EPRN - Rwanda

CONFERENCE AGENDA

DAY 1 : 26TH MAY 2022

Time	Session	Facilitators / Presenters
07:30–08:40	COVID-19 test (at Lemigo) and registration	EPRN/Lemigo
08:40–08:45	Introduction of the conference	Seth Kwizera, EPRN
08:45–08:50	Welcome Remarks by EPRN	Charles Ruranga, EPRN
08:50-09:00	Remarks by key partners	• Ksenija Maver, GIZ • Patrick Osakwe, UNCTAD
09:00-09:10	Testimonies : Remarks by the Guest of Honour	• Hon Claudine Uwera, Minister of State in charge of Economic Planning, MINECOFIN
09:10-09:40	Group Photo and Health Break	Logistics and communication team
09:40-10:40	Moderator : Mr Jonas Munyurangabo, EPRN Board member, and DG at MINICOM 1st round of presentations : The Macroeconomic Impacts of COVID-19 and Recovery Plans • Impacts of COVID-19 on regional economy and recovery plans/policies • Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on business start-ups, money supply, lending interest rate, international trade, savings, investments, and economic growth : VAR Model for Rwanda • Impact on COVID-19 on Rwanda’s external trade of goods and services	• Andrew Mold, UNECA and EPRN • Tharcisse NZASINGIZIMANA, EPRN & NISR • Ngarambe Emmanuel Bahati, BNR
10:40-11:25	Comments, Questions and Answers	ALL
11:25-12 : 10	Moderator : Mrs Julian Ingabire, UTB and EPRN 2nd round of presentations : The Microeconomic Impacts of COVID-19 • Impact of covid-19 on food production and consumption in Rwanda • Impacts of covid-19 on agriculture and food systems in Rwanda • Perceived consequences of COVID-19 on girl’s education in Rwanda : Evidence from Bugesera district, Rwanda	• Jules Kazungu, EPRN • Robert S. Ntuite, EPRN • Rosette Nkundimfura, EPRN
12:10-12 : 40	Comments, Questions and Answers	ALL
Lunch break
14:00-15:10	Moderator : Mr. Evalde Mulindankaka, DG Industry and Entrepreneurship, MINICOM 3rd round of presentations : Human capital and productive capacity development in Rwanda • Boosting productive capacities : A way for LDC to cushion COVID-19 impacts • MSME support programme in response to COVID-19 in Rwanda • Valuing control over income and workload : A field experiment in Rwanda	• Olga Solleder, UNCTAD • Fidele Kampayana, SPARK • Berber Kramer, IFPRI
15:10-15:40	Comments, Questions and Answers	All
15h40-16h00	Health Break
16h00-17h00	Round table discussion 1 : Foresight Africa : Top Priorities for the Continent in 2022, Kigali launch Moderator/Interlocution : Aloysius Uche Ordu, Director & Senior Fellow, Africa Growth Initiative, Brookings Institution	Discussants • Peter Materu, Mastercard Foundation • Andrew Mold, UNECA • Leonard Rugwabiza, MINECOFIN • Mary Otieno, Kenyatta University
17h00-17H30	Comments, Questions and Answers	All

DAY 2 : 27TH MAY 2022

Time	Session	Facilitators / Presenters
08:30-08:40td>	Wrap-up of the first day sessions	Seth Kwizera, EPRN
08:40-09:40	Moderator : Ksenija Maver, GIZ Project Manager, MIP Round table discussion 2 : Agriculture, the Rural Economy, and the Food System of Rwanda : What Next for PSTA 4 ? • A food systems perspective on PSTA 4 • Public investment for Rwanda’s agricultural transformation : Evidence from economy-wide modelling • The short and long run effects of land-use consolidation program on farm input uptake : Evidence from Rwanda	• Alfred Bizoza, UR • David Spielman, IFPRI • Aimable Nsabimana, Rwanda Polytechnic
09:40-10:10	Comments, Questions and Answers	All
10:10-10:40	Rwanda Financial Sector Status, lessons learnt	John Rwirahira, AFR
10:40-11:00	Health Break	All
11:00-12:00	Moderator : Mr Emmanuel Munyemana, UNICEF and EPRN Round table discussion 3 : Promoting Human Capital in a Post-COVID-19 era • Public Financing for social sectors (Education including ECD, Health and Nutrition, WASH, Social Protection : Trends, challenges and fiscal options • Innovative approaches for bridging learning losses through digital technology in Rwanda’s Basic Education : Challenges and opportunities • Data systems, and monitoring framework for inclusive and resilient human capital development : Available capacities, tools and data use for policy advocacy	• Charlotte Taylor, UNICEF • Mbarushimana Nelson, REB • Ivan Murenzi, NISR
09:40-10:40	Moderator : Mr Jonas Munyurangabo, EPRN Board member, and DG at MINICOM 1st round of presentations : The Macroeconomic Impacts of COVID-19 and Recovery Plans • Impacts of COVID-19 on regional economy and recovery plans/policies • Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on business start-ups, money supply, lending interest rate, international trade, savings, investments, and economic growth : VAR Model for Rwanda • Impact on COVID-19 on Rwanda’s external trade of goods and services	• Andrew Mold, UNECA and EPRN • Tharcisse NZASINGIZIMANA, EPRN & NISR • Ngarambe Emmanuel Bahati, BNR
12:30-13:30	LUNCH
13:30-14:30	Moderator : Moderators : Gilberthe Benimana and Gracie Rosenbach, IFPRI Round table discussion 4 : Women in the Study and Practice of Economics : Shifting the Dynamic to Achieve Gender Equality Keynote speaker • Berber Kramer, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)	Panellists : • Chantal Ingabire, MINAGRI • Angelique Kangondo, RICA • Marie Salvatrice Musabyeyezu, FES • Alice Mukamugema, MINAGRI
14:30-15:00	Comments, Questions and Answers	ALL
15:00-15:20	Health Break
15:20-16:20	Moderator : Mr. Marcel Sibomana, Save the Children 4th round of presentations : Horticulture, agriculture, and the Green Economy • Promotion of horticulture value chains/ Inclusive Market Systems for horticulture • Assessment of agro-ecology practices in Rwanda •Greening the economy as a strategy to sustainable development post-COVID-19	• Godfrey Gakwandi, OXFAM • Vincent Sinduhunga, CCOAIB • Osten Chulu, UNDP
16:20-16:45	Comments, Questions and Answers	All
16:45- 16:50	Key Recommendations (Take-home Messages) and Way Forward	Charles Ruranga, EPRN
16:50-17:00	Closing Remarks by the Guest of Honour	Jonas Munyurangabo, DG Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation, MINICOM
17:00	Networking