Programme

This is a provisionnal programme and still subject to changes

DAY 1 – SATURDAY 1 JUNE
08.30 – 18.00 IIAS and IASIA Statutory meetings
DAY 2 – SUNDAY 2 JUNE
09.00 – 11.00 IASIA Opening Plenary Session

  • H.E. Sh. Mai Al-Khalifa, Minister of Culture from Bahrain (tbc)
  • Raed Bin Shams, Director of BIPA
  • Michiel de Vries, IASIA President
    • OP Dwivedi Award
      • Barbara Kudrycka, Minister of Science and Higher Education of Poland
    • Pierre De Celles Award
      • Frank Naert and Stijn Goeminne, Belgium
    • DC Stone Award
      • Allan Rosenbaum, USA
  • Rolet Loretan, IIAS Director General
  • Sofiane Sahraoui (introduction to IASIA Themes)
  • Keynote speech by Dr Anwar Gargash – Minister of State for Foreign Affairs; Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs – UAE (tbc)
11.00 – 11.45
 IASIA Annual Assembly
11.45 – 13.30 IASIA Permanent Working Groups ‘sessions
11.00 – 15.00
 IIAS Council of Administration
15.00 – 16.00
 IIAS General Assembly
13.30 – 14.30
 Lunch
IASIA Board of Management
14.30 – 16.30 Parallel sessions:

  • IASIA Permanent Working Groups ‘sessions
16.15 – 16.45
 New IIAS Council of Administration
16.30 – 16.45
 Coffee Break
16.45 – 18.45
 IIAS Leadership roundtable
Chair: Pan Suk Kim, IIAS President
19.00 – 21.30 Dinner for participants to the IIAS Leadership roundtable
DAY 3 – MONDAY 3 JUNE
09.00 – 11.00 Joint Opening Ceremony

  • H.E. Sh. Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Crown Prince
  • Raed BinShams, Director General of BIPA and Congress Convenor
  • Pan Suk Kim, President of IIAS
  • Michiel DeVries, President of IASIA
  • Sofiane Sahraoui, General Rapporteur (Introduction to themes)
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break
11.30 – 13.30 Plenary session:

  • Intercontinental Administrative Forum on “Public Administration Reforms – Who Is More Useful: Internal or External Advisors ?“
    Hosts:

    • Pan Suk Kim, IIAS President – introduction of IAF concept
    • Geert Bouckaert, PRAC Chair – conclusions

    Chair:

    • Katju Holkeri, Counsellor Department of Public Administration – Ministry of Finance, Finland

    Speakers:

    • Frannie Leautier – Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) – Zimbabwe
    • Ahmed Al-Bahar – Former President Civil Service Bureau
    • Huang Wenping, Vice-Minister, China
    • Andrew Podger – Professor of Public Policy at Australia National University, former Head of the Departments of Health and Housing, and Former Public Service Commissioner for Australian Government
    • Thamir Almotairi – Higher Committee for Administration Organization, Saudi Arabia
13.30 – 14.30 Lunch
14.30 – 16.30 Parallel sessions:
  • O.P. Dwivedi Commemorative Panel
    Moderator: Mel Powell, Southern Maryland Higher Education Center – USA
  • Open Track session (tbc)
  • Policy Platforms on Future risks and strategies
    Chair: Adnan Adbdulrarazaq Al-Mahmood, Bahrain – IIAS Practitioner Rapporteur
    Speakers:

    • Rolf Alter – OECD
    • Jianhua Xu, Peking University, China
    • Baria Alamuddin – Al-Hayat newspaper
    • Lamya Al-Mubayyad, Basel Fleihan Institute of Public Finance, Lebanon
  • Policy Platforms on Leadership for the Future
    Chair:Maria David-Evans, Canada – IIAS Practitioner Rapporteur
    Speakers:

    • Raymond Saner, CSEND Switzerland
    • Nathalie Loiseau – ENA France
    • Mohamed Al-Qaed, CEO, e-Gov Authority (Bahrain)
    • Sharon Manson Singer – School of Public Policy, Canada
  • Policy Platforms on Innovative service delivery for the future
    Chair: Jeannine Sidonie Evehe – IIAS Practitioner Rapporteur
    Speakers:

