18:00 - 20:00

Registration at hotel

7:15

Shuttle departure from Sofitel Abidjan Hotel Ivoire

8:00 - 8:15

Registration at venue

8:15 - 8:20

Welcome and introductory remarks by ADF Coordinator

8:20 – 8:30

Welcome and introductory remarks by the Ivorian Governor Mrs. Nialé Kaba

8:30 – 8:40

Short video presenting key achievements of ADF

8:40 – 9:20

AfDB President’s opening remarks

09:20 – 10:15

Statement by Her Excellency President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia.

10:15 – 10:30

Coffee break

10:30 – 12:00

Economic Outlook for ADF Recipient Countries (presentation and discussion)

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch

13:00 – 16:00

Strategic Directions for ADF-14 (presentation & discussion)

16:00 – 16:15

Coffee break

16:15 - 17:00

ADF/IDA Cooperation (exchange of views)

17:00 - 17:15

Wrap up of the first day

19:00 – 21:00

Dinner for visiting Participants (Sofitel Abidjan Hotel Ivoire)

08:00

Shuttle departure from Sofitel Abidjan Hotel Ivoire

8:30 – 9:00

Coffee

9:00 - 11:00

Innovative Instruments for ADF-14 (presentation & discussion)

11:00 - 12:30

ADF-14 Financing Framework (presentation and discussion)

12:30 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 15:00

Options to Address Fragility in the PBA System (presentation & discussion)

15:00 - 15:15

AfDB President’s closing remarks

15:15 - 16:00

Conclusion and Way forward