United Nations Global Forum on Migration & Development 2025-Satellite Event

United Nations Global Forum on Migration & Development 2025

Join us for a dynamic day of dialogue, art, and reflection at the United Nations Global Forum on Migration & Development 2025, proudly hosted by the Colombian Government. This event will explore the positive impact of migration on development through panel discussions, artistic performances, and networking opportunities.

Agenda:
9:00 – 9:30 AM | Registration & Light Breakfast
Enjoy coffee, tea, and breakfast pastries while networking with fellow attendees.

9:30 – 9:40 AM | Welcome & Opening

• Welcome Remarks – Colombian Consulate; UCSF / UC Law Organizers
• First Artistic Performance
• Opening Context – An overview of the positive impact of migration and development, highlighting challenges and opportunities.

9:40 – 10:20 AM | Session 1: Regional Cooperation and Integration to Promote Safe and Regular Migration for Development
Panelists:

• Hayden Rodarte, Senior Staff Attorney, Immigrant Justice, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area.
• Felipe Navarro, Associate Director of Policy & Advocacy, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, UC Law.

10:20 – 10:30 AM | Break & Second Artistic Performance

10:30 – 11:10 AM | Session 2: Migrant Women: Strength in Motion
Panelists:

• Veronica Rojas, Artist in Residency at DeYoung Museum; Lead Art Instructor at Creative Growth Art Center; Equity in Brain Health Fellow at UCSF

• Laura María Calderón Cuevas, International Political Scientist specializing in International Law, Human Rights, and Brain Health; Multidisciplinary Artist; Health Education Specialist at UCSF Memory and Aging Center; Board Member at Musicians for Human Rights.
• Dr. Neli Nochipa, Chair at LavenderCal, UC Berkeley; Ph.D. in Biosciences; Artist & LGBT Advocate

11:10 – 11:20 AM | Break & Third Artistic Performance

11:20 AM – 12:00 PM | Session 3: Media and Culture – Narratives on Migration through Public Health and Art
Panelists:

• Dr. Triveni DeFries, Executive Director, Health and Human Rights Initiative (HHRI) & UCSF Institute of Global Health Sciences
• Sebastian Serrano, Director of Orchestras & Assistant Professor of Practice in Orchestral Conducting, University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music
• Serggio Lanata, Director of Community Outreach Program, UCSF Memory and Aging Center

12:00 – 12:30 PM | Closing Reflections

• Summary of insights and key takeaways
• Thank-you remarks
• Final Artistic Performance
• Light Lunch

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Host or Publisher Colombian Consulate in San Francisco, USA.