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Social Innovation for Refugee Inclusion (SI4RI): Sowing Innovation in the Cracks of Crisis
- Welcoming Remarks
- Sessionn1- The COVID-19 Crisis:
- Breakout-Narratives & Social Cohesion
- Session 2- COVID 19 Recovery
- Breakout-Migrant Inclusion in Rural Communities
- Breakout-Social Innovation Ecosystem
- Breakout-Digital Equity & Refugee Inclusion
- Session 3- Innovation Within Government. Rethinking and Modernizing Integration Policy
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