ENGLAND
Monday, 3 July 2017 – London
Mr Sheldon Thomas, Founder & Chief Executive, Gangsline
Professor Gary Armstrong, Brunel University London
Meeting with Australian High Commissioner
His Excellency the Hon Alexander Downer
Meeting with British Refugee Council
Mr Maurice Wren, Chief Executive Officer
‘Sports in Conversation’ breakfast hosted by the Australian High Commissioner
His Excellency the Hon Alexander Downer
Presentations by Metropolitan Police followed by questions/discussion
Superintendent Richard Turner, Metropolitan Police
Inspector Gary Anderson, Trident Gang Crime Command
Inspector Mark Deacon, SO15 Counter Terrorism Command
Meeting and discussions with
Dr Sara Silvestri, Senior Lecturer, International Politics, City University of London
Roundtable discussion with officials representing Home Office
Paul Morrison, Director, Resettlement, Asylum Support and Integration Directorate (Chair)
Mark Thomson – Director General, UK Visas & Immigration
Sam Collins-Hill, Deputy Head of Department, International and Immigration Policy
Hannah Gregory, Deputy Head of Resettlement Team
Andy Kelly, Deputy Director, Asylum Support and Specialist Casework, Resettlement, Asylum Support and Integration
Steve Kelly (DCLG), Head of Local Authority Engagement, Syrian Refugee Resettlement Programme
Valentina Stivanello, International team, resettlement programme, Department for International Development
Meeting with the Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration
Professor Christian Dustmann, Director
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
Discussions with representatives of the Casey Review Team
Ms Dilys Alam, Deputy Director, Integration Strategy
Mr Peter Fenn, Casey Review Team
Depart London for Stockholm
SWEDEN
Wednesday, 5 July 2017 – Stockholm
Ms Susanna Fridlund, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Thursday, 6 July 2017
Site visit to facility housing unaccompanied minor asylum seekers
Ms Inger Åsebo, Deputy Head of Department, Social Services Department, Social Administration, City of Stockholm
Ms Ingrid Kirbe, Deputy Head of Unit, Unit for Unaccompanied Children, Social Services Department, Social Administration, City of Stockholm
Ms Katarina Munier, Head of Unit, Centre for Children and Young Persons, Department of Citywide Social Affairs, Social Administration, City of Stockholm
Mr Jacob Tyrén, Project Manager, Protocol Unit, Executive Office, City of Stockholm
Meeting with Ombudsman for Children in Sweden
Mr Jorge Rivera, Project Manager, Ombudsman for Children in Sweden
Lunch Meeting with Swedish Police Authority
Mr Michael Fredholm, Appointed Expert in Violent Extremism and Terrorism, National Operations Department, Swedish Police Authority
Meeting with the Church of Sweden
Ms Sofia Sjöberg, Adviser on Refugee and Asylum Issues, Migration Team, Department for Church and Society
Ms Ulrika Nylén, Communications Manager
Meeting with Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå)
Mr Erik Wennerström, Director-General, Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention
Ms Anna Westphalen, Chief of Staff to Director General, Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention
Meeting with Ministry of Justice & Ministry of Employment
Mr Mattias Wahlstedt, Deputy Director-General, Division for Migration and Asylum Policy, Ministry of Justice
Mr Nils Hänninger, Senior Adviser, Division for Police Issues, Ministry of Justice
Mr Daniel Bergvall, Desk Officer, Division for Police Issues, Ministry of Justice
Ms Josefin Agelii, Desk Officer, Division for Migration and Asylum Policy, Ministry of Justice
Mr Emil Plisch, Desk Officer, Division for Integration, Ministry of Employment
Friday, 7 July 2017
Meeting with the Swedish Agency for Youth and Civil Society
Mr Marcus Ohlström, Research Officer (PhD)
Ms Lena Nyberg, Director General, Swedish Agency for Youth and Civil Society (Myndigheten för ungdoms-och civilsamhällesfrågor – MUCF)
Meeting with Swedish Prison and Probation Service (SPPS)
Mr Niklas Bellström, Deputy Security Director, SPPS
Mr Sarang Ahsani, Project Manager/Expert of the SPPS Office for International Affairs
Ms Elisabeth Edström, Trainer/Expert on risk assessments, rehabilitation and reintegration with the SPPS Office for International Affairs
Lunch hosted by the Speaker of the Swedish Parliament
Mr Urban Ahlin, Speaker of the Swedish Parliament
Mr Johan Nissinen, MP of the Swedish Parliament (Sweden Democrats)
Roundtable discussion with officials representing the Swedish Public Employment Service , the Swedish Migration Agency, the County Administrative Board – Stockholm and the City of Stockholm
Ms Eva Theisz, Director of International Affairs, Swedish Public Employment Service
Mr Tomislavka Barisic, Head of Section, Swedish Public Employment Service
Ms Malin Blomgren, Project Manager – Ung framtid, Swedish Public Employment Service
Mr Marco Roman Loi, Specialist, International Affairs Department, Swedish Migration Agency
Ms Anna Santesson, Specialist, Stockholm Regional Office, Swedish Migration Agency
