AGENDA
United Nations Population Fund
Regional Leadership Summit on the African Demographic Dividend
7-9 March, 2016.
Day 1 – Monday 7th March 2016: Introduction of Themes
Time
8:30-10:30
Official Opening Demographic Dividend Leadership Summit
Welcomes:
Benoit Kalasa, TD Director, UNFPA
Ratidzai Ndhlovu, Nigeria Country Representative, UNFPA,
Nigerian Government Representative
Security Briefing
Introduction to the Demographic Dividend – Keynote:
Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue, Cornell University
10:3010:45
10:45-1:00
Health Break
Panel: Introduction to the DD – Technical and policy dimensions
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Chair:
Sahlu Haile, Packard Foundation
Panelists:
Richmond Tiemoko, ESARO
Prof Kobiani (UAPS), U Ouagadougou
Constant-Serge Bounda, DGM, UNFPA
1:00-2:00
2:00-4:00
Lunch Break
Panel: Diagnosing National Status and Needs for DD
Chair:
Rachel Snow, UNFPA HQ
Panelists:
Mady Baiye, ESARO UNFPA
Bernard Onyango, AFIDEP
Sainan Zhang, UNFPA HQ
4:00-4:15
4:15-6:00
Health Break
Panel: Translating National Diagnostics into Policy & Programmes
Chair:
Rose Sarr, UNFPA, HQ
Panelists:
Hannington Burundi, Population Secretariat, Uganda
Chinwe Ogbonna, UNFPA Zambia
Liberia CO
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Day 2 – Tuesday 8th March 2016: Research and Training
Time
8:30-10:30
Panel
Panel: Emerging Research Needs
Chair:
Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue, Cornell U
Panelists:
Michel Garenne, Institut Pasteur, Paris
Massy Mutumba, U-Michigan, USA
Anne Khasakhala, U-Nairobi
10:3010:45
10:45-1:00
Health Break
Break Out:
Group 1: Research on the role of women and DD
Chair: Nana Akua Anyidoho, ISSER, U-Ghana Legon
Group 2: Research on the role of health policy and DD
Chair: Adesegun Fatusi, OAU
1:00-2:00
2:00-4:00
Lunch
Panel: Strengthening Academic Institutional Capacity on DD
Chair:
Jean-Francois Kobiane, U-Ouagadougou
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Panelists:
Alex Ezah, APHRC
Latif Dramani, U-Thiese
Olanrewaju Olaniyan, U-Ibadan
Luay Shabenah, UNFPA, Arab States
4:00-4:15
4:15-6:00
Small Break Out Gp To Prepare Roadmap on AU 2017 Summit on DD:
Richmond Tiemoko, ESARO, UNFPA
Constant- Serge Bounda, DGM UNFPA
Health Break
Youth Panel
Chair:
Ayo Sotinrin, Africa 2.0
Panelists:
Okolie Elvis Anyaehiechukwu
Peace George
Adebayo Titilope
Shamwil Hassan
6:00pm
End of Day
Evening
Small group: Road Map for Institutional Capacity building
Proposed Group:
Eshetu Gurmu, Addis Abada U
Samuel Igabatayo, Afe Babalola U
Others TBD
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Day 3 – Wednesday 9th March 2016: Focus on Advocacy
Time
8:30-10:30
Panel
Panel: Global, Regional Advocacy
Chair:
Richmond Tiemoko, ESARO, UNFPA
Proposed Panelists:
Constant-Serge Bounda, DGM, UNFPA
Representative, African Development Bank
10:30-10:45
10:45-1:00
Health Break
Panel: National Advocacy
Chair:
Babatunde Ahonsi, UNFPA, Ghana
Proposed Panelists:
Tapiwa Jhamba, UNFPA, Uganda
Amechi Nwachuku, Bayer
Paulin Tshimanga, UNFPA, DRC
1:00-2:00
2:00-4:00
Lunch
Panel: Agreed Road Maps
Chair: Koffi Kouame, UNFPA Nigeria
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Presenters: TBD
4pm
Close of Conference
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