Asia Pacific Procurement Forum

1st CONSULTATIVE MEETING

Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines
August 24 to 25, 2009

AGENDA
DAY 1 – MONDAY – 24 AUGUST 2009
8:00 - 9:00 Registration

9:00 - 9:30 Opening Address C.L. Greenwood, Jr.

Vice President, Operations Group 2
H. Sharif, Principal Director, COSO

9:30 - 10:00 Introductions R. Rothery, Lead Professional (Procurement)

Approach O. Tiwana, Principal Procurement Specialist
Objectives COSO

10:00 - 10:20 Group Photograph

10:20 - 10:40 COFFEE BREAK

Moderator: Ignatius Santoso, Director, COS2

10:40 - 11:00 OECD DAC Initiatives: Aid Effectiveness -- From a JV Presenter: M. Lawrance
to a Cluster Approach

11:00 - 11:20 OECD DAC: Country Systems Presenter: R. Alvarez

The Philippine Experience

11:20 12:00 National Procurement Systems: Facilitators: R. Rothery / O. Tiwana

Priority Issues / Challenges

12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH hosted by ADB (Venue: EDR Coffee Lounge)

1:30 - 2:30 Breakout Sessions (7 working groups) Venue: Auditorium B, PDRs 2-4, 6

- Assessing Procurement Systems and Evaluating Performance Facilitators (as designated)

- Developing Procurement Reform Strategies
- Strengthening Procurement Management
- Improving Procurement Execution
- Performance Monitoring and Oversight
- Building Procurement Capacity
- Forum Management and Deliverables

2:30 - 3:00 COFFEE BREAK

Moderator: Yang Dan, Director, COS1

3:00 - 5:00 Working Group Feedback to Plenary Session Facilitator: Albert Atkinson

- Plenary presentation of break-out findings Spokespersons (as designated)

- Prioritization of Topics/ Challenges
- Summary

5:30 - 7:30 COCKTAILS (Venue: EDR Coffee Lounge)

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 AGENDA
ASIA PACIFIC PROCUREMENT FORUM
1st Consultative Meeting
24 - 25 August 2009
DAY TWO - Tuesday, 25 August
DAY 2 – TUESDAY – 25 AUGUST 2009

Moderator: Robert Rothery, Lead Professional (Procurement)

8:30 - 8:45 Summary of Day 1 O. Tiwana

8:45 - 10:15 Forum Priorities and Management Facilitator: A. Atkinson

 Prioritization of Possible Responses/ Interventions to Priority Issues/ Challanges

[8:45 – 10:00]
 Options for Forum Management and Deliverables Working Group #7 Presentation
[10:00 – 10:15]

10:15 - 10:30 ADB’s Anti-Corruption Initiative: Management Example Presenter: Kathleen Moktan, Director
Public Management and Governance-RSDD

10:30 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK

Moderator: Mart Khaltarpurev, Procurement Specialist, COS1

11:00 11:40 Networking Options: Web 2.0 and Web Site Interaction Presenter: E. Canela, K&E Ventures

11:40 12:00 Asia Link Project Presenter: Prof. L.T. Khaw,

University of Malaya

12:00 - 1:30 LUNCH hosted by ADB (Venue: EDR Coffee Lounge)

Moderator: Hamid Sharif, Principal Director, COSO

1:30 - 2:00 Discussion on Forum Management and Deliverables: Options Facilitators: R. Rothery / O. Tiwana

2:00 - 2:30 Q&A

2:30 - 3:00 Summary of Meeting and Conclusions

Forum Proposal
- Content
- Outputs / Deliverables
- Management and Participants

Next Steps

Other Topics

3:00 CLOSING Hamid Sharif

3:15 Bus pick-up at ADB for evening activity

3:30 Travel to Intramuros for Presentation by Transparency International (Philippines) and Procurement Watch Inc.

6:00 Dinner at Barbara’s (Intramuros)

8:30 Bus departs Intramuros for return to Crowne Plaza Galleria Hotel

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