WAAPAC 6th Accountability Conference - Agenda

1. Agenda
6th
Accountability Conference
West African Association of Public Accounts Committees (WAAPAC)
September 28 - October 2, 2015
LOME, TOGO
Venue: Hotel Sarakawa
Theme: “Beyond PAC Recommendations: The Missing Link in the Pursuit of Public
Accountability”
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2. PREPARATORY AND EXECUTIVE MEETINGS
(SATURDAY 26TH
AND SUNDAY 27TH
SEPTMEBER 2015)
SATURDAY 26TH
SEPTEMBER, 2015
Time Activity Venue
All Day – Arrival of WAAPAC Executive Committee
SUNDAY 27TH
SEPTEMBER, 2015
Time Activity Venue
All Day – Arrival of WAAPAC Non-Executive Members, SAI Representatives, Clerks and all
other participants
10:00 – 12:00 WAAPAC Executive
Committee Meeting
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3. WAAPAC ACCOUNTABILITY CONFERENCE & GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2015
(MONDAY 28TH
TO WEDNESDAY 30TH
SEPTEMBER 2015)
DAY 1: MONDAY 28TH
SEPTEMBER 2015
VENUE: Aledjo Conference Room, Hotel Sarakawa
Time Activity Discussion Leads
Session I: Opening Session
08:00 –
09:00
Registration and All delegates to be seated Organizing Committee
08:30
09:00
Extra Ordinary General Meeting (Strictly WAAPAC
Member Countries)
WAAPAC Executive Secretary
09:00 –
11:00
Inaugural Session: (See separate programme for this
session)
Organizing Committee
11:00 –
11:45
End of opening session - Departure of dignitaries
Coffee Break
Organizing Committee
Session II: Setting the stage Session Chairperson/Moderator: Togo
11:45–
13:00
Introduction to the Community Network Introduction to the
process and Leadership Groups (Leadership Group 1 and
Leadership Group 2.)
Facilitators:
Deji Olaore
Mitchell O’Brien
13:00 –
14:00
Lunch
Session III: Reflections on WAAPAC
Session Chairperson/Moderator: Sierra Leone
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4. DAY 1: MONDAY 28TH
SEPTEMBER 2015
VENUE: Aledjo Conference Room, Hotel Sarakawa
Time Activity Discussion Leads
14:00 –
14:45
Public Accounts Committees in West Africa:
Achievements and Challenges:
Objective: The aim of this session is to reflect upon the
achievements and challenges facing PAC Committees,
especially in Anglophone countries in West Africa.
Methodology: Presentation and Questions and Answers
format
Presenter: Rasheed Draman,
(Executive Director, ACEPA)
14:45-
15:00
Q & A
15:00 –
15:30
Tea/Coffee Break
15:30 –
16:15
Finance Committees in UEMOA: Achievements and
Challenges:
Objective: The aim of this session is to reflect upon the
achievements and challenges facing Finance Committees,
especially in Francophone countries in West Africa.
Methodology: Presentation and Questions and Answers
format
Presenter: Hon. Soule Adam
Abou Boucary (Former Chair of
Finance Committee, Parliament of
Benin)
16:15-
17:00
Q & A
17:00-
17:30
Leadership Group Reflections Leadership Group 1
Leadership Group 2
19:30 Welcome Dinner Hosted by the Rt. Hon. Speaker
of Togo
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5. DAY 2: TUESDAY 29TH
SEPTEMBER, 2015
VENUE: Aledjo Conference Room, Hotel Sarakawa
Time Activity Discussion Leads
08:30 -
09:00
Summary of previous day Leadership Group 1
Session IV: Effective Implementation of PAC Recommendations
Session Chairperson/Moderator: Senegal
09:00 –
11:00
Effective implementation of Audit Committee
recommendations? - Lessons and Strategies
Objective: This session aims to highlight global powers
and practices with respect to implementation of audit
committee reports and the interplay between SAI
recommendation making processes and parliamentary
audit committee recommendations.
Methodology: Presentation and Discussion
Presenters:
Mitchell O’Brien
Mr. Yaw Sifah
Representative of Cours de
Compts from Togo
11:00 –
11:30
Tea/Coffee Break Organizing Committee
11:30 –
13:00
Country experiences on implementing recommendations
of oversight committees
Objective: The aim of this session is to share experiences
and challenges within WAAPAC as to strategies and
procedures for encouraging implementations of committee
recommendations.
