PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME OF THE SYMPOSIUM

 

 

DAY

 

TIME

 

VENUE

 

ACTIVITY

 

 

PRESIDING OFFICER

 

EXPECTED OUTCOME

 

12th November  2009

 

 

All Day

 

Snowcrest  Hotel for booked delegates

 

Arrival of Delegates and checking in at Hotel(s)

 

Individual Basis and  EAC Senior Conference Co-Ordinator

 

 

Arrival of Delegates in Arusha

 

13th November  2009

 

 

08.30 – 0900 hrs

 

 

Snowcrest  Hotel

 

 

Registration and Documentation

 

 

Ag. Principal Information and Public Relations Officer

 

Registration/ Accreditation of Delegates and Distribution of Documents

 

 

 

0900hrs-0940hrs

 

 

 

OFFICIAL OPENING SESSION

 

Welcoming Remarks  by Secretary General, Amb Juma Mwapachu

 

Remarks by the Representative of GTZ, Dr Thomas Walter

 

Official Opening by Chairperson of the EAC Council of Ministers, Hon Monique Mukaruliza

 

Deputy Secretary General ( Finance and Administration), Dr Julius Rotich

 

 

 

Purpose, objectives and expected outcomes of the Symposium elaborated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0940 – 1100hrs

 

 

 

COFFEE BREAK

 

Group Photograph

 

 

Ag. Principal Information and Public Relations Officer

 

 

Refreshments

Group Photo

 

 

 

 

1100- 1300hrs

 

 

Presentation and discussions on Pan Africanism and the Challenge of EAC Integration –

Presenter: PROF ISSA SHIVJI

Discussant:  PROF DAN NABUDERE

 

 

Chair: Rt. Hon. Eriya Kategaya, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of  EAC Affairs, Uganda  

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.00 hrs

 

 

 

Lunch Break

 

 

 

Refreshments

 

 

1400hrs-1600 hrs

 

 

 

Presentation and Discussions on Science and Technology as Strategic Driver of EAC Integration

Presenter:  MR FIDELE KANDIKANDI

Contributory presentation on One Laptop per Child: REP OF THE ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD ASSOCIATION

Contributory Presentation: Mr Nicol Woodard, MICROSOFT

Discussant: MR JAMES SHIKWATI

 

 

Chair:  Hon Amason  Jeffah  Kingi, Minister for East African Community, Kenya

 

 

 

14th Nov.  

2009

 

 

0900-1100 hrs

 

 

 

 

Presentation and discussion on Climate Change and its Implications  to Development in the EAC Region

Panel Discussions : DR WILFRED  NYANGENA, GTZ and  PROF.  LAURENT NTAHUGA

 

 

 

Chair: Hon Dr Diodorus Kamala, Minister for East African Co-operation, Tanzania

 

 

 

 

 

1100-1130hrs

 

 

 

COFEE BREAK

 

 

 

 

 

 

1130 -1330hrs

 

 

Presentation and discussion on Role of Non-State Actors in Deepening EAC Integration

Presenter: PROF. EDWARD  OYUGI

Contributory Presentation: MS  REGINA KAREGA, GTZ

Discussant: MR REGINALD MENGI

 

 

Chair: Hon Hafsa Mossi, Minister East African Community Affairs, Burundi

 

 

 

1330-1430 hrs

 

 

 

LUNCH BREAK 

 

 

 

 

1430-1530 hrs

 

 

Breakout Session for Group Discussions

 

 

 

 

 

 

1530- 1600 hrs

 

 

 

Presentation of Group  Reports

 

 

Chair: Hon Monique Mukaruliza, Minister of  EAC Affairs, Rwanda

 

 

 

 

 

 

1600 -1700 hrs

 

 

Wrap up of Sessions

 

 Adoption of Report  and Closing   

 

 

Chair: Hon Monique Mukaruliza, Chairperson, EAC Council of Ministers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15 Nov.  2009

 

 

All Day

 

 

Departures

 

Individual Basis

 

bon voyage