ANNEX I
E. Agenda of the Review Workshop for the sectoral case studies on governance
The
World
Bank
Governance Knowledge Sharing Program (GKSP)
Policy Initiatives and Reforms in the MENA Region
Review Workshop
Preliminary Agenda
23-24 February 2004
Beirut, Lebanon
Day 1 - February 23rd, 2004
09:00- 09:30
Registration
09:30- 10:00
Introduction
Dr. Salim Nasr
General Director
Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS), Beirut - Lebanon
10:00 – 10:30
Session 1
Presentation:
Administration des Douanes et Impôts Indirect au Maroc (ADII)
Dr. Saad Belghazi
Researcher & Professor of Economics
Institut National de Statistique et d’Economie Appliquée (INESA),
Rabat - Morocco
10:30 – 11:00
11:00 – 12:30
Coffee Break
Session 1 (continued)
Presentations:
Directorate General of Customs in Lebanon
Mr. Salim Bala’a
Project Manager
UNDP ASYCUDA-NAJM, Customs Automation Project,
Ministry of Finance, Beirut - Lebanon
Customs Administration in Jordan
Mr. Riad Khoury
President
Jordan Economic Development Association, Amman – Jordan
Discussant:
Dr. Samir Makdisi
Former Minister of Economy, Lebanon
Debate
2
12:30-14:30
14:30-16:30
Lunch
Session 2
Presentations:
Aqaba Autonomous Special Economic Zone Authority in Jordan
Dr. Marwan Kardoosh
Consultant
Higher Council for Science & Technology, Amman - Jordan
Yemen Port Cities Development Program
Dr. Sameh Wahba
Consultant, Cairo - Egypt
Discussant:
Dr. Mona Harb
Assistant Professor, Urban Planning, American University of Beirut
Debate
Day 2 – February 24th, 2004
09:30 – 11:00
Session 3
Presentations:
Quena Governorate in Egypt
Dr. Salwa Gomaa
Director and Professor
Public Administration Research and Consultation Center,
Cairo Egypt
Municipal Elections & Local Government Performance in Lebanon
Maître Ziad Baroud
Court Lawyer
Haddad, Baroud, Daher & Tohme Law Firm, Beirut – Lebanon
Discussant:
Dr. Fadia Kiwan
Director, Institute of Political Sciences
Saint Joseph University (USJ), Beirut
Debate
3
11:00 -11:30
11:30-12:30
Coffee Break
Session 4
Presentation:
Alexandria Friends of the Environment in Egypt
Dr. Iman Bibars
Chairperson
Association for the Development and Enhancement of Women
Cairo - Egypt
Discussant:
Dr. Karim Makdisi (TBC)
Consultant, UNESCWA
Debate
12:30-13:00
Concluding Session
Dr. Salim Nasr
General Director
LCPS, Beirut - Lebanon
13:00
Lunch
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