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15 - 17 May , 2005 - Kandy,
Sri Lanka
May 15th
04.30
p.m Registration
of Delegates (Mahaweli Reach Hotel- Kandy)
06.30 p.m
Reception followed by a Cultural Show organized by the Sri
Lanka Tourist Board
May 16th
Opening Ceremony (Earls Regency Hotel Kandy) 9.30a.m-10.45
a.m
09.00
- 09.05 National
Anthem and lighting of the oil lamp
09.05
- 09.07 Two minutes
silence to remember the Tsunami victims
09.07 -
09.25 Welcome address by the Hon. Dr. Sarath
Amunugama-
Minister of
Finance and Planning
Chairman, Sri
Lanka Development Forum 2005
09.25
- 09.35 Speech by Mr. Praful Patel, Vice
President,World Bank - on behalf
of the
Development Partners
09.35 -
10.00 Address by the Chief Guest H.E the President
Chandrika
Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
10.00 - 10.15 Tea
Session I - Post Tsunami
Recovery Process
(Mahaweli Reach Hotel, Kandy)
10.45a.m -12.30 p.m
Chair:
Hon. Dr. Sarath Amunugama -Minister of Finance and
Planning
Hon.
Nimal Siripala de Silva Minister of Healthcare, Nutrition &
Uva-Wellassa
Development
Deputy Chair:
Mr. Erskine Bowles Deputy UN Special Envoy for Tsunami
Relief
10.45 -
10.55 Video presentation Ministry of Information
& Media
10.55
11.05 The Immediate Post Tsunami Recovery Phase-
Results and Challenges
Dr.(Mrs) Tara De
Mel Chairperson Center for National Operations
11.05 -11.15 The
Immediate Post Tsunami
Recovery Phase Coordination with the North and East
Mr. Harim Pieris-Director
General Ministry of Relief,
Rehabilitation &
Reconciliation
11.15 -
11.25 Transitional issues
Mr. Tilak Ranaviraja
Chairman, Task Force for Relief
11.25 - 11.35
Assessment and Emerging Issues
Mr. Miguel Bermeo-
UNDP Resident Representative-Sri Lanka
11.35 -
11.45 Role of the NGOs and Challenges
Mr. Jevan
Thiagarajah- Director General- Consortium of
Humanitarian
Agencies
11.45 -
12.45 General
Discussion
12.45 - 1.45 Lunch
Session II - Post Tsunami
Recovery Process - 1.45p.m -5.00 p.m
Chair: Hon. Anura
Bandaranaike, Minister of Industry
&
Investment Promotion
Hon Dinesh
Gunawardene, Minister of Urban Development
& Water Supply
Hon. Prof. Tissa Vitharana,
Minister of Science and Technology
Hon.
Chandrasena Wijesinghe, Minister of Fisheries
&
Aquatic Resources
Deputy Chair: Mr.
Kunio Senga, Director General- South Asia Department, ADB
Mr Mano
Tittawella Chairman- Task Force for Rebuilding the Nation
02.00 - 02-15
Implementation, Monitoring and District Capacity Issues
Mr. Mahesh Amalean - Director - Task Force
for Rebuilding the Nation
02.15 - 02.30 Donor
Support - An Update
Mrs. Sujatha Cooray- Director General- External Resources
Department,
Ministry of Finance & Planning
02.30
03.00 General
Discussions
03.00 - 03.15 Tea
03.15 -
03.25 Stakeholder
Consultation Mechanism- TAFREN
03.25 -
03.35 District
Experience- G.A Matara
03.35 -
03.45 District
Experience- G.A Trincomalee
03.45 -
03.55 District
Experience- G.A Mullativu
03.55 -
05.00 General
Discussion
05.00 -
06.00 Media Briefing
May 17th
Session III - Economic Policy
and Development Challenges -
9.15a.m-02.30p.m.
Chair: Hon. Dr. Sarath Amunugama,
Minister of Finance & Planning
Hon.
Mangala Samaraweera, Minister of Information & Media
Hon.
Susil Premajayantha, Minister of Power & Energy
Hon.
Ranjith Siyambalapitiya , Dpty. Minister of Finance & Planning
Deputy Chair: Mr.
Praful Patel , Vice President-World Bank
Mr. Kozuo Kodama, Deputy
Director General,
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs - Japan
09.15 - 09.30 The
Economic Performance- Prospects and Challenges
Mr Sunil Mendis-
Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka
09.30 - 10.00
Medium Term Development Perspectives
Framework for Economic Growth and
Poverty Reduction
Dr. P. B. Jayasundera , Secretary
to the Treasury
Chairman, National Council for Economic Development (NCED)
10.00
-10.15 Response
from the IMF
10.15 - 10.30 General
Discussion
10.30 - 10.45 Tea
10.45 -11.15
General Discussion
Presentations on Reform
Initiatives- Rapid Economic Growth
and
Poverty Reduction
11.15 - 11.25
Financial and Capital Market Reforms
Dr.(Mrs ) Ranee Jayamaha Deputy
Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka
11.25 - 11.35 New
Reform Initiatives in Strategic Enterprises- Mr. Mano
Tittawella- Chairman,
Strategic Enterprises Management Agency
11.35 - 11.45 A
Framework for Human Resource Management in the Public Sector
Mr.
Tissa Devendra- Chairman, National Council for
Administration
11.45 - 11.55
Framework for the National Procurement Policy-
Mr. Daya Liyanage- Chairman,
National Procurement Agency
11.55 - 12.05
Financial Devolution and Capacity Building-
Mr. Asoka
Gunawardana- Chairman, Finance Commission
12.05 - 12.15 A
Framework for Project Implementation, Monitoring and
Coordination
Mr. Lalith De Mel-Senior
Adviser, Ministry of Finance & Planning
12.15 12.30 Sri
Lanka Millennium Development Goals and Poverty Reduction
Programe
Mr. B. Abeygunawardana, Director
General, National Planning
Department
Ministry of Finance &
Planning
12.30 - 1.30 Lunch
01.30
02.25 General
Discussion
02.25 - 02.30
Launching of the Sri Lanka Millennium Development Goals by
Hon. Dr. Sarath Amunugama, Minister of
Finance & Planning
Chairman, Sri Lanka Development Forum
2005
Closing
Session IV-
Partnership in Development & Peace
2.30 p.m - 4.30 p.m
Chair: Hon. Lakshman
Kadirgamar P.C.,M.P. Minister of Foreign Affairs
Hon. Dr. Sarath Amunugama,
Minister of Finance & Planning
Chairman, Sri Lanka Development Forum 2005
Deputy Chair:
Mr.Praful Patel- Vice President World Bank
Mr.
Miguel Bermeo Resident Representative, UNDP
02.30 - 02.45 An
Update on the Peace Process and the Way Forward
Mr. Jayantha
Dhanapala- Director General- Peace Secretariat
02.45 -
03.00 Remarks by
Mr. Yasushi Akashi, Special Envoy, Govt. of Japan
03.00 - 03.30
General Discussion
3.30 3.45 Tea
03.45 -
04.30 Statements by
the Delegates
04.30 - 04.45
Concluding Statement- Hon. Lakshman Kadirgamar P.C.,
Minister of Foreign Affairs
04.45 05.00 Vote
of Thanks Hon. Sarath Amunugama,
Minister of Finance & Planning
Chairman, Sri Lanka Development Forum 2005
05.00 - 06.00
Media Briefing
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