Performance, Capacity and Change Leadership Forum of the Asia-Pacific Community of Practice on Managing for Development Results 23-24 March 2015 Multifunction Hall 1, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines APCoP is building a regional leadership network to advance results-based public sector management through relationships, innovation and shared purpose. AGENDA (As of 17 March 2015) Day 1 - 23 March 2015, Monday Sessions on Country Level Experiences, Innovation, New Tools and Practices Time 8:30−8:50 Agenda Welcome Remarks: Stephen Groff, Vice President (Operations 2), Asian Development Bank (ADB) Purpose of the workshop in the context of APCoP and preparation of ADB’s Capacity Development Operational Plan (2015-2020) Opening Remarks: Arsenio Balisacan, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Philippines 8:50−10:30 Session 1: APCoP Country Level Experiences Panel: 1) Malaysia: The Role of Strategic Communication in Successful Outcomebased Budgeting. Koshy Thomas, Deputy Director, National Budget Office and Head of the Outcome-Based Budgeting Project Team, Ministry of Finance, Malaysia; Chair, APCoP Coordinating Committee 2) Performance Scorecards in Sri Lanka. Velayuthan Sivagnanasothy, Secretary, Ministry of Plantation Infrastructure Development, Sri Lanka; Vice Chair, APCoP Coordinating Committee 3) Nepal: Introducing Performance Contracts. Baikuntha Aryal, Joint Secretary, Budget and Program Division, Ministry of Finance, Nepal 4) Viet Nam: A PEFA Self-Assessment. John Wiggins, Consultant to the Government of Viet Nam Discussants: Noriko Ogawa, Deputy Director General, Pacific Department; Ramesh Subramaniam, Deputy Director General, Southeast Asia Department (SERD), ADB Moderator: Indu Bhushan, Director General, Strategy and Policy Department (SPD), ADB Summary of trends and lessons 1 10:30−10:45 10:45-11:00 Coffee/Tea break Group Photo 11:00−12:30 Session 2: Innovative Tools & Practices for Enhanced Performance and Development Results. Who’s Doing What? Panel: 1) Performance Benchmarking in Oregon, New York City and South Australia. Jeff Tryens, Principal, Measures Matter, Portland, Oregon, USA, Former Executive Director of Oregon’s Progress Board, Former Deputy Director for Performance Management in New York City under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Former Director of Community Engagement for South Australia’s Strategic Plan 2) Giving a Boost to Budget Analysis and Transparency. Clay G. Wescott, Independent Evaluator and President, International Public Management Network, Washington, DC 3) Open Government and Digital Feedback Loops for Public Infrastructure Delivery in the Philippines Road Sector. Kai Kaiser, Senior Economist, World Bank Philippines Country Office Discussants: Betty Wilkinson, Director, Public Management, Financial Sector, and Trade Division, Central and West Asia Department; Sungsup Ra, Director, Human and Social Development, South Asia Department (SARD), ADB (TBC) Moderator: Bart Edes, Director, Social Development, Governance and Gender Division, Regional and Sustainable Development Department (RSDD), ADB Summary of trends and lessons in an operational context 12:30−2:00 Lunch 2:00−3:30 Session 3: Continuation of Innovative Tools & Practices for Enhanced Performance and Development Results. Who’s Doing What? Panel: 4) Contract Management and Performance Monitoring for Private Service Providers in Drinking Water in Armenia. Gagik Khachatryan, Acting Chairman, State Committee of Water Economy, Ministry of Agriculture, Republic of Armenia. 