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Turning the COVID-19 crisis into an opportunity: what is next for social protect

12:00am GMT-03

Conference Opening 1: Asia Pacific TBAJost Wagner • Mariana Balboni • Michal Rutkowski • Shahrashoub Razavi • Katyna Argueta • Lisa Hannigan • Kathrin Oellers

12:30am GMT-03

Regional discussion 1: Social protection responses to COVID-19 - insights from Asia Pacific TBAWendy Walker • Fabio Veras Soares • Bapak Maliki • Marina Andrade • Sania Nishtar • H.E. Theng Pagnathun

2:10am GMT-03

Virtual coffee break: Adding the magic into your life TBAStuart Lightbody

2:30am GMT-03

Open peer-to-peer exchange 1: Country experiences, lessons learnt and the potential way forward in Asia-Pacific TBAJost Wagner

5:00am GMT-03

Conference Opening 2: Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East and North Africa TBAJost Wagner • Mariana Balboni • Michal Rutkowski • Shahrashoub Razavi • Katyna Argueta • Lisa Hannigan • Kathrin Oellers

5:30am GMT-03

Regional discussion 2: Social protection responses to COVID-19 - insights from Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East and North Africa TBARenata Nowak-Garmer • Charlotte Bilo • Lena Gronbach • Samman J. Thapa • H.E. Ms. Antoinette Dinga-Dzondo • H.E. Ms. Basma Mousa Ishaqat • Ahmed Berrada • Tulimeke Munyika

7:10am GMT-03

Virtual coffee break: Adding the magic into your life TBAStuart Lightbody

7:30am GMT-03

Open peer-to-peer exchange 2: Country experiences, lessons learnt and the potential way forward in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East and North Africa TBAJost Wagner

11:00am GMT-03

Conference Opening 3: Latin America and the Caribbean TBAJost Wagner • Mariana Balboni • Michal Rutkowski • Shahrashoub Razavi • Katyna Argueta • Lisa Hannigan • Kathrin Oellers

11:30am GMT-03

Regional discussion 3: Social protection responses to COVID-19 - insights from Latin America and the Caribbean TBASimone Cecchini • Anna Carolina Machado • Fabiana Rodopoulos • Alejandra Candia Díaz • H.E. Raúl Romero • Nurth Palomo • Laura Pabon • Nilza Emy Yamasaki

12:40pm GMT-03

Virtual coffee break: Adding the magic into your life TBAStuart Lightbody

1:00pm GMT-03

Open peer-to-peer exchange 3: Country experiences, lessons learnt and the potential way forward in the Latin America and Caribbean regions TBAJost Wagner

11:00pm GMT-03

Clinic 1A - Financing social protection for future shocks TBAClinic 1 - Social protection financing for future crises Virtual Booth Talks 0 - Social Protection for Employment Community (SPEC) TBAFazley Elahi Mahmud • February Amelia Curry • Maya Ryandita • Social Protection for Employment Community (SPEC) Virtual Booth Talks 1 - Towards disability-inclusive social protection systems in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond TBAAbner Manlapaz • Meenakshi Balasubramanian • Towards disability-inclusive social protection systems in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond

12:00am GMT-03

Clinic 2A - Gender and disability-responsive social protection in times of COVID-19 and beyond TBAClinic 2 - Gender and disability-sensitive social protection in times of COVID-19 and beyond Virtual Booth Talks 2 - Interactive Dashboard to Simulate COVID-19 and Cash Transfer Impacts in Africa TBATayllor Spadafora • Sudhanshu Handa • Interactive Dashboard to Simulate COVID-19 and Cash Transfer Impacts in Africa

1:00am GMT-03

Clinic 3A - (Digital) solutions for social protection responses to COVID-19: payments TBAClinic 3 - (Digital) solutions for social protection responses to COVID-19: payments RT 1 - Health protection and sickness benefits to face pandemics TBALuis Frota • Knut Lönnroth • Marielle Phe Goursat • Dr Hee Chung Kang • Sambo Pheakday • Nguyen Khanh Phuong Virtual Booth Talks 3 - Technical Assistance papers to inform early social protection responses to COVID-19 in South Asia. TBATechnical Assistance papers to inform early social protection responses to COVID-19 in South Asia

2:00am GMT-03

Clinic 4A - Preparing our social protection sector for future shocks in times of COVID-19 and beyond, working alongside the humanitarian sector TBA RT 2 - Older people's livelihoods and social protection during COVID-19 and beyond TBAFlorian Juergens • Nuno Cunha • Aura Sevilla • Rosita Lacson Virtual Booth Talks 4 - Extending social protection to workers in the informal economy in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond TBAChristina Behrendt • Laura Alfers • Quynh Anh Nguyen • Extending social protection to workers in the informal economy in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond

