PROGRAMME
Agenda – July 12th
Objectives: The conference has two objectives. First, to bring together ministers, internationally recognised experts and opinion leaders to discuss the challenge faced by the World Bank Group in delivering its long-term strategic priorities and how others can support and complement its work. Second, to contribute to dialogue with the Bank on enhancing its effectiveness in a selected number of strategic areas.
Format: The conference will be held as plenary throughout but with a mix of keynote addresses and panel discussions, followed by possible comments and questions from the floor. A number of issue papers have been prepared to provide a backdrop to the discussions. All sessions will operate under Chatham House Rules. The purpose is not to generate a consensus but to provide a range of perspectives for the Bank to reflect on going forward.
8.00-8.45 REGISTRATION/COFFEE
8.45 ARRIVAL Guests of Honour
9.00-9.20 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Bert Koenders, Minister for Development Cooperation, the Netherlands
9.20-10.00 KEYNOTE SESSION: Global Development Challenges and the Evolving Role of the World Bank
Simon Maxwell, Director, ODI
Trevor Manuel, Minister of Finance, Republic of South Africa
10.00-10.30 Interview with Robert B. Zoellick, President, The World Bank Group
by Evan Davis, BBC Radio 4 Today program
10.30-11.00 Reactions from the floor
Moderator: Simon Maxwell, Director, ODI
11.00-11.15 COFFEE
11.15- 12.45 PANEL SESSION 1: The Challenge of Delivering Global Public Goods – the Bank’s role in tackling climate change.
Speaker: Katherine Sierra Vice President, Sustainable Development, The World Bank Group
Panel
Michael Zammit Cutajar, Ambassador on Climate Change, Malta
Roland Kupers, Vice President Global LNG, Royal Dutch Shell
Surya P. Sethi, Principal Energy Adviser and Secretary, India
Manish Bapna, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, WRI
Jacqueline Cramer, Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning, The Netherlands
Moderator: Herman Wijffels, Executive Director, The World Bank Group
12.45-13.45 LUNCH
13.45-15.15 PANEL SESSION 2: The World Bank’s Role in Fragile Situations
Speaker: Ashraf Ghani, Chairman, Institute for State Effectiveness
Panel
Alastair McKechnie Director, Fragile States, The World Bank Group
Ad Melkert, UN Under Secretary General and UNDP Associate Administrator
Dennis de Tray, Vice President for Special Initiatives, Center for Global Development
Moderator: Ngaire Woods, Director, Global Economic Governance Programme, University of Oxford
15.15-15:30 BREAK
15.30-17.00 PANEL SESSION 3: New Actors and New Flows: the World Bank Group, the Private Sector and Sustainable Growth.
Speaker: Mohamed ‘Mo’ Ibrahim, Founder, Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Panel
Michael Klein, Chief Economist IFC, The World Bank Group
Donald Kaberuka, President, African Development Bank
Ms. Alexandra Trezciak-Duval, Head of Division DCD/POL, OECD
Mr. Kandeh Yumkella, Director General, UNIDO
Moderator: Stephen King, Director, BBC World Service Trust
17.00-17.30 KEYNOTE SESSION: Global Development Challenges and the Evolving Role of the World Bank – A FIRST REVIEW OF THE DAY
Ha-Joon Chang, Professor, University of Cambridge
Justin Lin Yifu, Senior Vice President & Chief Economist, The World Bank Group
17.30-17.40 BREAK
17.40-18.30 ROUNDTABLE: The Challenge of Effectiveness – Looking forward
Ashraf Ghani, Chairman, Institute for State Effectiveness
Mohamed ‘Mo’ Ibrahim, Founder, Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Trevor Manuel, Minister of Finance, Republic of South Africa
Simon Maxwell, Director, ODI
Donald Kaberuka, President, African Development Bank
Justin Lin Yifu, Senior Vice President & Chief Economist, The World Bank Group
Ronald Gerritse, Secretary-General and Treasurer, Ministry of Finance, the Netherlands
Moderator: Bert Koenders, Minister for Development Cooperation, the Netherlands
20.00 DINNER
