Day 1 - Monday, 4 December 2017
Monday, 4 December 2017
9:00 – 9:30 Registration of participants
9:30 – 10:30 Official opening ceremony
Room: Conference Room 2
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Master of ceremony: Jimmy Ocitti, Director, Public Information and Knowledge Management Division, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Opening remarks
• Dr. Vera Songwe, United Nations Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, ECA
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• H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson, African Union Commission
• Dr. Célestin Monga, Vice President, Economic Governance and 0Knowledge Management, African Development Bank (AfDB) Official opening
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• H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Keynote address
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• Prof. Richard Joseph, John Evans Professor of International History and Politics at Northwestern University, Illinois, United States of America
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10:30 – 11:00 Press conference Room: Large Briefing Room
Moderator: Jimmy Ocitti, Director, Public Information and Knowledge Management Division, ECA [ Video]
• Dr. Abdalla Hamdok, Deputy Executive Secretary, ECA
• Dr. Abdoulaye Mar Dieye, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Director, Regional Bureau for Africa, UNDP
• Dr. Célestin Monga, Vice President, Economic Governance and Knowledge Management, AfDB 10:30 – 11:10 Tea and coffee break
11:10 – 12:40 Plenary session 1– High-level panel: Reflections and perspectives on the theory and practice of governance for structural transformation in Africa
This session will provide the opportunity for high-level experts, policymakers and practitioners to engage and share their reflections and perspectives on how governance in Africa can better support the continent’s structural transformation. The session will provide the analytical framework on the relationship between governance and structural transformation and how the former affects the latter. In addition, the session will discuss Africa’s key challenges and opportunities in this area and offer perspectives on the best practices, including from African countries.
Room: Conference room 2
Moderator: Dr. Victor B. Oladokun, Director of Communications, AfDB
Panellists:
• Hon. Maria Kiwana Kiwanuka, Senior Presidential Advisor, and former Minister of Finance, Uganda
• Dr. Ibrahim Elbadawi, Managing Director, Economic Research Forum
• Prof. David Booth, Principal Research Fellow, Politics and Governance Programme, Overseas Development Institute
• Prof. Edward Edokat Tafah, Vice Chancellor, University of Bamenda, Cameroon 12:40-14:30
Lunch break Room: Delegates’ lounge, top floor
14:30-16:00 Plenary session 2: Role of the State in governing development in Africa (ECA)
Experiences from Africa and elsewhere indicate that the State must fulfil its role, through visionary leadership, development planning, strong institutions, active industrial policy and effective service delivery, in order to achieve structural transformation. The success of these policies will essentially depend on them integrating collaboration with non-state actors into the policy design and its implementation at national, subnational and local levels. This session will provide an opportunity for leading experts to assess the role of the State in governing Africa’s structural transformation and inclusive development. Experts will share views, challenges, opportunities and lessons learned on the role of African Governments in promoting development. Experts will further make policy recommendations for enhancing State capabilities and formulating and implementing appropriate strategies and policies.
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Room: Conference Room 2
Moderator: Prof. Edward Edokat Tafah, Vice Chancellor, University of Bamenda, Cameroon
Panellists:
• Dr. Abdalla Hamdok, Chief Economist, Deputy Executive Secretary, ECA
• Dr. Adeyemi Dipeolu, Economic Advisor to the President of Nigeria
• Dr. Nomfundo Ngwenya, Group Chief Strategist, Ntsele Global, former Chief Director, African Economic Integration, National Treasury of South Africa
• Dr. Omano Edigheji, Chief Executive Officer, Zeezi Oasis Leadership Inspiration Limited
• Mr. Charles Abugre, Chief Executive Officer, Savannah Accelerated Development Authority, Ghana 16:00-16:30
Tea and coffee break
16:30-18:00 Plenary session 3: Inclusive resource governance as a driver of structural transformation (UNDP)
Africa’s natural resources, both above and below ground, remain a major potential driver of structural transformation in a growing number of African countries. Major discoveries and expansion of current facilities are changing the continent’s resource map: the estimation is that Africa hosts 30 per cent of the world’s mineral reserves and an even higher proportion of deposits of gold, platinum, diamonds and manganese. This session will provide the opportunity for participants to focus on strengthening inclusive governance for natural resource-based structural transformation and inclusive growth that leaves no one behind. In particular, on the design and implementation of sustainable and equitable institutions that are in line with regionally and globally agreed development strategies, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063, in order to transform African economies.
Room: Conference room 2
Moderator: Dr. Ayodele Odusola, Chief Economist, UNDP Africa
Panellists:
• Dr. Yao Graham, Coordinator, Third World Network Africa
• Dr. Lilian Ajayi-Ore, Executive Director, Global Connections for Women Foundation
• Ms. Hannah Forster, Executive Director, African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies
• Dr. Claude Kabambe, Director, Southern Africa Research Watch–Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa
• Dr. Degol Hailu, Senior Advisor for Sustainable Development, UNDP
18:00-19:00 Special Event A: Book launch of “Income Inequality Trends in subSaharan Africa: Divergence, Determinants and Consequences” (UNDP)
Room: Banquet Room