Presentations from Second Annual Dialogue Meeting

The following links contain PowerPoint Presentations held by speakers during the WBG-Norway Dialogue Meeting, May 13-14, 2004. Please note that this list does not yet include all the presentations.

Plenary Session 1: Central Factors Relating to Current and Future Relations between the WBG and Norway

• Thorild Widvey, Deputy Minister, Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Opening Key Notes

Plenary Session 2: Setting the Stage: The Bank's Products and Lending Instruments

• Anders Agerskov, Sr. Policy Officer, International Affairs, WBG, Understanding How the Wold Bank Works - How to Build Successful Business Relations

Plenary Session 3: How Norwegian Consultants/Companies Can Compete for Business on Bank-Financed Projects and Programs

• Rebecca Post, Communications Officer, OPCS, WBG, About the WBG's Procurement and Tender Practices
• Fred Wright, Project officer, IFC Trust Funds: The Norwegian/IFC Technical Assistance Trust Funds (TAFT)
• Isabel I. Hagbrink, Public Information Offcier, Office of External Relations, IDB, How to do Business with the IDB

Plenary Session 4: Trust Funds

• Ian Wright, Manager, Trust Fund Strategy and Donor Relations, WBG, Working with the World Bank through Trust Funds
• Fred Wright, Project Officer, IFC Trust Funds, About other Multi-Donor TF Programs
• Maria Bouroncle, Operations Specialist, Technical Coordination Unit (RE2/TEC), Inter-American Development Bank, Washington D.C., Presentation

Parallel Group 2: Poverty and Social Development Priorities of the WBG -- Challenges for Norwegian Research Institutions

• Linda van Gelder, Sr. Economist, PREM Poverty, WBG, Poverty and Social Development Priorities of the WBG: Challenges for Norwegian Research Institutions
• Mia Harbitz, Social Development Specialist, IDB, Poverty Reductioin and Social Development Priorities for the Interamerican Development Bank

Parallel Group 3: Transportation

• Stephen Brushett, The Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Program (SSATP)
• Even Kolstad, Norconsult, Norway, also representing Norwegian Transportation Network (NTN), NTN

Parallel Group 4: WBG-Supported Programs in the Areas of Tertiary Education, Research, Science, and Technology, Sklills Development, Capacity Building, and Educational Partnerships

• Lauritz Holm-Nielsen, Lead Education Specialist and Task Manager for Higher Education in Latin America, WBG, Tertiary Education in Latin America
• Michael Crawford, Sr. Science and Technology Specialist and Assistant to the Managing Director, WBG, WBG Support for the Millenium Science Initiative
• Arvil van Adams, Sr. Advisor for Social Protection - Africa region, WBG, Reshaping Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Sub-Saharan Africa: Learning from Experience of the Past Decade

Parallel Group 5: Health, HIV & Infectious Diseases

• Sabine Durier, Principal Strategy Officer, Program Leader, IFC, IFC Against AIDS
• Bernt Lindtjørn, professor, Dir., International health Centre, University of Bergen, Norway, Sustainable Health Programs: Any Role of Universities?

Parallel Group 6: Water Programs

• Alejandro Perez, Municipal Fund, IFC, Global Finance for Local Needs
• Diego J. Rodriguez, Economist, Environment Division, Sustainable Development Center, IDB, Water Resources at the IDB

Parallel Group 7: Global Environment Facility (GEF)

• Siv Tokle, Sr. M&E Specialist, GEF, WBG, Evaluation of GEF's Climate Change Program
• Kanta Kumari, Program Manager, Biodiversity Program, GEF, WBG, Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity Resources
• Andrea Merla, Sr. Advisor, GEF, WBG, Protection of International Waters
• Walter Lusigi, Sr. Ecologist, GEF, WBG, Management of Integrated Ecosystems and Combating Land Degradation
• Laurent Granier, Program Manager, GEF, WBG, Combating Persistent Organic Pollutants

Closing Plenary Session: Post-Conflict Resolution

• Kathryn Ann Funk, Country Officer and Principal Author of the Interim Strategy Note for WBG on Iraq, WBG, Iraq
• Jeni Klugman, Lead Economist and responsible for Sudan - Joint UN/WBG Needs Assessment, WBG, Sudan Joint Assessment Mission - Overview and Initiating Phase