e Energy & Climate Change African Development Bank Provisional Programme Lusaka, Zambia, 23 27 May 2016
Saturday 21st & Sunday 22 nd May 2016, from 9:00-17:00: Registration of participants MONDAY 23 MAY 2016 09:00 18:00 Recording of Governors Statements Bamboo Boardroom 09:00 10:30 African Economic Outlook 2016: Sustainable cities and structural transformation in Africa 09:00 13:00 Meeting of the Organs of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) Luapula 10:00 18:30 Continental Business Network Meeting Luangwa 10:45 11:15 Press Conference Zambezi 11:30 13:00 Call to Action: Achieving Nutritional Security Muchinga 14:30 16:00 14:30 16:00 Creating a Smart Africa How the continent can harness the ICT revolution Jobs for women and young people The transformative Potential of Agribusiness Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Board of Governors on the Conditions of Service for Elected Officers (Closed Session) Boardroom 13 16:00 17:00 Meeting of the Bureau of the Boards of Governors (Closed Session) Boardroom 13 17:00 18:30 Meeting of the Joint Steering Committee of the Boards of Governors (Closed Session; open to non-member Governors as observers) Boardroom 13 18:30 21:00 Welcome Cocktail Ballroom Intercontinental Hotel 19:30 21:00 President s Dinner with the Special Panel on Accelerating the Implementation of the TYS through the High 5s Makombi Intercontinental Hotel
TUESDAY 24 MAY 2016 09:00 11:00 Formal Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Annual Meetings Victoria Falls - Marquee III 11:30 13:30 African Leaders Roundtable on Energy and Climate Change 14:00 15:30 State Banquet (by invitation only) Intercontinental Hotel 15:00 16:15 The Path to Universal Access to Energy in Africa by 2025 CMR01 16:30 17:45 The Road to Agricultural Transformation in Africa 18:00 19:15 19:30 Jobs for African Youth From Demographic Dividend to Economic Dividend Dinner hosted by the Chairperson of the Board of Governors (by invitation only) State Lodge Area
WEDNESDAY 25 MAY 2016 08:00 10:00 President s Dialogue with Governors 09:00 17:00 Africa-India Partnership Day CMR04 09:30 12:00 Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) CMR01 First Sitting of the Boards of Governors: Consideration and approval of the: 11:00 12:30 Provisional agenda Report of the Joint Steering Committee Report of the Standing Committee of the Board of Governors on the Conditions of Service for Elected Officers 12:00 15:00 Japan - AfDB Forum: Energy Access and Quality Infrastructure in Africa - Towards TICAD VI Tanganyika 12:45 14:00 Financial Presentation (Lunch) Victoria Falls Marquee III 14:30 16:00 G20 & BRICS Outreach Event Boardroom 13 15:00 16:15 Climate Change Beating the Odds CMR01 16:30 18:30 Africa s Energy: What s the New Deal? 18:00 24:00 Dinner: African Bankers Awards (by invitation) Intercontinental Hotel
THURSDAY 26 MAY 2016 07:30 09:00 Breakfast Forum: Financing the Solar Energy Revolution in Africa CMR02 08:00 12:00 Civil Society Organization Forum: Working at the Core of the High 5s 08:30 10:30 Energy Africa - Bringing Solar Power to African Homes CMR01 10:00 12:00 10:30 12:00 Trade Finance - Fostering Regional Integration and South-South Cooperation Lighting up Africa: Are Electricity Markets Fit for Purpose? Second Sitting of the Boards of Governors: General Election of Executive Directors of the Bank and Selection of Executive Directors of the Fund CMR04 Tanganyika 12:30 14:00 Governor s Lunch Victoria Falls Marquee III 14:00 15:30 Water for Energy and Green Growth Financing Renewable Energy in Africa Tanganyika CMR04 14:30 16:00 Partnership on Illicit Finance Action Plan Launch Zambezi 15:30 17:00 Transitioning to Green Growth: where are we? Africa Workshop of the world? Manufacturing Strategies to Unleash a Continent CMR03 16:30 18:00 Africa s Energy Investment Opportunity (Closed session) Boardroom 13 18:30 19:00 Youth Entrepreneurship & the Challenges of Energy & Climate change in Africa Boardroom 13 20:00 Cocktail / Cultural Night Government Complex
FRIDAY 27 MAY 2016 08:00 09:00 Community of Practice for Finance Ministers Financing for Gender Results (closed session) CMR02 08:00 13:00 Civil Society Organization Forum: Working at the Core of the High 5s 08:00 17:30 Zambia Investment Forum Victoria Falls Marquee III 09:00 11:00 Roundtable discussion on Zimbabwe s Debt Arrears Clearance Luapula 09:30 11:00 Towards COP 22 in Marrakech: What are the issues at stake? CMR01 11:00 12:00 Third Sitting of the Boards of Governors: Closing Session of the 2016 Annual Meetings 12:00 13:00 Closing Press Conference
OTHER EVENTS SUNDAY 22 MAY 2016 14:00 18:00 TEDx Lusaka: The Next Chapter : Ideas for Africa s story Victoria Falls Marquee III TUESDAY 24 MAY 2016 08:00 18:00 AADFI General Assembly Nyika 12:00 14:00 Lunch: Leapfrogging Private Sector Development CMR02 14:00 17:00 Financing Healthcare Infrastructure for Universal Health Coverage in Africa: A Public Private Partnership Approach Zambezi 18:00 20:00 JP Morgan Cocktail CMR02 WEDNESDAY 25 MAY 2016 11:00 12:30 Capacitating Enterprises for Innovation in Green Energy Nyika 14:00 16:00 Climate and Disaster Risk Financing: Innovation for the Continent Zambezi 15:00 17:00 State Equity Participation now what? CMR03 18:00 19:30 ALSF Cocktail (by Invitation only) Munali