Programme of Work

Seventh Joint Annual Meetings of the ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance

Abuja, Nigeria
29 and 30 March 2014

Draft Provisional Programme of Work

Theme: Industrialization for Inclusive and Transformative Development in Africa

 

  

 

Saturday, 29 March

8 – 9.a.m.   Opening session

Opening of the Conference

Venue:Transcorp Hilton Abuja – Congress Hall   

Chair: H.E. Mr. Albert Mabri Toikeusse, Chair of the outgoing Bureau of the Conference and Minister of Planning and Development, Côte d’Ivoire

Statements:

  • Chair: H.E. Mr. Albert Mabri Toikeusse, Chair of the outgoing Bureau of the Conference and Minister of Planning and Development, Côte d’Ivoire
  • H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC)
  • H.E. Mr. Pierre Moscovici, Minister of Finance, France

Special guest of the Government of Nigeria

 

  • Mr. Jan Eliasson,United Nations Deputy Secretary-General

Keynote statement:

  • H.E. Dr. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia, presenting “Common African position on the post-2015 development agenda”

Keynote address on the theme of the Conference: Industrialization for inclusive and transformative development in Africa

  • H.E. Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

9 – 9.45 a.m.  Statements:

  • Dr. Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB)
  • Mr. Carlos Lopes,United NationsUnder-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)

9. 45 – 10.30.a.m.   Election of the Bureau and adoption of the agenda and programme of work

10.30 – 10.45 a.m. Coffee break and opening of the art exhibition

10.45 a.m. – 1 p.m.           

Session 1 – High-level panel: Ministerial policy dialogue on the theme of the Conference, “Industrialization for inclusive and transformative development in Africa”

Venue: Transcorp Hilton Abuja – Congress Hall

Chair: H.E. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Nigeria

Moderator: Mr. Omar Ben Yedder, Group Publisher and Managing Director, IC Publications

Panellists:

1. H.E. Mr. Abdoulaye Balde, Minister of Planning, Senegal
2. H.E. Dr. Alcides Safeca, Secretary of State for  Finance, Angola
3. Mr. Carlos Lopes,United NationsUnder-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, ECA
4.  Mr. Li Yong, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

1 – 2 p.m.   Lunch break

2 – 3.30 p.m.                    

Session 2 – High-level panel: Innovation and technology transfer for enhanced productivity and competitiveness

Venue: Transcorp Hilton Abuja – Congress HallChair: H.E. Mr. Pravin Gordhan, Minister of Finance, South Africa

Moderator: Ms. Yvonne Okwara, Presenter, KTN

Panellists:

1.  H.E. Ms. Mariam Mahamat Nour, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Chad
2.  H.E. Ambassador Bashir Yugada, Supervising Minister of National Planning and Minister of State for Works, Nigeria
3.  Dr. Donald Kaberuka, President, African Development Bank
4.  Mr. Michel Sidibe, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
5.  Professor Justin Lin, Honorary Dean of the National School of Development, Peking University

 

3.30 – 3.45 p.m.  Coffee break

3.45 – 7 p.m.                    

Special session: Proposed mechanism on alternative sources of financing of the African Union

Chair: H.E. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Nigeria

Interventions:

  • H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission

7.30 p.m.   Reception

Venue: Transcorp Hilton Abuja

 

Sunday, 30 March

8.30 – 10 a.m.                   

Session 3 – High-level panel: Capacity and institutions for industrial development: the role of the public and private sectors

Venue: Transcorp Hilton Abuja – Congress Hall

Chair: H.E. Dr. Khaifala Marah, Minister of Finance and   Economic Development, Sierra Leone

Moderator:  Ms. Madeleine Mukamabano, journalist

Panellists:

1.  Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer, NEPAD

2. Mr. Admassu Tadesse, President, Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (PTA Bank), Nairobi

3.  Dr. Sarah Alade, Acting Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria

4.  H.E. Mr. Patrick Chinamasa, Minister of Finance, Zimbabwe

10 – 10.15 a.m.  Coffee break

10.15 – 11.45 a.m.            

Session 4 – High-level panel: Industrialization for inclusive growth and job creation

Venue: Transcorp Hilton Abuja – Congress Hall   

Chair: Mr. Tony Elumelu, Chair of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Nigeria

Moderator: Mr. Assane Diop, Presenter “Afrique Press TV5”

Opening remarks: H.E. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Nigeria

Panellists:

1.   H.E. Mr. Sidi Ould Tah, Minster for Development, Mauritania
2.   Mr. Maged Abdelaziz, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa
3.   Mr. Yilmaz Akyuz, Chief Economist of the South Centre, Geneva
4.   Dr. Anthony Mothae Maruping, Commissionner for Economic Affairs, AUC

11.45 a.m. – 12.45 p.m.     Progress Report of the High-level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows

Chair: H.E. Mr. Albert Mabri Toikeusse, Chair of the outgoing    Bureau of the Conference and Minister of Planning and Development, Côte d’Ivoire

Presented by:

H.E. Mr. Thabo Mbeki, former President of the Republic of South   Africa

Discussants:

H.E. Mr. Amara Konneh, Minister of Finance, Liberia

H.E. Mr. Roger Shulungu Runika, Vice Minister of Finance, Democratic Republic of the Congo

12.45 – 1 p.m.   Briefing on the African Risk Capacity by H.E. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Nigeria

1 – 2 p.m.   Lunch break and launch of the Economic Report on Africa 2014

2 – 4 p.m.                         

Session 5: Consideration of the report and major recommendations of the meeting of the Committee of Experts

Venue: Transcorp Hilton Abuja – Congress Hall

Chair: H.E. Ambassador Bashir Yugada, Supervising Minister of National Planning and Minister of State for Works, Nigeria

4 – 4.15 p.m.  Coffee break       

4.15 – 4.45 p.m.     Presentation of the Communique Caucus of the Governors of African Central Banks

4.45 – 5.45 p.m.

Session 6: Consideration and adoption of the draft ministerial statement and draft resolutions

Venue: Transcorp Hilton Abuja – Congress Hall

Chair: H.E. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Nigeria

5.45 – 6 p.m.  Any other business

6 – 6.30 p.m.                      

Closing session

Venue: Transcorp Hilton Abuja – Congress Hall

Chair: H.E. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Nigeria

Remarks:

  • Dr. Anthony Mothae Maruping, Commissioner for Economic Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC)
  • Mr. Carlos Lopes,United NationsUnder-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
  • H.E. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Nigeria

6.30 – 7 p.m. Closing press conference