Leonardo Simao e Agostinho Zacarias na Wilton Park

Decorre de 3 a 6 de Fevereiro, em Sussex, Reino Unido, uma conferencia sobre 'Os Principais Desafios para Africa no Ano 2010. A conferencia que reune especialistas de varios paises do mundo, pretende passar em revista aquilo que serao os principais desafios do continente africano em 2010, os progressos alcancados desde a criacao da Comissao para Africa, as metas apresentags na Cimeira dos G8 de Gleneagles, ate a data final estabelecida pelos Objectivos de Desenvolvimento do Milenio, accoes urgentes para o continente africano, que prioridades mudaram durante este periodo e quais as actuais prioridades face a crise economica mundial e as mudancas climaticas.

A conferencia patrocinada pelo Departmento para o Desenvolvimento International, pelo Ministerio dos Negocios Estrangeiros da Gra-Bretanha, pela empresa farmaceutica GlaxoSmithKline e a Rockefeller Foundation, conta com a presenca de entre outros, Myles WICKSTEAD, antigo drector da Comissao para Africa, Jackie Cilliers do Instituto para Sul Africano para Estudos de Seguranca, Adebayo Adedji do Mecanismo Africano para os Pares, Moeletsi Mbeki, do Instituto Sul-Africano para Relacoes Internacionais, Leonardo Simao, antigo Ministro dos Negocios Estrangeiros de Mocambique, Agostinho Zacarias, representante do PNUD na Africa do Sul, Andrew Mitchel, Ministro Sombra para o Desenvolvimento Internacional, Andrew Witty da multinacional farmaceutica GlaxoSmithKline, Anna TIBAIJUKA, Commissaria e Directora Executiva da UN-Habitat, Nairobi dentre outros. O antigo Primeiro Ministro Britanico, Tony Blair fara uma apresetacao via satelite.

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PREVIEW PROGRAMME-AFRICA 2010: THE KEY CHALLENGES

Wednesday 3 – Saturday 6 February 2010

1027th WILTON PARK CONFERENCE Sponsored by Department for International Development, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, GlaxoSmithKline and the Rockefeller Foundation

Synopsis

What has been achieved and what are the outstanding challenges facing Africa half way between the Commission for Africa Report tabled at the Gleneagles Summit and the target date for completion of the Millennium Development Goals? What progress has been made? Where is further urgent attention particularly needed? How have priorities changed as a result of the global economic crisis and climate change emerging as a key global challenge?
Further information on the themes of the conference is available in the background document, edited by Andy Sumner with contributions from Institute of Development Studies, African Monitor, African Progress Panel, Africa Partnership Forum, Development Initiatives and ONE.

WEDNESDAY 3 FEBRUARY

1500 Participants Arrive
1600 - 1615 Welcome to Conference and Introduction to Wilton Park
Myles WICKSTEAD, Member, Wilton Park Advisory Council; Former Head of the Commission for Africa Secretariat
Richard BURGE, Chief Executive, Wilton Park, Steyning

1615 – 1700 AFRICAN ACHIEVEMENTS – THE LEGACY OF 2005 AND THE FOCUS ON AFRICA
F
rom 2005 onwards, the international community has had a major focus on Africa’s development. In preparation for the Gleneagles 2005 G8 Summit, the Commission for Africa – with majority African Commissioners – prepared a far-reaching report. How has Africa developed in the past five years? What challenges remain?
Chaired by Richard BURGE
Chief Executive, Wilton Park, Steyning
Tony BLAIR, Prime Minister (1997-2007) who was responsible for the Commission for Africa initiative which reported to the 2005 Gleneagles (UK) G8 meeting, will provide a recorded video message for the conference.

