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AGENDA 

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TUESDAY 16 

WORLD FOOD DAY | 

16 OCTOBER 

08:00 – 08:45 Welcome & Registration 

08:45 – 10:15 Opening Ceremony 

Auditorium A 

INTRODUCTION Andris Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Development 

José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission 

Dr Thomas Boni Yayi, President of the Republic of Benin, 

Acting Chairperson of the African Union 

Armando Emílio Guebuza, President of the Republic of Mozambique 

Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal 

Demetris Christofias, President of the Republic of Cyprus 

Moderated by Conny Czymoch, Journalist 

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11:00 – 12:30 A More Effective Partnership 

Auditorium A for a More Resilient World 

#Resilience 

#EDD12 

Caroline Anstey, Managing Director, The World Bank Group 

Nathanael Buka Mupungu, Vice-President, PROPAC 

Pascal Canfin, Minister for Development, France 

Lynne Featherstone, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 

for International Development, United Kingdom 

Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner 

for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response 

Marcela Libombo, Director of the SETSAN 

Nancy Lindborg, Assistant Administrator, United States Agency 

for International Development 

Andris Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Development 

This introductory panel will aim to debate panellists’ views on building resilience 

and will include a presentation of the upcoming Commission Communication 

on building resilience and fostering a more effective EU approach in dealing 

with food security crises. The Panel is part of a series of events organised for 

ECHO@20, the 20th anniversary of the Commission’s Directorate-General for 

Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection. 

Moderated by Simon Maxwell, Senior Research Associate, 

Overseas Development Institute 

Organised by European Commission 

Rebroadcast available in Auditorium D 

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11:00 – 12:30 Women Entrepreneurship to Reshape 

Auditorium B the Economy Through Innovation in the MENA Region 

#Women 


Marcus Cornaro, Deputy Director General, Directorate-General 

for Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid, European Commission 

Tara Dawood, Chief Executive Officer, Dawood Capital 

Management Limited 

Valerie D’Costa, Programme Manager, infoDev – The World Bank Group 

Heidi Hautala, Minister for International Development, Finland 

Guven Sak, Managing Director, Economic Policy Research Foundation 

of Turkey – TEPAV 

Ghada Waly, Managing Director, Egyptian Social Fund for Development 

Many countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are undergoing 

deep institutional and social changes. In this context, policies promoting 

innovation and entrepreneurship are often left behind. Women are particularly 

disadvantaged when trying to access opportunities that promote economic 

growth. How can we help create a space for women to become part of the 

innovation economy of this region? This HLP will explore ways in which women 

can actively contribute to reshape the economic landscape in the MENA. It will 

include experiences from female practitioners in the field of innovation, business 

creation and overall economic development, draw on good practices from 

Turkey, analyse programmes aimed at the challenges, and finally discuss an 

ideal policy framework that could promote women´s involvement in the innovation 

economy. 

Moderated by John Hendra, Deputy Executive Director, UN Women 

Organised by Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey – TEPAV, 

infoDev – a Global Technology Entrepreneurship Program of The World Bank Group, 

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women – UN 

WOMEN 



11:00 – 12:30 Building a Social Contract for Health 

Auditorium C Empowering People for Inclusive and Equitable Growth 

#Health Through Promoting a Shared Responsibility 


for Universal Health Coverage 

12:30 – 14:30 Lunch 

Indu Capoor, Director, Centre for Health Education, Training 

and Nutrition Awareness 

Jean-Marc Chataigner, Deputy Director General, Global Affairs, 

Development and Partnerships, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

David Evans, Director, Department of Health Systems Financing, 

World Health Organisation 

Rosemary Museminali, Representative to the African Union, 

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS – UN AIDS 

Dr Jan Paehler, Policy Officer, Health Sector, Directorate-General 


Stefan Seebacher, Director, Health Department, International 

Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 

This HLP will bring together senior representatives from the European 

Commission, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the World Health Organisation, 

the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the International 

Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the India-based 

Centre for Health Education, Training and Nutrition Awareness, to discuss how 

the EU, working together with its development partners, can ensure inclusive 

and equitable growth in developing countries through promoting a shared 

responsibility for universal health coverage in the context of its social protection 

and global health strategies. 

Moderated by Laura Shields, Journalist 

Organised by Action for Global Health – AfGH, Countdown 2015 Europe, International 

Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies – IFRC, Joint United Nations 

Programme on HIV/AIDS – UNAIDS, Oxfam International EU Office 



TUESDAY 16 



14:30 – 16:00 Resilience: The Nutrition Dimension 

Auditorium A Bridging the Gap Between Knowledge, Policy and Action 

#Nutrition 


Tom Arnold, Chief Executive of Concern Worldwide, 

Member of the Lead Group of the Scaling Up Nutrition – SUN Movement 

Indu Capoor, Director, Centre for Health Education, 

Training and Nutrition Awareness 

Dr Klaus Krämer, Director Sight & Life, Royal DSM 

Francesca Mosca, Director, Sub-Saharan Africa and Horizontal ACP 

Matters, Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation – 

EuropeAid, European Commission 

Radhakrishna Krishna Pradhan, Program Director, Health, Nutrition 

and Population Section, Social Development Division, National Planning 

Commission, Government of Nepal 

Paulus Verschuren, Special Envoy Food and Nutrition Security 

for Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands 

Almost one billion people are under-nourished across the world. If current 

trends continue, an estimated 450 million children could suffer from stunting 

– irreversibly affecting their physical and mental development potential – over 

the next 15 years. Building resilient communities requires a focus on nutrition. 

However, despite existing knowledge on ways to tackle malnutrition, policymakers 

have yet to integrate nutrition into health, agriculture and food security 

initiatives. The panel will showcase innovative solutions to address malnutrition, 

identify which actions and policies – at global and European levels – get results 

and why, and examine how to increase financial resources for nutrition globally. 

Moderated by Shada Islam, Head of Policy, Friends of Europe 

Organised by Concern Worldwide, Development Policy Forum, International 

Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus – IF, Save the Children, United Nations 

Children’s Fund – UNICEF, United Nations World Food Programme – WFP 



14:30 – 16:00 How Can We Maximise Inclusive Growth 

Auditorium B and Development? 

#PSDblending The Pros and Cons of Private Sector Engagement 


and Blending Instruments 

Tamsyn Barton, Director General for Operations Outside 

the European Union, European Investment Bank 

Sanoussi Bilal, Head, Economic Governance Programme, 

European Centre for Development Policy Management 

Dr Uta Böllhoff, Director General, European, Middle East and Asia policy, 

Multilateral Development Policy, German Federal Ministry for Economic 

Cooperation and Development 

Sabine Dall’Omo, Chief Financial Officer, Siemens Africa 

Jacques Moineville, Associate Chief Executive Officer, Agence française 

de Développement 

Klaus Rudischhauser, Deputy Director General, Directorate-General 


Jose Maria Vera, Executive Director, Intermon Oxfam 

The Agenda for Change recommends rethinking development finance by 

increasing the use of innovative financing instruments and by leveraging private 

sector investments. Donors, partner countries and the private sector agree to 

enhance public-private cooperation. Different aspects of blending loans and 

grants, the merits, limits and the enabling environment needed to mobilise 

private sector funds are being discussed. Sceptics see a danger in the possible 

shift of Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the private sector, 

increasing business profits while insufficiently addressing social profits, and 

in the possible debt overload of beneficiaries. A number of projects with 

private participation however show advantages, including local ownership 

and sustainability. 

Moderated by Marie Gad, Chairwoman of the Development Working Group, 

BusinessEurope 

Organised by Agence française de Développement – AFD, BusinessEurope, European 

Centre for Development Policy Management – ECDPM, European Investment Bank – 

EIB, KfW Development Bank 



TUESDAY 16 



14:30 – 16:00 The Perspective of the Working Poor 

Auditorium C in the Informal Economy 

#Workingpoor 


Tony Addison, Chief Economist and Deputy Director, World Institute for 

Development Economic Research, United Nations University UNU-WIDER 

Martha Chen, Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, 

Harvard University, International Coordinator of the Women in Informal 

Employment: Globalising and Organising Network – WIEGO 

Heidi Hautala, Minister for International Development, Finland 

Renana Jhabvala, National Coordinator, Self-Employed Women’s 

Association – SEWA, India 

Federico Parra, Regional Coordinator for Waste Pickers in Latin America, 

Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing – WIEGO 

Globalisation is producing benefits in terms of growth and reduction of poverty. 

