PSIA Learning Event “Tackling Difficult Issues in Policy Reform: Evidence from Europe and Central Asia”
Agenda Tuesday, March 24, 2015 8:00 - 9:15 am
Registration and Coffee
WELCOME AND OPENING SESSION
Tackling Difficult Issues of Policy Reform
9:15 - 10:30 am
Marina Wes, Country Manager for Poland, The World Bank
Małgorzata Sarzalska, Director, Department of Economic Analyses and
Forecasts, Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, Poland
10:30 - 11:00 am
Coffee break
SESSION 1: Shaping the Course of Reform Using Poverty and Social Impact
Analysis (PSIA)
Talk-show style discussion featuring experiences from speakers on how analysis
of poverty and social impacts can influence the design of policy reforms.
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Dominik Owczarek, Analyst and Project Manager, Institute of Public Affairs,
Poland
Yadviga Viktorivna Semikolenova, Senior Energy Economist, The World Bank
Moderator: Maria Beatriz Orlando, Program Manager, PSIA Multi-Donor
Trust Fund, The World Bank
12:30 - 2:00 pm
Lunch
SESSION 2: Political Economy in PSIA
Panel discussion on the political context for developing PSIAs that can influence
policy design.
2:00 - 3:30 pm
Yordan Dimitrov, Program Manager and Economist, Balkan Institute for Labor
and Social Policy, Bulgaria
Bakhadur Khabibov, Chairman, Consumers Union of Tajikistan
Gordana Matković, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Belgrade and
former General Advisor of the President of Serbia
Rob Swinkels, Senior Social Development Specialist, The World Bank
Chair: Luis-Felipe López-Calva, Lead Economist, The World Bank
3:30 - 4:00 pm
Coffee break
SESSION 3: Engaging Stakeholders, Communicating Results
Panel discussion with examples of collaborative PSIAs that have effectively
engaged with country stakeholders and counterparts.
Ryszard Malarski, Consultant, The World Bank
4:00 - 5:30 pm
Kuba Wygnański, Board President, Unit for Social Innovation and Research,
SHIPYARD, Poland
Zornitsa Zheleva, State Expert, Ministry of Transport, Information Technology
and Communications, Bulgaria
Chair: Daniel Owen, Senior Social Development Specialist, The World Bank
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Welcome Reception and Dinner
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 8:30 - 9:00 am
Breakfast
Welcome and Overview for Day 2
9:00 : 9:15 am
Juan Carlos Parra, PSIA MDTF Secretariat, The World Bank
SESSION 4: Tricks of the Trade - Conducting Poverty and Social Impact
Analysis
Two parallel sessions: presenters will share their experiences from the process of
designing and conducting a PSIA, including methodology, timeline, dissemination
strategy, and stakeholder engagement.
9:15 - 10:15 am
Nils Junge, Consultant, The World Bank – Utility Reforms [Room: Warsaw Hall
4]
Anna Olefir, Operations Officer, The World Bank – Education Reforms [Room:
Warsaw Hall 5]
10:30 - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
SESSION 5: Knowledge and Learning: Experiences in Capacity Building
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Presentations will highlight examples of capacity development in PSIA, as well as
areas for improvement.
Ahmad Gorchiyev, Procurement Manager, Judicial Services and Smart
Infrastructure Project, Ministry of Justice, Azerbaijan
Nils Junge, Consultant, The World Bank
Christopher T. Mallmann, Systemic Organization Advisor, ctm, Berlin
Chair: Ursula Stiegler, Advisor, GIZ
12:30 - 2:00 pm
Lunch
SESSION 6: Social Inclusion in Poverty and Social Impact Analysis
Presentations on how PSIAs help policy makers ensure that the poor, vulnerable
and excluded groups benefit from policy reforms and development programs.
Maciej Bukowski, President, Warsaw Institute of Economic Studies, Poland “Social inclusion and activation reforms in Poland”
2:00 - 3:30 pm
Roberta V. Gatti, Lead Economist, The World Bank - “Reflection on equality of
opportunity for marginalized Roma”
Eugenia Sas, Registrar, National Agency for Cadaster and Land Registration,
Romania - “Impact of the rural land registration program on vulnerable population
in Romania”
Chair: Maria Beatriz Orlando, Program Manager, PSIA MDTF, The World
Bank
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Measuring Welfare Effects of Policy Reform
3:30 - 4:30 pm
James E. Foster, Professor of Economics and International Affairs, George
Washington University, USA
Chair: Luis-Felipe López-Calva, Lead Economist, The World Bank
MC: Kamila Galeza, The World Bank