Ms Pernilla Ek, Adviser, the County Administrative Board - Stockholm
Ms Elin Blomberg, Case Officer, County Administrative Board – Stockholm
Ms Agneta Berner, Head of Unit, City of Stockholm
Ms Anne-Christine Garcés, City of Stockholm
Mr Christian Frödén, Unaccompanied Minors Unit, Border Police of Stockholm Region, Swedish Police
Site visit to youth support and peer-mentoring organisation, Fryshuset
Mr Martin Dworén, Senior Adviser, Public Affairs and International Relations
Mr Navid Ghafouri, responsible for activities for newly arrived
Dinner hosted by His Excellency Mr Jonathan Kenna, Ambassador of Australia to Sweden
Mr Amir Rostami, PhD Student School of Sociology, Stockholm University/Former Superintendent at Swedish Police
Mr Joakim Sturup, PhD Student Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute
Ms Matilda Broman, Head of Analysis Unit, Swedish Security Service
Sunday, 9 July 2017
Depart Stockholm for Berlin
GERMANY
Monday, 10 July 2017 – Berlin
Dr Lauren Bain, Deputy Head of Mission
Ms Jodie Bjerregaard, Chief Migration Officer
Mr David Gilks, Senior Migration Officer
Meeting with Federal Ministry of the Interior
Dr Guenter Krings MdB, Parliamentary State Secretary
Dr Sven Berger, Head of Section Organised Crime
Ms Alexandra Kuczynski, Head of Section Legal Aspects of Integration and Integration Measures
Dr Gregor Forschback, Section Residence Permits
Ms Nils Stützle, Section Legal Aspects of Integration and Integration Measures
Guided tour of German Bundestag (Federal Parliament), including Reichstag building
Migration Policy Lunch Migration & Integration in contemporary Germany hosted by Ms Jodie Bjerregaard, Chief Migration Officer
Professor Dr. Ruud Koopmans, Head of Migration, Integration, Transnationalisation Division, Berlin Social Science Centre (WZB)
Professor Dr. Heribert Dieter, Senior Associate Global Affairs, German Institute for International and Security Affairs SWP
Professor Dr. Barbara John Chair of the Board, Joint Welfare Association Berlin
Dr Matthias Mayer, Project Manager, Integration and Integration Program, Bertelsmann Foundation
Dr Astrid Ziebarth, Senior Migration Fellow, German Marshall Fund
Dr Benedict Göbel, Migration and Integration Policy Coordinator, Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation (KAS)
Dr Bettina Biedermann, Migration Expert, Economics Department, Berlin School of Economics and Law
Mr Mekonnen Mesghena, Integration and Diversity Adviser, Heinrich-Böll-Foundation (HBS)
Meeting with Federal Labour Agency
Ms Kea Decker, Director, International Cooperation on Skilled Labour
Visit to German-Turkish Centre
Mr Arnold Mengelkoch, Integration Commissioner, District of Neukoelln
Visit to District Mothers Project
Ms Maria Macher, Project Manager
Meeting with Federal Office for Migration and Refugees
Ms Corinna Wicher, Head of Section International Tasks and EU-Funding
Mr Benjamin Beckmann, Head of Section Steering and Quality Assurance of Integration Courses
Farewell dinner hosted by Her Excellency Ms Lynette Wood, Australian Ambassador to Germany
Depart Berlin for the United States of America
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Wednesday, 12 July 2017 – Los Angeles
Arrive Los Angeles
Thursday, 13 July 2017
Briefing and meeting with the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mr Eugene Kowel, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Organised Crime, Los Angeles Office
Including colleagues from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Los Angeles Police Department
Briefing and meeting with Homeland Security Investigations
Mr Edward Owens, Deputy Special Agent in Charge, Los Angeles Office
Including colleagues from Los Angeles Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations and Immigration & customs Enforcement
Friday, 15 July 2017
Briefing and meeting with, Los Angeles Police Department Headquarters
Captain III Stephen M. Carmona, Commanding Officer, Gang and Narcotics Division
Arturo Martinez, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
Kelly Huynh, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
Including colleagues from Los Angeles Police Department
Lunch meeting at Homegirl Café
Mr Fabian Demora, Director, Homeboy Industries
Meetings with officials from the Office of the Mayor of Los Angeles
Dr Linda Lopez, Chief of Migrant Affairs
Mr Refugio Valle, Regional Program Manager, Gang Reduction and Youth Development
Saturday, 16 July 2017
Site visit and meeting at Homies Unidos
Mr Alex Sanchez, Executive Director
Including local mothers impacted by gang issues
Mr Sean Ashton, Mayor of Downey City
Mr Rick Rodriguez, Downey City Councilman
Lieutenant Mark McDaniel, President of Gangs Out of Downey
Sunday, 16 July 2017
Site visit and meeting with Greek Orthodox Community of Los Angeles at Saint Sofia Cathedral
Father John Bakas, Founder of the Byzantine-Latino Quarter Neighbourhood & Redevelopment Program, Co-Chairman of the LAPD Police-Clergy Forum, and Commissioner of the Los Angeles Commission on Children, Youth and Families
Depart Los Angeles for Australia