Details

2 April 2006

Arrival and settling in

19h00

Dinner

Venue: Hafenrestaurant Ernest

3 April 2006

Sketching the Problem

09h15

Introduction

Gerhard Wahlers, International Relations, Konrad Adenauer Foundation

Greg Mills,The Brenthurst Foundation

Session One

09h30 - 13h00

• The history of aid expenditure in Africa

  Jeffrey Herbst, Miami University

• Aid and African democracy and governance: Lessons and prospects

  Joe Siegle, Maryland, US

Phyllis Pomerantz, Duke University, US

Respondents:

Jan Kiso, UK Cabinet Office

Clarence Tshitereke, Director: International Relations and Trade, Presidency, SA

Session Two

14h00 - 17h00

• The impact of aid on African financial sector development

  Geoffrey Obel, Presidential Adviser, Uganda

• Aid and Health-Care in Africa

  Roger Bate, American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

Peter Molt

Respondents:

Franklin Cudjoe, Imani, Ghana

Holger Hansen

17h00

Conclusion

18h30 - 19h30

Reception

4 April 2006

Finding the solutions

Session Three

09h00 - 10h30

• Aid and African agriculture: Lessons and prospects

  Dianna Games, , Africa@Work

• Aid and African infrastructure: Lessons and prospects

  Greg Mills

Charles Mensa, Presidential Adviser, Ghana

Respondents:

Ken Kwaku, Presidential Adviser, Tanzania

Jon Bech, NORAD, Norway

Session Four

11h00

• What might a post-aid Africa look like?

  Ross Herbert, SAIIA, SA

• New Thinking on Aid Expenditure

  Richard Dowden, Royal Africa Society

• Reforming Aid and Development Institutions

  TBA

Holger Hansen

Respondents:

Renato Matusse, Senior Presidential Advisor, The Presidency, Mozambique

John Robertson, Harare

14h00

Lunch/Departure