Day 1, May 30, 2016
8:00-8:30 am Registration
8:30-9:00 am Introduction
Ms. Abha Prasad, DMF Program Manager
Opening Remarks:
Mr. Charles Boamah, Vice President, Finance (FNVP) African Development Bank
Mr. John Panzer, Director, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice, World Bank Group
9:00-10:30 am Plenary Session 1: A Global Perspective: What are the Challenges for Debt Managers?
Moderator: Mr. Mark Thomas, Practice Manager, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice, World Bank Group
Speakers:
Mr. Daniel Hardy, Division Chief, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund
Mr. Desire Vencatachellum, Director, Resource Mobilization and External Finance Department, African Development Bank
Mr. Mayokun Ajibade, Head of Financial Markets Southern Africa, Standard Chartered Bank, Global Research, United Kingdom
Mr. Gregory Smith, Senior Country Economist, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice, World Bank Group
10:30-11:00 am Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 pm Plenary Session 2: New Financing Sources in Developing Countries
Moderator: Dr. Caleb M. Fundanga, Executive Director, Macroeconomics and Financial Management Institute (MEFMI)
Speakers:
Ms. Stephanie Blankenburg, Head, Debt, Development and Finance Branch, UNCTAD
Ms. Tshepiso Moahloli, Chief Director, Liability Management, National Treasury, Asset and Liability Management Division, South Africa
Mr. Gardner Rusike, Associate Director, Sovereign and International Public Finance Ratings, S&P Global Ratings, South Africa
Mr. Robert Schmitz, Statistical and Reporting Officer, Economics Department, European Investment Bank Group
12:30-2:00 pm Luncheon
12:45-1:15 pm Keynote Address
Introduction: Mr. John Panzer, Director, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice, World Bank Group
Address: Hon. Minister Alexander Chikwanda, Minister of Finance, Zambia
1:15-1:45 pm Question/answers
2:00-3:30 pm Break-Out Session 1: Fiscal Risks from Contingent Liabilities
Moderator: Mr. Lars Jessen, Lead Debt Specialist, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice, World Bank Group
Speakers:
Mr. Bwire Magere, Senior Finance Management Officer, Policy Analysis Division, Ministry of Finance, Tanzania
Mr. Sebastien Boitreaud, Lead Financial Officer, Treasury, World Bank Group
Mr. Edgardo Demaestri, Lead Financial Market Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank
Break-Out Session 2: Debt Sustainability: Status and Risks
Moderator: Mr. Desire Vencatachellum, Director, Resource Mobilization and External Finance Department, African Development Bank
Speakers:
Mr. Myrvin Linden Anthony, Senior Economist, Strategy, Policy and Review Department, International Monetary Fund
Mr. Matthew H. Martin, Director, Development Finance International
Mr. Daniel Tilahun Wolde, Senior Expert, Debt Management Directorate, Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation, Ethiopia
Mr. Alban Fetahu, Head of Middle Office, Debt Management Division, State Treasury, Ministry of Finance, Kosovo
3:30-4:00 pm Coffee Break
4:00-5:30 pm Break-Out Session 3: The Role of the Debt Management Office
Moderator: Hon. Minister Winston DaCosta Jordan, Ministry of Finance, Government of Guyana
Speakers:
Ms. Lilia Razlog, Senior Debt Specialist, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice, World Bank Group
Mr. Zsolt Bangó, Head of Treasury Department, Government Debt Management Agency PTE LTD, Treasury Department, Hungary
Ms. Rekha Warriar, Chief General Manager, Internal Debt Management Department, Reserve Bank of India
Mr. Pascal Assiami, Deputy General Director, Debt Management Office, Gabon
Break-Out Session 4: Subnational Fiscal and Debt Rules
Moderator: Mr. Baba Musa, Director, WAIFEM
Speakers:
Ms. Christine Martell, Associate Professor and MPA Program Director, School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado, Denver
Mr. Jaime Coronado, Coordinator, Public Debt Management Program, CEMLA
Mr. Alex Bialosa Elikwu, Assistant Director/Head Policy and Standards, Fiscal Responsibility Commission, Nigeria
Ms. Smriti Seth, Economist, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice, World Bank Group, India
6:30 -8:00 pm Dinner Reception
Day 2, May 31, 2016
9:00-10:30 am Plenary Session 3: Trends and Policies to Improve Funding via Domestic Debt Markets
Moderator: Ms. Alison Harwood, Global Lead, Finance and Market Global Practice, World Bank Group
Speakers:
Mr. Raphael Otieno, Director, Debt Management, MEFMI
Mr. Mohamed Elashry, Financial Analyst, Debt Management Unit, Ministry of Finance, Egypt
Mr. Laszlo Buzas, Consultant, Public Debt Management
Mr. Victor Chileshe, Head Global Markets, Stanbic Bank, Zambia
10:30-11:00 am Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 pm Break-Out Session 5: A Two-tiered Approach to MTDS?