Methodology: This session will use a half-fishbowl
approach to discussion.
Facilitator: Mitchell O’Brien
Country Representatives:
Togo
Niger
Liberia
The Gambia
13:00 –
14:00
Lunch
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6. DAY 2: TUESDAY 29TH
SEPTEMBER, 2015
VENUE: Aledjo Conference Room, Hotel Sarakawa
Session V: Effective Implementation of PAC Recommendations Contd.
Session Moderator: World Bank
14:00 –
15:00
Case-study: Exploring the experience of the Sierra Leone
PAC in overseeing the national response to a crisis
(Disaster Fund Management Audit Report).
Objective: The session aims to use a specific case example
in order to identify options and strategies for ensuring
effective recommendation implementation.
Methodology: Case Clinic.
Presenter:
Sierra Leone
15:00 –
15:15
Tea/Coffee Break
15:15-
17:30
Site visit/Tour
17:30-
18:00
Leadership Group Reflections Each leadership group will use a
separate break-out room.
Leadership Group 1
Leadership Group 2
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7. DAY 3: WEDNESDAY 30TH
SEPTEMBER 2015
VENUE: Aledjo Conference Room, Hotel Sarakawa
Time Activity Discussion Leads
08:30 -
09:00
Summary of day 2 Leadership Group 1
Session VI: Effective Implementation of PAC Recommendations Contd.
Session Chairperson/Moderator: Ghana
09:00-
10:00
Getting Result through Recommendations and
Follow-up:
Objective: This session aims to provide an opportunity
to share experience from other jurisdiction.
Methodology: Presentation and Questions and Answers
format
Presenter:
Hon. Sylvain Gaudreault
Chair of the Committee on
Public Administration
National Assembly of Quebec
Session VII: Coordination between PAC Secretariats and PAC Members
Moderator: World Bank
10:00 -
11:00
Relationship between Clerks/Secretariat and Members
of Oversight Committees
Objective: This session aims to explore strategies for
strengthening the relationship between Committee
Secretariats and Members for improved performance.
Methodology: Panel Discussion
Facilitator: Deji Olaore
Ghana & Mali
Niger and Sierra Leone
11:00-
11:15
Tea/Coffee Break
Session VIII: New Initiative for Fighting Corruption in the Extractive Industries
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8. DAY 3: WEDNESDAY 30TH
SEPTEMBER 2015
VENUE: Aledjo Conference Room, Hotel Sarakawa
11:15 -
11:45
Developing a Comprehensive Framework for reducing
corruption through both supply side and demand side
interventions.
Objective: This session aims to highlight new initiative
within the network for fighting corruption in the
extractive industries.
Methodology: Informational Presentation
Presenter: Rasheed Draman
11:00 -
11:30
Tea/Coffee Break
Session IX: Capturing the Value of the Network – What have we learned and what will we do?
Session Chairperson: The Gambia
11:45 -
13:00
Lessons Learned and Action Planning
• What are the lessons learned from the past two days?
• How will you apply the lessons in your work back in
your country?
Leadership Group 2:
Summary of Key Lessons
Learned
Discussions within Country
Groups
Report back by country
representatives
13:00 –
13:15
Wrap Up Session Plenary
13:15 –
14:00
Lunch
WAAPAC General Assembly
Time Activity Responsibility
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9. 14:00 - 17:00 General Assembly (See separate agenda) WAAPAC Chairman
17:00 Official closing of the 6th WAAPAC Annual
Conference and General Assembly
WAAPAC Chairman
Speaker of the National Assembly of
Togo
DAY 4: THURSDAY 1ST
OCTOBER 2015
Time Activity
All day Departure of delegates
WAAPAC Community Clerks' Training (See
separate agenda)
WAAPAC ANNUAL CLERK AND SECRETARIAT TRAINING
(THURSDAY 17th
- 18th
JULY 2014)
A separate Agenda will be issued
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10. 14:00 - 17:00 General Assembly (See separate agenda) WAAPAC Chairman
17:00 Official closing of the 6th WAAPAC Annual
Conference and General Assembly
WAAPAC Chairman
Speaker of the National Assembly of
Togo
DAY 4: THURSDAY 1ST
OCTOBER 2015
Time Activity
All day Departure of delegates
WAAPAC Community Clerks' Training (See
separate agenda)
WAAPAC ANNUAL CLERK AND SECRETARIAT TRAINING
(THURSDAY 17th
- 18th
JULY 2014)
A separate Agenda will be issued
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