October 30–November 1, 2006, Ottawa Congress Centre
Theme: Working Together for Effective Aid

International Cooperation Days (ICD), an international forum organized by CIDA with its partners, is being held for the fourth time. More than a thousand representatives from the non-governmental, voluntary, public, and private sectors will meet with international development experts and frontline workers to exchange knowledge and ideas. Why not join us?

Monday, October 30

8:00 onwards	Registration
9:20–9:30	Songs of Welcome World Voices Choir, Brookfield High School, Ottawa
9:30–10:00	Opening Ceremony Welcome: Robert Greenhill, President, CIDA Keynote Speaker : The Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of International Cooperation and Minister for La Francophonie and Official Languages
10:00–11:00	Panel 1: Aid Effectiveness Moderator: Stephen Wallace, Vice President, Policy Branch, CIDA Michel Chaurette, Executive Director, Centre canadien d'étude et de coopération internationale (CECI) Bernard Wood, President, Bernard Wood and Associates Ezra Limiri Mbogori, MWENGO, Southern Africa Alex Volkoff, Executive Director, International Affairs, Security and Justice Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat
11:00–11:15	Networking Break – Come and visit our exhibit area in Colonel By Salon and take the opportunity to network with CIDA and partners!
11:15–12:30	Panel 2: Successful Partnership Models Moderator: Maureen O’Neil, President, International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Manzoor Hasan, Deputy Executive Director, Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) Elisabeth Sequeira, Executive Director, Asociação Progresso, Mozambique Akwasi Aidoo, Executive Director, TrustAfrica Foundation, Senegal Jacynthe Coté, President and CEO of Alcan Bauxite and Alumina
12:30–14:00	Lunch
14:00–15:30	Youth Speak Out for Development: An Interactive Forum with Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean Moderator: Samantha Nutt, Executive Director, War Child Canada and Fodé Beaudet, Cooperant Program Representative, Africa, CUSO
14:00–15:30	Intercultural Effectiveness as a Best Practice in Aid Effectiveness Moderator: Doug MacDonald, Acting Director, Centre for Intercultural Learning, DFAIT Michael Hope-Simpson, Senior Learning Specialist, Centre for Intercultural Learning, DFAIT Nicole Paulun, Senior Learning Specialist, Centre for Intercultural Learning, DFAIT
14:00–15:30	Anti-Corruption for Aid Effectiveness Moderator: Sarita Bhatla, Director General, Governance and Social Development Division, Policy Branch, CIDA Huguette Labelle, Chair, Transparency International John Williams, MP, Chair, Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption Tarik Khan, Director, Democratic Institutions and Conflict Division, Policy Branch, CIDA
14:00–15:30	Working Together: NGOs and the Private Sector Moderator: Pierre Racicot, Chair, Board of Directors, le Centre d'Étude et de Coopération Internationale (CECI) Dan Donovan, Vice President, Public Affairs, Magna International Inc. Will Postma, Director, Technical Division, International and Canadian Programs, World Vision Canada Patricia Salt, Coordinator of Special Projects, Learning Quality Centre, Bow Valley College
14:00–15:30	Raising the Bar: Managing for Development Results, Multilaterally Moderator: Roger Ehrhardt, Director General, Multilateral Development Institutions Directorate, Multilateral Programs Branch, CIDA Susan Stout, Manager, Results Secretariat, Operations Policy and Country Services, The World Bank Deborah Hines, Chief of Performance and Reports, Policy, Strategy and Program Support Division, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Vanessa Tobin, Deputy Director, Programs, Programs Division, UNICEF Rudolph Knippenberg, Principal Advisor, Global Health Strategies, UNICEF
