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Conference Agenda

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Date: Tuesday, 14/Oct/2025

9:00am
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10:30am

WG 10 - Public Administration in Fragile and Conflict-Afflicted States
Location: Aula 1
Chair: Prof. Tamer QARMOUT, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
Chair: Dr. Rabeh MORRAR, Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute

WG 4 - Sub-National Governance and Development (1)
Location: Aula 5
Chair: Dr. Cristina RODRIGUEZ-ACOSTA, United Nations Division of Economic & Social Affairs
Chair: Amitava BASU, Center for Environmental Management & Participatory Development
Chair: Dr. Marco DE LA CRUZ, KU Leuven

WG 1 - Education & Training Programs (1)
Location: Aula 2
Chair: Prof. Hendri KROUKAMP, University of the Free State
Chair: Mélanie RECOUR, Federal Public Service Policy & Support

WG 2 - Public Sector Ethics and Culture (1)
Location: Aula 3
Chair: Dr. Najat ZARROUK, Director of Capacity Building and ALGA, UCLG Africa, President of IASIA, Former UN CEPA member, Morocco
Chair: Prof. John-Mary KAUZYA, Stellenbosch University

WG 5 - Gender, Diversity and Equity (1)
Location: Aula 7
Chair: Prof. Enaleen DRAAI, Nelson Mandela University
Chair: Dr. Letícia GODINHO DE SOUZA, Fundação João Pinheiro

WG 8 - Public Sector Human Resources Management (1)
Location: Aula 10
Chair: Dr. Jelena LAGGER, CAFRAD

WG 9 - International Dimensions of Public Administration (1)
Location: Aula 11
Chair: Dr. Adrian M. VELAZQUEZ VAZQUEZ, University of La Verne

WG 6 - Public Sector Governance, Leadership and Management (1)
Location: Aula 8
Chair: Prof. Juraj NEMEC, Masaryk University Brno
Chair: Prof. Liezel LUES, University of the Free State
Chair: Prof. Yingchun SUN, China National Academy of Governance, Professor of China National Academy of Governance

WG 3 - Public Sector Reform (1)
Location: Aula 4
Chair: Dr. Randhir AULUCK, University of Westminster
Chair: Prof. David FERRAZ, ISCTE-Instituto Universitario de Lisboa

WG 11 - Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (1)
Location: Aula Omar Guerrero
Chair: Prof. Santiago FLORES, National Institute of Public Administration (INAP)

Dando forma al futuro de la gobernanza (1)
Location: Aula 9
Chair: Dr. Ricardo CORRAL, National Institute of Public Administration (INAP)

Shaping the Future of Governance (1)
Location: Aula 6
Chair: Prof. Liza Ceciel JAARSVELDT, University of South Africa

10:30am
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11:00am

Coffee Break
Location: INAP Lobby

11:00am
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12:30pm

Host Country Panel
Location: Auditorio

Chair: Mtra. Alicia Islas Gurrola
Dr. Mauricio Merino Huerta – Professor-Researcher, Public Administration Division, CIDE, Mexico.
Dr. María del Carmen Pardo – Professor-Researcher, CIDE, Mexico.
Dr. Ricardo Uvalle Berrones – Professor, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, UNAM, Mexico.
Dr. Carlos Almada – Scholar and author in public administration, Mexico.
Dr. José Natividad González Parás – Former President of INAP (1997–2002).

12:30pm
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2:00pm

Annual General Assembly - Elections
Location: Auditorio
Chair: Dr. Najat ZARROUK, Director of Capacity Building and ALGA, UCLG Africa, President of IASIA, Former UN CEPA member, Morocco

Lunch
Location: INAP Lobby

2:00pm
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3:30pm

[439] Datos para el valor público
Location: Agora Luis de la Rosa
Chair: Prof. Angélica VEGA HERNÁNDEZ, Universidad de Costa Rica

[443] Competencies for SDGs Implementation (2/3)
Location: Terraza Room
Chair: Dr. Adriana ALBERTI, United Nations Division of Economic & Social Affairs
Chair: Dr. Cristina RODRIGUEZ-ACOSTA, United Nations Division of Economic & Social Affairs
Chair: Prof. Juraj NEMEC, Masaryk University Brno

3:30pm
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4:00pm

Coffee Break
Location: INAP Lobby

4:00pm
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5:30pm

Shaping the Future of Governance (2)
Location: Aula 6
Chair: Dr. Ricardo CORRAL, National Institute of Public Administration (INAP)

WG 1 - Education & Training Programs (2)
Location: Aula 2
Chair: Prof. Hendri KROUKAMP, University of the Free State
Chair: Mélanie RECOUR, Federal Public Service Policy & Support

WG 2 - Public Sector Ethics and Culture (2)
Location: Aula 3
Chair: Dr. Najat ZARROUK, Director of Capacity Building and ALGA, UCLG Africa, President of IASIA, Former UN CEPA member, Morocco
Chair: Prof. John-Mary KAUZYA, Stellenbosch University

WG 5 - Gender, Diversity and Equity (2)
Location: Aula 7
Chair: Prof. Enaleen DRAAI, Nelson Mandela University
Chair: Dr. Letícia GODINHO DE SOUZA, Fundação João Pinheiro

WG 8 - Public Sector Human Resources Management (2)
Location: Aula 10
Chair: Prof. Liza Ceciel JAARSVELDT, University of South Africa
Chair: Dr. Jelena LAGGER, CAFRAD

WG 3 - Public Sector Reform (2)
Location: Aula 4
Chair: Dr. Randhir AULUCK, University of Westminster
Chair: Prof. David FERRAZ, ISCTE-Instituto Universitario de Lisboa

5:30pm
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6:30pm

Meeting of the IASIA Board of Management (2025-2028)
Location: Aula Magna

Closed meeting for guests only. Dr. Najat ZARROUK