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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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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WAAPAC ACCOUNTABILITY CONFERENCE & GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2015
(MONDAY 28TH TO WEDNESDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER 2015)
DAY 1: MONDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2015VENUE: 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
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DAY 1: MONDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2015VENUE: Aledjo Conference Room, Hotel Sarakawa
Session III: Reflections on WAAPAC
Session Chairperson/Moderator: Sierra Leone
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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DAY 2: TUESDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER, 2015VENUE: 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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DAY 2: TUESDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER, 2015VENUE: 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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DAY 3: WEDNESDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER 2015VENUE: 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
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DAY 3: WEDNESDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER 2015VENUE: Aledjo Conference Room, Hotel Sarakawa
Session VIII: New Initiative for Fighting Corruption in the Extractive Industries
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
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WAAPAC General Assembly
Time Activity Responsibility
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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