Many Voices, One Movement will be structured to focus discussions on the changing nature of poverty, exploring collaborative responses, hearing outside perspectives, and stimulating debate. A combination of powerful plenary sessions and concurrent tracks—recommended and designed by CARE staff around the world—will enable participants to choose sessions based on their individual interests. Participants will be able to attend up to seven different breakout sessions (if they so choose) over the course of the conference. Throughout the conference, a CARE Gallery and Café featuring posters, display tables and seating will enable networking and conversations. On Monday and Tuesday evenings, a CARE Film Festival will offer participants opportunities to view relevant films and documentaries including A Powerful Noise.

SUNDAY, 9 NOVEMBER—CONFERENCE OPENING

Registration
14:30–17:00

Opening Ceremony
17:00–19:00

Dr. Robert Glasser, CARE International Secretary General, will lead an inspiring opening ceremony that formally welcomes participants and offers an overview of the conference’s purpose and expectations. A South African dignitary will welcome attendees, and discuss the evolving challenge of addressing poverty in the context of South Africa. Stephen Lewis, renowned politician, diplomat and international humanitarian, will offer a dynamic perspective on who leads the fight against poverty. Considering the shifts in power, and the evolving roles and responses of different actors, how can we engage in this changing landscape effectively?

Welcome Reception and Buffet
19:00

MONDAY, 10 NOVEMBER—EXPLORING SUCCESS
How is poverty changing and how are multiple actors successfully tackling it?

Registration
08:00–08:45

Morning Plenary Session
08:45–10:30

Dr. Ngosi Okonjo-Iweala, Managing Director of the World Bank.

Breakout Sessions
11:00–12:30; 14:00–15:30; 16:00–17:30

A wide range of breakout sessions will encourage rich dialogue and interaction, and feature a variety of tracks and topics for participants to choose from.

Film Festival
19:00–23:00

A film festival will offer attendees a choice of relevant films related to the global movement to end poverty. CARE Ambassador Sheila Johnson and Jacqueline Dembele (“Madame Urbain”) will kick off the festival with A Powerful Noise.

TUESDAY, 11 NOVEMBER—COLLABORATIVE ACTION
What is the role of collaborative action and movements in the fight against poverty?

Plenary Session
08:45–10:30

Julia Newton-Howes, CEO of CARE Australia, will moderate this plenary session that links local and global collaborative action; offers lessons from social activism; and provides a closer look at the role of the corporate sector in the fight against poverty. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu will speak about collaborative action in effecting social change, with a focus on why we need more connectedness in our thinking and actions, as well as how local and global responses can connect more effectively. Other notable speakers, including corporate leaders and social activists, will also share their points of view about collaborative action.

Breakout Sessions
11:00–12:30; 14:00–15:30; 16:00–17:30

Evening Film Festival
18:30–22:45

WEDNESDAY—THE FUTURE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL NGOS
How can organizations like CARE become more effective contributors and leaders in the movement against poverty?

Breakout Sessions
08:30–10:00

Morning Plenary Sessions
10:30–12:30

In this closing plenary session, themed The Story So Far, speakers will recap our explorations of success and collaborative action, and discuss what challenges and implications are for NGOs like CARE. What are the traps or dangers of staying as we are? How do we build on our learning, and take it forward? What are the risks if we don’t? A CARE donor, a private philanthropist and a leader of a civil society organization will share their viewpoints and challenge participants’ thinking.

Afternoon Plenary Session
13:45–15:00

Afternoon Plenary Session
15:00–16:00

The Story as I See It: We’ll hear “the story as I see it” from different voices in the room.

Closing Remarks
16:00–16:30 pm

Closing remarks by Robert Glasser and Helene Gayle A Collective Experience 16:30–17:30

Participate in an interactive drumming experience, complete with boomwhacking, gumboot dancing, kwaito and more!

Dinner and Celebration—Traditional/National Dress
19:30