However, growth is not always inclusive. In developing countries, the majority 

of workers are still engaged in informal employment, characterised by a lack 

of adequate social protection, low pay, limited growth potential, violations of 

labour rights, and unsafe or difficult working conditions. Despite strong economic 

growth, informalisation of work is increasing in all developing regions 

except East Asia. Women and young people are overrepresented in informal 

employment. 

This HLP of academics, policy-makers and practitioners will aim to take stock 

of this diversity and discuss which policies are needed to create better opportunities 

for development of the workers in the informal economy. 

Moderated by Kristian Schmidt, Director, Human Development Department, 

Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid, 

European Commission 

Organised by European Commission, Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing 

and Organizing – WIEGO 



14:30 – 16:00 Disaster Risk Reduction in the Age of Climate Change 

Auditorium D Working Together for Sustainable Development 

#Climatechange 


Dr Casimiro Abreu, Deputy Director-General, Nacional de Gestao 

de Calamidades – INGC, Mozambique 

Joe Costello, Minister for Trade and Development, Ireland 

Martin Dahinden, Director General and Ambassador, 

Swiss Development Cooperation 

Lakshmi Dhakal, Joint Secretary from Ministry of Home Affairs, Nepal 

Umesh Dhakal, Executive Director, Nepal Red Cross Society 

Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner for International 

Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response 

A N M Muniruzzaman, President of the Bangladesh Institute 

for Peace and Security 

Masato Watanabe, Vice-President, Japan International Cooperation 

Agency – JICA 

With the aim to make disaster risk management a core element of international 

development cooperation and national development plans, this panel discussion 

will focus on disaster risk reduction in the age of climate change. Opened 

with a keynote address by Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva, the discussion 

will concentrate on two main aspects and related questions: 

• Building community safety and resilience through a focus on disaster risk 

management and the involvement of local stakeholders in decision making. 

• Disaster risk reduction as a vital component of development and climate 

change adaptation policies on local, national and international level. 

The Panel is part of a series of events organised for ECHO@20, the 20th 

anniversary of the Commission’s department for humanitarian aid and civil 

protection. 

Moderated by Madeleen Helmer, Director Policies and Communication, 

Red Cross Climate Centre 

Organised by European Commission, European Network of Political Foundations – 

ENOP, Red Cross EU Office – RC EU 



TUESDAY 16 



16:30 – 18:00 Growing a Better Future for Farmers 

Auditorium A 

#Farmers 


VIDEO ADDRESS 

José Graziano da Silva, Director General of the Food and Agriculture 

Organization of the United Nations 

PANEL 

Christian Friis Bach, Minister for Development Cooperation, 

Denmark 

Isolina Boto, Head, Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural 

Cooperation Brussels Office 

Richard Greene, Mission Director in Bangladesh, United States 

Agency for International Development 

José António Pacheco, Minister of Agriculture, Mozambique 

Ruth Rawling, Vice-President Corporate Affairs, Europe, Middle East 

and Africa, Cargill 

Elisangela dos Santos Arajo, National Federation of Workers 

in Family Agriculture 

Kristian Schmidt, Director, Human Development Department, 



Kalilou Sylla, Executive Secretary, Panafrican Farmer’s Organisation 

– PAFO 

Piet Vanthemsche, President of AgriCord 

A wide range of policy factors influence agricultural production and the nutritional 

status of the poor in developing countries, which constitute real challenges 

for small-scale farmers who are expected to increase their productivity 

to feed a growing population. The various food crises and the volatility of 

commodity prices makes it necessary to look at the power relationships that 

shape our planet, the economic drivers behind key policy decisions, the new 

policy challenges affecting food production, and the role of traditional and 

emerging actors in the food system. Various panellists will give their perspectives 

on how they see the future of farmers in the context of new drivers affecting 

food production, trade and the environment. 

Organised by Agricord, Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation – CTA, 

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – FAO 



16:30 – 18:00 The Role of the Private Sector 

Auditorium B in Transforming African Economies 

#Privatesector 


Didier Acouetey, Chief Executive Officer, AfricSearch 

Paulo Gomes, Chief Executive Officer, Constelor Group 

Ekoko Mukete, Vice-President, Cameroon Chamber of Commerce, 

Industry, Mines & Crafts and General Manager, Spectrum Group 

Victor G. Ndiaye, Chief Executive Officer, Performances Group 

& Performances Management Consulting 

Nick Westcott, Managing Director for Africa, European External 

Action Service 

This panel will aim to showcase the contribution of African private sector 

organisations to growth in Africa and globally. The panel will identify the means 

by which European development assistance can help promote the private 

sector in Africa. It will aim to showcase the success stories and positive trends 

that allow for a more enabling environment for business in Africa. 

Moderated by Mactar Silla, Director General, Africa Communication & Conseil 

Organised by Performances Group 



TUESDAY 16 



16:30 – 18:00 Placing Social Protection at the Heart 

Auditorium C of the Development Agenda 

#SocialProtection 


Sharan Burrow, Secretary-General of the International 

Trade Union Confederation – ITUC 

Pascal Canfin, Minister for Development, France 

Michel Cichon, Director, Social Security Sector, International 

Labour Organization 

Awa Coll Seck, Minister of Health, Senegal 


Jean-Marie Spaeth, President of the Public Interest Group for Health 

and Social Protection in the International Arena – GIP SPSI 

Access to basic guarantees of social protection is a human right and a way of 

reducing inequalities and ensuring resilience. Recent crises confirm the need 

to complement economic growth with social measures to warrant inclusive 

and sustainable development, reduce poverty and vulnerability. France put 

social protection at the forefront of its G20 Presidency. In 2012, the World Bank 

adopted a Strategy on Social Protection, the International Labour Organization 

developed the Social Protection Floors approach highlighting the role of social 

dialogue, freedom of association and collective bargaining. The EU just adopted 

a Communication on social protection in development policy. This panel offers 

an open platform to discuss social protection in development policies, focusing 

on implementation in the field. 

Moderated by Giorgia Giovanetti, Professor of Economics, 

European University Institute 

Organised by French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade Union 

Confederation – ITUC 


18:10 – 18:30 Special Address 

Auditorium A 

| WORLD FOOD DAY 

INTRODUCTION Louis Michel, Minister of State, Member of the European 

Parliament, Co-President of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly ACP-EU, 

European Parliament 

Catherine Ashton, Vice-President of the Commission and 

High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy 

18:30 – 19:00 20th Anniversary of ECHO 

Auditorium A 

INTRODUCTION Louis Michel, Minister of State, Member of the European 

Parliament, Co-President of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly ACP-EU, 


19:00 – 21:00 Reception 

Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner for International 

Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response 


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11:00 – 12:00 Investment Monitoring and Green Industry Platforms 

Project Lab 2 Tools for PPPs for Development 

KEYNOTE ADDRESS 

Dmitri Piskounov, Managing Director, Programme Development and 

Technical Cooperation Division, United Nations Industrial Development 

Organization – UNIDO 

DISCUSSANT 

Mithat Kulur, Unit Chief and Deputy to the Director, Investment Promotion 

Unit, Investment and Technology Promotion Branch, United Nations 

Industrial Development Organization – UNIDO 

UNIDO partners with private corporations to respond to the need to align 

business, CSR and development objectives. UNIDO PPP actions cover sustainable 

supplier development, joint capacity building and employment 

schemes with private sector companies, implementation of the Green Industry 

Platform and provision of primary data and analysis on investment through the 

Investment Monitoring Platform. With the support of EU, UNIDO has developed 

an online Investment Monitoring Platform, which offers participating government 

authorities, private sector associations, financial institutions, development 

organisations, CSOs and private sector companies access to the most recent 

primary data and analysis on investment. Firm-level investment data, collected 

through large-scale investor surveys conducted by UNIDO, constitutes the 

backbone of this platform and it allows registered users to carry out primary 

research. 

Organised by United Nations Industrial Development Organization – UNIDO 


TUESDAY 16 PROJECT LABS

TUESDAY 16 

PROJECT LABS 

WORLD FOOD DAY | PROJECT LABS 

11:30 – 12:30 Restore Hope 

Project Lab 1 

Dr George Georgiou, Volunteer Doctors, Cyprus 

Volunteer Doctors Cyprus is an international humanitarian, non-governmental, 

non-political, non-religious, non-profit, voluntary organisation founded in 1982. 