3:00am GMT-03

Clinic 5A - Linking social protection, employment and economic inclusion in times of COVID-19 and beyond TBA RT 3 - Financing universal social protection during COVID-19 and beyond: A case for national and global solidarity to build social protection systems which are adequate, sustainable and adapted to developments in... TBABart Verstraeten • Matthias Thorns • Valérie Schmitt • Nenad Rava • Alison Tate • Ugo Gentilini • Anousheh Karvar • A.K.M Mizanur Rahman Virtual Booth Talks 5 - Interagency Social Protection Assessments (ISPA) Tools TBAAdea Kryeziu • Interagency Social Protection Assessments (ISPA) Tools

4:00am GMT-03

Clinic 6A - (Digital) solutions for social protection responses to COVID-19: outreach, registration and enrolment TBA RT 4 - Unemployment protection and its extension to workers in the informal economy TBACeline Peyron Bista • Renata Nowak-Garmer • Laura Alfers • Kuppan Vishwananda (CANCELLED) Virtual Booth Talks 6 - Delivering effective social protection for all TBADelivering effective social protection for all

5:00am GMT-03

Clinic 7A - Linking - and transitioning between - non-contributory (social assistance) and contributory (social insurance) social protection for informal workers and beyond TBAClinic 7 - Linking - and transitioning between - non-contributory and contributory SP for informal workers and beyond Virtual Booth Talks 7 - Asian Development Bank TBAMichiel van der Auwera • Asian Development Bank RT 5 - Overcoming the Food Security and Nutrition Roadblocks in Social Protection Responses to COVID-19 TBALola Castro • Juan Gonzalo Jaramillo Mejia • Sarah Laughton • Kathryn Ogden • Christopher Turton • Michael Samson • Stephen Devereux • Sania Nishtar • His Majesty King Letsie III • Ergogie Tesfaye • Richard Mkandawire • Gerda Verburg • Lawrence Haddad • Boitshepo “Bibi” Giyose • Purnima Menon • Deborah Ash • John Hoddinott • Olivier de Schutter • Saskia de Pee • Daniel Gilligan • Aullo Gelli

6:00am GMT-03

RT 6 -Different perspectives of the role of the ‘political economy’ in building back better social protection systems for the furthest behind in Covid-19 Times. TBAMichelle Winthrop • Michael Samson • Stephen Devereux • Sintayehu Demissie Admasu • Patricia Conboy Virtual Booth Talks 8 - The Social Protection Approaches to COVID-19: Expert Advice Helpline TBAThe Social Protection Approaches to COVID-19: Expert Advice Helpline

7:00am GMT-03

RT 7 - Opportunities for strengthening the links between HCT and SP: Learning from COVID-19 responses TBAKarin Seyfert • Ruta Nimkar • Mays Albaddawi • Aneel Memon • Aimee Santos Virtual Booth Talks 9 - How do national social protection strategies and programmes integrate gender considerations? Evidence from low- and middle-income countries TBAElena Camilletti • Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed • Silke Staab • Constanza Tabbush • How do national social protection strategies and programmes integrate gender considerations? Evidence from low- and midd

8:00am GMT-03

Clinic 5B - Linking social protection, employment and economic inclusion in times of COVID-19 and beyond TBA RT 8 - Migrant-responsive social protection: Lessons from Covid-19 TBAEvance Kalula • Giulia Baldi • Marius Olivier • Gift Dafuleya • Jason Theede • Teona Aslanishvili Virtual Booth Talks 10 - Scaling Up Graduation and Driving Systems Change for the Poorest TBANazia Moqueet • Scaling Up Graduation and Driving Systems Change for the Poorest

9:00am GMT-03

Clinic 4B - Preparing our social protection sector for future shocks in times of COVID-19 and beyond, working alongside the humanitarian sector TBA RT 9 - Gender-responsive social protection in times of Covid-19 TBACaren Grown • Renana Jhabwala • Margaret Grosh • Juliana Martínez Franzoni Virtual Booth Talks 11 - Development Pathways’ Booth TBAAnh Tran • Baindu Kallon • Development Pathways’ Booth

10:00am GMT-03

Clinic 6B - (Digital) solutions for social protection responses to COVID-19: outreach, registration and enrolment TBA Virtual Booth Talks 12 - Linking humanitarian CVA with social protection TBALinking humanitarian CVA with social protection RT 10 - Universal child benefits: Pathways to universality TBADavid Stewart • Francesca Bastagli • Stephen Kidd • Daniel Arroyo • Yuba Raj Khatiwada • Olli Kangas

11:00am GMT-03

Clinic 2B - Gender and disability-responsive social protection in times of COVID-19 and beyond TBAClinic 2 - Gender and disability-sensitive social protection in times of COVID-19 and beyond RT 11 - Transitioning out of emergency transfers: what's next for UBI? TBAMansour Ndiaye • Ugo Gentilini • George Gray Molina • Laura Pabon • Louise Haagh • H.E. Ahmad Meidari Virtual Booth Talks 13 - Global Community of practice on Social protection in crisis contexts TBAGlobal Community of practice on Social protection in crisis contexts

