Draft Agenda

  • Day 1
  • Day 2

 

 

 DAY 1 – Wednesday 14 June 2017 

 

 

8.00

 


 
  Registration & Exhibition Opens
 

 

9.00

 

 

Welcome

 

9.10

 

 

Opening Keynote Address

Dr Tin Htut, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation

 

 

9.25

 

 

Setting the Scene: Aid Trends in Myanmar and Southeast Asia

Peter Batchelor, Country Director, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

 

 

9.35

 

 Panel: Funding and Procurement Trends in Myanmar and South East Asia

Moderator: Riyzal Bahdari, Senior Regional Grants, and Procurement Manager, RTI Asia Regional Office

Chong Chi Nai, Advisor, Procurement and Portfolio Management, Myanmar Resident Mission, Southeast Asia Department, Asian Development Bank

Niiara Abliamitova, Chief Procurement Officer, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP)

Christopher Felix, Chief Executive Officer, Okkar Thiri Co. Ltd.

 

10.35

 


 
Refreshment Break
 

 

 

Agriculture & Resilience

 

Infrastructure

 

11.00

 

 

 

Panel: Innovations, Policies, and Initiatives to Support Community Resilience and Food Security (mAgri, micro insurance, capacity building)

Moderator: Rema Nair Balasundaram, Food and Nutrition Policy Advisor, European Union Delegation/FAO  FIRST Programme

Marcel de Brune, Project Director, International Rescue Committee

Brushan Shrestha, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, Plan International

Phyu Hninn Nyein, General Manager, Yetagon Farm Advisory Services, Proximity Designs

Panel: Building a Culture of Resilience and Strengthening Disaster Preparedness

Moderator: Shashank Mishra, Disaster Risk Reduction Program Director, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (Un-Habitat)

Veronique Mortier, NGO Key Account Manager, Speedcast

Dr Aung Kyaw Htut, Deputy Secretary General, Myanmar Red Cross Society

 

12.00

 

 

 Panel: Early Warning Systems, Data Collection, and Mapping

Moderator: Nway Aung, GIS Manager, Myanmar Information Management Unit, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Aaron Wise, Senior Food Security Analyst, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Atiq Kaiman Ahmed, Programme Director, Climate Change and Climate Risk Management (CCCRM), Asia Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)

 

 

 Panel: Innovations, Partnerships and Policy Updates for Disaster/Flood Risk Reduction

Moderator: Wilson John Barbon, Country Program Director, Myanmar, International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)

Ralf Nico Thill, Head of Mission, Cesvi

 

 

13.00

 

 
 
Networking Lunch
 

 

 

 Agriculture & Resilience 

 

Infrastructure

 

14.00

 

 Panel: Innovations and Policy for Agricultural Productivity and Transformation

Moderator: William Wyn Ellis, Coordinator, Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Sridhar Dharmapuri, Senior Food Safety and Nutrition Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Aye Kyawt Swe, Agriculture Technical Advisor and Project Coordinator, Mercy Corps

Dr Dindo Campilan, Director for Asia, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

 

 

Panel: Technologies and Initiatives for Meeting Education SDGs in Myanmar

Moderator: Wai Mar Phyo, Programme Director, Mobile Education Partnerships

Antony Tam, ICT in Education Programme Advisor, United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Mar Mar Thwin, Senior Education Advisor, World Bank Group

 

 

14.50

 Panel: Financing of Sustainable and Climate-Smart Agriculture Programmes

Moderator: U Sai Sam Kham, Executive Director, Metta Development Foundation

Md Sazaduzzaman, General Manager, Myanmar Microfinance, Building Resources Across Communities (BRAC)

Phyu Yamin Myat, Executive Committee Member, Myanmar Microfinance Association

 

Panel: Innovations and Programmes for Improving Rural Livelihoods (Energy Acess)

Moderator: Henriette, Partnerships Manager, Living Goods

Masakazu Ichimura, Head, Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP)

 

15.30 

 


 
Refreshment Break
 

 

16.05

 

  Panel: Building Successful Public-Private-People Partnerships

Moderator: Dr Myo Myint Aung, Project Director, PATH

Khin Thida Maw, Country Officer, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group

Kyaw Thu, Infrastructure Specialist, Asian Development Bank

Martina Aureli, Business Development and Sales Executive, Asia and Oceania, NRS International 

 

 

 17.15

 

 

  Keynote Address

U Tun Tun Naing, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Planning and Finance, Myanmar

