11.30-12.30

Lunch, reception (registration opens at 11:00)

12.30-12.35

Welcome

• Bahram Sadeghi, moderator

12.35-13.00

Opening

• Rhodia Maas, Director-General at the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND)
• Arjan van Noort, Director of Society and Integration at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW)

13.00-13.20

Presentation results EMN Study 'Early integration of applicants for international protection'

• Jade Wirken en Jasper Gloerich, researchers EMN Netherlands

13.20-14.20

Case studies across Europe: ‘Different approaches to early integration’

• Germany, speaker to be announced
• Spain, Bárbara Peláez Calles
• Austrian Integration Fund language portal, Austria, speaker to be announced

14.20-14.40

Break

14.40-15.10

Interview: A conversation on a personal journey through early integration

• Hans Lemmens, interviewer, coordinator EMN Netherlands

15.10-16.10

Expert panel ‘Realising early integration: challenges and good practices'

• Romy Santpoort, project manager What works in social policy and practice (Doen wat werkt), Dutch knowledge institute Movisie 
• Nahom Berhane, coordinator COA participation desk Amstelveen
• Robin Muzea, project manager From Asylum to Work (Van Opvang naar Werk), municipality of Rotterdam
• Jasper Janvier, business manager Synergie Netherlands

16.10-16.15

Closing remarks

• Hans Lemmens, coordinator EMN Netherlands

16.15-17.30

Drinks