programme

09.30

Bus transfer from hotels to Radialsystem

09.30-10.30

Registration

11.00-12.00

Opening Session

• Welcome by Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany
• Lluis Riera Figueras, Director, DG Development European Commission (EC DG Dev)

Opening speech by Alain de Janvry
Professor for Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of California at Berkeley and co-author of World Development Report 2008

12.00-13.30

Strategic overviews: Sustainable rural development in Africa

Panel discussion

• Lluis Riera Figueras, Director EC DG Dev
• Michael Hofmann, Director-General BMZ
• Lennart Båge, President IFAD
• Richard Mkandawire, Agriculture Advisor NEPAD
• Mamadou Cissoko, President ROPPA

Brainstorming Rapid-fire key points from participants

13.30-15.15

Lunch break in the space of the market place

15.15-15.30

Presentation of the results of the civil society pre-conference

• Diamantino Nhampossa, UNAC Farmers Union Mozambique
• Sofia Monsalve, FIAN

15.30-15.45

Objectives and schedule of the forum by the moderator

• Samantha Wade, Facilitator

15.45-16.30

Key note Theme 1: Rural livelihoods in the face of globalisation

• Simon Maxwell, Director ODI

16.30-17.15

Key note Theme 2: Environmental issues in rural development

• Hartwig de Haen, Former Assistant Secretary General, UN FAO

18.00

Reception at Radialsystem

08.00-08.30

Bus transfer to Radialsystem and Energieforum

09.00-12.00

Working groups on

Theme 1: Rural livelihoods in the face of globalisation

Theme 2: Environmental issues in rural development

Transfer to Radialsystem

12.00-14.00

Lunch break in the space of the market place, Radialsystem
Brown Bag Lunches

• 12.20 – 13.00
  Preliminary Messages from the World Development Report 2008 - Agriculture for Development
• Marc Cackler, World Bank
• Kevin Cleaver, IFAD
• 12.20 – 13.00
  Environment Helpdesk for EC Development Co-operation
• 13.10 – 13.50
  European Agricultural Research for Development: Future Strategy, EIARD
• Jan-Luc Khalfaoui, EC DG RTD
• Paolo Sarfati, EC DG DEV
• 13.10 – 13.50
  The Real Green Revolution - NGOs Perspective
• Rudolf Buntzel, EED
• Jan de More, APAC
• Fon Nsoh, COMINSUD
• Juan López Villar, Friends of the Earth
• 13.10 – 13.50
  Programme Launch: ODI's Integrated Programme on Agriculture, Rural Development and Poverty Reduction, ODI
• Andrew Shepherd, ODI

14.00-14.45

Reporting back to the plenary: Theme 1

14.45-15.30

Reporting back to the plenary: Theme 2

15.30-16.15

Coffee break

16.15-17.00

Key note Theme 3: Political and economic reforms for rural growth and poverty reduction in Africa

• Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, Executive Director, Platform for Rural Development in West and Central Africa (Hubrural) and former Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger

17.00-17.45

Key note Theme 4: Regional integration in Africa and its implications for rural development

• Augustin Wambo, NEPAD Secretariat
• Discussant, Peter Conze, Director General, Africa Department GTZ

18.00

Buffet dinner at Radialsystem

08.00-08.30

Bus transfer to Radialsystem and Energieforum

09.00-12.00

Working groups on:

Theme 3: Economic and political reforms required to support rural development in Africa

Theme 4: Regional integration in Africa and its implications for rural development

Transfer to Radialsystem

12.00-14.00

Lunch break in the space of market place, Radialsystem

• 12.20 – 13.50
  Special Session: 10 years of EC support to Rural Development: lessons learnt and future perspectives – EC Evaluation Report
• Jean-Pierre Halkin, EuropeAid
• Philip Mikos, ECDG DEV
• 13.10 – 13.50
  Brown Bag Lunch on RuralStruc Program
• Bruno Losch, World Bank

14.00-14.45

Reporting back to the plenary: Theme 3

14.45-15.30

Reporting back to the plenary: Theme 4

15.30-15.45

Reporting back on Special Session: Presentation of the EC Evaluation Report

• Philip Mikos, ECDG DEV

15.45-16.15

Coffee break

16.15-18.30

Open space at the Deck of Radialsystem/Studios

08.00-08.30

Bus transfer to Radialsystem

09.00-09.20

Key note Theme 5: Aid effectiveness, harmonisation and alignment

• Bernard Petit, Deputy Director General EC DG Dev

09.20-09.45

Synthesis of aid effectiveness-discussion in working groups on theme
1-4 by

• Sonja Bartelt, GDPRD
• Willi Graf, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Presentation of platform facilitated processes towards a code of conduct by

• Christoph Kohlmeyer, GDPRD
• Michael Wales, GDPRD

10.00-11.30

Working groups on Theme 5

11.30-12.00

Coffee break

12.00-13:00

Synthesis in plenary: “How can the EU be a better partner for Africa?” -
a fish bowl discussion

13.00-13.45

Lunch

13.45-15.15

Closing Session
Presentation and discussion of results of the conference

Personal Reflections

• Kevin Cleaver, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• Ndiogou Fall, Réseau des organisations paysannes et des producteurs agricoles de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (ROPPA)
• Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, Executive Director, Platform for Rural Development in West and Central Africa (Hubrural) and former Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger
• Monique Calon, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands

NGO-Statement

• Fon Nsoh, Community Initiative for Sustainable Development (COMINSUD)

Closing Statements

• Bernard Petit, Deputy Director General EC DG Dev
• Christoph Kohlmeyer, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany

19.30

Reception at Albrecht-Thaer-Halle
Faculty of Agriculture, Humboldt University hosted by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Transport will be provided