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Conference Program
Thursday, October 18
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D. Toward Ending Extreme Poverty and Hunger: Policies and Actions in Countries and Regions
  • D.1 Plenary Keynote Address: Experiences That Have Resulted in Progress in Reducing Poverty and Hunger
    (08:30-9:45; Main Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Friendship Palace)
    Co-Chair: Harris Mule, Executive Director, Top Investment Management Services, Ltd., and Former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Kenya
    Co-Chair: Zhong Wu, Director General, International Cooperation and Social Mobilization Department, The State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development, China
    Video: Keynote Addresses
    • Brazil's experiences
      Speaker: Patrus Ananias de Sousa, Minister of Social Development and Fight Against Hunger, Brazil
      Presentation (PPT): (PDF 889K)  |  Summary Note: (PDF 104K)
    • Philippines' experiences
      Speaker: Domingo F. Panganiban, Secretary, National Anti-Poverty Commission, Philippines
      Presentation (PPT): (PDF 359K)  |  Summary Note: (PDF 239K)
    • Zambia's experiences
      Speaker: Daniel Kalenga, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Zambia
      Presentation (PPT): (PPT 744K)  |  Summary Note: (PDF 104K)
  • D.2 Parallel Sessions/Regional Forums: New Strategies, Actions, and Ways Forward to End Extreme Poverty and Hunger in Main Developing Regions
    The regional forums include not only participants from the respective regions but also some from other regions for transregional learning. They will address the following questions:
    • What are the regional dimensions of poverty and hunger and the key regional drivers of change?
    • What can we learn for the regions from case studies of interventions and approaches based on the themes raised earlier in the conference (fostering pro-poor growth, reducing vulnerability and enhancing social protection, and creating and enhancing assets of the rural poor)?
    • What can we learn from experiences in other regions about designing effective interventions in this region?
    • To what extent does successful action require effective strategies for scaling up programs, improving governance, fostering organizations of the poor and hungry, and developing capacity for social innovation and entrepreneurship?
    • What actions over what time are needed to actually end extreme poverty and hunger in the respective regions?
    1. Africa
      (10:00-12:15; Main Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Friendship Palace)
      Video: Parallel Session
      Chair: Achi Atsain, Senior Political Affairs Officer of the UN in charge of Governance, United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo
      Rapporteur: Bernard Bashaasha, Head, Department of Agricultural Economics, Makarere University, Uganda
      • Creating Markets
        Speaker: Assefa Admassie, Director, Ethiopian Economic Policy Research Institute (EEPR), Ethiopia
        Presentation (PPT): (PPT 84K)  |  Summary Note: (PDF 92K)
      • Investing in Infrastructure
        Speaker: Ernest Aryeetey, Director, Institute of Statistical, Social & Economic Research, University of Ghana, Ghana
        Presentation (PPT): (PPT 1.9M)  |  Summary Note: (PDF 115K)
      • Combating disease and improving health
        Speaker: Rosanna Agble, Former Chief Nutrition Officer, Ghana Health Service, Ghana
        Presentation (PPT): (PPT 117K)  |  Summary Note: (PDF 146K)
      • Reaching the poorest during and after conflict
        Speaker: Milenge Mwenelwata, Secretaire General, Departement de la Diaconie, Eglise du Christ au Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo
        Presentation (PPT): (PPT 163K)  |  Summary Note: (PDF 127K)
      • Building capacity
        Speaker: Kwadwo Asenso-Okyere, Director, ISNAR Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Ethiopia
        Presentation (PPT): (PPT 141K)  |  Summary Note: (PDF 96K)
      • Optimizing social services
        Speaker: Ousmane Badiane, Africa Coordinator, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
        Presentation (PPT): (PPT 182K)
      • DISCUSSION
    2. Asia
      (10:00-12:15; No.1 Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Building 7)
      Video: Parallel Session
      Chair: Ursula Schäfer-Preuss, Vice President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
      Rapporteur: Abdul Bayes, HProfessor of Economics, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
      • Release of Recessive Hunger
        Speaker: Yunliu Fan, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, China
        Presentation (PPT): (PPT 3.2M)
      • Addressing Undernourishment
        Speaker: S. Mahendra Dev, Director, CESS (Centre for Economic and Social Studies), India
        Presentation (PPT): (PPT 50K)  |  Summary Note: (PDF 106K)
      • Linking small farmers to high-value markets
        Speaker: Ashok Gulati, Director in Asia, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), India
        Presentation (PPT): (PPT 682K)  |  Summary Note: (PDF 144K)
      • Generating Employment
        Speaker: Tahlim Sudaryanto, Director, Indonesian Center for Agro Socioeconomic Policies and Studies (ICASEPS), Indonesia
        Presentation (PPT): (PPT 682K)  |  Summary Note: (PDF 183K)
      • Tackling Inequality—Social Exclusion
        Speaker: Qazi Ahmad, Chairman, Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP), Bangladesh
        Presentation (PPT): (PPT 135K)  |  Summary Note: (PDF 185K)
      • Evolvement and Challenges for China to achieve the Millennium Development Goal
        Speaker: Fuhe Liu, Director, Department of Policy and Regulation, The State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development (LGOPAD), China
        Presentation (PPT): (PPT 89K)  |  Chinese: (PPT 63K)
      • Addressing Gender Inequality
