
Learning from the future: Foresight for the next decade of forced migration
20 November 2023
In-person, Clancy Auditorium, UNSW Sydney
We live in an age of enormous uncertainty and rapid change. The climate crisis, disruptive technologies, geopolitical instability and massive demographic shifts will reshape our world, in our lifetimes.
What will these megatrends mean for refugees and other forced migrants? Is the international protection regime capable of providing protection amidst these seismic shifts? What legal and policy changes do we need to grapple with to ensure protection for those who need it?
As the Kaldor Centre embarks on its 10th anniversary, our flagship conference will harness strategic foresight to inform the agenda for the decade to come.
The 2023 Kaldor Centre Conference will feature a fresh, scenario-based program that brings together leading experts to unearth the challenges and opportunities for the refugee regime in the decade ahead – and what we must do today to ensure protection for those who need it.

Spark creative thinking
Step out of today's set agenda to explore the future. Our innovative program is designed to help us think creatively about what we must do now to prepare for the challenges and opportunities we may face in a decade.
In-person connections
Don't miss this opportunity to connect in-person with colleagues and leading thinkers, during fully catered breaks and a celebratory reception (back by popular demand!) where we will share the energy at the end of the day.
Side event:
Scholars' workshop
Scholars of forced migration are welcome to join us on 21-22 November for our interdisciplinary Emerging Scholars Network Workshop, organised in partnership with the UNSW Forced Migration Research Network.
Learn. Share. Connect.
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Program overview
8:30am - 9:00am Registration
9:00am - 5:00pm Conference keynote and panel sessions, with morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea included
5:00pm - 6:30pm Networking reception included

Will people in need of protection be able to access it?
Panel discussion
How can new technologies serve not only to manage borders but also to strengthen accountability and assistance for displaced people? Will irregular movement still exist and will we forge cooperation – between governments and communities – to expand pathways to safety?

How will we identify people in need of protection?
Panel discussion
Will machines decide asylum claims? Will we still consider refugee applications on an individual case-by-case basis, and if not, what new approaches could we take? How can we respond effectively to mass movements and ensure fairness for people seeking asylum?

Will refugees be welcome?
Panel discussion
In an information landscape altered by algorithms and AI, what will turn the public conversation about refugees and migrants, and how? As people face disruptions in their own social, economic and cultural lives, how can we navigate these shifting dynamics to overcome division, and champion unity and respect?
Get tickets
Note that registration for the Scholars' Workshop side event is through the separate booking site here.
The Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law at UNSW Sydney is the world's first research centre dedicated to the study of international refugee law. The Centre was founded in 2013 to undertake rigorous research on the most pressing issues in Australia, the Asia-Pacific region and the world, and to contribute to public policy promoting legal, sustainable and humane solutions to forced migration.
We acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which we live and work,
and pay our respects to their elders – past and present.
Premier Sponsor
The Kaldor Centre would like to thank our premier conference sponsor
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Event sponsors
The Kaldor Centre would like to thank the following conference sponsors for their generous support

To discuss sponsorship opportunities, please contact us at kaldorcentre@unsw.edu.au.
Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law
Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia
CRICOS Provider Code 00098G