PROGRAMME

Monday, June 2, 2008

19:00 - 21:00

DINNER RECEPTION
Location: Austria Trend Hotel Ljubljana

DAY 1 - Tuesday, June 3, 2008

08:00 - 09:00	REGISTRATION
09:00 - 09:30	OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE by Ms. Anita Pipan, Director General, Directorate for Policy Planning and Multilateral Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
09:30 - 11:00	INTRODUCTORY PANEL *Overview of Recent Trends in the EU Development Assistance: Emergence of New Member States as New Donors* Moderator: Dr. Boris Cizelj, Director, Slovenian Business and Research Association and Former Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to the European Union Panelists: Ms. Orsalia Kalantzopoulos, The World Bank, Director, Central Europe and the Baltic Countries, Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Region Ms. Anita Pipan, Director General, Directorate for Policy Planning and Multilateral Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia Mr. Maciej Popowski, European Commission, DG Development, EU Development policy: Horizontal issues, Director Mr. Ben Slay, Director of the Regional Support Center in Bratislava, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Mr. László Várkonyi, State Secretary responsible for Development Affairs, Department for International Development Co-operation and Economic and Scientific Relations, Hungary
11:00 - 11:30	COFFEE BREAK
11:30 - 13:00	TOPIC 1 PANEL *Structures for Development Assistance Implementation: Experience from Traditional and New Donors* Moderator: Mr. Daniel Hanspach, UNDP Bratislava Regional Centre, Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS, Emerging Donors Policy Specialist Panelists: Ms. Marija Adanja, Head of International Development and Humanitarian Assistance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia Ms. Ibolya Bárány, Director, Hungarian International Development Assistance Mr. Maarten Brouwer, Director, Effectiveness and Quality Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands Mr. Dušan Dacho, Director of the Department of Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid (ORPO), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Slovak Republic PRESENTATION Mr. Carlos Montes, Director, Development Strategies Mr. Kevin Sparkhall, Acting Director of DFID Europe and Donor Relations Division (EDRD) PRESENTATION
13:00 - 13:30	TOPIC 1 DISCUSSION
13:30 - 15:15	LUNCH Location: Austria Trend Hotel Ljubljana
15:15 - 16:45	TOPIC 2 PANEL *The Role of Development Assistance Operators from New Member States: Capitalization of Their Sector and Geographical Advantages and the Outlook for Their Future Policies* Moderator: Professor Paul Ignatieff, former Director of UNICEF Office for Europe, Geneva Panelists: Dr. Othon Anastasakis, St Antony' College, University of Oxford, Director of South East European Studies PRESENTATION Ms. Mira Dobovišek, Center of Excellence in Finance, Slovenia, Director Mr. Franz Kaps, The World Bank, Senior Partnership Advisor Europe and Central Asia Region (consultant) PRESENTATION Dr. Anders Nordström, Director General of Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and Chairperson Mr. Jerzy Pomianowski, former Polish DG for Development Cooperation; Head of Advisory Unit Partnership for Democratic Governance, OECD PRESENTATION Mr. Maciej Popowski, European Commission, DG Development, EU Development policy: Horizontal issues, Director
16:45 - 17:15	TOPIC 2 DISCUSSION
17:15	END OF DAY 1
18:00	CITY TOUR OF LJUBLJANA
19:30	DINNER Location: Ljubljana City Hall Hosted by Deputy Mayor of Ljubljana Mr. Aleš Čerin

DAY 2 - Wednesday, June 4, 2008

09:00 - 10:30	TOPIC 3 PANEL *Management of Development Assistance Operators* Moderator: Mr. Alastair McAslan, Cranfield University Panelists: Mr. Alistair Craib, Director, Baric (Consultants) Ltd Mr. Iztok Hočevar, Director's Adviser for International Relations, ITF Ms. Linda Morra - Imas, Chief Evaluation Officer, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group PRESENTATION Mr. Robert Zeiner, Director Programmes & Projects, Austrian Development Agency PRESENTATION
10:30 - 11:00	TOPIC 3 DISCUSSION
11:00 - 11:30	COFFEE BREAK
11:30 - 13:00	TOPIC 4 PANEL *Effective Participation of Development Assistance Operators from New Member States in EU-funded Projects and Programs in least developed countries* Moderator: Dr. James Mackie, European Centre for Development Policy Management Panelists: Ms. Marija Adanja, Head of International Development and Humanitarian Assistance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia Dr. Maja Bučar, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences, Slovenia Mr. Martin Naprstek, Deputy Director of the Czech Development Agency PRESENTATION Ms. Radhia Oudjani, France Coopération Internationale Ms. Vera Remškar, Foundation "TOGETHER", Executive Director
13:00 - 13:30	TOPIC 4 DISCUSSION
13:30 - 14:00	OVERALL DISCUSSION led by Mr. Gašper Jež, Director, Centre for International Cooperation and Development
14:00	CONFERENCE ENDS (Light lunch will be served at the Austria Trend Hotel Ljubljana)