5) Strengthening Sector Outcomes with Results-Based Lending in Sri Lanka. Sofia Shakil, Senior Education Specialist, East Asia Department, and Gi Soon Song, Principal Social Development Specialist, SARD, ADB 6) Development Entrepreneurship, Jaime Faustino, Program Director, The Asia Foundation, Philippines 7) Citizen Report Cards for Better Service Delivery. Asha Newsum, Governance and Public Sector Management Consultant, ADB Discussants: Bernard Woods, Principal Results Management Specialist, SPD; David Raitzer, Economist, Economics and Research Department, ADB Moderator: Ramesh Subramaniam, Deputy Director General, SERD; ADB Summary of trends and lessons in an operational context 3:00−3:30 Coffee/Tea break 3:30−5:00 Session 4: Evaluation Session 2 Panel: 1) Creating an Evaluation Culture for Learning with an Internal Evaluation Model. Koshy Thomas, Chair, APCoP CC and Arunaselam Rasappan, Technical Advisor to Government of Malaysia, and Founding President, Malaysia Evaluation Society. 2) Learning from (Independent) Evaluation. Monika Weber-Fahr, Chief Knowledge Officer and Senior Manager at IEG, World Bank and the Centers for Learning on Evaluation and Results (CLEAR), Washington, DC 3) Opening Country Policy Windows in Lower and Middle Income Countries. Beryl Leach, Deputy Director for Policy, Advocacy and Communication, 3ie International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, New Delhi, India. 4) Nepal: The Use of Evaluations in Informed Planning Process: Nepal’s Experience. Teertha Dhakal, Joint Secretary and Head M&E Division, National Planning Commission Secretariat, Nepal; Member, APCoP Coordinating Committee. 5) Philippines: Evidence-Based Monitoring and Evaluation of Philippine Development Plan (TBC). Roderick Planta, Director, Monitoring and Evaluation Staff, NEDA, Philippines Discussants: Hans Carlsson, Advisor and Head, Portfolio Results and Quality Control Unit; Gambhir Bhatta, Principal Knowledge Management Specialist, SARD, ADB Moderator: Vinod Thomas, Director General, Independent Evaluation Department, ADB Summary of trends and lessons in an operational context 5:00−5:15 Session 5: Summary and Closing for Day 1 Bart Édes, Director, Social Development, Governance and Gender Division, RSDD, ADB Velayuthan Sivagnanasothy, Secretary, Ministry of Plantation Infrastructure Development, Sri Lanka; Vice Chair, APCoP Coordinating Committee 5:15−6:30 Cocktail Reception at ADB Executive Dining Room, Hosted by Ma. Carmela Locsin, Director General, RSDD Day 2 - 24 March 2015, Tuesday CC Focus Planning Sessions (CC members, Secretariat, ADB Operation Departments, and Partners) Time Agenda item 9:00−10:30 Session 1: Knowledge Partnerships and Networks Panel: 1) PEMNA, Miki Matsuura, Public Sector Management Specialist, Governance Global Practice, World Bank, Washington, DC 2) CLEAR, Monika Weber-Fahr, Chief Knowledge Officer and Senior Manager 3) Asia Pacific Development Effectiveness Facility (AP-DEF): Role of Regional Platforms in Supporting Knowledge on Development Cooperation. Ashley Palmer, Governance and Development Effectiveness Specialist, UNDP Bangkok 4) Global Partnership Initiative on Results & Mutual Accountability, Co-Chair Monowar Ahmed, Additional Secretary & Head, Aid Effectiveness Unit, Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh Discussants: Gambhir Bhatta, Principal Knowledge Management Specialist, SARD; Claudia Buentjen, Principal Public Sector Management Specialist, RSDD; Ganesh Rauniyar, CLEAR Board Representative and IED 3 Moderator: Rolando Tungpalan, Undersecretary, NEDA, Philippines 10:30−10:45 Coffee/Tea break 10:45−12:00 Session 2: Brainstorming and Planning Session for CC and Partners 12:00–12:10 Moderators: Koshy Thomas, APCoP Chair; TBD Closing Remarks: (TBD) Ramesh Subramaniam, Deputy Director General, SERD 12:15−13:30 Lunch 13:30−15:00 90 minutes By invitation only: Planning Session (for APCoP Coordination Committee and RETA team). Moderators: Koshy Thomas, APCoP Chair; Ramesh Subramaniam, Deputy Director General, SERD, and/or Moderator: TBD 4
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