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CONFERENCE PROGRAM


United Nations Children's Fund
Copenhagen


Crown Agents, S.A.


International Federation of 
Red Cross - Zimbabwe

The African Aid Disaster Management 
and Relief Expo & Conference 2003

22 – 24 October 2003: Gallagher Estate, 
Johannesburg, South Africa

WED 22 OCTOBER 
– AID RELIEF PROCUREMENT

THURS 23 OCTOBER
 – DISASTER MANAGEMENT

08h30 - Opening Address and Explanation of the Programme - Mr Paul Runge, MD Africa Project Access

08h45 - Global Procurement and the work of IAPWG (Inter Agency Procurement Working Group) – Mr Alan Court, Director Unicef Supply Division and Chairperson of IAPWG.

09h30 - United Nations Procurement, focusing on Peacekeeping Procurement, Mr Christian Saunders, Chief Director Procurement, United Nations, New York

10h15 - Suppliers Panel: Experiences of selected suppliers including Proposed Methodologies, Problems & Feedback to the UN/NGO Agencies

09h00 - Keynote Overview on Disaster Management – Deputy Minister of Provincial & Local Government, Ms NGW Botha

09h30 - Sustainable Development & Poverty Alleviation for SADC - Mr Sam Sharp DfiD (Department for International Development UK)

10h00 – Sustainable Development & Alleviation of Poverty –  Mrs Janine Thorne, Policy Manager, Development Bank of SA

10h30 – Municipal Infrastructure in Support of Local Economic Development – Mr Gerard Dirker, Merafong Municipality

Expo Visit & Tea 11h00

11h00 Expo Visit & Tea

11h30 - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): Update on Relief Supply for Africa. Jiddo van Drunen: UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees), Geneva and Max Funa, regional Supply Officer, South Africa.

12h00 - World Food Programme, Mike Sackett, Bureau Director, Joop Menkveld, Chief Procurement and Pedro Fiigueiredo, Logistics Manager.
FAO:
(Food & Agricultural Organisation) Graham Farmer: Logistics Centre, Sunninghill, Johannesburg, Senior Procurement Officer, Rome.
Euronaid: - H. le Noble, Head Technical & Procurement Department, Zimbabwe

12h30 - World Health Organisation (WHO): Major Themes & Latest Procurement Patterns in the Health & Medical Supply Sectors. Nathaniel Tembo & John Clark, Southern Africa Task Team, Johannesburg.

11h30 – The Importance of Sustainable Training in Municipalities - Prof Dina Burger,Technikon SA

12h00 - Prevent Disasters through Appropriate Integrated Development Planning – Bertus van Zyl, IDP Director, Ehhuruleni Metropolitan Council

12h30 – The Impact of Land Mine Threats to Infrastructural Development in Africa – Martin Barber, Director, United Nations Mine Action Service
Geochemical Mapping as an Aid in Public Health -
Marthinus Cloete, Council for Geoscience.

13h00 – 14h00 – Lunch and Expo visit

13h00 – 14h00 – Lunch and Expo Visit

14h00 - Panel Session: NGO & IGO Procurement of Items falling under Shelter, Food, Transport, Medical, Water & other Main Commodity Categories; Care, I.O.M., Oxfam,

Save the Children, WorldVision, Jam International, Catholic Relief Services, Medecins Sans Frontiers, International Federation of Red Cross.

15h30 - Panel Session: NGO & IGO Procurement of Services (freight logistics, IT, human resource development etc). Unicef, UNHCR, Worldvision, Africare, UNHCR, WFP, Euronaid, Mission Aviation Fellowship, Crown Agents.

16h30 – Major New Programmes: USAID: Brief Description of OFDA and its Possible Future Requirements
Hale Harlen, Head, OFDA Pretoria. Pat Diskin: Regional Food for Peace Officer, Pretoria. Consortium for Southern Africa Food Security Emergency (C-SAFE). Steve Goudswaard: Regional Program Unit manager, C-SAFE.

17h30 – Conclusions , Paul Runge, Africa Project Access

14h00 – Sustainable Business/Aids and the Future – Clem Sunter, Anglo American.

14h30 - Hazardous Materials and the Role of the Basel Convention – Dr John Mbogoma, Executive Director, Basel Convention

15h00 - Health & Safety concerns in the Mines and Industry – Hens Jacobson, ex President of SAESI and now Consultant for industry
MAF – Mission Aviation Fellowship: Transport for Injured Miners – Butch Judge, Development Manager

15h30 - The role of Satellite Communications in Disaster Management – Chris Bell, CEO, Redwing Satellite Solutions

16h00 – HIV Programme Design & Management including exisiting Programmes on Aids in SA – Crown Agents, Caritas SA, Africare, Oxfam.

16h30 - Environmentally Sustainable Farming Methods which spiral into economic empowerment – Dr Anton Cloete, Ingodwe Trust/Ecocircle

 

17h30 – 19h00 - Cocktail party
 in exhibition hall

Expo closes at 17h00

 

Programme at 09/21/03 

 

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