Agenda

6th Accountability Conference

West African Association of Public Accounts Committees (WAAPAC)

September 28 - October 2, 2015

LOME, TOGO

Venue: Hotel Sarakawa

Theme: “Beyond PAC Recommendations: The Missing Link in the Pursuit of Public Accountability”

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PREPARATORY AND EXECUTIVE MEETINGS

(SATURDAY 26TH AND SUNDAY 27TH SEPTMEBER 2015)

SATURDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER, 2015

Time Activity Venue

All Day – Arrival of WAAPAC Executive Committee

SUNDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER, 2015

Time Activity Venue

All Day – Arrival of WAAPAC Non-Executive Members, SAI Representatives, Clerks and all other participants

10:00 – 12:00 WAAPAC Executive Committee Meeting

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WAAPAC ACCOUNTABILITY CONFERENCE & GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2015

(MONDAY 28TH TO WEDNESDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER 2015)

DAY 1: MONDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2015VENUE: Aledjo Conference Room, Hotel Sarakawa

Time Activity Discussion Leads

Session I: Opening Session

08:00 – 09:00

Registration and All delegates to be seated Organizing Committee

08:30

09:00

Extra Ordinary General Meeting (Strictly WAAPAC Member Countries)

WAAPAC Executive Secretary

09:00 – 11:00

Inaugural Session: (See separate programme for this session)

Organizing Committee

11:00 – 11:45

End of opening session - Departure of dignitaries

Coffee Break

Organizing Committee

Session II: Setting the stage Session Chairperson/Moderator: Togo

11:45– 13:00

Introduction to the Community Network Introduction to the process and Leadership Groups (Leadership Group 1 and Leadership Group 2.)

Facilitators:

Deji Olaore

Mitchell O’Brien

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch

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DAY 1: MONDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2015VENUE: Aledjo Conference Room, Hotel Sarakawa

Session III: Reflections on WAAPAC

Session Chairperson/Moderator: Sierra Leone

14:00 – 14:45

Public Accounts Committees in West Africa: Achievements and Challenges:

Objective: The aim of this session is to reflect upon the achievements and challenges facing PAC Committees, especially in Anglophone countries in West Africa.

Methodology: Presentation and Questions and Answers format

Presenter: Rasheed Draman, (Executive Director, ACEPA)

14:45-15:00

Q & A

15:00 – 15:30

Tea/Coffee Break

15:30 – 16:15

Finance Committees in UEMOA: Achievements and Challenges:

Objective: The aim of this session is to reflect upon the achievements and challenges facing Finance Committees, especially in Francophone countries in West Africa.

Methodology: Presentation and Questions and Answers format

Presenter: Hon. Soule Adam Abou Boucary (Former Chair of Finance Committee, Parliament of Benin)

16:15-17:00

Q & A

17:00-17:30

Leadership Group Reflections Leadership Group 1

Leadership Group 2

19:30 Welcome Dinner Hosted by the Rt. Hon. Speaker of Togo

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DAY 2: TUESDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER, 2015VENUE: Aledjo Conference Room, Hotel Sarakawa

Time Activity Discussion Leads

08:30 - 09:00

Summary of previous day Leadership Group 1

Session IV: Effective Implementation of PAC Recommendations

Session Chairperson/Moderator: Senegal

09:00 – 11:00

Effective implementation of Audit Committee recommendations? - Lessons and Strategies

Objective: This session aims to highlight global powers and practices with respect to implementation of audit committee reports and the interplay between SAI recommendation making processes and parliamentary audit committee recommendations.

Methodology: Presentation and Discussion

Presenters:

Mitchell O’Brien

Mr. Yaw Sifah

Representative of Cours de Compts from Togo

11:00 – 11:30

Tea/Coffee Break Organizing Committee

11:30 – 13:00

Country experiences on implementing recommendations of oversight committees

Objective: The aim of this session is to share experiences and challenges within WAAPAC as to strategies and procedures for encouraging implementations of committee recommendations.

Methodology: This session will use a half-fishbowl approach to discussion.

Facilitator: Mitchell O’Brien

Country Representatives:

Togo

Niger

Liberia

The Gambia

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch

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DAY 2: TUESDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER, 2015VENUE: Aledjo Conference Room, Hotel Sarakawa

Session V: Effective Implementation of PAC Recommendations Contd.

Session Moderator: World Bank

14:00 – 15:00

Case-study: Exploring the experience of the Sierra Leone PAC in overseeing the national response to a crisis (Disaster Fund Management Audit Report).

Objective: The session aims to use a specific case example in order to identify options and strategies for ensuring effective recommendation implementation.

Methodology: Case Clinic.

Presenter:

Sierra Leone

15:00 – 15:15

Tea/Coffee Break

15:15-17:30

Site visit/Tour

17:30-18:00

Leadership Group Reflections Each leadership group will use a separate break-out room.

Leadership Group 1

Leadership Group 2

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DAY 3: WEDNESDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER 2015VENUE: Aledjo Conference Room, Hotel Sarakawa

Time Activity Discussion Leads

08:30 - 09:00

Summary of day 2 Leadership Group 1

Session VI: Effective Implementation of PAC Recommendations Contd.

Session Chairperson/Moderator: Ghana

09:00-10:00

Getting Result through Recommendations and Follow-up:

Objective: This session aims to provide an opportunity to share experience from other jurisdiction.

Methodology: Presentation and Questions and Answers format

Presenter:

Hon. Sylvain Gaudreault

Chair of the Committee on Public Administration

National Assembly of Quebec

Session VII: Coordination between PAC Secretariats and PAC Members

Moderator: World Bank

10:00 - 11:00

Relationship between Clerks/Secretariat and Members of Oversight Committees

Objective: This session aims to explore strategies for strengthening the relationship between Committee Secretariats and Members for improved performance.

Methodology: Panel Discussion

Facilitator: Deji Olaore

Ghana & Mali

Niger and Sierra Leone

11:00-11:15

Tea/Coffee Break

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DAY 3: WEDNESDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER 2015VENUE: Aledjo Conference Room, Hotel Sarakawa

Session VIII: New Initiative for Fighting Corruption in the Extractive Industries

11:15 - 11:45

Developing a Comprehensive Framework for reducing corruption through both supply side and demand side interventions.

Objective: This session aims to highlight new initiative within the network for fighting corruption in the extractive industries.

Methodology: Informational Presentation

Presenter: Rasheed Draman

11:00 - 11:30

Tea/Coffee Break

Session IX: Capturing the Value of the Network – What have we learned and what will we do?

Session Chairperson: The Gambia

11:45 - 13:00

Lessons Learned and Action Planning

• What are the lessons learned from the past two days?

• How will you apply the lessons in your work back in your country?

Leadership Group 2: Summary of Key Lessons Learned

Discussions within Country Groups

Report back by country representatives

13:00 – 13:15

Wrap Up Session Plenary

13:15 – 14:00

Lunch

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WAAPAC General Assembly

Time Activity Responsibility

14:00 - 17:00

General Assembly (See separate agenda) WAAPAC Chairman

17:00 Official closing of the 6th WAAPAC Annual Conference and General Assembly

WAAPAC Chairman

Speaker of the National Assembly of Togo

DAY 4: THURSDAY 1ST OCTOBER 2015

Time Activity

All day Departure of delegates

WAAPAC Community Clerks' Training (See separate agenda)

WAAPAC ANNUAL CLERK AND SECRETARIAT TRAINING

(THURSDAY 17th - 18th JULY 2014)

A separate Agenda will be issued

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