 

 

17.30– 19.00

 


 
Networking Drinks Reception
 

 

 

 DAY 2 – Thursday 15 June 2017

 

 

 8.00

 


 
 Registration & Exhibition Opens
 

 

 9.00

 

 

 Welcome

 

9.05

 

 

 Keynote Address

Dr. That Zin Htoo, Assistant Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Sports

 

9.20

 

Panel: Mobile for Development Programmes and Innovations

Moderator: Drew Johnson, Program Director, Market Development, Mercy Corps

Dr Sid Naing, Country Director, Myanmar, Marie Stopes International (MSI)

Mark Cutts, Head of Office, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)

 

10.10

 

Presentation

Luc Provost, Chief Executive Officer, B Medical Systems

 

 
 

10.35

 

 

Roundtable Discussions

 Delegates are invited to participate in topic-specific interactive networking sessions to discuss specific themes in more detail and off-the-record. Refreshments will be served during this session.

  • Wash Partnerships and Initiatives Dr Bella Monse, Senior Advisor, Fit for School, Technical Assistance for Effective School Health, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

  • Food Security: Climate Smart Agriculture Dr Dindo Campilam, Director for Asia, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

  • Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience in Asia Pacific Shashank Mishra, Disaster Risk Reduction Program Director, United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat)

  • Emergency Communications with Communities Simon Gee, Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, TechSoup

  • Building and Strengthening Partnerships Dr Myo Myint Aung, Project Director, PATH

 

 

 

 

 Health & WASH Innovations

 

 

Technology, Mobile & Data Strategy

 

 

 11.40

 

Panel: Innovations and Best Practice to Tackle Communicable Diseases

Moderator: Charles Nelson, Chief Executive Officer, Malaria Consortium

Dr Stephan Paul Jost, Country Representative, World Health Organization (WHO)

Dr Aye Yu Soe, Senior Public Health Officer, Three Millennium Development Goal (3MDG), United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

Dr Yin Min, Deputy Chief of Party and Technical Advisor, Community Partners International

 

Panel: Data Strategy to Support SDGs

Moderator: Dr Siddhi Aryal, Asia Director, Malaria Consortium

Shon Campbell, Manager, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Wivina Belmonte, Deputy Regional Director, East Asia and Pacific Regional Office, United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF)

 

12.45

 


 
Networking lunch 
 

 

 

 

  Health & WASH Innovations

 

 

Technology, Mobile & Data Strategy

 

 

14.00 

 

Panel: Improving Maternal And Child Health

Moderator: Dr Ni Ni, Country Director, Ipas Myanmar

Dr Tobe Makoto, Senior Advisor, Health Financing and Health Systems, Human Development Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Lena Wahlhed, Director, Alliance Development, HemoCue

Daniel Crapper, Country Director, PSI Myanmar

 

Panel: Communication, Connectivity, and Social Networks

Moderator: Ed Pauker, Country Director, BBC Media Action

Simon Gee, Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, TechSoup

Enrico Vigliani, Regional IT Officer, ETC & IT EPR Branch, (RMTF), United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

 

14.55

 

 Panel: Best Practice and Innovation in WASH

Moderator: Dr Victor Sian Tze, Deputy Director, Nanyang Environment, and Water Research Institute Comunity Development (NEWRIComm)

Dr Bella Monse, Senior Advisor, Fit for School. Technical Assistance for Effective School Health, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ

Theitdi Thein, WASH Programme Director, Plan International

Claude Zukowski, Senior Manager and, Disaster Relief and Donation Coordinator, P&G Children's Safe Drinking Water Program, Procter & Gamble

 Panel: Cash-Based Programmes and Financial Inclusion

Moderator: Alix Zwane, Chief Executive Officer, Global Innovation Fund (GIF)

Paul Luchtenburg, Country Director, Myanmar, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

Myint Kyan, Program Director, Rural Finance and Value Chain Development, Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT), United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

 

 

15.40 

 


 
Refreshment Break 
 

 

 16.00 

Panel: Humanitarian Logistics: Getting Aid into Areas of Reduced Infrastructure

Moderator: Dr. Hlekiwe Kachali, Project Director, Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Research Institute

Moe Thu, Associate Director, Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs, Myanmar, World Vision

Ei Ei Htwe, Director, Logistics Department, Myanmar Red Cross Society

 

17.00 

 


 
Closing Remarks & End of Summit
 
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