SWITCH-Asia Thematic Regional Roundtable Networking Event
“The role of Non State Actors in SWITCH-Asia”
June 2-3, 2016
Ulaanbaatar, MONGOLIA
Draft agenda (updated as of April 4, 2016)
DAY 1 – Thursday, June 2
Time / Topic & Speaker08:30 – 09:00 / Registration
09:00 – 09:30 / Welcoming and Opening Session
- SWITCH-Asia Network Facility
- MINISTRY of FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Mongolia
(tbc)
- EU/ DEVCO
09:30 – 10:00 / Keynote address:
Opportunities and Challenges for Non-State Actors in the Changing Global Development Arena
The keynote will highlight the ever-increasing significance of non-state-actors in development cooperation and contextualise their role in a transforming development landscape alongside the contributions of other actors. / Erik Lundsgaarde
Moderator: Switch-Asia NF
10:00 – 10:30 / Morning break / NF press conference / Moderator: NF
Press conference (invited participants only)
10:30 – 10:45 / Group photo / All participants
10:45 – 12:00 / Theme 1 – “Non State Actors” (NSAs): Definition, motivation, objectives and expectations of NSAs participating in development cooperation projects: Who are the non-state actors working with the SWITCH-Asia Programme, what drives them and which results do they wish to achieve? / 3 presentations by NSAs of SWITCH-Asia Programme,
followed by Q&A
12:00 – 13:00 / Lunch & networking
13:00 – 14:30 / Theme 2 - “Implementing SWITCH-Asia projects”:
Challenges, assets, solutions and achievements: Implementation issues faced by non-state-actors, their adaptation strategies and success in addressing challenges. / 3 presentations by NSAs of SWITCH-Asia Programme,
followed by Q&A
14:30 – 15:00 / Coffee break and networking
15:00 – 16:30 / Theme 3 – “Long term perspective”:
The role of NSAs in disseminating, replicating and scaling up SWITCH-Asia projects / Panel discussion with representatives from: DevCo, grant projects and EUDs, followed by Q&A with audience
16:30 - 17:00 / Summary of day 1 and outlook into day 2 / SWITCH-Asia NF
18:30 – 20:30 / Networking dinner and cultural event / All participants
DAY 2 – Friday, June 3
Time / Topic & Speaker08:30 - 09:00 / Registration / Handled by NF & Partner
09:00 – 10:15 / Theme 4 - “Working with the private sector”:
The SWITCH-Asia Programme offers the opportunity for companies to associate themselves to project consortia and to play a role in implementation. How could this feature of the programme be enhanced and more corporate contributions mobilised? / 3 presentations by NSAs of SWITCH-Asia Programme,
followed by Q&A
10:15 – 10:30 / Morning break
10:30 – 12:00 / Theme 5 - “Meeting local demands”: Contributions of SWITCH-Asia grant projects to local contexts and direct beneficiaries: How do projects adapt to demands and expectations from local stakeholders. / 3 presentations by NSAs of SWITCH-Asia Programme,
followed by Q&A
12:00 – 13:00 / Lunch break and networking
13:00 – 14.30 / Theme 6 – “Complementarity with other initiatives”:
Complementarity and interaction of SWITCH-Asia projects with other donors’ projects, alignment with national or regional programmes and priorities / Case-study from Mongolia (projects and local policy-makers);
1 presentation by DevCO/EUDs; Q&A
14:30 – 15:00 / Coffee break and networking
15:00 – 16:30 / Theme 7 – “Programme relevance”:
Relevance of SWITCH-Asia Programme design in supporting the objectives of non-state-actors: Could the calls for proposals be adjusted? / 2 presentations by NSAs of SWITCH-Asia Programme,
1 presentation by DevCo/EUDs,
followed by Q&A
16:30 – 17:00 / Conference wrap-up / Switch-Asia NF
DEVCO
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