    • Anjum Razzaque – School of Management Vancouver, Canada (tbc)
    • Abla Amawi, UNDP-Palestine
    • Eko Prasojo, Ministry of Administrative Reform, Indonesia
    • Mohamed Al-Qaed – e-Government Authority Bahrain
  • IASIA Permanent Study Groups sessions
  • Session on “Writing for Publication“
    Moderator: Meredith Newman, Florida International University – USA
16.30 – 17.00 Coffee Break
17.00 – 19.00 Parallel Sessions
20.30 Welcome Reception
DAY 4 – TUESDAY 4 JUNE
09.00 – 11.00 Plenary Session:

  • Middle East Administrative Forum
    Chair: Sofiane Al-Sahraoui, Bahrain
    Speakers:

    • A. Rahmane Al-Shigawi, Director General of IPA, Saudi Arabia (tbc)
    • Mohamed Salah Ben Aissa, President of the Tunisian Association of Administrative Sciences, Tunisia (tbc)
    • Adel Hijji, Civil Service Bureau, Bahrain (tbc)
    • Rifaat A. Halim Al-Faouri, ARADO (tbc)
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break
11.30 – 13.00 Plenary Session:
13.00 – 14.15 Lunch
14.15 – 16.15 Parallel Sessions:
16.15 – 16.45 Coffee Break
16.45 – 18.45 Parallel Sessions :
20.00 Gala Dinner
DAY 5 – WEDNESDAY 5 JUNE
08.45 – 10.15 Plenary Session:

  • Political Administrative Relations and Leadership
    Co-chairs: John Halligan (ANZOG Institute of Governance, University of Canberra, Australia) and Caspar van den Berg (Chair of IIAS Study Group on the theme – Leiden University)

    Speakers:

    • Andrew Podger, Australia National University, former Head of the Departments of Health and Housing, and Former Public Service Commissioner for Australian Government
    • Gelase Mutahaba, Tanzania
    • Maria Bordas, Hungarian National Public Service University, Hungary
10.15 – 10.30 Coffee Break
10.30 – 12.15 Parallel Sessions:
  • Panel on Middle East PA Research
    Chair: Jennifer Bremer, Head of Public Policy and Administration, AUC, Cairo, Egypt (tbc)

    Speakers:

    • Nasser Al-Qahtan, IPA, Saudi Arabia (tbc)
    • Seteney Shami, Founding Director of the ACSS (tbc)
    • Robert Fouchet, IMPGT, Université Aix-Marseille, France (tbc)
    • Yasser Al-Alawi, Advisor for Strategic Planning, Institute of Strategic, International and Energy Studies, Bahrain (tbc)

     

  • IIAS Workshop sessions (tbc)
  • IASIA Permanent Working Group sessions (tbc)
12.15 – 13.15 Lunch
13.15 – 14.30 Parallel Sessions:
14.30 – 14.45 Coffee break
14.45 – 16.00 Plenary Session:

  • Training for Future Public Sector Capabilities
    Co-chairs:

    • Soonhee Kim, USA and Gelase Mutahaba, Tanzania

    Speakers:

    • Frannie Leautier, African Capacity Building Foundation, Zimbabwe (tbc)
    • Rashed Al-Abassi, President of Alumni Association, ENA, Tunisia (tbc)
    • Albert Soer, UNDP, Capacity Development Practice Leader, UNDP Regional Center, Bratislava
16.00 – 16.15 Coffee break
16.15 – 17.15 Parallel Sessions:
  • Conclusion of the IASIA Working Group sessions
  • Conclusion of the IIAS Study/Project Groups
17.15 – 18.00 Plenary Session:

  • Report of the Rapporteurs (IIAS-IASIA)
18.00 – 19.00 Closing Ceremony

  • · Raed BinShams, LOC
  • Pan Suk Kim, IIAS President – introduction of new IIAS President
  • Michiel de Vries, IASIA President – introduction of new IASIA President
  • Rolet Loretan, IIAS General Director
  • Sofiane Sahraoui (Recognition of LOC)
  • LOC for 2014 Events
DAY 6 – THURSDAY 6 JUNE
09.00 – 19:00 Excursion: More information will be published shortly