14:00–15:30	Can competitors really work together? Renewing international volunteer cooperation: 2001-2006 Moderator: Mary Stuart, Executive Director, VSO Canada Pierre Véronneau, Executive Director, Oxfam Québec Paul Davidson, Executive Director, WUSC/Uniterra Karen Takacs, Executive Director,Canadian Crossroads International
15:30–16:00	Networking Break – Come and visit our exhibit area in Colonel By Salon and take the opportunity to network with CIDA and partners!
16:00–17:30	Youth as Global Citizens: Lost in Transition Moderator: Angela Walkley, Cambio Consulting, Yukon Territory Rajendra Mulmi, President , Youth Initiative, Nepal Poonam Ahluwalia, Executive Director, YES Campaign (Youth Employment Summit), Boston Julie Larsen, Inter-regional Advisor on Social Policies and Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, UN Viviana Mangiaterra, Advisor for Children and Youth, The World Bank Eileen Knowles, Student, Millennium Development Campaign - Canada Jean-Philippe Deschamps-Laporte, Student, Rights and Democracy Network
16:00–17:30	Aid Effectiveness in the Transition from Disaster Relief to Reconstruction: Experiences from Asia Moderator: Bob Johnston, Director General, Strategic Planning and Policy Division, Asia Branch, CIDA Jean-Philippe Tizi, Director, Emergency & Recovery, International Operations, Canadian Red Cross Jamal A.Gawi, Senior Aceh Advisor, CIDA, Indonesia Rukhsana Rashid, Gender Consultant, advisor to CIDA and member of the UN Inter-Agency Gender and Development Group (INGAD), Pakistan
16:00–17:30	MDG 8 and Beyond: Where to from here… Moderator: John W. Foster, Principal Researcher-Civil Society/Governance, The North-South Institute Molly McCoy, ICFTU/Global Unions Washington Office, Washington Cecilia Alemany, Global Networker, Social Watch, Montevideo, Uruguay Norman Macdonnell, A/Director General, Strategic Planning, Policy Branch, CIDA
16:00–17:30	Alignment and Harmonization: A Field Perspective Moderator: Pierre Giroux, Director, West and Central Africa Division, Africa Bureau, DFAIT Heather Cameron, Director of CIDA's Mozambique Program and Head of Aid, Maputo Yves Pétillon, Director of CIDA's Mali Program and Head of Aid, Bamako Fernando Songane, Advisor to the Minister of Agriculture and Director of PROAGRI, Mozambique
16:00–17:30	Aid Effectiveness in Middle Income Countries Moderator: Gilles Rivard, Vice-President, Europe, Middle East and Maghreb Branch, CIDA Almir Tanovic, Program Officer, Canadian Embassy, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina David E. Chaplin, Field Advisor, Official Development Assistance in Central Europe (ODACE) Program, CIDA Stéphane Courtemanche, International Development Specialist for the Maghreb Program
16:00–17:30	Program Implementation Approaches and Models to Achieve Effectiveness in Aid Delivery Moderator: Deborah Turnbull, Vice-President, International Trade and Development, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters Jean-François Vinet, Vice-President, Tecsult International Limited Tony Breuer, Executive Director, CHF Grant Bruce, Vice-President and Principal, Hatfield Consultants Limited Réal Lavergne, Senior Analyst, Corporate Planning and Coordination Directorate, Policy Branch, CIDA Fred Mooney, Project Manager, Egypt Business Development Services Support Project, Association of Canadian Community Colleges Kevin McCort, Vice-President, International Operations, CARE Canada
17:30–18:30	Reception
18:30	ICD Dinner Moderator: Ted Menzies, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation Featuring presentation of the Bill McWhinney Award of Excellence in International Development by the Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of International Cooperation and Minister for La Francophonie and Official Languages Keynote speaker: Carolyn McAskie, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support