Moderator: Mr. Mark Thomas, Practice Manager, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice, World Bank Group
Speakers:
Mr. Bakyt Sydykov, Head of Public Debt Department, Ministry of Finance, Kyrgyz Republic
Mr. Sivuyise Ngwane, Deputy Director, Market Risk, National Treasury, South Africa
Mr. Ismaël Moussa Yamkalla Mama, Director of Strategy, Caisse Autonome d’Amortissement, Republic of Benin
Mr. Souleymane Sene, Chief Inspector of Treasury, Central Treasury, Senegal.
Break-out Session 6: Reform Plans – What happens after they are developed?
Moderator: Mr. Tomas Magnusson, Chair, DMF Panel of Experts
Speakers:
Mr. Nguyen Trong Nghia, Head, Planning and Risk Management Department of Debt Management and External Finance, Ministry of Finance, Vietnam
Mr. David Isaac Mpoza, Ag. Director, Debt and Cash Management Department, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Uganda
Ms. Haingotiana Rahaniraka, Debt Manager, Directorate of Public Debt, Ministry of Finances and Budget, Madagascar
Mr. Johan Krynauw, Programme Manager CABRI/National Treasury of South Africa
12:30-2:00 pm Luncheon
2:00-3:30 pm Plenary Session 4: Results and Outcomes from the Technical Assistance Provided under the DMF
Moderator: Ms. Abha Prasad, Lead Debt Specialist, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice, World Bank Group
Speakers:
Mr. Pyke Polderman, Policy Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Financial Institutions, Netherlands
Mr. Raphael Otieno, Director, Debt Management, MEFMI
Ms. Kazi Nahid Rasul, Senior Assistant Secretary, Debt Branch, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh
Mr. Monday Usiade, Head, Market Development, Debt Management Office, Nigeria
3:30-4:00 pm Coffee Break
4:00-5:00 pm Special Session 1: Government debt data and quality constraints
Moderator: Mr. Alex Mubiru, Manager, Sovereign Division , Resource Mobilization and External Finance Department, African Development Bank
Speakers:
Ms. Evis Rucaj, Senior Economist, Development Economics and Chief Economist, World Bank Group
Mr. Deon Tanzer, Economist, Statistics Department, International Monetary Fund
Mr. Gerry A. Teeling, Chief, DMFAS Program, UNCTAD, Debt & Development Finance Branch
Mr. Mohamed A. Ahmed, Head of Debt Management Unit, Ministry of Finance, Federal Government of Somalia
Special Session 2: Discussion on Primary Dealers
Moderator: Ms. Alison Harwood, Global Lead, Finance and Market Global Practice, World Bank Group
Speaker:
Mr. Baudouin Richard, Consultant, Public Debt Management
5:00-5:30 pm Closing Remarks
Mr. John Panzer, Director, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice, World Bank Group