DRAFT PROGRAM
Conference in Malaysia: “Social Cohesion and Progress”
30 – 31 August 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
29 August 2019
13.30 – 17.00 hrs
Please note:
SocDem Asia Conference on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the Network for Social Democracy in Asia, “Breaking Through: A Decade of Social Democratic Struggles and Victories”
Venue: Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur, 50000 Kuala Lumpur
30 August 2019
08.00 hrs Registration
09.00 hrs Meeting of the Steering Committee (not open to the press)
All parties and associated organisations of the Progressive Alliance are entitled to send delegates to the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee prepares the conference, discusses resolutions and the upcoming activities of the Progressive Alliance.
Chaired by Konstantin Woinoff, Coordinator, Progressive Alliance
Welcome
Teo Nie Ching, International Secretary, Democratic Action Party (DAP), Malaysia
Machris Cabreros, Coordinator, Network of Social Democracy in Asia
Discussion and Adoption of Resolutions
10.00 hrs Coffee Break
10.15 hrs Recent Developments in Asia (not open
to the press)
Wan Hamidi bin Wan Hamid
Media Advisor, Democratic Action Party (DAP), Malaysia
Thanatorn Juangroongruangkit, Leader, Future Forward Party, Thailand
Dr. Narayan Khadka, Nepali Congress Party
Martin Manurung, Member of the Board of the Progressive Alliance, International Secretary, National Democratic Party (NasDem), Indonesia
Moderator: Lim Yi Wei, Member of the Selangor State Assembly, Democratic Action Party (DAP), Malaysia
11.15 hrs Working Group on Gender (not open to the press)
Chaired by Bahia Amra, Palestinian National Initiative (PNI), Palestine
Combatting Women Income Inequality in Malaysia
Chong Eng, Chairwoman of DAP Women’s Wing
Democratic Action Party (DAP), Malaysia
Safe Spaces for Women and Girls in the Philippines
Rafaela David, International Secretary, Citizens’ Action Party (Akbayan), Philippines
The Continuing Fight for Gender Justice
Ruth Manorama, Janata Dal (Secular), India, President of the National Dalit Women Federation, Laureate of the Right Livelihood Award
Narrowing the gender inequality in New Zealand
Antonia Verstappen, New Zealand Labour Party (NZLP), New Zealand
12.15 hrs Lunch
14.00 hrs Plenary Session (open to the press)
Opening and Welcome
Lim Guan Eng, Member of the Board of the Progressive Alliance, General Secretary and Finance Minister, Democratic Action Party (DAP), Malaysia
14.20 hrs Introductions into the topic Progress and Social Cohesion
Speech
Maria João Rodrigues, President, European Foundation of Progressive Studies (FEPS)
14.35 hrs Leaders’ Debate: Progress and Social Cohesion
Antonio Bonfatti, Member of the Board of the Progressive Alliance, President, Socialist Party (PS), Argentina
Yeo Bee Yin, Minister for Energy, Science and Technology, Environment, and Climate Change
Democratic Action Party (DAP), Malaysia
Elke Ferner, Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), Germany
Christopher Ng, Regional Secretary, Asia and Pacific, UNI Global Union
Moderator: Teo Nie Ching, Deputy Minister for Education, Democratic Action Party (DAP), Malaysia
15.45 hrs Family Photo
16.00 hrs Introductions into the second topic Decent Work, Growth and Human Development
Speech
Liew Chin Tong, Deputy Minister for Defense, Democratic Action Party (DAP), Malaysia
Speech
16.15 hrs Key Debate on Decent Work, Growth and Human Development
Margarita Bolaños Arquín, Member of the Board of the Progressive Alliance, Citizens’ Action Party (PAC), Costa Rica
Sandeep Dixit, Indian National Congress (INC), India
Ana Pirtskhalava, General Secretary, International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY)
Budiman Sudjatmiko, Member of the House of Representatives, Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-Perjuagan), Indonesia
Dimitri Tskitishvili, Member of Parliament, Georgian Dream Party, Georgia
Moderator: Conny Reuter, General Secretary, SOLIDAR
17.30 hrs Closing Remarks and Outlook
Machris Cabreros, Konstantin Woinoff and Johan Hassel, International Secretary, Swedish Social Democratic Party (SAP), Sweden
17.45 hrs Closure
19.30 hrs Reception
Restaurant Precious Old China
Central Market
31 August 2019
06.30 hrs Transfer to the Celebrations of the Independence Day
Venue: Lobby of the hotel
10.00 hrs Participation on the Celebrations of the Independence Day „Hari Merdeka”
13.00 hrs End of the day