        Speaker: Amita Singh, Chairperson, Center for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
        Presentation (PPT): (PPT 349K)
      • DISCUSSION
    3. Latin America
      (10:00-12:15; No. 2 Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Building 7)
      Video: Parallel Session
      Chair: Jose Graziano da Silva, Resident Representative, Food and Agriculture Organization, Chile
      Rapporteur: Alan de Brauw, Research Fellow, Food Consumption and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
      Policy Brief: (PDF 133K)
      • Economy-wide policies
        Speaker: Alberto Valdes, Associate Professor, Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile
        Presentation (PPT): (PPT 35K)
        Policy Brief: (PDF 111K)
      • Brazil's recent experience with poverty and inequality reduction
        Speaker: Francisco H. G. Ferreira, Lead Economist, Development Research Group, World Bank, USA
        Presentation (PPT): (PPT 2M)  |  Summary Note: (PDF 145K)
      • Inequality and poverty
        Speaker: Dante Contreras, Profesor Asociado, Departamento de Economía, Universidad de Chile, Chile Policy Brief:
        (PDF 144K)
      • Elimination of Children's Vulnerability
        Speaker: Javier Escobal, Senior Researcher, GRADE, Peru
        Presentation (PPT): (PPT 781K)
      • Strategies to alleviate poverty in the Andean countries
        Speaker: Maximo Torero, Director, Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
        Presentation (PPT): (PPT 747K)
      • Connecting social policies, poverty, hunger, and food security
        Speaker: Renato Maluf, Professor, Coord. Centro de Referencia em Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
        Presentation (PPT): (PPT 27K)  |  Summary Note: (PDF 112K)
      • DISCUSSION
  • D.3 Plenary Panel: Report back from D.2. Parallel Sessions/Regional Forums
    (13:30-14:30; Main Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Friendship Palace)
    Co-Chair: Jean-Jacques Dethier, Research Manager, Development Economics (DECRS), World Bank, USA
    Co-Chair: Min Tang, Deputy Secretary-General, China Reform and Development Foundation, China
    Video: Report from Parallel Sessions/Regional Forums
    • Regional Forum 1: Africa
      Speaker: Achi Atsain, Senior Political Affairs Officer of the UN in charge of Governance, United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo
      Presentation (PPT): (PPT 81K)
    • Regional Forum 2: Asia
      Speaker: Ursula Schäfer-Preuss, Vice President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
    • Regional Forum 3: Latin America
      Speaker: Jose Graziano da Silva, Resident Representative, Food and Agriculture Organization, Chile
      Presentation (PPT): (PPT 2.3M)
E. Changing Roles and Partnerships for Poverty Reduction: Actors and Institutions
  • E.1 Plenary Panel: What Works and Does Not Work for Different Actors and Institutions in the Reduction of Poverty and Hunger
    (14:30-16:00; Main Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Friendship Palace)
    Chair: Heba Handoussa, Research Director, Center of Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWTAR), Egypt
    Video: Plenary Panel
    • Speaker: Tiejun Wen, Dean and Professor, School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Remin University of China
      Presentation (PPT) Chinese: (PPT 4.3M)
    • Speaker: Bernd Hoffmann, Director, Planning and Development Department, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Germany
    • Speaker: Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, President, African Business Roundtable and Chairperson, NEPAD Business Group, Nigeria
      Summary Note: (PDF 100K)
    • Speaker: Huqu Zhai, President, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), China
      Presentation (PPT): (PPT 369K)  |  Chinese: (PPT 407K)
      Summary Note: (PDF 156K)
    • Speaker: Anthea Webb, Director in China, World Food Programme
      Presentation (PPT): (PPT 1.6M)
    • Speaker: Yin Yin Nwe, Representative of UNICEF China office, China
      Presentation (PPT): (PPT 4.5M)
F. Action to Meet the Needs of Minorities and Marginalized People
  • F.1 Plenary Panel: Lessons from Successful Action for Disabled People, Women, Minorities, and Indigenous Peoples
    (16:20-18:00; Main Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Friendship Palace)
    Chair: Diana Rivington, Director of Gender Equality, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canada
    Video: Plenary Panel
    • Addressing a culture of discrimination: What is the ethical base for addressing discrimination, and what types of policies do so effectively?
      Speaker: Frances Stewart, Professor, Center for Research on Inequality, Human Security, and Ethnicity (CRISE), Oxford University, UK
      Presentation (PPT): (PPT 37K)
      Policy Brief: (PDF 128K)
    • What policies have been successful in encouraging inclusion and improving the welfare of disabled people, women, minorities, and indigenous groups? What are the roles of the state, civil society, charitable, and religious organizations in successful action for these people?
      • Focus on minorities, and indigenous groups
        Speaker: Sukhadeo Thorat, Director, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
        Presentation (PPT): (PPT 127K)
        Policy Brief: (PDF 120K)
      • Focus on women
        Speaker: Neelima Khetan, Chief Executive Officer, SEVA Mandir, India
        Summary Note: (PDF 96K)
      • Policies and effects of the poverty reduction by Chinese women
        Speaker: Yu Cui, Director of Development Department, All-China Women's Federation (ACWF)
        Presentation (PPT): (PPT 5.4M)
        Chinese Research Report: (PDF 120K)
      • Focus on disabled people
        Speaker: Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo, Disability Advisor, East Asia Pacific Region, World Bank
        Presentation (PPT): (PPT 1.3M)
        Policy Brief: (PDF 149K)
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