12:00pm GMT-03

Clinic 1B - Financing social protection for future shocks TBAClinic 1 - Social protection financing for future crises RT 12 - Economic Inclusion for the Poorest in times of COVID: The potential to Scale through Social Protection Systems TBAColin Andrews • Benjamin Davis • Susan Kondowe • Lauren Whitehead Virtual Booth Talks 14 - UNICEF LAC TBAUNICEF LAC

1:00pm GMT-03

Clinic 3B - (Digital) solutions for social protection responses to COVID-19: payments TBAClinic 3 - (Digital) solutions for social protection responses to COVID-19: payments RT 13 - Bridging the disability inequality gap: Changes needed for an inclusive COVID 19 response and recovery TBAJose Vieira • Luca Pellerano • Veronika Wodsak • Phoebe A Nyagudi • Jefrey Lizardo Ortiz • Hala Darwish • Salote Biukoto • Atif Khurshid Virtual Booth Talks 15 - TRANSFORM TBAMarialaura Ena • TRANSFORM

2:00pm GMT-03

Clinic 7B - Linking - and transitioning between - non-contributory (social assistance) and contributory (social insurance) social protection for informal workers and beyond TBAClinic 7 - Linking - and transitioning between - non-contributory and contributory SP for informal workers and beyond RT 14 - Use of data and microsimulations to inform the response and recovery TBAMonica Rubio • Jairo Núñez Méndez • Pablo Lavado • Roberto Angulo • Melten Aran Virtual Booth Talks 16 - Socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 and social protection in Latin America and the Caribbean TBASimone Cecchini • Socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 and social protection in Latin America and the Caribbean

3:00pm GMT-03

Virtual Booth Talks 17 - UNICEF MENA SP Responses to COVID TBAAbdel Rahmen El Lahga • UNICEF MENA SP Responses to COVID

3:00am GMT-03

Side event 1: A Global Fund for Social Protection TBAAlison Tate • Valérie Schmitt • Gabriel Fernandez • Markus Kaltenborn • Sulistri Afrileston • Michael Cichon • Marcus Manuel

5:00am GMT-03

Side event 2: Expanding Social Protection to Decrease Inequality TBABritta Olofsson • Carin Jämtin • Michael Samson • Joakim Palme • Winnie Fiona Mwasiaji • Ulrika Lång • Gunnel Axelsson Nycander

7:00am GMT-03

Side event 3: Fostering coherence between social protection, agriculture and natural resource management for an inclusive and sustainable recovery TBABenjamin Davis • Sintayehu Demissie Admasu • Colin Andrews • Samer Titi • Fabio Hazin

8:00am GMT-03

Side event 4: Shock-Responsive Social Protection: Lessons from the Joint SDG Fund for an Integrated Approach to COVID-19 TBANenad Rava • Christina Dankmeyer • Sarah Bailey • Bolormaa Purevsuren • Annisa Gita Srikandini

9:00am GMT-03

Side event 5: Fail forward: Building foundations for innovation TBACecile Cherrier • Zehra Rizvi

11:00am GMT-03

Side event 6: The role of behavioral science in the delivery of social protection cash transfers in the era of COVID-19 and beyond TBAJessica Jean-François • Saugato Datta • Laura B. Rawlings • John Gachgi

12:00pm GMT-03

Side event 7: Impacts of COVID-19 and policy responses in rural areas of Africa and beyond TBAAlejandro Grinspun • J. Edward Taylor • Maximo Torero • Aminata Sow • Carolina Trevelli • Susanna Sandström

1:00pm GMT-03

Side event 8: Cultural diversity and the inclusion of indigenous rights into the planning processes of social protection TBAArnold Groh

2:00pm GMT-03

Side event 9: Lessons from the COVID-19 response for shock-responsive social protection in the Caribbean TBAChristina Dankmeyer • Sarah Bailey • Bonnie A. Richardson-Lake • Velda Octave-Joseph • Sylvanie Burton

3:00pm GMT-03

Collaborative activities (asynchronous participation) TBA

9:00am GMT-03

Taking stock and reflecting the discussions of the regional and thematic sessions TBAJost Wagner • Wendy Walker • Renata Nowak-Garmer • Simone Cecchini • Valentina Barca • Samman J. Thapa • Martina Bergthaller

9:40am GMT-03

Expert panel discussion 1: Implications of the COVID-19 crisis for the future of adaptive and shock-responsive social protection TBARodolfo Beazley • Thomas Bowen • Clare O'Brien • Patricia Miarisoa Rakotonirina • Bapak Maliki • Francesca Bastagli

10:40am GMT-03

Virtual coffee break: Adding the magic into your life TBAStuart Lightbody

11:00am GMT-03

Expert panel discussion 2: Implications of the COVID-19 crisis for universal social protection TBAFabio Veras Soares • Michal Rutkowski • Shahrashoub Razavi • Natalia Winder Rossi • Rachel Moussié • Juan M. Villa

12:00pm GMT-03

Closing remarks TBAJost Wagner • Mariana Balboni

12:20pm GMT-03

Virtual cocktail TBADJ Henry Knowles

5:00pm GMT-03

Collaborative activities (asynchronous participation) TBA