Fifth Joint Meeting
AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance,
Planning and Economic Development
22 - 27 March 2012
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

African Union
Theme: “Unleashing Africa’s Potential as a Pole of Global Growth”.
Media Workshop Programme, 21st March 2012
New AUCC,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

09:00 – 09:30 Registration

09:30 – 09:45 Mr. Yinka Adeyemi, Senior Regional Advisor, Economic Development and NEPAD Division and OIC, Information and Communication Services, ECA, to welcome the journalists and explain the concept of Pre-Workshop;

09:45 – 10: 45 Presentation by Emmanuel Nnadozie, Director of Economic Development and NEPAD Division, on the theme of the conference, work done by the ECA.

10:45 – 11: 45 Presentation by Dr. Rene Kouassi N’guetta, Director of Economic Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC) on the theme of the conference, work done by the AUC.

11:45– 12:00 Coffee break

12:00 – 13: 00 Tour of AU conference facilities

13: 00 – 14:30 Lunch

14:30 – 15:00 Eskedar Nega, Program Officer, ICT Policy and Development on innovation awards
15:00 – 15:30 Mr. Moctar Yedaly, Head of Post and Telecommunication Division, ICT Policy and Development programmes for Africa Information Society, by the African Union Commission (AUC)

15:30 – 16:00 Closing Remarks by Mrs. Habiba Mejri Cheikh, Director of Information and Communication, AUC.

16:00 – 17:00 Press Conference ( Moderated by ICS / DIC Directors )
Speakers:
Abdalla Hamdok, Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
Maxwell Mkwezalamba, Commissioner for Economic Affairs, Africa Union Commission (AUC)