Its project ‘Restore Hope’ for the people in Zimbabwe and Kenya fights for 

poverty reduction and looks for immediate solutions against hunger. One such 

concrete project is ‘Adoption from Afar’ that goes beyond just medical assistance 

and provides food, clothing and education to over 1 200 children. Its 

goal is to ensure humanitarian relief and in addition long-term sustainability 

through health services, education, infrastructure, agriculture and the provision 

of more means of employment for as many people as possible. 

Organised by Volunteers Doctors Cyprus 



12:00 – 13:00 The Roots of Democracy and Sustainable Development 

Project Lab 3 Europe’s Engagement with Civil Society in External Relations 




This session will present the new policy of the European Union towards civil 

society throughout the world. The policy is summed up in the new Communication 

‘The Roots of and Sustainable Development: Europe’s Engagement 

with Civil Society in External Relations’. The Communication, which was 

adopted in September, outlines an enhanced and more strategic approach to 

the EU’s engagement with local CSOs in developing, neighbourhood and 

enlargement countries, emphasising the role of CSOs in policy making and 

domestic accountability. Drawing on concrete experiences, the session will 

consider the opportunities and challenges for implementing the new policy. 




TUESDAY 16 

PROJECT LABS 


12:30 – 13:30 Scaling-Up Sustainable Trade Through European 

Project Lab 2 Private-Public Collaboration 

Alfred Njagi, General Manager Operations, 

Kenyan Tea Development Authority – KTDA 

Nathalie Olijslager, Head of International Markets, 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands 

Joost Oorthuizen, Executive Director, The Sustainable Trade Initiative 

There is a clear urgency for a global systemic shift towards inclusive and 

sustainable commodity markets. Food security and resource scarcity are two 

of the key drivers of this change. Collaboration between public and private 

entities has shown initial promise as a model for sustainable development and 

as a logical successor to traditional development aid. During this session 

participants will learn how this form of ‘pre-competitive’ public-private 

cooperation has already started to deliver measurable results within some 

commodity sectors. These programmes powered by IDH – The Sustainable 

Trade Initiative – and funded by the Netherlands Government, involved frontrunner 

companies, civil society, and governments in producing countries. This 

session will also explore possible cooperation across European aid agencies 

in the area of PPPs. 

Organised by The Sustainable Trade Initiative – IDH 



13:00 – 14:00 Inclusive Growth in an Urbanising World 

Project Lab 1 

Céline D’Cruz, Coordinator, Slum Dwellers International 

Dr Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, Deputy Executive Director, 

United Nations Human Settlements Programme – UN-Habitat 

François Soman, Mayor of the Pouma Council and Vice-President 

of the United Cities and Councils of Cameroon, Cameroon 

For the first time in human history more people live in cities than in rural areas. 

By 2050 it is expected that 7 out of 10 people will be urbanites, with the majority 

of growth occurring in cities of the global South. It is now recognised that 

urbanisation is not an outcome of development, but rather a key source of 

development. This meeting will focus on Inclusive Growth in its urban dimension. 

Perspectives of a range of urban development stakeholders on the pursuit of 

economic growth through the promotion of sustainable urban development 

and inclusive cities will be shared and discussed. Panellists will express their 

views and then the floor will open up to discussion between attendees and 

panellists 

Moderated by Olaf Bruns, Correspondent, Euronews 

Organised by United Nations Human Settlements Programme – UN-Habitat 



TUESDAY 16 

PROJECT LABS 


13:30 – 14:30 European Report on Development 2013 – 

Project Lab 3 Development in a Changing World 

Stephan Klingebiel, European Report on Development 2013 Core Team, 

German Development Institute – DIE 

James Mackie, European Report on Development 2013 Team Leader, 

European Centre for Development Policy Management – ECDPM 

Pedro Martins, European Report on Development 2013 Core team, 

Overseas Development Institute – ODI 

Françoise Moreau, Head of Unit, Directorate-General for Development 

and Cooperation – EuropeAid, European Commission 

The fourth edition of the European Report on Development (ERD), expected 

to be published in Spring 2013, will consider some of the main challenges for 

the poorest countries in the next 15 years and reflect on how the international 

community – and the EU – could help address them in a potential post-2015 

development agenda. 

On the basis of an introduction by the ERD Core Team, this project lab will 

provide the opportunity to stimulate debate on its ongoing work and the 

challenges and opportunities for development beyond 2015. The objective is 

to consult with a wide variety of stakeholders, in order to enrich and inform the 

next stages of drafting the report. 



14:00 – 15:00 Sustainable Growth Promotion 

Project Lab 2 in Local Level Financing – Cameroon 


Thomas Minsili Eba, Mayor of Mvangane, Cameroon 

Daniel Félix Elieme, Mayor of Mindourou, Cameroon 

Pierre Grandadam, Mayor of Plaine, France, Vice-président 

of National Federation of Forest Councils of France – FNCOFOR 

Suzanne Ngane, Director, Cooperation and Communication, 

Special Council Support Fund for Mutual Assistance – FEICOM 

Salomon Nti Mefe, Mayor of the Djoum Council, Cameroon 

Etienne Owono Owono, Director, Decentralised Local Authorities, 

Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation, Cameroon 

This session aims to present to development partners the mechanisms set up 

by Cameroon to accompany the transfer of powers to Local Authorities in the 

area of sustainable, inclusive and decentralised management of natural 

resources. The objective is also to highlight the constraints relating to support 

to Councils in the exercising of these powers. It should be emphasised that 

the European Union remains the first partner of Cameroon as regards exports 

of processed goods. In 2007, exports to this geographical area represented 

81 % of total timber exports from Cameroon. 

Moderated by Philippe Camille Akoa, Director General, Special Council Support 

Fund for Mutual Assistance, Cameroon – FEICOM 

Organised by Special Council Support Fund for Mutual Assistance – FEICOM 



TUESDAY 16 

PROJECT LABS 


14:30 – 15:30 Global Index Insurance Facility – GIIF 

Project Lab 1 Responding to the Impact of Food Security and Climate Change 

Viwanou Gnassounou, Expert in charge of Protocols and Commodities, 

ACP Secretariat 

Rose Goslinga, Coordinator Agricultural Insurance Initiative, Syngenta 

Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture 

Shadreck Mapfumo, Index-based Insurance Technical Expert, Global 

Index Insurance Facility 

Juerg Trueb, Managing Director and Head of Environment & Commodity 

Markets, Corporate Solutions, Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd 

The Global Index Insurance Facility, supported by the European Union, 

addresses the scarcity of affordable insurance protection against natural disasters 

in developing countries and aims at developing sustainable local markets 

for index-based insurance through innovative products. This session will demonstrate 

the importance of expanding access to insurance to farmers and 

pastoralists as a way of responding to challenges presented by climate change 

and food security. Examples from Africa and southern Asia will highlight the 

growing importance of offering simple, flexible and affordable index-based 

insurance products that cater to diverse clients’ needs. The session will also 

underscore the value of facilitating access to credit for purchasing inputs, 

leading to improved yields and farm incomes, which in turn contributes to 

greater food security. 

Moderated by Andrea Engel, Senior Communications Officer, 

International Finance Corporation 

Organised by International Finance Corporation – IFC 



15:00 – 16:00 Data Visualisation for Development Planning 

Project Lab 3 A Look at the Agricultural Sector 

Anna Lauridsen, Operations Advisor, Development Gateway International 

In recent years, the aid transparency and open data movement has made an 

important push to make development aid more easily accessible and inclusive. 

Geo-coding of aid activities at the sub-national level is a powerful way of 

answering questions of who is doing what and where. The Climate Change 

and African Political Stability (CCAPS) Dashboard tracks conflict and 

environmental conditions across Africa, plus all aid projects in Malawi, which 

demonstrates how the combination of open data and visualisation techniques 

can empower donors and beneficiaries with the tools and technologies 

necessary to provide accurate information on the performance and impact of 

projects. 

