Conference Program

Development, Trade and Foreign & Security Policies:  How Can Emerging Donors Make a Difference?

Program for ARCADIA’s 1st Annual Conference

Thursday 25th & Friday 26th November 2010 | Bucharest, Romania

Howard Johnson Grand Plaza Hotel

Thursday, November 25th

9:00 – 9:30 Arrivals and Registration

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9:30 – 10:30 Introductory Speeches

Venue: Colorado Room

  1. Mr. Stefan Cibian ,Co-chair ARCADIA
  2. Mr. Doru Costea- Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
  3. Dr. Thomas Lawo- Director of Secretariat Programmes and Planning, European Association for Development Research and Traning Institutes (EADI)
  4. Ms. Yesim Oruc- UNDP Romania Resident Representative

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    10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break

    Venue: Atrium Lobby

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    11:00 – 12:30 Plenary Session 1– What are the benefits of the interplay between Development, Trade and Foreign & Security Policies in emerging donor contexts?

    Venue: Colorado Room

    Moderator: Mrs. Maria Sandor, President Advisor EximBank

    Speaker1European Commission Delegation to Romania Representative

    Speaker2Dr.  Andy Storey, Lecturer, University College Dublin

    Speaker3Mrs. Ana Maria Mihaescu, International Finance Corporation

    Speaker4Mr. Misu Negritoiu, ING Group President

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    12:30- 14:00 Lunch

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    14:00 – 15:30 Plenary Session 2– What is the added value of international cooperation engagements for emerging donors and their development partners?

    Venue: Colorado Room

    Moderator: Mr. Kai Brand Jacobsen -PATRIR (TBC)

    Speaker1Dr. Simon Lightfoot, Senior Lecturer, University of Leeds

    Speaker2Mr. Vasile Iuga, Country Managing Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Romania

    Speaker3Mr. Marjan Huc, Slovenian Platform for Development NGOs (SLOGA)

    Speaker4Ms. Ana Vasilache, Civil Society Development Foundation (FDSC).

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    15:30 – 15:45 Break

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    15:45 – 17:15 Workshops
    Economic-Financial Crisis and its Implications upon the European Community Budget and Aid for Development Policy

    Host: European Institute of Romania

    Venue: Colorado Room

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    Media and Development

    Moderator: Laura Ranca, PhD Candidate Loughborough University, UK

    Venue: Nevada Room

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    Student session: ‘Career paths in development’

    Host: Babes-Bolyai University and ARCADIA

    Venue: Kansas Room

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    Friday, November 26th


    9:00 – 10:15 ARCADIA Community Building

    Venue: Colorado Room

    Speaker 1  Mr. Stefan Cibian, Co-chair ARCADIA

    Speaker 2  Dr. Thomas Lawo, EADI

    Speaker 3  Dr. Simon Lightfoot, University of Leeds

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    10:15 – 10:30 Coffee Break

    Venue: Atrium Lobby

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    10:30 – 12:00 Workshops / Academic Panels


    Roundtable: How can Romania best use the experience of 20 years of transition?

    Host: United Nations Development Program Romania (UNDP)

    Venue: Florida Room

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    The role of corporations in national and international development

    Host: Centre for Corporate Citizenship Romania

    Venue: Colorado Room

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    Academic Panel: Geopolitics and EU Neighbourhood Policy

    Venue: Oregon Room

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    Academic Panel: Emerging Donors- Impacts and Contribution (I)

    Venue: Nevada Room

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    12:00 – 13:30 Lunch

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    13:30 – 15:00 Workshops / Academic Panels
    International development education: The Millennium Development Goals – An academic perspective

    Host: World Vision Romania

    Venue: Colorado Room

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    Measuring Poverty and Poverty Indicators in Roma Communities /   Innovative Interventions in the Ghetto

    Host: Policy Centre for Roma and Minorities

    Venue: Oregon Room

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    Academic Panel: Emerging Donors- Impacts and Contribution (II)

    Venue: Nevada Room

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    15:00 – 15:15 Break

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    15:15 – 16:00 Closing Session and Conclusions

    Venue: Colorado Room

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