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17 février 2004 Paris Fifth Annual Conference of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank 18 H
The Conference will take place at the : SENATE NOTE : DRAFT PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE February 14-16, 2004Saturday, February 14 6:00-7:30 pm Regional Working Sessions (Hotel Lutetia) Parliamentarians will meet separately in six breakout groups according to region for informal discussions on regional cooperation among MPs, interaction with the World Bank and other multilateral organizations, and development policies. The objectives are to present PNoWB’s mission and activities, and to identify key topics for discussion at the sessions on the following day with the World Bank president and the IMF deputy managing director. The discussion will be facilitated by a parliamentarian from the region. AFRICA (Room Babylone) Discussion led by Musikari Kombo,MP, Minister of Planning, Kenya MIDDLE EAST and NORTH AFRICA (Room Rive Gauche) Discussion led by Basil Fuleihan, MP, Lebanon EASTERN EUROPE and CENTRAL ASIA (Room Rive Droite) Discussion led by Evgeni Kirilov, MP, Bulgaria SOUTH and EAST ASIA (Room Boucicaut) Discussion led by Suresh Keswani, India, PNoWB Associate Board member LATIN AMERICA and CARIBBEAN (Room Foyer) Discussion led by Alfredo Atanasof, MP, Argentina DONOR COUNTRIES (DAC MEMBERS) (Room Boucicaut 2) Discussion led by Kimmo Kiljunen, MP, Finland 8:00 pm WELCOMING DINNER (Hotel Lutetia) SPEECHES : One Year in the Life of Parliaments : How Parliaments Influence Global Policy Welcome address : Bert Koenders,MP, the Netherlands, and Chair, PNoWB Speakers : Suresh Prabhu, MP, India Norbert Mao,MP, Uganda, and chair PNoWB East Africa chapter Wakako Hironaka, MP, Japan Sunday, February 15 8:15 am Buses leave Hotel Lutetia for the Senate 8:30 am-9:30 am Private visit of the BotticelliExhibit at the Musée du Luxembourg (Senate Building) 9:45 am-11:00 am SERIES OF PARALLEL WORKSHOPS Room Clemenceau (Plenary) Eastern Europe and Central Asia : How Wide is ‘Wider Europe’ ? Chair : George Tsereteli, MP, Georgia Speakers : Room 216 Building Alliances for Change : Parliamentarians, Multilateral Chair : Tony Worthington, MP, United Kingdom Speakers : Room 213 Strengthening the Investment Climate : The Role of Parliamentarians Chair : Tioulong Saumura, MP, Cambodia Speakers : 11:15 am-12:30 pm SERIES OF PARALLEL WorkSHOPS Room Clemenceau (Plenary) Getting 121 Million Children in School : How Parliamentarians Can Chair : Raquel Teixeira,MP, Brazil Speakers : Ruth Kagia, Director for Education, World Bank Room 216 Working with the World Bank on Operations : a Dialogue with Country Chair : Belinda Bidwell, MP, Gambia Speakers : Room 213 Plugging the Global Accountability Gap : How to Further Democratize Chair : Alain Destexhe, MP, Belgium Speakers : Room Boffrand 12:45 pm-2:15 pm LUNCH Guest Speaker : Christophe Benn, Director of External Relations, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Room Clemenceau (Plenary) 2:30 pm-2:45pm OPENING SESSION Welcoming Addresses : Jacques Pelletier, Senator, France Bert Koenders, MP, the Netherlands, and Chair, PNoWB Pierre Duquesne, Executive Director for France, World Bank & IMF 2:45 pm-4:15 pm FIRST SESSION 90 minutes with the President of the World Bank James D. Wolfensohn,President, World Bank Group Chaired by : Bert Koenders, MP, the Netherlands, and Chair, PNoWB Followed by discussion 4:15 pm-4:45 pm COFFEE BREAK 4:45 pm-5:45 pm SECOND SESSION Question Time with the IMF KEYNOTE SPEAKER : Agustín Carstens, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Chaired by : Norbert Mao, MP, Uganda Followed by discussion 5:45 pm-7:00 pm THIRD SESSION International Trade : Restarting the Doha Round. The Role of Parliamentarians Chair : xxx, MP Speaker : Franz Fischler, Commissioner for Agriculture, European Union Hugh Bayley, MP, United Kingdom 7:00-7:30 pm Guided Tour of the Palais du