THURSDAY 11 February 2010
9.30-10.15 Registration and coffee (Hall 1, Main building)
Plenary session I (10.15-13.00)
Venue: Hall 1, Main Building
10.15-10.20 Welcome note: Prof. Liisa Laakso (University of Helsinki)
10.20-10.30 Introduction to the Conference
10.30-11.45 Keynote Presentation: “Crossing ideological and sectarian divides: Lessons from the Arab world” Prof. Michaelle L. Browers (Wake Forest Univ., US)
11.45-13.00 Keynote Presentation: “Shock Waves: An Economic Perspective on the Recent Global Crises and their Impact on Global Development” Prof. Wim Naudé (UNU-WIDER, Finland)
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.30 Workshops (several locations, tba)
15.30-16.00 Break
16.00-17.45 Workshops
18.00 Annual Conference of Finnish Society for Development Research (in Finnish only, Hall 5, Main building)
19.00-21.00 Coctail reception by Prof. Jukka Kola, vice-rector, University of Helsinki (Lehtisali, 2nd floor, Main building)
FRIDAY 12 February 2010
9.00-11.00 Workshops (several locations, tba)
11.00-11.30 Coffee (Pieni Juhlasali, Main building)
Plenary session II (11.30-16.00)
Venue: Pieni Juhlasali, Main Building
11.30-12.30 Keynote Presentation: “Ways for post-conflict management of forest resources in Sudan: The case of Darfur” Prof. Elnour Abdalla Elsiddig (Khartoum univ., Sudan) (Venue: Pieni Juhlasali, Main building)
12.30-13.30 Keynote Presentation: “Women, Power, and Peacemaking in Africa” Prof. Aili Tripp (UW-Madison Univ., US)
13.30-14.30 Lunch
14.30-16.00 Roundtable discussion: Kirsi Henriksson (Head of Research and Development, CMC Finland), Antti Häikiö (National Coordinator, Civilian Crisis Management Training, Finnish Ministry of Interior), Dr Olli Ruohomäki (Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Prof. Olavi Luukkanen (Chair person of UniPID) and Prof. Elnour Abdalla Elsiddig (University of Khartoum, Sudan). Chair: Prof. Juhani Koponen (Development Studies, University of Helsinki)