Programme…
…of the "Public Budgeting Responsible To Gender Equality" International Conference,
Euskalduna Conference Centre, 9th & 10th June, 2008
OBJECTIVE OF THE CONFERENCE: Jointly reflect from institutions and civil society, as well, about Gender Budgeting as a strategy to meet gender equality committments
Monday 9th June
09:00-09:30
REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS
09:30-09:45
OPENING SPEECHES
Mr. José Luis Bilbao, General President of Biscay Regional Government and Mr. Iñaki Azkuna, Mayor OF BILBAO.
Mr. José Luis Bilbao, General President of Biscay Regional Government and Mr. Iñaki Azkuna, Mayor OF BILBAO.
09:45-10:30
INTRODUCTION: GENDER BUDGETING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Chairperson: Mr. José María Iruarrizaga, Treasury and Finance Delegate of Biscay Regional Government.
Chairperson: Mr. José María Iruarrizaga, Treasury and Finance Delegate of Biscay Regional Government.
Sara Hector (European Commission — DG Budget).
10:30-11:15
1st. KEYNOTE SPEECH:
"GENDER IMPACT OF PUBLIC POLICIES"
Chairperson: Ms. Nekane Alonso, Bilbao Municipal Councillor for Equality, Development Aid and Citizenship.
María Pazos (European Gender Budgeting Network and Director of Research, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Ministry of Economic and Financial Affairs, Spain).
"GENDER IMPACT OF PUBLIC POLICIES"
Chairperson: Ms. Nekane Alonso, Bilbao Municipal Councillor for Equality, Development Aid and Citizenship.
María Pazos (European Gender Budgeting Network and Director of Research, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Ministry of Economic and Financial Affairs, Spain).
11:15-11:45
COFFEE BREAK
11:45-12:30
2nd. KEYNOTE SPEECH:
"GENDER BUDGETING & THE CAPABILITY APPROACH"
Chairperson: Mr. Iñigo Iturrate, Director of Equality and Citizen Rights of Biscay Regional Government.
Tindara Addabbo (European Gender Budgeting Network and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy).
"GENDER BUDGETING & THE CAPABILITY APPROACH"
Chairperson: Mr. Iñigo Iturrate, Director of Equality and Citizen Rights of Biscay Regional Government.
Tindara Addabbo (European Gender Budgeting Network and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy).
12:30-14:00
1ST PANEL:
EUROPEAN GENDER BUDGETING INITIATIVES
- Carmen Martínez Aguayo (Deputy Counselor for Economy and Finance of the Andalusian Regional Government): Andalusian Regional Government Gender Budgeting Initiative.
- Marion Boker (European Gender Budgeting Network and UNDP Consultant): German and International Gender Budgeting Initiatives.
- Annalisa Rosselli (European Gender Budgeting Network and University of Rome, Italy): Italian Gender Budgeting Initiatives.
14:00-15:30
LUNCH OFFERED BY THE ORGANIZATION
15:30-17:30
2ND PANEL:
TAXATION
- Paloma de Villota (Professor of Applied Economy, Complutense University, Madrid): Gender Blindness in Taxation Systems in the EU.
- Catharina Schmitz (European Gender Budgeting Network and Institute of Public Management, Stockholm, Sweden): Distribution Analysis of Economic Resources between Women and Men in Sweden.
- Domingo Carbajo (Tax Inspector, Ministry of Economic and Financial Affairs, Spain): Gender and Taxation: some Reflections.
18:00-20:00
Closed session for the EGBN - EUROPEAN GENDER BUDGETING NETWORK
Tuesday 10th June
09:00-11:00
3RD PANEL:
INNOVATION IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & GENDER BUDGETING
- Antonio Lozano (Budget Director of the Andalusian Regional Government): Budgeting Technique Methodology in the Regional Government of Andalusia
- Elisabeth Klatzer (European Gender Budgeting Network and Gender Mainstreaming responsible of the Federal Chancellery of Austria): The Integration of Gender Budgeting in Performance-based Budgeting.
- Klaus Feiler (Budget Director in the Berlin Länd Government, Germany): Integration of Gender Budgeting in the Budget Planning Document of Berlin.
11:00-11:30
COFFEE BREAK
11:30-12:30
3RD PANEL (CONTINUATION):
INNOVATION IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & GENDER BUDGETING
- Victoriano Castro (Budget Director of Córdoba Regional Council).
- Carlos Urgoiti (Budget Director of Bilbao City Council).
- Aitor Salsidua (Budget Director of Biscay Regional Council).
12:30-14:00
4TH PANEL:
CIVIL SOCIETY & PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY
- Regina Frey (European Gender Budgeting Network and Consultant, Genderbüro Berlin, Member of the NGO "BiG Budget", Germany): Top Down? Thoughts on the Synergies of Gender Mainstreaming and Gender Budgeting.
- Elisabeth Stiefel (European Gender Budgeting Network and Economist, Köln, Germany): Linking what's new - Gender Budgeting and Participation for Gender.
14:00-14:30
CLOSING SPEECH
