6 July 2022 | University of Westminster, 309 Regent Street, London
Free to attend. Register in advance via eventbrite.
Symposium Schedule
| 10:30-10:50 | Registration and coffee |
| 10:50-11:00 | Introduction |
| 11:00-12:00 | ‘Fractured development’: Chinese investment and infrastructure development in Cambodia Linda Calabrese (Overseas Development Institute) Chair: Rector of Westminster International University in Tashkent – Bakhrom Mirkasimov |
| 12:00-13:30 | Roundtable – How is China reshaping international development? Dr Oleksandr Shepotylo (Aston University) Dr Marina Rudyak (University of Heidelberg) Professor Markus Taube (University of Duisburg-Essen) Professor Richard Pomfret (University of Adelaide) Chair: Dr Karen Jackson (University of Westminster) |
| 13:30-14:30 | Networking lunch |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | The challenge of gender differentials in employment in selected African countries Professor Andy McKay (University of Sussex) Chair: Rector of Westminster International University in Tashkent – Bakhrom Mirkasimov |
| 15:30-15:45 | Coffee and networking |
| 15:45-17:15 | Roundtable – What are the challenges in reducing the gender employment gap? An institutional and governmental perspective Dr Erendira Leon Bravo (University of Westminster) Dr Sanchari Roy (King’s College London) Dr Gary Slater (University of Leeds) Chair: Dr Boidurjo Rick Mukhopadhyay (University of Southampton Solent and Westminster Development Policy Network) |
| 17:30-18:30 | Joint session with The Forum for Uzbek and Silk Road Studies (FUSRS) The Central Asian Countries after 30 years of Independence Professor Richard Pomfret (University of Adelaide) Chair: Professor Roland Dannreuther (University of Westminster) |
| 18:30 | All delegates are invited to a drinks reception to celebrate 20 years of the University of Westminster – Westminster International University in Tashkent Hosted by Dr Peter Bonfield, Vice-Chancellor, University of Westminster |
Evening: dinner for invited guests
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