: Stein Monteiro
Co-Ordinating rapporteur: Laura Lam

4:15–4:30 PM EDT Cocktail dinner for all conference attendees

4:30–5:30 PM EDT International Advisory Board convenes and selects best discussion round table statements for sessions 3 and 4

5–5:30 PM EDT Concluding remarks and announcement of prizesREGISTRATION

Participants will only need to register once to attend any panel or roundtable.

More information on the Cerc Migration website

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Toronto Metropolitan University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Canada