October 25, 2011
- 12:00-15:00 Registration of participants
- 15:00-17:00 Opening Ceremony
- Master of Ceremony: Emmanuel Nnadozie, Director, Economic Development and NEPAD Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, (UNECA)
- Welcome Address: Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
- Remarks: Tegegnework Gettu, Assistant Secretary General and Director of the Regional Bureau for Africa, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
- Remarks: Donald Kaberuka, President, African Development Bank (AfDB)
- Remarks: Jean Ping, Chairperson, African Union Commission (AUC)
- Keynote Address and Official Opening: H.E. Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- Press Conference
- 18:00 Cocktail - ECA
Did you know
By 2020, in some countries, yields from rainfed agriculture could be reduced by up to 50%