Organised by Development Gateway 



TUESDAY 16 

PROJECT LABS 


15:30 – 16:30 Mobile Services in Africa 

Project Lab 2 Innovation for Daily Lives and Development 

Asma Ennaifer, Vice-President, External Relations, Orange Tunisia 

Denis Guibard, Vice-President for Sustainable Development, 

Products and Services, Orange-France Télécom Group 

Chris Locke, Managing Director, GSMA Mobile for Development Fund 

Mobile technologies and services can impulse a great change in making daily 

lives easier. They bring added value to users and make a decisive contribution 

to inclusive growth, by widening access to new resources, generating savings 

and empowering people. This project lab will be an opportunity to illustrate, 

with concrete examples from different countries, how mobile applications can 

impact agriculture and rural development, access to health services and use 

of financial applications. The session will give an overview of new public-private 

business models, key technologies and trends, and will identify success factors 

for turning Information and Communication Technologies into a development 

enabler. 

Organised by Orange-France Télécom Group 



16:00 – 17:00 PIP 

Project Lab 1 EU Cooperation Managed by the Private Sector 

for the Private Sector, Contributing to Food Security 

Apollo Owuor, Director, Agriculture and Corporate Affairs, 

Kenya Horticultural Exporters 

Guy Stinglhamber, Director, PIP and Comité de Liaison 

Europe-Afrique-Caraïbes-Pacifique – COLEACP 

PIP is a European-ACP cooperation programme managed by COLEACP. In 

10 years its work has evolved from ‘Food Safety’ of export foodstuffs to ‘Food 

Security’ for the populations of African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. By 

boosting and sharing the resources, tools and methods developed by PIP 

since 2001, by creating links between export and local markets, and by facilitating 

the exchange of ‘know-how’ between them, together we can maximise 

the comparative advantages of small-scale producers and give them the 

opportunity to feed the people of tomorrow. 

For more information: www.coleacp.org/pip 

Moderated by Morag Webb, Policy Adviser PIP, Comité de Liaison 

Europe-Afrique- Caraïbes-Pacifique – COLEACP 

Organised by Comité de Liaison Europe-Afrique-Caraïbes-Pacifique – COLEACP 



TUESDAY 16 

PROJECT LABS 


16:30 – 18:00 WTD – Working Together for Development 

Project Lab 3 Local Authorities and Civil Society Organisations: 

A Partnership for Development 

Francesco Bicciato, ART Global Initiative Programme, United Nations 

Development Programme 

Murat Daoudov, Director of International Cooperation, 

Union of Municipalities of Marmara, Turkey 

Tanja Hafner-Ademi, Executive Director, Balkan Civil Society 

Development Network 

Chuck Hirt, Director, Central Eastern and European Citizens Network 

Cernilogar Klavdija, Head of Policy, European NGO Confederation 

for Relief and Development – CONCORD 

Antonella Valmorbida, Director, Association of Local Democracy 

Agencies 

The WTD – Working Together for Development is a creative laboratory conceived 

as a learning café session, aimed at brainstorming and proposing 

recommendations, integrating the contributions of experts and practitioners 

on the advantages of creating synergies between Local Authorities (LAs) and 

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in development cooperation. The activity is 

structured in a dynamic and creative way, which allows not only experts but 

also practitioners to make a tangible contribution to the formulations of recommendations. 

The WTD learning café wants to formulate recommendations 

responding to six key themes identified as the main features characterising the 

joint involvement of LAs and CSOs in development cooperation processes. 

Moderated by Peter Sondergaard, Policy Officer, Association of Local 

Democracy Agencies 

Organised by Association of Local Democracy Agency – ALDA 



17:00 – 18:00 European Portal of Decentralised Cooperation 

Project Lab 2 

Luc Van den Brande, Chairman of the Flemish-European Liaison Agency, 

Former President and Member of the Committee of the Regions 

Jacques Perrot, Administrator, Civil Society and Local authorities, 



Christophe Rouillon, Mayor of Coulaines, France, 

Member of the Committee of the Regions 

Serving as the main entry point for cooperation carried out by Local and 

Regional Authorities (LRAs), the European Portal of Decentralised Cooperation 

exists to support the development work undertaken by LRAs. This session will 

introduce the wide array of tools the portal offers (Atlas, Bourse, Library,) and 

will show how they can best be used to support current and future development 

undertakings. It will underline how the portal facilitates the exchange of 

information between actors and promotes new partnerships among LRAs, 

thereby increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of development aid. Participants 

can learn how the portal can help put them in touch with partners 

and funding for projects and see how other projects have benefitted from their 

membership. 

Organised by the Committee of the Regions – CoR & the European Commission 



TUESDAY 16 

PROJECT LABS 


17:30 – 18:30 Voluntary Guidelines on Land Tenure 

Project Lab 1 

Magdalena Kropiwnicka, Consultant 

Paul Mathieu, Senior Land Tenure Officer, Natural Resources 

Management and Environment Department, Food and Agriculture 

Organization of the United Nations – FAO 

FAO and its partners supported the preparation of ‘Voluntary Guidelines on 

the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the 

Context of National Food Security’. These Guidelines have been prepared and 

negotiated through a participatory process since 2009, and endorsed in May 

2012 by the Committee on World Food Security. They are the first intergovernmental 

comprehensive global instrument on tenure and its administration. 

They provide guidance for improving the institutions that regulate tenure 

rights; for enhancing equitable tenure rights and the administration of tenure 

systems; and for improving the capacities of organisations concerned with 

governance of tenure. 

Organised by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – FAO 


PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM | WORLD FOOD DAY 

13:30 – 14:30 World Disasters Report 2012 – 

Press Forced Migration and Displacement 

Conference IFRC Global Launch 

Room 

As an expression of their long-standing partnership, the European Commission’s 

Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection – ECHO 

will host the launch of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red 

Crescent Societies’ flagship publication, the World Disasters Report 2012. This 

year’s 20th edition, which also coincides with ECHO’s 20th anniversary, will 

focus on Forced Migration and Displacement. It discusses the contemporary 

causes and consequences of forced migration associated with different displacement 

situations (conflict, natural hazard, economic development displacement) 

and their impact on the health, dignity and rights of migrants. This session 

will look at ways to provide support that is designed to empower migrants 

and help them become valued members of their communities. 

Organised by International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies – 

IFRC, Red Cross / EU Office – RC EU 

16:30 – 17:30 Global Hunger Index 2012 

Press 

Conference 

Room 

The Global Hunger Index – GHI measures and tracks hunger globally and by 

region and country. Calculated each year, the GHI highlights the successes 

and failures in hunger reduction and provides insights into the drivers of hunger. 

The 2012 GHI report focuses on how to ensure sustainable food security under 

water, land, and energy stress. Recent events underline the scarcity of 

resources to produce the world s food. It is increasingly clear that sustainably 

feeding 9 billion people will require a much more careful and integrated 

approach to the use of land, water, and energy than we currently apply. 

Organised by Concern Worldwide, 

International Food Policy Research Institute – IFPRI, Welthungerhilfe 


TUESDAY 16 PRESS CONF. ROOM

WEDNESDAY 17 

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY | 

17 OCTOBER 

09:00 – 10:30 Special Address 

Auditorium A 

INTRODUCTION Andris Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Development 

Jejomar Binay, Vice-President of the Republic of the Philippines 

Joyce Banda, President of the Republic of Malawi 

Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of the Republic of Gabon 


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H IGH LEVEL PANELS 

11:00 – 12:30 Community Resilience: Social Safety Nets 

Auditorium A 

#SafetyNet 


Cristina Amaral, Service Chief, Emergency Relief Rehabilitation Unit, 

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 

Ajay Kumar Bramdeo, Head of the Mission to the European Union, 

African Union 

Catherine Feeney, Senior Programme Advisor, P4P, World Food 

Programme 

Jean Francois Maystadt, Senior Researcher, Development Strategy 

and Governance Division, International Food Research Institute 

Dr Asha Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General, 

Kenya Red Cross Society – KRCS 

Francesca Mosca, Director, Sub-Saharan Africa and Horizontal 

ACP Matters, Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation – 


Ousseini Ouédraogo, Staff Member, Network of Farmers’ and 

Agricultural Producers’ Organisations of West Africa – ROPPA 

Matthias Rompel, Head of Section Social Protection, Deutsche 

Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit – GIZ 

In order to reduce the risks of food and nutrition insecurity among vulnerable 

populations, the rural and urban poor must have access to sustainable instruments 

that not only help them manage risks and respond to shocks in the 

short term, but also improve their resilience and promote their food security in 

the long run. Governments, donors, civil society and the private sector must 

develop and scale-up approaches that are specifically adapted to the needs 

of vulnerable populations. This HLP will provide inputs for debate on further 

strengthening a coordinated response to food insecurity. 

