Day 1

Natoschia Scruggs(University of California): “Profiling a Diaspora: Somalis in the US, Denmark and Sweden”

Cindy Horst(Prio):" The role of Somali remittances"

Katrine Fangen(University of Oslo): "Inclusion and exclusion of young Somalis at the labour market"

Day 2

Leenco Lata(Former vice-chairman of Oromo Liberation Front (OLF)) Currently affiliated with FAFO, Oslo): “The Challenge of Forging Appropriate People-to-State Relations in the Horn of Africa”

Kjetil Tronvoll(Research-fellow, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, University of Oslo):"(In) significance of territorial borders on boundaries of identity in the Horn of Africa: Reflections on claims for self-determination and sovereignty"

Sadia Mussa Ahmed(Country-repr. for Pastoral and Environment Network in the Horn of Africa) :“Islam and development: Opportunities and constraints for Somali  women”