Tuesday, October 31

8:30–10:00	Panel 3: Building Support for Development Moderator: Christopher Neal, Director General, Communications Branch, CIDA Ben Mulroney, National Ambassador, UNICEF Canada Samantha Nutt, Executive Director, War Child Canada Rebecca Stringer, Department of International Development (DFID), United Kingdom Brian Stewart, Senior Correspondent, CBC-TV News
10:00–10:30	Networking Break – Come and visit our exhibit area in Colonel By Salon and take the opportunity to network with CIDA and partners!
10:30–12:00	Panel 4: Accountability for Results Moderator: Marie-France D’Auray-Boult, Director General, Performance and Knowledge Management Branch, CIDA Gerry Barr, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Council for International Co-operation Edward Dua Agyeman, Auditor General of Ghana Jeremy Hobbs, Executive Director, Oxfam International Richard Flageole, Assistant Auditor General of Canada
12:00–14:00	Lunch Featuring presentation of the Canadian Awards for International Cooperation by the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Moderator: The Honourable Perrin Beatty, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters Keynote Speaker: Robert Greenhill, President, CIDA
14:00–15:30	Accountability: the Importance of Engaging Civil Society in Managing for Development Results (MfDR) Moderator: Marie-France D'Auray-Boult, Director General, Performance and Knowledge Management Branch, CIDA Mariam Diop, Economist, Centre d'Information, de Formation en Études sur le Budget, Burkina Faso Saïdou Yaye, Director General, Program Evaluation and Development, Ministry of Finance and Economy, Niamey, Niger Will Postma, Director, Technical Division, International and Canadian Programs, World Vision Canada
14:00–15:30	Private Sector Development in Africa Moderator: Edmond Wega, Director, Canada Fund for Africa, Africa Branch, CIDA Piers Cumberlege, Vice-President, Private Equity, Cordiant Capital Sébastien Turrel, Trade Promotion Adviser, International Trade Centre (ITC), Geneva Brian Mitchell, Director, Africa Program, Trade Facilitation Office Canada (TFOC)
14:00–15:30	Update on Debt Relief, Advanced Market Commitments for Vaccines and the International Assistance Envelope Moderator: Dr. Dane Rowlands, Associate Director at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University John Davies, Chief, Development Policy, Finance Canada Sue Szabo, Senior Advisor, Development Policy, Finance Canada Anna Kwik, Economist, Development Policy, Finance Canada
14:00–15:30	What Works and What Doesn't: The Role of Research in Effective Aid Moderator: Kanina Holmes, Professor, School of Journalism, Carleton University Lauchlan Munro, Director, Policy and Planning Group, IDRC  Dr. Alice Hovorka, Assistant Professor, Geography Department, University of Guelph Mario Polèse, Canadian Co-Manager, Urbanisation, Centre de Culture et Société,  Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), Université du Québec Francisco Sagasti, President of FORO Nacional/Internacional, Lima, Peru; Member, IDRC Board of Governors
14:00–15:30	Effective and Affordable Health Systems in Africa: Drafting a Blueprint Moderator: Janet Hatcher Roberts, Executive Director, Canadian Society for International Health Nadia Kostiuk, Director General, Policy, Strategic Planning and Technical Services, Africa Branch, CIDA Dr Edward Addai, Policy, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, Ministry of Health, Ghana Dr Gabriel Upunda, Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health, Tanzania
14:00–15:30	Engaging in Democratic Governance: Canada Corps Programs and Tools Moderator: Rieky Stuart, Consultant; Board Member, CIVICUS Claire Dansereau, Vice-President, Canada Corps, CIDA Adair Heuchan, Director, Policy and Planning, Canada Corps, CIDA Dan Latendre, Chief Information Officer, The Centre for International Governance Innovation Diana Merlini, Program Manager, Policy and Planning, Canada Corps, CIDA Jodi McMurray, Senior Program Officer, Democratic Development Institutional Linkages, Canada Corps, CIDA Murray Thorpe, Program Manager, Democratic Development Institutional Linkages, Canada Corps, CIDA
15:30–16:00	Networking Break – Come and visit our exhibit area in Colonel By Salon and take the opportunity to network with CIDA and partners!
16:00–17:30	Business Opportunities with CIDA Claire Martel, Manager, Contracting Management Division, Human Resources and Corporate Services Branch, CIDA
16:00–17:30	The Voluntary Sector’s Responsive Programming: The New Approach Moderator: Janice Hamilton, Executive Director, Manitoba Council for International Cooperation Robert Derouin, Director General, Voluntary Sector - Programs Directorate, Canadian Partnership Branch, CIDA Sylvie Groulx, Director, Voluntary Sector - Competitive Process, Canadian Partnerhsip Branch, CIDA
16:00–17:30	Investing in Agriculture: Food Comes First Dr. Bashir Jama, Policy advisor with the UN Millennium Project and contributing author to the Millennium Project’s Task Force on Hunger Dr. Animesh Shrivastava, Economist, FAO and the World Bank
16:00–17:30	Promoting Aid Effectiveness through Multi-stakeholder Collaboration: A Comprehensive Response to HIV/AIDS Moderator: John W. Foster, Principal Researcher-Civil Society/Governance, The North-South Institute Michelle Munro, Director, HIV/AIDS and Health, CARE Canada Chris Armstrong, A/ Team Leader, Social Development Policies, Policy Branch, CIDA Mark Fried, Communications & Advocacy Coordinator, Oxfam Canada Timothy K.Mbugua, HIV and AIDS Policy Analyst , World Vision Canada
16:00–17:30	Canadian Government and NGOs Working Together for Children in Armed Conflict – The Case of Colombia Moderator: Sarita Bhatla, Director General, Governance and Social Development Directorate, Policy Branch, CIDA Don Hubert, Director, Human Security, DFAIT Alain Grenier, Head of Aid, Canadian Embassy, Colombia Rosemary McCarney, Chief Executive Officer, Plan International Tara Collins, Post-doctoral Researcher, Human Rights Centre, University of Ottawa
16:00–17:30	Aid Effectiveness: Impact on Communities Jeanne Comeau, Director, Bathurst Campus, New Brunswick Community College Lynn Wilson, Professor, Early Childhood Education, George Brown College