Moderated by Frédéric Bouchard, Head of Europe Desk, EuroNews 

Organised by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit – 

GIZ, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies – IFRC, 

Red Cross EU Office – RC EU, SNV Netherlands Development Organisation 

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WEDNESDAY 17

WEDNESDAY 17 HIGH LEVEL PANELS 

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY | HLPs 

11:00 – 12:30 Inclusive Business Models 

Auditorium B 

#Inclusivegrowth 


Marc Van Ameringen, Executive Director, Global Alliance 

for Improved Nutrition 

Bruno Bensasson, Member of the Executive Committee in charge 

of Strategy and Sustainable Development, GDF Suez 

Valeria Budinich, Global Head, Full Economic Citizenship Program, 

Ashoka 

Etienne Davignon, President of the European Network for Corporate 

Social Responsibility – CSR Europe 

Michel Doucin, Ambassador for Bioethics and Corporate Social 

Responsibility, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

Philippe Loop, Head of Unit, Private Sector Development, Trade, 

Regional Integration, Directorate-General for Development and 

Cooperation – EuropeAid, European Commission 

Franz von Roenne, Head of Health, Deutsche Gesellschaft für 

Internationale Zusammenarbeit – GIZ 

After 50 years of EU and international development efforts, positive impacts 

on people’s livelihoods remain limited. Businesses and industries have a role 

to play in creating smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in and with local 

communities. Some leading entrepreneurs and stakeholders are experiencing 

inclusive business models able to bring real improvements to the lives of the 

most vulnerable. Focused assistance, as well as partnerships between 

businesses, NGOs, local communities and public authorities are necessary for 

a real contribution in the fight against poverty. One of the main challenges is 

to identify how public donors and the European Union, together with the private 

sector, can accelerate shared value creation at the base of the pyramid. 

Moderated by Christina Gradl, Managing Director, Endeva 

Organised by European Network for Corporate Social Responsibility – CSR Europe 



11:00 – 12:30 Confronting Inequality 

Auditorium C 

#Inequality 


Joyce Banda, President of the Republic of Malawi 

Dr Thomas Boni Yayi, President of the Republic of Benin, 

Acting Chairperson of the African Union 

Paul Engel, Director, European Centre for Development Policy 

Management 

Charles Goerens, Member of the Development Committee, Rapporteur 

on ‘Agenda for Change’, European Parliament 

Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Secretary General of the African, Caribbean 

and Pacific Group of States 


This panel puts the word ‘inclusive’ under the spotlight, focussing specifically 

on the challenge to EU development policy posed by inequality in developing 

countries. There is growing evidence that persistent high inequality is detrimental 

to poverty reduction, sustainable growth and political stability. Middleincome 

countries such as China, India, Indonesia and Nigeria remain home to 

over 70 % of the world’s poor and many less developed countries also have a 

growing inequality problem. Is there a role for Europe in supporting countries 

that want to tackle inequality? What implications would this have for aid allocation 

criteria and for green growth strategies? 

Moderated by Simon Maxwell, Senior Research Associate, Overseas 

Development Institute 

Organised by German Development Institute – DIE, European Centre for Development 

Policy Management – ECDPM, European ThinkTank Group, Fundación para las 

Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior – FRIDE, Overseas Development 

Institute – ODI 



WEDNESDAY 17



11:00 – 12:30 Post Rio+20: Which Strategy for Sustainable 

Auditorium D and Inclusive Growth? 

#Sustainable- Parliaments and Civil Society Fostering 

growth a New Global Development Agenda 


Alice Alaso Asianut, Member of the Natural Resources Committee, 

Parliament of Uganda 

Tilman Altenburg, Head of Department, Competitiveness and Social 

Development, German Development Institute – DIE 

Michael Cashman, Member of the Development Committee, 


Jean-Marc Chataigner, Deputy Director General, Global Affairs, 

Development and Partnerships, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

Olivier Consolo, Director, European NGO Confederation for Relief 

and Development 

Eva Joly, Chairperson of the Committee on Development, 


Sigrid Kaag, Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator 

and Director of the Partnerships, United Nations Development Programme 

Johan Kuylenstierna, Executive Director, Stockholm Environment Institute 

Amina Mohamed, Deputy Executive Director, United Nations 

Environment Programme 

The latest United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held in Rio 

de Janeiro (Rio+20) has shown that social development still lags behind economic 

progress, and that our measurement of sustainable development needs 

to advance beyond the quantitative. The purpose of the HLP is to discuss the 

results of Rio+20 and assess to what extend the lessons learnt from European 

Development Days could be integrated into a single unified development 

agenda for all countries after 2015. The HLP will assess what contribution the 

EU can make to the process leading to the adoption of universal Sustainable 

Development Goals and the post-2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDG) 

landscape. 

Moderated by Isabella Lövin, Member of the Development Committee, 


Organised by Committee on Development of the European Parliament – DEVE 



12:30 – 14:30 Lunch 

14:00 – 15:30 Free Humanity From Hunger! 

Auditorium A How to Ensure the Right to Food in the Beyond 2015 Framework 

#Fightinghunger 


VIDEO MESSAGE 

Olivier De Schutter, Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, United Nations 

PANEL 

Juan Garcia Cebolla, Team Leader – Right to Food, Agricultural 

Development Economics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization 

of the United Nations 

Jean-Pierre Halkin, Head of Unit, Rural Development, Food Security 

and Nutrition, Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation – 


Ute Hausmann, Right to Food Team Manager, FoodFirst Information 

and Action Network 

Fr. Oreste Incimatata, Director, Caritas Rwanda 

Justin Kilcullen, Director, Trócaire 

The aim of the HLP will be to discuss ways to integrate the right to food in the 

Beyond 2015 and sustainable development goal framework. The panel will 

focus on the role of the EU Institutions and the EU Member States in building 

a comprehensive strategy to guarantee the Right to Food in the future overarching 

post-2015 framework. Debates will include discussions on how to ensure 

an increased global sustainable food production system that eradicates hunger, 

in an attempt to influence the negotiation process of the new policy framework 

that will guide the next decade, including good practices from the field and 

experts on the Right to Food that will improve the provision of daily nutritional 

requirements for all. 

Moderated by Monika Hoegen, Journalist 

Organised by Caritas Europa – CE, Caritas International Belgium, International Alliance 

of Catholic Development Agencies – CIDSE, Cyprus Island-wide NGO Development 

Platform – CYINDEP 



WEDNESDAY 17



14:00 – 15:30 Building Competitive Industries and Systems 

Auditorium B for Green and Inclusive Innovation 

#Innovation 


Janamitra Devan, Vice-President and Network Head, Financial 

and Private Sector Development, The World Bank Group 

Nguyen The Phuong, Vice Minister of Planning and Investment, Vietnam 

Siegmar Pröbstl, Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Africa 



Saley Saidou, Minister of Commerce and Private Sector 

Development, Niger 

This HLP will analyse the role that industrial and innovation policies can play 

in igniting and accelerating private sector growth. It will aim to assess whether 

the replication of successful growth experiences of emerging economies is 

possible in poorer developing countries, and how it can be supported through 

international development cooperation. A particular focus will be on how active 

dialogue and effective joint action between the private and public sectors can 

be used to provide practical solutions for boosting industry competitiveness 

and inspire green and inclusive innovation in developing countries. 

Moderated by Anya Sitaram, Editorial Director, Rockhopper TV 

Organised by European Commission, The World Bank Group 



14:00 – 15:30 Youth Economic Empowerment 

Auditorium C 

#Youth 


Azita Berar Awad, Director of Employment Policy Department, 

International Labour Organisation 

Tjipke Bergsma, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Plan International 

Thijs Berman, Member of the Development Committee, 


Hélène Bourgade, Head of Unit for Employment, Social Inclusion and 

Migration, Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation – 


Youth in Action, Youth participants from Cameroon, Lithuania, 

Sierra Leone, Norway, Ghana, and the Netherlands 

This interactive panel, which looks at the causes and consequences of youth 

unemployment, will give young people the chance to speak directly with policymakers 

about the challenges they face in terms of unemployment and how this 

affects their lives. Youth unemployment affects young people in developed and 

developing countries alike. The youth urge the EU to make youth unemployment 

a priority in their development policies. Panellists will be questioned by youth 

about what they think needs to be done to respond to this challenge and how 

to ensure young people are learning the skills needed for the job market. 

