FINAL CONFERENCE

Final Conference: We Propose - Processes, Policies and networks supporting women returning to Tunisia and Morocco

The Final Conference of the WE PROPOSE project will take place on October 23 and 24, 2025, at the Palermo campus of LUMSA University.

Three days of meetings, dialogue, and international perspectives on the topic of women’s return to Tunisia and Morocco.
Below are the details of the two-day program.

Thursday, October 23, 2025 – Morning

09:30 – 09:45 | Institutional Welcome
Francesco Bonini, Rector of LUMSA University
Sergio Paternostro, Co-Director of the GEC Department, LUMSA
Pietro Sebastiani, Ambassador, LUMSA Africa Center

09:45 – 11:15 | Plenary Session
Chaired by: Consuelo Corradi (LUMSA University)
Theme: Return and Re-adaptation after International Migration
Speakers:

Małgorzata Dziekońska, University of Bialystok, Poland
“The Return Migration Puzzle: Understanding Return and Re-adaptation After Long-Term International Migration”

Pierluigi Musarò, University of Bologna (discussant)

11:45 – 13:00 | Plenary Session
Chaired by: Umberto di Maggio (LUMSA University)
Theme: Migration and Society
Speakers:

Maurizio Ambrosini, University of Milan
“Migrant Women as Protagonists of Cross-Border Mobility”

Liana Daher, University of Catania (discussant)

Thursday, October 23, 2025 – Afternoon

14:00 – 15:30 | Panel I – University of Bologna (UNIBO)
Title: Research and Entrepreneurship: Networks and Tools for the Development of Inclusive Entrepreneurship Projects
Moderator: Stefania Peca, University of Bologna
Speakers: Fatima Berimma (intercultural mediator and translator), Erika Ramanzini (CEFA ONG), Samanta Musarò (Kilowatt), Francesca Cabiddu (University of Cagliari)

16:00 – 17:30 | Panel II – University of Catania (UNICT)
Title: Movements and the Third Sector
Moderator: Augusto Gamuzza, University of Catania
Speakers: Giada Cascino e Sergio Severino ( University of Kore - Enna), Roberta Della Sala (Cooperativa Sociale Il Mantello di Carpi), Viola Castellano (University of Bayreuth/ Alliance with Refugees in Libya), Valeria Rossi (University of Palermo), Manuele Manente (Director COPE - Cooperazione Paesi Emergenti, Catania)

From 20:00 | Social Dinner

Friday, October 24, 2025 – Morning

09:00 – 11:00 | Panel III
Title: Legal Recommendations on Assisted Voluntary Return Processes
Moderator: Giuseppe Puma, LUMSA University
Speakers:
Gabriele Carapezza (LUMSA University),
Adriana Brusca (LUMSA University),
Margherita Daverio (LUMSA University).

11:30 – 12:30 | International Hybrid Seminar (in English)
Title: Women’s Return Migration: Challenges, Opportunities and Rights
Moderator: Stellamarina Donato, LUMSA University
Speakers: Saidane Lamis (Université de Jendouba, Tunisia), Rachid Boukhrissi (CEFA, Morocco), Virginia Wangare Greiner (Maisha e.V. – African Women in Germany), Garnet Parris (Maisha e.V. – African Women)

12:30 – 13:00 | Conclusions

18:00 | SABIR FESTIVAL
Location: Cantieri Culturali della Zisa – ZAC space, in collaboration with ECOMUSEO MARE Memoria Viva, Palermo

Presentation of R.E.D. (Reframing the European Dream) Carpet Installation
An art project by Sara Pour and Pietro Floridia (Cantieri Meticci), in collaboration with the University of Bologna.

The event will be streamed online at the following link: http://meet.google.com/vwk-meuk-thg