First session (10:20 to 12:15)Government perspectives on public finance reform in fragile states
Speakers:
Dr Omar Zakhilwal - Minister of Finance, Afghanistan
Salvatore Garang Mabiordit - Under Secretary for Ministry of Finance, South Sudan (TBC) via VC
Osman Sahardeed - State Minister of Finance, Somaliland
Discussant:
Alastair McKechnie - Senior Research Associate, ODI
Chair:
Andy Norton - Director of Research, ODI
Second session (13.00 to 15:00)Public finance reform in fragile countries: what works, what doesn’t and why?
Speakers:
Verena Fritz - Senior Governance Specialist, World Bank
Edward Hedger - Head of Centre for Aid and Public Expenditure, ODI
Philipp Krause - Head of Research, Budget Strengthening Initiative, ODI
Heidi Tavakoli - Research Fellow, ODI
Discussants:
Mark Robinson - Chief Governance Adviser, DFID
Andrew Lawson - Director, Fiscus Consultants
Chair:
David Booth - Senior Research Fellow, ODI
Third session (15:30 to 17:00)New directions in strengthening public finance and administration in fragile states?
Speakers:
Marcus Manuel - Director, Budget Strengthening Initiative, ODI
James Putzel - Director of the Crisis States Research Centre, London School of Economics
Alan Whaites - Head of Profession for Governance and Conflict, DFID
Renaud Seligmann - Manager, Africa Region Financial Management Unit, World Bank
Chair:
Edward Hedger - Head of Centre for Aid and Public Expenditure, ODI
