Programme

Saturday, 22 May

Sunday, 23 May

Monday, 24 May

07:30 – 09:30 Breakfast : Launch of the "Making Finance Work for Africa" website
08:00 Registration
08:00 – 18:00 ECON Publications Stand ²
08:00 – 18:00 Exhibition – Congo Basin Forest Fund CBFF ³
08:30 – 18:00 Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA) and Launch of the 4th Volume of the ECA-ADB-AUC Joint Publication (Assessing Regional Integration in Africa ARIA-IV), followed by Press Briefing
11:00 – 12:00 Launch of the “African Economic Outlook 2010” followed by Press Briefing
14:00 – 16:00 African Financial Markets Initiative Workshop
14:30 – 16:00 The Role of independent oversight in promoting the development effectiveness of the Bank Group
15:00 – 17:00 Presentation of findings and policy implications of the research of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) on the relationship between reproductive health and economic growth/poverty reduction in Africa
16:00 – 17:30 CITI – African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)
16:00 – 18:00 The Role of Women in Fragile States
20:00 – 22:00 Dinner : Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA)

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¹ Registration for all participants will be from 8:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. between 22 and 28 May 2010 at the Palais des Congrès, Hôtel Ivoire.

Participants should first register and obtain a security badge that will allow access to the Conference Centre and documents.

² Week-long exhibition

³ Week-long exhibition

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Tuesday, 25 May

07:30 – 09:30 Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Board of Governors (Closed Session)
08:00 Registration
08:00 – 09:30 African Fertilizer Financing Mechanism
08:00 – 18:00 African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) Stand ⁴
09:00 – 10:30 AfDB/World Bank Seminar: Migration and Remittances in Africa
09:00 - 18:00 CoDA Board Meeting and Forum on Financing Regional Integration in Africa, followed by Press Conference
09:30 – 10:15 Meeting of the Bureau of the Boards of Governors (Closed Session)
10:00 – 12:00 JICA – Microfinance & SME Development
10:00 – 12:00 Mobilizing the African Diaspora for Development in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Countries
10:30 – 12:00 Meeting of the Joint Steering Committee (Closed Session)
12:00 – 12:45 Financial Presentation
12:45 – 14:00 Financial Presentation Luncheon
14:30 – 16:30 African Capital Markets Seminar
14:30 – 18:00 Governors Consultative Committee (GCC) (Restricted Session)
16:30 – 17:15 Press Conference
18:00 – 19:00 Launch of the African Capitalization Fund (Cocktail By invitation)
18:00 - 21:00 African Business Award (Cocktail By invitation)
19:30 – 21:30 Dinner : ADF Heads of Delegation (By invitation)
19:30 – 21:30 Pre-Seminar Dinner for the Panelists of the Ministerial Roundtable
20:00 – 22:00 Dinner: Gender Equality and Financial Inclusion
20:00 – 22:30 Dinner: African Sub-Regional Development Finance Institution (DFIs)

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⁴ Exhibition from 25^th - 28^th May

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Wednesday, 26 May

07:00 – 09:00 Press Breakfast
08:00 Registration
08:00 - 19:30 ADF-12 Consultation (Restricted Session)
08:30- 09:00 Opening Ceremony of the High Level Seminars
09:00 – 11:00 High Level Seminars
- Climate Change and Development Financing
- Measuring Development in resource-based and rural/informal economies
09:00 - 13:00 African Financing Partnership Promoting Partners Meeting and Press Conference
11:00 - 13:00 High Level Seminars
- Rebalancing the Role of the State and Market
- Climate Change – Implications for Agriculture and Food Security in Africa
14:30 – 16:30 Governors’ Dialogue (Governor + 1)
17:00 – 18:30 Capacity-Led Growth: Evidence from Emerging Countries
19:00 - 20:00 African Progress Panel (APP) 2010 Annual Report

Thursday, 27 May

08:00 Registration
08:30 – 18:00 Standard & Poor’s Meeting: Discussions on Strategic and Operational Rating Issues
09:30 Formal Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Annual Meetings
10:30 Adjournment
11:00 – 13:00 First Sitting of the Boards of Governors: Consideration and Approval of the:
- Report of the Joint Steering Committee
- Provisional Draft Agenda
- Report of the Governors’ Consultative Committee
- Report of the Standing Committee of the Boards of Governors on the Terms and Conditions of Service of Elected Officers
12:30 - 14:30 Committee of 10 (C-10) Deputies Meeting
13:00 - 14:30 Climate Adaptation Finance Meeting
13:00 - 17:00 ADF-12 Meetings (restricted Session)
14:30 – 15:50 Second Sitting of the Boards of Governors: Statements by Governors
16:00 – 17:00 Third Sitting of the Boards of Governors: Consideration of the Report of the Steering Committee on the Election of the President; and Election of the President
17:00 – 18:30 CEO’s Dialogue: Taking Africa to the next level through business
19:00 Reception given jointly by the Chairman of the Boards of Governors and the President of the Bank Group (By Invitation)

Friday, 28 May

08:00 Registration
08:30 – 18:00 Standard & Poor’s Meeting: Discussions on Strategic and Operational Rating Issues
9:00 - 11:00 African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) Management Board Meeting
9:00 – 12:00 Fourth Sitting of the Boards of Governors: Statements by Governors
14:00 - 16:00 African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) Management Board Meeting
15:00 – 17:00 Fifth Sitting of the Boards of Governors: Election and Selection of Executive Directors
18:00 Closing Session of the 2010 Annual Meetings, followed by a press conference
20:00 Cocktail and Cultural Evening for all Participants