Moderated by Ludo Keizer, Social Media Expert 

Organised by Plan 



WEDNESDAY 17



14:00 – 15:30 Promoting Biofuels, Creating Scarcity? 

Auditorium D EU Renewable Energy Policy and the Water-Energy-Land Nexus: 

#Biofuel + Stakeholders Confront Their Views 

#Energy4all 


Jasmin Battista, Personal Assistant to Commissioner Oettinger, 

Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission 

Phil Bloomer, Director, Campaigns and Policy, Oxfam Great Britain 

Belinda Calaguas, Head of Campaigns and Advocacy, 

ActionAid International 

Roman Herre, Policy Coordinator on EU Agrofuels policy, Food First 

Information and Action Network – FIAN 

Johan Kuylenstierna, Executive Director, Stockholm 

Environment Institute 

Rahmawati Retno Winarni, Programme Director, Sawit Watch Indonesia 

Stina Soewarta, Member of Cabinet, Directorate-General for 

Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid, European Commission 

Rob Vierhout, Secretary General, ePURE 

The EU and its Member States are promoting biofuels as a source of renewable 

and climate-friendly energy. This panel scrutinises this policy from the 

perspective of policy coherence for development: what are the impacts of the 

EU’s demand for biofuels on food security, the access to land and water, and 

the livelihoods of people in developing countries? What is the way forward for 

the EU in a world where biofuel mandates are proliferating and food price 

surges are a recurrent phenomenon? Stakeholders from the private sector, 

civil society organisations from North and South and the European Commission 

will confront their views. 

Moderated by Laura Shields, Journalist 

Organised by ActionAid International, International Alliance of Catholic Development 

Agencies – CIDSE, European NGO Confederation for Relief and Development – 

CONCORD, Cyprus Island-wide NGO Development Platform – CYINDEP, EuropAfrica, 

Oxfam International 



16:00 – 17:30 New Partnerships in Decentralised Cooperation 

Auditorium B Private-Public Articulation, a Key Tool for Sustainable 

#Agribusiness and Inclusive Development 


Harold Flores Gámez, Project Director, URB-AL III emiDEL, Economic 

Development Department, La Paz City Council, Bolivia 

Kamilia Hmila, Budget Deputy Director, Municipality of Sousse, Tunisia 

David Melua, Secretary General of the National Association of Local 

Authorities of Georgia – NALAG 

Allal Ouazzani, Advisor to the Secretary General, Union for the 

Mediterranean – UfM 

Enric Pedrós Beyà, Manager, Agricultural Machinery Enterprise 

Federation of Catalonia – FEMAC 

Isidre Sala Queralt, International Cooperation Director, ACC1Ó – 

Competitiveness for Catalonia 

Abdoulaye Sene, President of the Global Local Forum – GLF 

Gerhard Stahl, Secretary General, Committee of the Regions – CoR 

Octavi de la Varga Mas, Head of the Development Cooperation Office, 

Barcelona Provincial Council, Spain 

This session will demonstrate the importance of local and regional governments 

as institutions that promote economic and social dynamism in territories offering 

new opportunities to stakeholders and conveying development strategies. It 

will highlight the growing importance of the involvement of public-private 

partnerships and the contributions of economic and social actors in building 

more inclusive and sustainable territories by presenting and sharing relevant 

experiences from the EU and countries from different regions of the world; and 

provide insight to local and regional governments, enabling them to build 

partnerships with private actors that improve their development strategies and 

the results of their actions in decentralised cooperation. 

Moderated by Cristina Gallach, Head of Communications Unit, 

Council of the European Union 

Organised by Barcelona Chamber of Commerce and Association of the Mediterranean 

Chambers of Commerce and Industry – ASCAME, ACC1Ó, Arco Latino, Committee 

of the Regions – CoR, Diputació de Barcelona, Spain, Observatory for Decentralised 

Cooperation EU-LA, URB-AL III Orientation and Coordination Office – OCO, 

Platforma – the European Platform of Local and Regional Authorities for Development, 

Region of Tuscany, Italy, Union for the Mediterranean – UfM 



WEDNESDAY 17



16:00 – 17:30 Small Farmers – Big Business? 

Auditorium A Engaging the Private Sector in Sustainable 

#Cooperation Agricultural Development 


VIDEO MESSAGE 

Kandeh Yumkella, Director General, United Nations Industrial 

Development Organization – UNIDO 

PANEL 

Rashid Ally Mamu, Managing Director, Nyemo Investment Company 

Michael Anthony, Head of Emerging Markets Development, Allianz SE 

Stephanie Barrientos, Leader, Capturing the Gains Research Programme 

Joe Cerrell, Director, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Europe Office 

Tanja Gönner, Chair of the Management Board of GIZ and President 

of the Practitioners’ Network 

Allert van den Ham, Chief Executive, SNV Netherlands Development 

Organisation 

Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Secretary General, African, Caribbean 

and Pacific Group of States 

Hans-Jürgen Matern, Vice-President, Head of Sustainability 

and Regulatory Affairs, Metro Group 

Frank van Ooijen, Director for Sustainability, Dairy Multinational 

Frisland Campina 




Guy Stinglhamber, Director, PIP and Comité de Liaison 

Europe-Afrique-Caraïbes-Pacifique – COLEACP 



From a development policy perspective, promoting value chains is a powerful 

tool in the strengthening of rural economies. However, while it has the potential 

to generate real benefits, there are also significant challenges. This panel 

addresses two critical questions: Part 1 considers what can be done to ensure 

poorer producers and workers benefit from participation in local/regional/global 

value chains. Part 2 attempts to identify key messages for donors, governments, 

and companies in terms of policies and partnerships, to leverage private 

sector investment and engagement towards social and economic upgrading, 

food security, and sustainable agriculture. 


Organised by Comité de Liaison Europe-Afrique-Caraïbes-Pacifique – COLEACP, 

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit – GIZ, 

Practitioners’ Network, SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, 

United Nations Industrial Development Organization – UNIDO 



WEDNESDAY 17



16:00 – 17:30 Making Finance Work 

Auditorium C for Inclusive Development 

#Finance 


Imoni Akpofure, Director, Western Europe, International Finance 

Corporation 

Flavia Bwire, Association of Microfinance Institutes of Uganda 

Martin Dahinden, Director-General and Ambassador, Swiss Agency 

for Development and Cooperation – SDC 

Henri Dommel, Director, Financial Inclusion Division, United Nations 

Capital Development Fund 

Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo, Coordinator, Office for Disability and 

Inclusive Development, United States Agency for International Development 



Roberto Vellutini, Vice-President for Countries, Inter-American 

Development Bank 

Today, about 2.7 billion people and 400 million businesses around the world 

lack basic access to financial services, impeding the development of individuals, 

businesses, and economies. Access to financial services provides stability 

and accelerates equitable development and growth for households and businesses. 

In addition, making financial and microfinance programmes accessible 

for excluded groups such as persons with disabilities – one billion people 

worldwide – has great social and economic impact. 

This gap is a global challenge, but also an opportunity. This HLP will showcase 

how finance can work for inclusive development, highlighting innovative 

approaches to tackling the needs of financially excluded households, entrepreneurs, 

and vulnerable groups such as persons with disabilities. 

Moderated by Chris Burns, Talk Show Host, Euronews 

Organised by European Microfinance Platform – e-MFP, International Disability 

and Development Consortium – IDDC, International Finance Corporation – IFC, 

United Nations Capital Development Fund – UNCDF 



16:00 – 17:30 Taking on the Challenge of Fragility 

Auditorium D Towards Stronger Commitment of Public and Private Sector 

#Fragilestate together with Civil Society in Fragile States 


Marcus Cornaro, Deputy Director General, Directorate General for 


Aldo Dell’Ariccia, Head of Delegation of the European Union in Zimbabwe 

John Hendra, Deputy Executive Director, United Nations Entity for Gender 

Equality and the Empowerment of Women – UN Women 

Eva Joly, Chairperson of the Committee on Development, 


Nancy Lindborg, Assistant Administrator, United States Agency 

for International Development 

Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Liberia 

Dr Jean-Baptiste Richardier, Co-founder and Director General, 

Handicap International 

This HLP will consider some of the main joint challenges for the public and the 

private sectors when addressing reconstruction in post crisis and post natural 

disasters situations. It will look at the central role of state building in addressing 

fragility and in making the work of civil society and of the private sector easier. 

The objective will be to identify ideas on how to enable business development, 

employment and growth, and how to improve aid to development in post crisis 

situations. 