Wednesday, November 1

9:00–10:15	Senior Management Roundtable Moderator: Ric Cameron, Senior Vice-President, CIDA Presentations: Robert Greenhill, President, CIDA Diane Vincent, Executive Vice-President, CIDA Panel: Claire Dansereau, Vice-President, Canadian Corps, CIDA Paul Hunt, Vice-President, Africa Branch, CIDA Michael Jay, Acting Vice-President, Canadian Partnership Branch, CIDA Suzanne Laporte, Vice-President, Americas Branch, CIDA Bruce Montador, Vice-President, Multilateral Programs Branch, CIDA Gilles Rivard, Vice-President, Europe, Middle East and Maghreb Branch Hau Sing Tse, Vice-President, Asia Branch, CIDA Stephen Wallace, Vice-President, Policy Branch, CIDA
10:15–10:30	Networking Break – Come and visit our exhibit area in Colonel By Salon and take the opportunity to network with CIDA and partners!
10:30–12:00	One-on-One Meetings with various CIDA staff: (Director/Manager levels)
10:30–12:00	Partnership Programming in CIDA Esperanza Moreno, Deputy Director, Canadian Council for International Co-operation Michael Jay, Director General, Strategic, Planning and Policy Directorate, Canadian Partnership Branch, CIDA
10:30–12:00	What is the Role of the Diaspora in Development? Moderator: Susan McCoy, Director General, Policy, Planning and Management Division, Americas Branch, CIDA Catherine Lapeyrie, Analyst, Haïti, Cuba and Dominican Republic, Americas Branch, CIDA Carlo Dade, Senior Advisor, FOCAL
10:30–12:00	International Management through the Lens of Ecological Governance Jean Arnold, Executive Director, Falls Brook Centre A. Bennett Hennessey, Program Supervisor, Armonía, Bolivia – Birdlife International Partner Brigitte Gagné, Executive Director, Canadian Environmental Network
10:30–12:00	Gender Equality and Aid Effectiveness Moderator: Patricia McCullagh, Director, Gender Equality Division, Policy Branch, CIDA
10:30–12:00	Children and Young People’s Participation in Development Projects: What have we Learned? Moderator: Amy Baker, A/Director, Human Rights and Participation Division, Policy Branch, CIDA Richard Carothers, President, Partners in Technology Exchange Ltd Jennifer Adams, Program Officer, Foster Parents Plan Marlen Mondaca, Program Manager, Save the Children Canada Michelle Sweet, Communications Director and Program Manager, Foundation for International Training (FIT) Brian Moo Sang, Universalia Management Group
10:30–12:00	Information Communication Technology for Effective Development Moderator: To be confirmed George Sciadas, Editor, Monitoring the Digital Divide and Beyond, IDRC Ben Petrazzini, Program Manager, Institute of Connectivity of the Americas, IDRC, Uruguay Pierre-Paul Lemyre, Project Manager, LeXUM, Université de Montréal

Note: Exact times of program subject to change