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Executive Summary
Advancing innovative development and
aid strategies in the Asia-Pacific:
Accelerating the Millennium Development Goals
Wednesday, 16 June to Friday, 18 June 2010
in Sydney, Australia
Wednesday, 16 June
1900-2100 | Opening Reception Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia Sheraton on the Park, Times on the Park Room, Level 1 |
Thursday, 17 June
0800-0830 | Registration Sheraton on the Park, Grand Ballroom, Level 2 |
0830-0840 | Welcome and Overview Dr Michael Wesley, Executive Director, Lowy Institute for International Policy |
0840-0845 | Welcome to Country Ceremony |
0845-0900 | Opening Address Miss Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme [By video-conference from New York] |
0900-1015 | Session 1: Millennium Development Goals & sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific |
| Chair: Mr Peter Baxter, Director-General, Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) |
| Speaker: Ms Carol Bellamy, Chair, Education for All/Fast Track Initiative |
| Speaker: Dr Jeni Klugman, Director of UN Human Development Report, United Nations Development Programme |
| Speaker: Mr Vikram Nehru, Director, Poverty Reduction, Economic Management and Financial Sector Development and Regional Chief Economist, East Asia and Pacific Region, World Bank |
| Speaker: Ms Erna Witoelar, UN Special Ambassador for the MDGs in the Asia Pacific 2003-2007 |
1015-1045 | Morning Tea, Sheraton on the Park, Grand Ballroom Lobby, Level 2 |
1045-1200 | Session 2: Asian perspectives on development |
| Chair: Mr Vijay Mahajan, Founder and Chairman, BASIX |
| Speaker: Mr Xianbin Yao, Director-General, Regional and Sustainable Development, Asian Development Bank |
| Speaker: Professor Abhijit Sen, Member Planning Commission, Government of India |
| Speaker: Dr Matthew Clarke, Director of International & Community Development Program, Deakin University |
| Speaker: Professor Solita Collas-Monsod, Professorial Lecturer, Development Economics, University of Philippines |
1200-1315 | Buffet Lunch, Sheraton on the Park, Grand Ballroom Lobby, Level 2 |
1315-1430 | Session 3: Pacific Island perspectives on development |
| Chair: Mr Jack de Groot, Chief Executive Officer, Caritas Australia |
| Speaker: Mr Feleti Teo, Deputy Secretary General, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat |
| Speaker: The Hon. Powes Parkop, Governor of Port Moresby |
| Speaker: Ms Emele Duituturaga, Interim Executive Director, The Pacific Islands Association of Non Governmental Organisations |
| Speaker: The Hon. Misa Telefoni Retzlaff, Deputy Prime Minister, Samoa |
1430-1530 | Parallel Panel: Innovative strategies in advancing development Each parallel panel to be led by 2-3 experts (outlined below) who will lead their panel and then conduct a 10-15 minute report-back to the conference · Women’s education and health [Breakout Room – Hyde Park Room, Level 2] · Food security and sustainable development [Breakout Room – Phillip Room, Level 2] · Micro-finance and technology [Breakout Room – Beaumont, Level 1] |
1530-1600 | Afternoon Tea – served in the Parallel Panel rooms |
1600-1700 | Session 4: Report-Back from Parallel Panels |
| Chair: Ms Erna Witoelar, UN Special Ambassador for the MDGs in the Asia Pacific 2003-2007 (TBC) |
| · Women’s education and health Ms Carol Bellamy, Chair, Education for All/Fast Track Initiative The Hon. Dame Carol Kidu DBE MP, Minister for Community Development and Women, Government of Papua New Guinea · Food security and sustainable development Dr Glenn Denning, Professor of Professional Practice, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University Dr Siosiua Halavatau, Participatory Extension Officer/Crop Production Coordinator/Advisor Secretariat of the Pacific Community · Micro-finance and technology Mr David Roodman, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Global Development Ms Vijayalakshmi Das, CEO of Friends of Women's World Banking, India |
1700 | Close Day 1 |
Friday, 18 June
0900-1015 | Session 5: Relationships between donors and developing country partners |
| Chair: The Hon. Dame Carol Kidu DBE MP, Minister for Community Development and Women, Government of Papua New Guinea |
| Speaker: Mr David Roodman, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Global Development |
| Speaker: Mr David Ferguson, Director of Development Commons, USAID |
| Speaker: Ms Marjolaine Nicod, Senior Policy Advisor on Aid Effectiveness, OECD |
| Speaker: The Hon. Bob McMullan MP, Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance, Australian Government |
1015-1045 | Morning Tea, Sheraton on the Park, Grand Ballroom Lobby, Level 2 |
1045-1200 | Session 6: New development partners – private sector, |
| Chair: Mr Mark Ingram, Chief Executive Officer, Business for Millennium Development |
| Speaker: Professor Peter Singer, Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics, Princeton University |
| Speaker: Mr Frank O’Carroll, Business Development Director, Digicel Group |
| Speaker: Ms Clair Deevy, Regional Director Community Affairs Asia, Microsoft Corporation |
| Speaker: Mr Dennis Whittle, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, GlobalGiving |
1200-1245 | Buffet Lunch, Sheraton on the Park, Grand Ballroom Lobby, Level 2 |
1245-1345 | Public Discussion: Impact of aid on development Sheraton on the Park, Hyde Park Room, Level 2 |
1400-1530 | Session 7: Going forward – accelerating progress on sustainable development and the Millennium Development Goals |
| Chair: Ms Wendy McCarthy AO, Chair of Pacific Friends of the Global Fund |
| Speaker: Mr Vijay Mahajan, Founder and Chairman, BASIX |
| Speaker: Dr Mark Suzman, Acting President of Global Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
| Speaker: Mr Minar Pimple, Regional Director, UN Millennium Campaign, Asia and the Pacific |
1530-1600 | Afternoon Tea, Sheraton on the Park, Grand Ballroom Lobby, Level 2 |
1600-1645 | Conclusion Dr Alison Evans, Director, Overseas Development Institute Dr Michael Wesley, Executive Director, Lowy Institute for International Policy |
1645 | Close |
Supported by the Australian Government, AusAID