October 29, 2010

08:30–10:30 Round Table - From Recovery to High Sustainable Growth: Policy Options for Africa
Room: Sidi Bou Saïd
- Moderator: James Makawa, The Africa Channel
- Panelist: Willene A. Johnson, Komaza
- Panelist: Mthuli Ncube, AfDB
- Panelist: Samson Muradzikwa, DBSA
- Panelist: H.E. Maxwell Mkwezalamba, African Union Commission
- Panelist: Emmanuel Nnadozie, UNECA
  Discussant: Paatii Ofosu-Amaah, AfDB

Session III.1.1 Cash Transfer Programs
Room: Didon I
- Chair: Olivier Manlan, UNDP
- Targeting in Kenya’s Cash Transfer Programme for Orphans and Vulnerable Children / Wei Ha, Jingqing Chai and Carlos Alviar UNICEF
  Discussant: Gisela Geisler, AfDB
- The Impact of Social Cash Transfers on Household Economic Decision Making and Development in Eastern and Southern Africa / Alberto Zezza, The World Bank, Benedicte de la Briere, FAO and Benjamin Davis, UNICEF
  Discussant: Idrissa Diagne, UNDP
- Targeting Effectiveness of Social Cash Transfer Programs in Three Africa Countries / Sudhanshu Handa, Carolyn Huang, University of North Carolina, Nicola Hypher, Save the Children, Clarissa Texeira, Fabio Veras, International Poverty Center and Benjamin Davis, UNICEF
  Discussant: Giorgia Giovannetti, European University Institute

Session III.1.2 Environmental Issues
Room: Didon II
- Chair: William Lyakurwa, AERC
- Environmental Conservation as an Engine for Economic Growth: Testing the Validity of Environmental Kuznets Curve on Carbon Emissions for Kenya / Mercyline W. Kamande, University of Dares Salaam
  Discussant: Marco Stampini, AfDB
- Fiscal Space and Carbon Sequestration in Ethiopia: A Potential Non-traditional Source of of Development Finance to Meet the MDGs / Abdoulie Sireh-Jallow, Islamic Development Bank
  Discussant: Albert Ondo Ossa, Laboratoire d'Economie Appliquée (LEA)

Session III.1.3 Agriculture and Food Security
Room: Top Hat
- Chair: Diop Ibrahima Thione, Centre de Recherches Economiques Appliquées (CREA)
- Tracing Spatial Dimension of Food Insecurity, a First Step to a Strategic Move to Combat Food Insecurity: The Case of South Africa / Zerihun Alemu, DBSA
  Discussant: Mansour Ndiaye, UNDP
- Food Security and Human Development in Africa: Strategic Considerations and Directions for Further Research / Pedro Conceição, Leo Horn-Phathanothai and Anthony Ngororano, UNDP
  Discussant: Adeleke Salami, AfDB

Special Session III.1.4 Evaluation as a Driver of Economic Recovery and Long-Term Growth: Patterns and Directions in Africa
Room: Didon III
- Chair: Aloysius Ordu, AfDB
- Presenter: Benoît Chervalier, DG Trésor, France / The Political Economy of Evaluation: the Aid Effectiveness Agenda and Recent Development in Evaluation
- Presenter: Guy Blaise Nkamleu, AfDB / Improving Effectiveness in Agriculture and Rural Development in Africa: Lessons Learnt from Evaluations
- Presenter: Albert-Enéas Gakusi, AfDB / Human Capital Development in Africa: Lessons Learnt from Evaluations
- Presenter: Colin Kirk, AfDB / Making Evaluation Matter for African Development

14:00-14:30 Closing Session
Room: Sidi Bou Saïd
- Speaker: Emmanuel Nnadozie, Director, Economic Development and NEPAD Division, Economic Commission for Africa
- Speaker: Pedro Conceicao, Chief Economist, Regional Bureau for Africa, UNDP
- Speaker: Mthuli Ncube, Chief Economist, AfDB