Regional Confrence

Capacity Building on Competition Policy in Select Countries of
Eastern and Southern Africa
(7Up3 Project)
March 27-28, 2006, Hilton Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Meeting Agenda

0900-0930 hrs	Registration and badge collection
0930-1000 hrs	Opening Session
	Alemu Jotie, President, AHa Ethiopian Consumer Protection Association (AHaECoPA), Ethiopia Harka Haroye, Chairman, Trade Practice Investigation Commission, Ethiopia Karen Ellis, Investment Climate and Enabling Environment Team, DFID, UK Pradeep S. Mehta, Secretary General, CUTS International
1000-1300 hrs	Session One	Competition Scenario in project countries of Eastern and Southern Africa
1000 – 1115 hrs		– *Botswana* : Monnane M Monnane, BIDPA Presentation –*Malawi: Maxton G Tsoka, Centre for Social Research, University of Malawi, Presentation* –*Mauritius: Sunil Bundoo, University of Mauritius Presentation, Survey I, Survey II, Results*
Chair	S. L. Rao, ISEC, India
	Floor discussion (30mins)
1115-1130 hrs	TEA/COFFEE BREAK
1130-1300 hrs	Session One (contd…)	– *Ethiopia: Abebe Asamre, AHaECoPA –Mozambique: Alberto Bila, EJC –Namibia: Rehabeam Shilimela, NEPRU –Uganda*: Shaban Sserunkuma, CONSENT
Chair	S. L. Rao, ISEC, India
	Floor discussions (30 mins)
1300-1400 hrs	LUNCH
1400-1515	Session Two	Panel Discussion on “Key Findings” from the Research on competition in E&S African countries
	Presentation – Nitya Nanda, CUTS International (15 mins.)
	Panellists
	– John Preston, DFID, UK -Thula Kaira, ZCC, Zambia – Zablon Ngugi Kahura, Monopolies and Prices Commission, Kenya – David Ong’olo, Adviser, CUTS Nairobi
Moderator	CezleySampson, National Director, Energy Efficiency, Jamaica
	Floor Discussions (30 mins)
1515-1530 hrs	TEA/COFFEE BREAK
PROJECT REVIEW WORKSHOP AND THE WAY FORWARD
1530-1630hrs	Session One	Review of Phase I
		– Achievements and shortcomings

1630-1730 hrs	Session Two	Group Discussion on emerging recommendations and the way forward
		Participatory discussion between PCMU representatives, Project Partners and PAC members

1730 – 1800 hrs	Closing session	Workshop Wrap-up

Tuesday, March 28, 2006
0900-1015 hrs	Session Three	Regional Perspectives on competition policy and law in eastern and southern Africa
		– COMESA: Thula Kaira, ZCC, Zambia (Paper prepared by George Lipimile, ZCC, Zambia) – EAC: David Ong’olo, Adviser, CUTS Nairobi, Kenya (Paper prepared by Flora Musonda, EAC, Tanzania)
	Chair	Karen Ellis, DFID, UK
		Floor Discussions (30 mins)

1015-1145 hrs	Session One	Ensuring Competition in the utility sector
	Electricity –Competition concerns in the electricity sector in developing countries: S L Rao, ISEC, India -Encouraging competition in the electricity sector in Kenya – Ndungu Gabriel Kimani, IEA, Kenya Telecom – Competition issues in the telecom sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, Cezley Sampson, National Director, Energy Efficiency, Jamaica
	Chair	Zablon Ngugi Kahura, MPC, Kenya
		Floor discussion (30mins)

1145 – 1200 hrs	TEA/COFFEE BREAK

1200-1300 hrs	Session Two	Encouraging competition in the pharmaceutical sectors
	– Competition issues in the pharmaceutical sector in Mauritius, Mosadeq Sahebdin, ICP, Mauritius Presentation – Competition policy and law as a tool to deal with anti-competitive practices in the Indian pharma sector and health delivery systems, Nitya Nanda, CUTS International, India
	Chair	S. L. Rao, ISEC, India
		Floor discussion (30mins)

1300-1400 hrs	LUNCH

1400-1500 hrs	Session Three	Competition issues in the agricultural sectors
	Case studies: *MALAWI* – Temwa Gondwe, MEJN, Malawi NIGERIA – Aderibigbe S. Olomola, NISER, Nigeria
	Chair	Thula Kaira, Zambia Competition Commission
		Floor discussion (30mins)

1500-1515 hrs	TEA/COFFEE BREAK

1515-1700 hrs	Round Table		Promoting a Healthy Competition Culture – How to move ahead in Africa
	Invited Observations – Academia S. L. Rao, ISEC, India – Competition Agency Thula Kaira, ZCC, Zambia Wegayehu G/Hanna, Trade Practice Investigation Commission, Ethiopia – Development Partner John Preston, DFID, UK Menbere Tesfa, The World Bank, Ethiopia – Civil Society Abiodun Babatunde Adedeji, CAMON, Nigeria Barulaganye Mogotsi, BOCONGO, Botswana
	Moderation and Conclusion	*Pradeep* *S Mehta*

Session One

Session Two

Closing session