SESSION 1: UNPACKING THE PACT
Jean-Louis De Brouwer, Director for European Affairs Program, Egmont Institute
Prof. Philippe De Bruycker, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium: From European Legislation to Implementation
Prof. Daniel Thym, University of Konstanz, Germany: Complementary Operational and Political Measures
Assoc. Prof. Lilian Tsourdi, Maastricht University, Netherlands: Funding the Implementation of the Pact
Esther Pozo-Vera, Head of Asylum Unit, DG Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Georg Luke, Head of Unit for European Migration Affairs, Federal Ministry of the Interior of Austria
SESSION 2: RESPONSIBILITY VERSUS SOLIDARITY
Prof. Paula Garcia Andrade, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
Prof. Constantin Hruschka, Protestant University of Applied Sciences, Germany: Dublin Never Dies! No-reform and Adjustments
Dr. Ulrike Hornung, Head of Directorate Migration, Refugees, European Harmonization, Federal Ministry of the Interior
and Community, Germany
Prof. Francesco Maiani, University of Lausanne, Switzerland: The new solidarity mechanism: predictability, reliability, trust
Prof. Gregor Noll, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Isa Papailiou, JHA Counsellor Migration and Asylum, Permanent Representation of Greece representing the Ministry of
Migration and Asylum of Greece
SESSION 3: AT THE BORDER
Prof. Ulrike Brandl, University of Salzburg, Austria
Prof. Lyra Jakulevičienė, Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania: Screening: Simply Identifying?!
Prof. Galina Cornelisse, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands: Fiction of non-entry and Detention
Assoc. Prof. Madalina Moraru, University of Bologna, Italy: Linking Asylum and Return Decisions
Assoc. Prof. Prof. Meltem Ineli Ciger, Suleyman Demirel University, Türkiye: Derogations under Exceptional Circumstances: force majeure, crisis and instrumentalisation
Catherine Woollard, European Council of Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
SESSION 4: RULES FOR REFUGEES
Prof. Achilles Skordas, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public and International Law, Germany
Prof. Ségolène Barbou des Places, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France: Better or No Reception Conditions with the New Directive?
Nina Roox, Deputy Chief of Cabinet of the State Secretary for Migration and Asylum, Belgium
Prof. Boldizsár Nagy (Hungary), Central European University, Austria: Regulating Qualification
Dr. Catherine Warin, European Institute of Public Administration, Luxemburg: Identifying and Protecting Vulnerables
Dr. Valeria Ilareva, Lawyer, Foundation for Access to Rights, Bulgaria: Identifying and Protecting Vulnerables
Prof. Steve Peers, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
SESSION 5: ASYLUM PROCEDURES
Prof. Jean Yves Carlier, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Prof. Jens Vedsted-Hansen, Aarhus University, Denmark: Towards a common type of procedure?
Prof. Vincent Chetail, Graduate Institute of International & Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland: Human Rights and Due Process Guarantees in the new EU Asylum Procedures
Prof. Barbara Mykolajczyk, University of Silesia, Poland: From Legal Aid to Legal Counseling
Thomas Bombois, Law clerk, Court of Justice of the EU
Fabiane Baxewanos, Legal Officer, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (HCR), Representation for EU Affairs
SESSION 6: TOOLS FOR CONTROL
Prof. Alessia Di Pascale, University of Milan, Italy
Assoc. Prof. Niovi Vavoula, University of Luxembourg: Eurodac Generation 3: Better Controlling Irregular Migration
Prof. Iris Goldner Lang, University of Zagreb, Croatia: Human Rights Monitoring: effective or window dressing?
Grigoris Tsioukas, Deputy Fundamental Rights Officer, Frontex
Dr Tamas Molnar, Legal Research Officer, EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