2005-2015: A DECISIVE DECADE FOR AFRICA – TAKING STOCK AT THE MID-POINT

Myles WICKSTEAD, Visiting Professor, Open University; Former Head of the Commission for Africa Secretariat
Moeletsi MBEKI, Deputy Chairperson, South African Institute of International Affairs, Braamfontein

1700- 1745

Conference photo

Tea/Coffee

1745-1930 PANEL: AFRICAN PROSPECTS; “WHAT’S CHANGED, WHAT’S NEW?”– INTEGRATING THE NEW CHALLENGES TO AFRICA POLICY

Looking ahead to 2015 what are the medium-term challenges which Africa faces? Since 2005, awareness of the impacts of climate change has risen; the increased role of China has become apparent; the global economic crisis has dented investor confidence and impacted growth prospects; “chaotic urbanisation” is a challenge to many countries as people continue to move from the countryside; there is uncertainty about access to modern energy sources continues and most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have difficulty moving production up the value chain.

CHAIR: Myles WICKSTEAD
Visiting Professor, Open University; Former Head of the Commission for Africa Secretariat

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Leonardo Santos SIMAO: Executive Director, Joaquim Chissano Foundation, Maputo; Former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Mozambique

RESPONSES –“SEEING AFRICA WHOLE” Ahmed HAGGAG
Secretary-General of the African Society, Cairo; Advisor to the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

ACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY SOURCES, HIGH ECONOMIC GROWTH, CLIMATE CHANGE: TOO MANY CHALLENGES AT ONCE?

Peter SINON, Executive Director, African Development Bank representing Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania and Uganda
Panel joined for question and answer session by:

Moeletsi MBEKI, Deputy Chairperson, South African Institute of International Affairs, Braamfontein

1945 for 2015 Reception followed by Dinner

THURSDAY 4 FEBRUARY

0900 – 1000

GOVERNANCE, DEMOCRACY, CIVIL SOCIETY

Adebayo ADEDEJI, Chairperson of the Panel, African Peer Review Mechanism

SECURITY, CONFLICT PREVENTION AND RECONCILIATION

Jakkie CILLIERS, Executive Director, Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria

1000-1100

DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES FOR AFRICA – A DFID PERSPECTIVE

Mark LOWCOCK, Director General, Country Programmes, Department for International Development (DFID), London

1100 – 1130 Tea / Coffee

1130 - 1300

ECONOMIC GROWTH, TRADE AND INVESTMENT AND THE ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR

William KALEMA, Chairman, Uganda Investment Authority, Kampala

Richard TOLBERT, Chairman, National Investment Commission of Liberia and Economic Advisor to the President, Monrovia

Mathews CHIKAONDA,CEO, Press Group of Companies; Former Finance Minister and Reserve Bank Governor, Malawi

1300 - 1430 Lunch

1430-1530 DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AND THE ROLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

Richard MANNING, Chair of the Institute for Development Studies, University of Sussex; former Chair, OECD Development Assistance Committee, Brighton

HOW BEST TO DELIVER HEALTH CARE

Rebecca AFFOLDER, Executive Office of the Secretary-General, United Nations, New York
Nigel CRISP, Author: 'Turning the World Upside Down: the search for global health in the 21st Century' (January 2010); House of Lords, London

1530-1645

PARALLEL WORKING GROUPS (3)

INTERNATIONAL AID TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE

Owen BARDER, Director, Aidinfo, Development Initiatives, Somerset

HEALTH

Rebecca AFFOLDER/ Nigel CRISP

REGIONAL COOPERATION AND AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT
Agostino ZACARIAS, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, South Africa

1645 – 1715 Tea / Coffee

1715 – 1830

PARALLEL WORKING GROUPS (3)

CLIMATE CHANGE

James MACGREGOR and Muyeye CHAMBWIRA
Climate Change Group, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London

SECURITY, CONFLICT PREVENTION AND RECONCILIATION

Nicolas BWAKIRA, Senior Fellow, Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria

THE MDG 2010 REVIEW: WHAT SHOULD BE IN THE GLOBAL ACTION PLAN?