Moderated by Olivia Rutazibwa, Africa Desk Editor, MO* 




WEDNESDAY 17

PROJECT LABS 

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INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY | PROJECT LABS 

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PROJECT LABS 

10:30 – 11:30 2015, The European Year for Responsible Development – 

Project Lab 3 EY2015DEV 

Thijs Berman, Member of the Development Committee, 


Mercedes Bresso, Vice-President, Committee of the Regions 

Andris Gobins, Delegate to European NGO Confederation for Relief 

and Development, Latvian Platform for Development Cooperation 

Charles Goerens, Member of the Development Committee, Rapporteur 

on ‘Agenda for Change’, European Parliament 

Brenda King, President of the ACP-EU Follow-up Committee and Member 

of the Employers Group, European Economic and Social Committee 

Peteris Ustubs, Deputy Head of Andris Piebalgs Cabinet, 


At the initiative of CONCORD Europe and with strong support from the 

European Economic & Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and 

key members of European Parliament, a positive decision by the Council and 

Parliament is soon expected to designate 2015 as European Year for 

Responsible Development (EY2015DEV). Such a decision by the EU may 

boost global discussions on a post 2015 development framework. The overall 

aim of EY2015DEV would be to stimulate EU wide debate among citizens, 

development professionals and other stakeholders on the role of EU and 

member states in development. This event at the EDD will be a first opportunity 

to collect ideas and recommendations to make this EY2015DEV a successful 

undertaking across the EU. 

Moderated by Marius Wanders, Member of the Board, 

European NGO Confederation for Relief and Development – CONCORD 

Organised by European NGO Confederation for Relief and Development – CONCORD, 

Committee of the Regions – CoR, Committee on Development of the European 

Parliament – DEVE, European Economic and Social Committee – EESC, 

European Parliament – EP

PROJECT LABS | INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY 

11:00 – 12:00 The Challenge of Inclusive Growth in Fragile States 

Project Lab 1 

James Blair, Project Manager, Libya project ‘Support to Civil Society 

in Libya’ 

Jessie Bokhoven, Head of Strategy, SNV Netherlands Development 

Organisation 

Volker Hauck, Head of Conflict, Security and Resilience Programme, 

European Centre for Development Policy Management 

Denisa-Elena Ionete, Head of Unit, Fragility and Crisis Management 



John Mottram, Deputy Programme Coordinator, Pakistan project 

‘Civilian Capacity Building for Law Enforcement’ 

EUNIDA is a grouping of EU Member State implementing agencies with a public 

mandate to develop, manage and implement sustainable development 

programmes on behalf of the European Union. As EUNIDA’s network carries 

out innovative and complex technical cooperation and post-conflict 

programmes, the seminar will form a unique opportunity to discuss with EU 

policy-makers the importance of security situation and empowerment process 

in a fragile setting, as security is one of the major factors enabling inclusive 

growth. The panel discussion will be based around selected EUNIDA projects 

in order to present current examples and experiences from the field. 


Organised by European Network of Implementing Development Agencies – EUNIDA 


PROJECT LABS 

WEDNESDAY 17

PROJECT LABS 

WEDNESDAY 17 


11:30 – 12:30 Trade, Growth and Development 

Project Lab 2 

Denis Baresch, Trade & Development Coordinator, Directorate-General 

for Trade, European Commission 

Giorgio Cocchi, Deputy Head of Unit, Private Sector Development, Trade, 

Regional Integration, European Commission, Directorate-General for 


The European Commission will present its January 2012 Communication on 

‘Trade, Growth and Development’. It updates the 2002 Communication on 

‘Trade and Development’, which set the basis of the EU’s trade and development 

policy for a decade. The Communication analyses changes in the world’s 

economy, reviews the EU’s achievements in the last decade and, on this basis, 

updates EU policy principles and sets new policy orientations for the next 

decade. In addition, the Commission will present its July 2012 Aid for Trade 

Monitoring Report. Aid for Trade is an important trade and development policy 

instrument. 

The EU and its Member States are longstanding providers of development 

assistance in support of increased international and regional trade. The 2012 

Report shows that in 2010, the EU and its Member States collectively remained 

the world’s leading provider of Aid for Trade with a record EUR 10.7 billion. 




12:00 – 13:00 One Month to Save EU Aid? 

Project Lab 3 

Eloise Todd, Brussels Director, ONE 

Negotiations over the next EU budget (2014-2020) will come to a head in 

November. With many EU Member States calling for cuts to the overall budget, 

there is a strong case for protecting EU aid spending. This interactive session 

will look at the findings of ONE’s DATA report 2012, exploring the results and 

added value of EU aid and looking at how protecting this can help Member 

States keep their individual aid promises. With the aid targets to Africa lagging 

most, how can the development community come together to prevent cuts to 

the European Development Fund and the EU aid budget? 

Organised by ONE 


PROJECT LABS 

WEDNESDAY 17

PROJECT LABS 

WEDNESDAY 17 


12:30 – 13:30 Renewable Energy in Africa 

Project Lab 1 

Fabio Monforti-Ferrario, Action Leader, Renewable Energy Mapping 

and Monitoring, European Commission 

Sandor Szabo, Scientific Officer, Renewable Energy Mapping 

and Monitoring, European Commission 

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) will present the main findings of the recently 

published ‘Renewable energy in Africa – Current knowledge’ report. It provides 

a first analysis of African potential in renewable energy sources (solar, wind, 

biomass and hydropower), their cost efficiency and environmental sustainability. 

Renewable resources in Africa have been mapped and assessed against 

possible alternatives and bottlenecks. In northern Africa, the promising potential 

of renewable energies, in particular solar and wind, have to face the challenge 

of competing with cheap fossil fuel. In the case of biomass, the challenge 

is to improve sustainability and efficiency of traditional use and to provide a 

suitable alternative to overexploitation. In this regard, small hydroelectric power 

plants have proven strong potential. 

Organised by Joint Research Centre – European Commission 



13:00 – 14:00 Private Sector Funding in Development 

Project Lab 2 

Klara Debeljak, Associate Director, InterMedia Europe 

Michelle Kaffenberger, Research Manager, InterMedia 

Andrea Marmolejo, Advisor, Ashoka Fellows, United Kingdom 

Gerry Power, Managing Director, InterMedia Europe 

This session aims to share research findings on barriers and facilitators of 

private sector engagement in international development, showcase good 

practice models and discuss views on possible improvements of the current 

funding models, shared by leading thinkers in the research study. 

Moderated by Awo Ablo, Director of External Relations, AidsAlliance 

Organised by InterMedia Africa, InterMedia UK 


PROJECT LABS 

WEDNESDAY 17

PROJECT LABS 

WEDNESDAY 17 


13:30 – 14:30 CleanStart Programme 

Project Lab 3 

Julius Adrian R. Alip, Operations Director, Business Development 

Services, Centre for Agriculture and Rural Development – CARD, Philippines 

Henri Dommel, Director, Financial Inclusion Division, United Nations 

Capital Development Fund 

Martin Krause, Leader, Energy and Environment Practice, United Nations 

Development Programme 

This session will outline the main features of the global CleanStart programme: 

CleanStart is jointly implemented by UNCDF and UNDP, syndicating funds from 

UNCDF, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the 

Government of Austria and the Norwegian Agency for Development 

Cooperation. CleanStart will improve energy access and contribute to the 

reduction of carbon emissions. The programme introduces innovative 

approaches that combine financing arrangements through microfinance 

institutions targeting low-income population and micro-enterprises, while 

strengthening clean energy value chains to reach the bottom of the pyramid. 

The session will summarise preliminary results in Nepal (pilot country), to provide 

clean energy lending at scale. It is envisaged that CleanStart will create a 

replicable business model for wider scale-up across other developing countries. 