Luxembourg (Senate) Monday, February 16 Hotel Lutetia 7:45 am-8:45 am Breakfast Meetings PNOWB HIV/AIDS WORKING GROUP : MOBILIZING PARLIAMENTARY ACTION(Room Rive Gauche) Organized by Dorothy Hyuha MP, Uganda, Co-Chair PNoWB HIV/Aids Committee Engaging in the PNoWB(Room Foyer) Organized by PNoWB Board Members MEETING WITH WORLD SOCIAL FORUM REPRESENTATIVES (Room Rive Droite) Organized by Patrice Barrat, Brigde Initiative CONSULTATION ON IMF’S PROGRAM TO ENGAGE PARLIAMENTARIANS(Room Boucicaut) Organized by Tom C. Dawson, Director, External Relations, IMF STRENGTHENING PARLIAMENTARY CAPACITY : THE WORLD BANK INSTITUTE’S PROGRAM(Room Boucicaut 2) Organized by Rick Stapenhurst, Specialist, WBI The CGIAR Alliance : Mobilizing Science For Development(Room Babylone) Organized by Salah Brahimi, CGIAR 9:00 am Buses leave Hotel Lutetia for the Senate Room Clemenceau (Plenary) FOURTH SESSION 9:15 am- 10:30 am Development Policies That Work : How Donor Countries Can Deliver on Their Commitments. The Role of Parliamentarians Chair : Paul Boateng, MP, Chief Secretary, Treasury Department, United Kingdom Speakers : US official*, on the Millennium Challenge Account Berndt Ekholm, MP, Sweden, on Sweden’s new integrated development policy Richard Manning, Chair, OECD’s Development Assistance Committee Hideki Wakabayashi, MP, Japan Room Clemenceau Plenary) 10:30 am-11:00 am Guest Speaker : Francis Mer,Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry, France 11:15 am -12:30 pm SERIES OF PARALLEL WORKSHOPS Room Clemenceau (Plenary) Sub-Saharan Africa : NEPAD and the Role of Parliamentarians Chair : Joe Clark, MP, former Prime Minister, Canada Speakers : Room 216 The Middle East and North Africa : the Challenge of Governance and Chair : Hossam Badrawi,MP, Egypt Speakers : Room 213 Beyond Macroeconomic Stability : Launching Pro-Poor Sustainable Growth Chair : Paul Helminger, MP, Luxembourg Speakers : Room Boffrand 12:45 pm-1:45 pm LUNCH Hosted by the Senate of France Welcome address by Philippe Marini, Senator, France Room Clemenceau (Plenary) 2:00 pm-2:30 pm Chair : Kimmo Kiljunen, MP, Finland Guest Speaker : François Bourguignon, Chief Economist, Senior Vice President, World Bank Room Clemenceau (Plenary) Fifth Session 2:30 pm-3:45 pm Achieving the Millennium Development Goals : How to Scale Up Development on the Ground. The Role of Parliamentarians Chair : Luis Solari, MP, former Prime Minister, Peru Speakers : Bambang Bintoro, Deputy Minister, Indonesia, on the KDP community-driven project Dorothy Hyuha, MP, Uganda, on Uganda’s fight against HIV/AIDS Eveline Herfkens, UN Secretary General’s Executive Coordinator for the Millennium Development Goals Campaign Room Clemenceau (Plenary) Sixth Session 3:45 pm-5:00 pm Activities and Organization of the PNoWB Field Visit Program Parliamentarians’ Implementation Watch Activities for World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings Policy Dialogues Organizational Matters and Progress Report Speakers : Bert Koenders,MP, the Netherlands, and Chair, PNoWB Jean-Christophe Bas,Development Policy Dialogue Manager, World Bank 5:00 pm-5:30 pm Closing Session Concluding remarks : Bert Koenders,MP, the Netherlands,Chair, PNoWB Ian Goldin, Vice President, External Affairs and Communications, World Bank Keynote Speaker : Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, President, Brazil, by direct video link from Brasilia END of CONFERENCE */ Speaker to be Confirmed TRANSLATION Simultaneous translation in English, French and Russian in sessions taking place in the plenary room Room Clemenceau (Plenary) Logistical Information The Conference will take place at the : SÉNATE : Palais du Luxembourg, 15 ter, rue de Vaugirard, 75006 Paris, France The participation of most MPs coming from recipient countries is sponsored by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry Sur le Web : Cinquième rencontre annuelle du PNOWB |
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