ADB-OECD Expert Meeting on Beneficial Private Sector Participation in Water and Sanitation

5 March 2008; Manila, Philippines

Draft Program

Day 1	Wednesday, 5 March
08:00 - 08:30	Registration
08:30 – 08:45	Opening Session Chair and Welcome Remarks Arjun Thapan, Director General, Southeast Asia Regional Department and Chair, Water Committee, ADB Introduction of Participants
Session 1: Setting the Stage of Private Provision of Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Services in Asia
08:45– 10:00	Welcoming remarks: The ADB experience and the OECD horizontal water project Presentation: The OECD water Project and the guidance to ensure successful private sector participation Céline Kauffmann Water Investment Project Manager, OECD Presentation: Lessons learned from the ADB experience Presentation: Stock-taking of private sector involvement in the water and sanitation infrastructure sector of Asian countries. Jenny Datoo Consultant, OECD Presentation: Lessons learned from the ADB experience
10:00 – 10:30	Tea and Coffee
Session 2: Applying the "OECD Principles" to the Water and Sanitation Sector
Panel Discussion A: Toward a Conducive Institutional and Regulatory Framework to make Co-Operation Work
10:30 – 12:00	Facilitator Anand Chiplunkar Senior Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist, ADB Panel discussion bringing together experts from the water and sanitation sector, including representatives from government, regulatory agencies, private sector
12:00 – 13:30	Lunch
Panel Discussion B: Respective Roles and Responsibilities of Partners
13:30 – 15:00	Facilitator Céline Kauffmann OECD Panel discussion bringing together experts the water and sanitation sector
15:00 – 15:30	Tea and Coffee
Session 3: Developing the Uptake of Financial Tools
15:30 – 17:00	Presentation: New Financial Products of ADB Elsie Louise Pfleider Araneta Principal Innovation and Efficiency Initiative Specialist, ADB Presentation: Lessons learned from the ADB experience Facilitator: Paul van Klaveren Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist, ADB Panel discussion: Experience of the ADB in non-sovereign lending? What are the needs, the bottlenecks, the promising tools and practices? How can the development partners be of help?
Concluding Session: Summary, Next Steps and Closing Remarks