Agenda. Venue: Azalai Independence Hotel. Theme: Accountability and Transparency: Vital Tools for National Development. 1 P a g e

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1 Agenda 5 th Accountability Conference West African Association of Public Accounts Committees (WAAPAC) 14 th - 18 th July, 2014 OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO Venue: Azalai Independence Hotel Theme: Accountability and Transparency: Vital Tools for National Development 1 P a g e

2 SATURDAY 12 TH JULY, 2014 PREPARATORY AND EXECUTIVE MEETINGS (SATURDAY 12 TH AND SUNDAY 13 th JULY 2014) Time Activity Venue All Day Arrival of WAAPAC Executive Committee SUNDAY 13 th JULY, 2014 Time Activity Venue All Day Arrival of WAAPAC Non-Executive Members, SAI Representatives, Clerks and all other participants WAAPAC Executive Committee Meeting Page 2

3 WAAPAC ACCOUNTABILITY CONFERENCE & GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2014 (MONDAY 14 th JULY TO WEDNESDAY 16 th JULY 2014) DAY 1: MONDAY 14 TH JULY 2014 VENUE: Banquet Hall, Ouaga 2000 Time Activity Discussion Leads Session I: Opening Session Registration and All delegates to be seated Inaugural Session: (See separate programme for this session) END OF INAUGURAL SESSION- Departure of the Two Heads of State Session II: Setting the stage VENUE: Banquet Hall, Ouaga 2000 Chairperson: WAAPAC Chairman Opening Goodwill Messages: EAAPAC SADCOPAC AFROPAC APAC WBI CPA AfDB GIZ Facilitators: Introduction to the Community Network Introduction to the process and Leadership Groups (Agenda Activists, Social Reporters and Resolution Scribes) Deji Olaore Rasheed Draman Review progress since last year/conference Report on Resolution Implementation (The Gambia Resolution 2013 Sharing of value creation stories based on 2013 WAAPAC Member Action Plans 3 P a g e

4 Lunch DAY 1: MONDAY 14 TH JULY 2014 VENUE: Banquet Hall, Ouaga 2000 Session III: Enhancing Democratic Governance through the Control of the Public Purse Chairperson: Ghana 14:00 14:45 Global Research Initiative on the Role of Francophone Parliaments in the Budget Process. Presenter: Professor Louis Imbeau (Laval University) Discussant: Representative from Burkina Faso (Hon. Zambendé Théodore SAWADOGO, President of COMFIB) and Benin 14:45-15: :30 Q & A Tea/Coffee Break Organic Budget Law in Francophone Countries: Towards Enhancing the National Budget Process Presenter: Hon. Soule Adam Abou Boucary, Former Chair of Finance Committee, Parliament of Benin 16:30-17:30 17:30-18:00 Contribution from discussant and general discussion Discussion of the New UEMOA Harmonized Framework on Public Finance Leadership Group Reflections Discussant: Representative from Senegal, Mali and Togo UEMOA Commission Presenter: M. Simisso Célestin PALENFO Moderated by: Hon. Bonoudaba DABIRE Agenda Activists Social Reporters Resolution Scribes Page 4

5 DAY 1: MONDAY 14 TH JULY 2014 VENUE: Banquet Hall, Ouaga :30 Welcome Dinner Hosted by the Rt. Hon. Speaker of Burkina Faso DAY 2: TUESDAY 15TH JULY, 2014 VENUE: Conference Hall, Azalai Independence Hotel Time Activity Discussion Leads 08:30-09:00 Summary of previous day Social Reporters Session IV: Effective Implementation of PAC Recommendations Session Chairperson: Nigeria :00 Following the Money: Comparing Parliamentary Public Accounts Committees Presenter: Dr. Rasheed Draman (ACEPA) 10:00 10:30 10:30 12:00 General Discussions/Q &A Tea/Coffee Break The Concept of Accountability: Perspectives from a Former PAC Chair Presenter: Hon. Dr. Kan Dapaah (Executive Secretary, WAAPAC and Lecturer, University of Professional Studies, Accra, Ghana) The Concept of Accountability: Perspectives from an Auditor General Contribution from discussant and general discussion Presenter: Mr. Tamba Momoh, Deputy Auditor General, Sierra Leone Discussant: Representative from GAC, Liberia and National Assembly of Gambia 5 P a g e

6 DAY 2: TUESDAY 15TH JULY, 2014 VENUE: Conference Hall, Azalai Independence Hotel 12:00-13:00 13:00 14:00 Ministry of Finance Reforms aimed at Reinforcing Transparency and Accountability in the Management of Public Finances in Burkina Faso Lunch Ministry of Finance and Economy Presenter: M. Philippe NION, Inspector General of the Treasury Moderated b: Hon. Nestor B. BASSIERE, National Assembly of Burkina Faso. Session VI: Government Accountability and Oversight: Promoting Regional Initiatives Session Chairperson: Mali 14:00 15:00 Enhancing Effective Legislative Oversight Through Regional Initiatives Panelists: Dr. Ladi Hamalai, Director General, National Institute for Legislative Studies ( NILS), Abuja Senator Lawan Ahmad NAPAC Chairman Representative of UEMOA/AfDB/SADCOPAC 15:00-15:30 15:30-16:00 16:00 to Close Administrative Structures of Oversight: Contributions Towards Transparency in the Management of Public Finances in Burkina Faso Leadership Group Reflections Field trip (Visit to National Assembly of Burkina Faso) Autorité supérieure de contrôle d Etat (ASCE) Presenter: M. Bruno M. BESSEIN, Contrôleur général de l'etat Moderator: M. Noumoutié Herbert TRAORE, Premier Président de la Cour des comptes du Burkina Faso Agenda Activists Social Reporters Resolution Scribes Page 6

7 DAY 3: WEDNESDAY 16TH JULY 2014 VENUE: Conference Hall, Azalai Independence Hotel Time Activity Discussion Leads 08:30-09:00 Summary of day 2 Social Reporters Session V: Ensuring the Effective Use of Extractives Industry Revenues for National Development Session Chairperson: Gambia 09:00-10:30 Factors that Hinder Effective Oversight of the Extractives Sector: Country Experience Presentations from the two discussants will be followed by general discussion Facilitator: Deji Olaore Discussants on Country Experiences: Niger, Sierra Leone and Ghana 10:30-11:00 Break Session VIII: Capturing the Value of the Network What have we learned and what will we do? Session Chairperson: Benin 11:00-12:30 Aspirational stories/action Planning Describe something meaningful from previous two days What did it produce? How might you apply it? What change would it make? Action Planning: Upload onto the WAAPAC Wiki Drafting Conference resolution Framing the Discussion:... Discussions within Country Groups Report back by country representatives Resolution drafting group Resolution drafters present draft Resolutions for Consideration and Adoption Plenary Lunch 7 P a g e

8 WAAPAC General Assembly Time Activity Venue 14:00-17:30 General Assembly Hotel Azalai 18:00 Official closing of the 5th WAAPAC Annual Conference and General Assembly WAAPAC Chairman Speaker of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso DAY 4: THURSDAY 17TH JULY 2014 Time All day Activity Visit to Ziniare animal park and artisanal village of Ouagadougou (to be confirmed) Departure of delegates WAAPAC Community Clerks to stay on for a separate training session WAAPAC ANNUAL CLERK AND SECRETARIAT TRAINING (THURSDAY 17 th - 18 th JULY 2014) A separate Agenda will be issued Page 8