Projects

I. Week 1

Monday, 4 September

07:30 – 08:00

Registration

08:00 – 09:15

Overview of the Program

09:15 – 10:00
(group picture taking with VP Greenwood)

(Including coffee/tea break)

Welcome Statement [ PDF: 21kb | 3 pages ]
C. Lawrence Greenwood
Vice President, Operations 2

10:00 – 10:15

10:15 – 11:45

11:45 – 12:15

ADB Documentary – “Poverty in Asia: The Challenge Ahead”

ADB: historical perspective, legal framework, corporate structure, membership, the Board, ADB organization and decision-making

Tour of Building and Facilities

ADB – Role of the Board of Directors and the Office of the Secretary [ PDF: 118kb | 58 pages ]
Roger Burston
Assistant Secretary, OSEC

12:15 – 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 – 14:00

Photo taking for Individual ID’s,
(Auditorium Zones A & B)

14:00 – 17:00
(Including coffee/tea break)

Discussion Board: an approach to sharing information and knowledge.
- Introduction to the Discussion Board

17:30 – 19:00

Welcome Reception
- Hosted by Mr. Kensaku Munenaga, Director General, BPMSD

 08:00 – 09:30

Development Experience, Challenges and Outlook for the Asia-Pacific Region

Asian Economic Development: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow [ PDF: 1021kb | 43 pages ]
Ifzal Ali
Chief Economist, ERD

09:30 -10:00

Coffee / Tea Break

10:00 – 15:00
(including coffee/tea break and lunch)

Development Challenges and Strategic Directions: ADB’s Vision and Mission and a brief overview of the major activities and new initiatives of the Strategy and Policy Department (SPD)

15:00 – 15:30

Coffee / Tea Break

15:30 – 16:30

16:30 -17:00

Learning Group Discussions

08:00 – 08:15

ADB Documentary – Regional Cooperation
“Transcending Boundaries”

08:15 – 11:15
(Including coffee/tea break)

Learning Group Discussions

16:30 -17:00

Promoting Regional Cooperation and Integration

- An overview of ADB’s regional cooperation policy, initiatives and challenges

- Regional economic integration initiatives in Finance & Trade and major activities of OREI as focal point for regional cooperation and integration

11:15 – 12:00

Learning Group Presentations

12:00 – 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 – 16:30
(Including coffee/tea break)

RSDD: “Towards Greater Relevance and Effectiveness”
Explain its role and responsibilities in Promoting Quality, Knowledge and Innovations for Sustainable Development

16:30 – 17:00

Learning Group Discussions

08:00 – 09:00

Learning Group Presentations

09:00 – 12:00
(including coffee/tea lunch)

RSDD: “Towards Greater Relevance and Effectiveness”
Explain its role and responsibilities in Promoting Quality, Knowledge and Innovations for Sustainable Development (cont’d.)

12:00 – 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 – 14:45

Regional Departments: Role and responsibilities of the RD’s as Focal Points for Country Operations [ PDF: 218kb | 36 pages ]
Klaus Gerhaeusser
Deputy Director General, EARD

14:45 -15:00

Coffee / Tea Break

15:00 – 16:30

Regional Perspectives and Operations

16:30 – 17:00

Learning Group Discussions

08:00 – 09:00

Learning Group Presentation

09:00 – 10:15

Resident Missions – Role and Functions
- RM Policy and Resident Mission Responsibilities

- Resident Missions and DMC Government’s,
Building Relationships and Delivering Services

10:15 – 10:30

Coffee / Tea Break

10:30 – 12:00

12:00 – 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 – 17:00

Design and Monitoring Frameworks

08:30 – 12:30
(Including coffee/tea break)

Learning Group Presentation

13:00 – 18:00

Manila City Tour

II. Week 2

08:00 – 12:00
(Including coffee/tea break)

Design and Monitoring Frameworks

- A hands-on exercise and feedback

12:00 – 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 – 15:30

Regional Cooperation Strategy and Programs and Country Strategy and Programs: Sharing Experience in the actual preparation and Practice

15:30 – 15:45

Coffee / Tea Break

15:45 – 17:00

Overview of Project Preparation and Appraisal in Practice

- A Case Study of the Lao PDR Nam Theun Project
Woochong Um
Director, RSID
Ma. Carmela Locsin
Director, OCO

17:00 – 17:30

Learning Group Discussions

08:00 – 08:45

Learning Group Presentations

09:00 – 17:00
(including coffee/tea break and lunch)

REGIONAL DEPARTMENTS (RDs)
A full day program with the respective Regional Departments for the participants to become knowledgeable on the work of the RD’s and respective country interventions, and meet key persons. To be organized by:

- South Asian Regional Department (SARD)
- East Asia Regional Department (EARD)
- Southeast Asia Regional Department (SERD)
- Central and West Asia Regional Department (CWRD)
- Pacific Regional Department (PARD)

Individual or group meetings with Executive Directors for participants could be arranged through the RD’s as appropriate

08:00 – 09:30

Briefing on Country Classification, ADB’s Performance Based Allocation Policy, and Graduation Policy

Presentation on Performance-Based Resource Allocation [ PDF: 81kb | 28 pages ]
Eugenue Zhukov
Principal Economist, SPD

09:30 – 10:00

Coffee / Tea Break

10:00 – 15:30
(including coffee/tea break and lunch)

The Role and Responsibilities of the Central Operations Services Office (COSO).