Andy SUMNER, Fellow, Vulnerability and Poverty Reduction Team Institute of Development Studies, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton

ADDRESSING CORRUPTION: CASE STUDY AND COMPARATIVE DISCUSSION

Michela WRONG, Author of ”It’s Our Turn to Eat”, London

1900

Dinner

FRIDAY 5 FEBRUARY

0900 – 1000

THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS – PROSPECTS FOR AFRICA

Garry CONILLE, Director, MDG Support Team, UNDP
Charles ABUGRE AKELYIRA
Deputy Director for Africa, UN Millennium Campaign, Nairobi

1000-1030

REPORT BACK FROM DISCUSSION GROUPS (First set)

1030 –1100 Tea / Coffee
1100-1145

BALANCED DEVELOPMENT FOR AFRICA: FOOD SECURITY CHALLENGES IN AFRICA
Speaker to be announced
Rockefeller Foundation, Nairobi

1145 -1245

BALANCED DEVELOPMENT FOR AFRICA: THE CITIES OF THE FUTURE - BEYOND CHAOTIC URBANISATION
Anna TIBAIJUKA, Commissioner; Executive Director, UN-Habitat, Nairobi

1245 -1400 Lunch

1400 – 1445

HEALTH CARE AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR: RESPONSIBILITIES AND OPPORTUNTIES IN THE LIGHT OF AFRICAN CHALLENGES

Andrew WITTY, Chief Executive Officer, GlaxoSmithKline

1445-1615

SOCIAL INCLUSION, CIVIL SOCIETY AND TRANSPARENCY

WHAT PROSPECTS FOR WOMEN? GENDER, LEADERSHIP AND THE LABOUR MARKET

Mary CHINERY-HESSE, Chief Advisor to President Kufour 2006-8; former Deputy Director-General, International Labour Organisation. Accra

FUTURE PRIORITIES FROM A CIVIL SOCIETY PERSPECTIVE

Hadeel IBRAHIM, Executive Director, Mo Ibrahim Foundation, London
IMAGE AND REALITY: THE PRESS AND AFRICA

Paul VALLELY, Associate Editor, The Independent, Manchester

1615 – 1645 Tea / Coffee


1645 -1715

REPORT BACK FROM DISCUSSION GROUPS (Second set)

1715 – 1800

FUTURE CHALLENGES:

(1)EMERGING PRIORITIES: REPORT FROM THE AFRICA PROGRESS PANEL

Michael KEATING, Director, APP Secretariat, Geneva

1800-1900

FUTURE CHALLENGES

2) BEYOND THE ECONOMIC CRISIS

TRANSPARENCY AND THE USE OF RESOURCES

Peter EIGEN, Chairman, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), Berlin
BUSINESS CONFIDENCE AND THE BANKING SECTOR

Matthew KING, Group Head of Operational Risk, HSBC, London

1915 Drinks reception

2000 Conference Dinner

SATURDAY 6 FEBRUARY

0800 Breakfast and check out

0900-0945

BRITAIN’S CONTINUING RESPONSIBILITY: AFRICA AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY

Andrew MITCHELL, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, Conservative International Development Spokesman, London

0945-1100

FUTURE CHALLENGES (3)

2010 – A KEY YEAR FOR AFRICAN POLICY PRIORITIES

WILL THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HONOUR ITS COMMITMENTS?
US POLICY
Susan PAGE, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Africa), US State Department, Washington DC
CHINA’S INVOLVEMENT IN AFRICA: ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS
GU Yang, Adviser to the Governor for International Operations, China Development Bank, London
TOWARDS POLICY COHERENCE
Antoinette SAYEH, Director, African Department, International Monetary Fund, Washington DC

1100-1130 Tea / Coffee

1130-1200

OUTSTANDING CHALLENGES FOR AFRICA STRATEGY 2010-15

Jonathan ALLEN, Head of Department, East Africa, Great Lakes and Strategy Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London

1200-1300

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Myles WICKSTEAD, Member, Wilton Park Advisory Council; Former Head of the Commission for Africa Secretariat

1300-1430 Lunch

1430 Participants Depart