Agenda

Time

Session

08.30

Registration and refreshments

09.30

Welcome and introduction to the day

10.00

Keynote address

Mark Lowcock, Permanent Secretary, DFID

10.45

Break

12.05

Morning debates and workshops

1. Rio+20: UK NGO leadership in sustainable development and green economics
2. United we stand: the power of coalition working
3. The new model NGO: working in international alliances
4. The future of aid and the road to and beyond 0.7%
5. Beyond 2015: UK leadership on a post-MDGs global development framework

13.15

Lunch

14.30

Afternoon debates and workshops

1. A force for change: can organisations of different sizes really collaborate effectively?
2. Working with the private sector: a guide to developing partnerships
3. Building public support for aid and development
4. Barriers to Transparency: what are we afraid of?
5. Towards a new Statement of Principles

15.40

Break

16.00

Panel discussion

NGOs, government, business – a shared agenda, mixed motives

Chair: Mike Wooldridge, BBC World Affairs Correspondent

Panel:

Dr Daleep Mukarji, Chair of ODI, Chair of Y Care International, Trustee of Excellent, and former Director of Christian Aid

Harriet Lamb, Executive Director, Fairtrade Foundation

Lord Michael Hastings, Chair of Millenium Promise UK,  Global Head of Citizenship and Diversity, KPMG International

Lord Michael Jay, Chair of Merlin, served as Tony Blair’s Personal Representative (sherpa) to prepare the 2005 G8 Summit in Gleneagles

17.15

Closing remarks

17.30

Drinks reception; remarks by Jeremy Lefroy MP, International Development Select Committee.