15:30 – 16:00

Coffee / Tea Break

16:00 – 17:00

17:00 – 17:30

Learning Group Discussions

08:00 – 09:00

Learning Group Presentations

09:00 – 12:00
(Including coffee/tea break)

Overview of the Role and Responsibilities of the Treasury Department.

12:00 – 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 – 16:30
(Including coffee/tea break)

The Role and Responsibilities and Major Thrusts of the Private Sector Operations Department including strategy and new initiatives

16:30 – 17:30

Learning Group Discussions

08:00 – 10:45
(Including coffee/tea break)

Innovations and Efficiency Initiatives (IEI) of the ADB

- Multitranche Financing Facility

- SOE and Local Government Agencies and Sub sovereign Financing

11:00 – 15:00
(inclusive of lunch)

Visit to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in the Philippines

The visit to NEDA will provide insights on National-level planning, project planning and preparation, and portfolio management in a DMC. Also, presentations will cover Aid Coordination and Management. The Department of Finance and the Department of Budget would also participate to provide insights on their role. It will be an opportunity for sharing experience for participants.

15:30 – 17:00
(Including coffee/tea break)

Time-off for meeting with ADB Staff and interaction with RD’s and other Departments

07:00 – 18:30

A. Field Visit to the International Institute for Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) at Silang, Cavite.

- Community-Based Projects and Programs

B. Field Visit to the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) at Los Baños, Laguna.

- Science and Technology for Poverty Reduction

III. Week 3

08:00 – 10:15

Role and Responsibilities and new thrusts of the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) in Law and Development

- Legal Documents in Bank Operations

- Legal Reform and Development

- Improving Access to Justice and Reform Initiatives

- Anti-Money Laundering Initiatives

10:15 – 10:30

Coffee / Tea Break

10:30 – 12:00

Mobilizing and Catalyzing Resources for ADB Operations

- Financing public-private partnerships

- Guarantee Operations and Loan syndication

- Concessional Financing

12:00 – 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 – 15:30

Role and organization of the Controller’s Department

- Overview of the Loan Administration division

- OCR and ADF Loan Accounting

- Disbursement Policies, Principles and Procedures

15:30 – 15:45

Coffee / Tea Break

15:45 – 17:00

Knowledge for Development: Economics and Research Departments Priorities for 2006-2008

- Macroeconomics and Financial Research

- Development Indicators and Policy Research

08:30 – 15:00
(including coffee/tea break and lunch)

Field Visit to the Pasig River Rehabilitation Project in the Philippines

- Briefing on the Project

- Visit to Project Office and Project Sites

15:30- 17:00
(Including coffee/tea break)

Time-off for meeting with ADB Staff and interaction with RD’s and other Departments

08:00 – 09:30

Human Resources Management Policy at ADB [ PDF: 81kb | 13 pages ]

- Recruitment, retention, training and performance management

09:30 – 12:00
(including coffee/tea break )

The New Public Communications Policy of the ADB and disclosure of information [ PDF: 581kb | 32 pages ]

- Overview of External Relations

- Disclosure of Information and Public Information Centers

- The Website

Ann Quon
Director, DER

Cindy Malvicini
External Relations Specialist, DER

Ainslie Smith
Senior External Relations Specialist, DER

12:00 – 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 – 15:00

ADB’s Office of the Auditor General: Role and Responsibilities and initiatives on Anti-Corruption

15:00 – 15:15

Coffee / Tea Break

15:15 – 17:00

Post-Evaluation Operations and Initiatives
- Organization, activities, lessons learned and new initiatives

Evaluation at ADB [ PDF: 997kb | 30 pages ]
R. Keith Leonard
Director, OED1

08:00 – 10:00

Bridging Leadership and Public Sector Management

(GUEST LECTURE)

10:00 – 10:30

Coffee / Tea Break

10:30 – 12:30

Ensuring Accountability in ADB Operations

- The Consultation Phase

- Compliance Review Phase

12:30 – 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 – 16:00

Discussion Board: an approach to sharing information and knowledge
- Follow-up and review

16:30 – 17:00

Time-off for meeting with ADB Staff and interaction with RD’s and other Departments.

08:00 – 12:00

Workshop on Results Matter

The participants will meet in their learning groups and prepare a powerpoint presentation covering the following:

- Significant learnings from the Orientation Program.
(Revisit the learning group discussions and extract salient learnings).

- Issues requiring clarification on ADB’s role and functions. (Revisit the discussion board and extract information that require clarification)

- How and what should the DMCs do to improve development impact. This should be confined to the learning group countries.

- What is the perception of each learning group on how ADB could improve its development impact in your group of countries.

* Please note the comments will not be attributed to a specific country or individual but will be considered as a group output for discussion purposes only.

12:00 – 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 – 15:30

Participants Presentations on Results Matter and Response from Panel

* Other Departments are welcome to join.

15:30 – 16:00

Coffee / Tea Break

16:00 – 17:00

17:00 – 19:00

Farewell Cocktails
- Hosted by Vice President Khempheng Pholsena for participants, resource speakers and staff.