Moderated by Christine Roth, Executive Secretary, United Nations Capital 

Development Fund 

Organised by United Nations Capital Development Fund – UNCDF 



14:00 – 15:00 The Promotion of Sustainable and Inclusive Growth 

Project Lab 1 in Local Development in Cameroon 

Philippe Camille Akoa, Director General, Special Council Support 

Fund for Mutual Assistance, Cameroon 

Jean Marie Bagda, Director, Ministry of small and medium-sized 

enterprises, social economy and handicraft, Cameroon 

Jean Noël Ekoman Ekoman, Support Council for the Realisation 

of Partnership Contracts, Cameroon 

Marthe Angeline Minja, Director General of the Cameroon Investment 

Promotion Agency 

Etienne Owono Owono, Director, Decentralised Local Authorities, 

Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation, Cameroon 

François Soman, Mayor of the Pouma Council and Vice-President 

of the United Cities and Councils of Cameroon 

This session aims to present the initiatives taken by Cameroon to ensure sustainable 

and inclusive local growth. The objective is to show that the reference 

framework of the development vision of Cameroon by 2035 gives primary importance 

to sustainable development issues. As an emerging country, democratic 

and united in its diversity, Cameroon offers interesting opportunities for partners 

who wish to support Local Authorities in consolidating decentralisation, as 

provided by the Growth and Employment Strategy Paper. 

Moderated by Blaise Essomba Ngoula, Director General of Cooperation 

and Regional Integration, Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development, 

Cameroon 

Organised by Government of Cameroon – MINEPAT 


PROJECT LABS 

WEDNESDAY 17

PROJECT LABS 

WEDNESDAY 17 


14:30 – 15:30 Towards Commerce 3.0 

Project Lab 2 Creating a More Inclusive Global Economy Through 

Technology-Enabled Trade 

Brian Bieron, Senior Director, Global Public Policy, eBay Incorporated 

Annie Lescroart, Senior Manager, Global Stakeholder Engagement, 

eBay Incorporated 

Marcelo Olarreaga, Professor of Economics, University of Geneva 

Drawing upon pioneering research comparing eBay global trade data and offline 

data, this session explains how technology creates a more inclusive economy 

by empowering small businesses to participate in cross-border trade, with 

particular benefits for developing countries. Combining the Internet with other 

technologies, such as mobile applications, transforms trade by connecting 

remote sellers to world markets, and creates the conditions for social innovation 

and entrepreneurship. The technology tools employed by eBay Inc. are central 

to these inclusive trading patterns, offering a practical demonstration of the role 

that the private sector can play in development. The session will also present 

findings on the potential developing country welfare gains that would follow 

from facilitating more online trade, and set out policy recommendations on how 

to advance this inclusive trade agenda. 

Moderated by James Waterworth, Vice-President for Europe, 

Computer and Communications Industry Association 

Organised by eBay Inc. 



15:00 – 16:00 Financial Inclusion & Microfinance 

Project Lab 3 Strategies to Strengthen Women in Combating Poverty 

Marcela Celorio, Counsellor, Embassy of Mexico to the European Union 

Albert Kasereka, Counsellor, Embassy of the Democratic Republic 

of the Congo to the European Union 

André Nyembwe, Professor, University of Kinshasa 

Ursula Vavrik, Guest Professor, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City 

This session, organised by FIREFEC asbl, aims to reflect on the inclusion of 

women into financial systems and in particular on the notion of ‘women and 

microcredit’. Different approaches will be discussed, based on recent initiatives 

such as the one from the G20 Summit 2012 in Mexico, the Action Plan for 

Financial Inclusion designed to deliver financial services to marginalised 

sectors, and by studying the context and the applicability of microcredits in 

Africa. The conference seeks to formulate strategies to strengthen capacities 

of women in combating poverty. 

Moderated by Marie Claire Ruhamya, President of the Forum Inter Régional 

des Femmes Congolaises pour le Développement International 

Organised by Forum Inter Régional des Femmes Congolaises pour le Développement 

International – FIREFEC 


PROJECT LABS 

WEDNESDAY 17

PROJECT LABS 

WEDNESDAY 17 


15:30 – 16:30 Natural Resource Management 

Project Lab 1 

Jean Paul Bouna Ntoumbou Keutsa, City Partner in Development 

Ernest Edimo, Mayor, Douala VI Council 

Marie Marguerite Kin Mbaya, Douala Council Staff 

Annie Gertrude Mgbwa, Douala Council Staff 

Regine Yvonne Mouangue Belone Epsetocko, Douala Council Staff 

Pulcherie Nenkeu Atchonkeu, City Partner in Development 

The Douala City Council project on mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, 

enhancing soil fertility and renewable energy use, aims at contributing to the 

global effort in mitigating climate change among urban and peri-urban populations, 

and integrate approach that involves a buffer between urban and industrial 

segments through re-forestation, aesthetics and landscape sustainability, 

promoting municipal solid waste (biodegradable) minimisation through transformation 

into green manure for improving soil fertility and biodiversity, promoting 

use of alternative energy (solar energy) for street lighting, and use of geographic 

information and remote sensing to model and understand the function, 

structure and changes in natural ecosystems in the context of urban forestry. 

Moderated by 

Fils Dieudonné Moussongui, Deputy Mayor, Douala 1 Council 

Ebenezer Tegomo, Consultant in Cooperation, Development and Communication, 

Douala City 

Organised by City of Douala, Cameroon 



16:00 – 17:00 Competitive Industries and Innovation Programme 

Project Lab 2 

Stefano Negri, Practice Manager, Competitive Industries, 

The World Bank Group 

CIIP’s objective is to help countries identify and pursue market opportunities 

by working directly with governments and the private sector, and to help them 

develop targeted, multi-year reform initiatives to systematically address all 

critical market failures that hold back innovative entrepreneurs and prevent 

industries from entering global markets. 

CIIP will use at least 75 % of its resources on interventions at the country 

level by providing: 

• market-based assessments to identify opportunities and market failures; 

• development of effective public-private dialogue mechanisms; 

• design of a reform programme, including policy & regulations, 

access to finance, skills and technology transfer, infrastructure, 

and institution building; 

• financing instruments and mechanisms to support a reform agenda; and 

• definition of impact targets along with measurement and evaluation. 

Organised by The World Bank Group 


PROJECT LABS 

WEDNESDAY 17

PROJECT LABS 

WEDNESDAY 17 


16:30 – 17:30 Training Domestics 

Project Lab 3 

VIDEO ADDRESS 

Goreth Kanyange, President of IDAY Burundi 

Pacificah Okemwa, Kenyatta University, Kenya 

PANEL 

Pilar Pineiro, Project Manager, Action Développement 

Parrainages Mondiaux – ADPM 

Jean-Jacques Schul, President of IDAY International 

They are young, sometimes still children. They cook, garden, and mind children. 

Unworthy to many, often ‘invisible’, many young domestic workers in Africa 

are deprived of professional status... and education. Through the stories and 

aspirations of seven young domestic workers in Burundi, Rwanda and 

Democratic Republic of the Congo, this IDAY/ADPM documentary addresses 

the enforcement of the right to education of thousands of them in Africa. 

Beyond a human right, their training will also contribute to strengthening the 

tertiary sector and curb youth unemployment. The screening will be followed 

by a discussion with practitioner members of IDAY International & ADPM. 

Organised by IDAY 



17:00 – 18:00 Financing SME-SMI, What Solutions 

Project Lab 1 for the Missing Middle? 

Passwell Chapi, CEO, African Guarantee Fund for SMEs 

Paul Frix, Interim Director, Development Centre of ACP Companies – CDE 

Jean-Paul Kadem, CEO, Afriland First Bank, Paris 

Frédéric Lernoux, CEO, Belgium Bankers Academy 

Luca Marangoni, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Development 

and Cooperation – EuropeAid, European Commission 

Mabousso Thiam, Director General, Agency of SMEs Development – 

ADPME, Senegal 

Olivier Willocx, Director General, Brussels Enterprises Commerce 

and Industry 

Developing SME-SMI is a main factor in supporting African growth, as it accounts 

for 80 % of sub-Saharan companies. They nevertheless do not play the role they 

deserve, one of the most striking issues being access to financing and credit. 

The objective of this session is to identify best practices from Europe and Africa 

and analyse how they could be consolidated and reinforced. The new African 

Guarantee Fund for SMEs will serve as a starting point to launch the debate 

and discuss the importance of creating guarantee funds. 

Moderated by 

Erik Nyindu, Information Director, VoxAfrica TV 

Denis Massart, Consultant 

Adama Wade, Editorial Director, Les Afriques 

Organised by VoxAfrica 


PROJECT LABS 

WEDNESDAY 17

WEDNESDAY 17 

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY | 

18:00-18:15 Keynote Address on 

Auditoium A Post 2015 Development Architecture 

Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cyprus 


18:20-18:30 Special Video Address 

Auditoium A 

Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament 


18:30-19:00 Closing Address 

Auditoium A

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