14.00 - 14.15	Inauguration: Public policies for equality and the Agenda 2030
	Antonio Prado, Deputy Executive Secretary, ECLAC
	Laís Abramo, Director, Social Development Division, ECLAC
14.15 - 14.40	The Trilogy of Equality and the Agenda 2030 Antonio Prado, Deputy Executive Secretary, ECLAC
14.40 - 16.00	Session 1: Towards universal social protection: Latin American pathways and policy tools The objective of this session is to present the new toolkit of policy and programme options for social protection systems and discuss key approaches, policies and programmes to expand coverage and reduce inequalities. Moderator: Verónica Amarante, Director, ECLAC Office in Montevideo
	The rights-based approach to social protection, Simone Cecchini, Social Development Division, ECLAC
	Models of development and the welfare State matrix, Fernando Filgueira, Independent Consultant
	Social protection along the life cycle, Cecilia Rossel, Social and Political Science Department of the Catholic University, Uruguay
	Financing and investment for social protection, Rodrigo Martínez, Social Development Division, ECLAC
	Building compacts for social protection, Carlos Maldonado, Social Development Division, ECLAC
	Discussion
16.20 - 18.00	Session 2: Public policies for greater equality: SDG Targets 10.1- 10.4 The objective of this session is to present and discuss what has been learned so far and the knowledge gaps existing on SDG target 10.4 “Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality”. Moderator: Simone Cecchini, Social Development Division, ECLAC
	Employment and decent work promotion, Laís Abramo, Director, Social Development Division, ECLAC
	Public policies for gender equality, Nieves Rico, Director, Gender Affairs Division, ECLAC
	Distributive impact of the 2014 tax reform in Chile, Alberto Arenas, Economic Development Division, ECLAC
	Methodological considerations on the redistributive impact of fiscal policies and social investment, Varinia Tromben, Social Development Division, ECLAC
	Discussion

Day 2: Thursday, December 10

09.00 - 10.50	Session 3: Public policies for greater equality: Latin American and Caribbean experiences The objective of this session is to discuss the lessons learned in Latin America and the Caribbean with respect to productive development policies, labour policies, social protection and green taxation Moderator: Laís Abramo, Director, Social Development Division, ECLAC
	Structural change and development with equality, Gabriel Porcile, Productive Development Division, ECLAC
	Labour markets and structural heterogeneity: Public policies for inclusive development, Ricardo Infante, ECLAC
	Estimating the impact of monetary transfers for children and older persons, Fernando Filgueira, independent consultant
	Green fiscal policies, Allan Beltran, Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division, ECLAC
	The contribution of the Progresando con Solidaridad programme to greater social equality, Altagracia Suriel, Director General, Prosoli, Dominican Republic
	Discussion
11.10 - 13.00	Session 4: Public policies for greater equality: Inter-regional experiences The objective of this session is to discuss the lessons learned in the ECA, ESCAP and ESCWA regions with respect to social protection, labour, and fiscal policies Moderator: Amr Nour, Director, Regional Commissions New York Office, United Nations
	Public policies for greater equality: Lessons learned in the ECA region, Saurabh Sinha, Chief, Employment and Social Protection Section, ECA
	Social protection: Lessons learned in the ESCAP region, Patrik Andersson, Chief, Social Integration Section, ESCAP
	Public policies for greater equality: Lessons learned in the ESCWA region, Oussama Safa, Chief, Participation and Social Justice, ESCWA
	The welfare mix in Arab countries and its implications for equity and equality, Gisela Nauk, Chief, Inclusive Social Development, ESCWA
	Discussion
13.00 - 14.30	Lunch
14.30 - 16.40	Session 5: Measurement of socio-economic inequalities and the Agenda 2030 The objective of this session is to present and discuss the proposed indicators to monitor targets 10.1 – 10.4 as well as new and alternative ways of measuring inequalities, with experiences from Latin America and the Caribbean Moderator: Cecilia Rossel, Social and Political Science Department of the Catholic University, Uruguay
	Indicators to monitor income inequality, target 10.1 and 10.2, Marco Galván, Statistics Division, ECLAC
	Analysing the indicator to monitor target 10.3, Pablo Villatorio, Statistics Division, ECLAC
	Alternative measures of inequality, Verónica Amarante, Director, ECLAC Office in Montevideo
	Measuring top incomes, Juan Pablo Jimenez, Economic Development Division, ECLAC
	Measuring racial and ethnic inequalities through household surveys, Vivian Milosavlievjc, Social Development Division, ECLAC
	Discussion
17.00 - 18.00	Session 6: Measurement of socio-economic inequalities: Lessons from the UNECE region The objective of this session is to discuss the lessons learned in the UNECE region with respect to the measurement of socio-economic inequalities. Moderator: Patrik Andersson, Chief, Social Integration Section, ESCAP
	Poverty measurement in the UNECE region, Andres Vikat, Chief of Social and Demographic Statistics, UNECE
	The Moldovan experience in the measurement of inequalities, Veronica Nica, National Bureau of Statistics, Republic of Moldova
	Discussion
	Wrap-up and closing remarks

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