| Tuesday, May 16: Opening |
| Welcome by Host and Inaugural Address |
| Caroline Kende-Robb, Acting Director, Social Development, The World Bank |
| Steen L. Jorgensen, Acting Vice President, Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development, The World Bank |
| Political economy of reforms – cutting edge work on managing the political economy of reform processes |
| Inaugural Address: “Making Macro Social Analysis Work for Policy Dialogue: Opportunities and Challenges” |
| Wednesday, May 17: Perspectives on Macro Social and Political Analysis |
| Overview of Key Socio-economic and Political Issues in Development Assistance |
| Chair: Andrew Norton, Lead Social Development Specialist, The World Bank |
| Michael Woolcock, Senior Social Scientist, The World Bank |
 | Key Socio-economic and Political Issues in Development Assistance |
| Caroline Moser, Visiting Fellow, The Brookings Institution |
| Getting Assets Right in Macro Social Analysis |
| Gary Green, Professor Department of Sociology |
| Digging Deeper into Macro Social Analysis |
| Donor Approaches to Social and Institutional Analysis |
| Chair: Arthur Erken, Associate Director, Policy and Global Quality Standards, UNDG |
| Ann Freckleton, Head, Effective States,United Kingdom Department for International Development |
| Drivers of Change: Lessons and Challenges |
| Esse Nilsson, Policy and Network Department, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency |
| Country Level Analysis for Poverty Reduction |
| Jerry Hyman, Director, Democracy and Governance |
| USAID Democracy and Governance Assessments |
| The World Bank Experience of Macro Social Analysis |
| Chair: Anis A Dani, Adviser, Social Policy, The World Bank |
| Lucia Fort, Senior Gender Specialist, The World Bank |
| World Bank Country Gender Assessments |
| Doris Voorbraak, Senior Public Sector Management Specialist, The World Bank |
| Governance and Anti-Corruption Diagnostics: Institutional Governance Reviews (IGRs) |
| Conflict Analyses: Per Wam, Senior Social Scientist, The WorldBank |
| Conflict Analysis |
| Thursday, May 18:Influencing Policy Dialogue: Country Experiences |
| Influencing Policy Dialogue: Policy Makers and Development |
| Graeme Wheeler, Managing Director, Office of the President, The World Bank |
| Jose Miguel Insulza, Secretary General, Organization of American States |
| Country Social Analysis: Lessons and Challenges |
| Chair: Carlos Sojo, Director, FLACSO, Costa Rica |
| CSA: Lessons and Challenges |
| Estanislao Gacitua Mario, Senior Social Scientist, The World Bank |
| Macro Social Analysis: Integrating Socio-economic and Political Factors into Policy |
| Francois Gaulme, Chargée de Mission, Agence Francaise de Development |
| CSA : An Unauthorized French View |
| Ben Dickinson, Head of Development and Cooperation Department, OECD |
| Power and Drivers of Change Analysis |
| From Understanding to Influencing: Case Studies |
| Parallel Session A |
| Inequality Traps, Social Mobility, and Institutional Constraints |
| Moderator: Isabel Ortiz, Senior Interregional Adviser, UN DESA |
| Mesky Brhane, Social Development Specialist, The World Bank |
| From Understanding to Influencing: Yemen CSA |
| Lynn Bennett, Lead Social Development Specialist, The World Bank |
| Unequal Citizens: Gender, Caste and Ethnic Exclusion in Nepal |
| Jan Waltmans, The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Socio-cultural Factors Promoting and Hindering Reforms and Development |
| Parallel Session B |
| Conflict and Politics in Fragile States |
| Moderator: Christian Lotz, Senior Operations Officer, The World Bank |
| Dorte Verner, Senior Economist, The World Bank |
| Social Resilience and State Fragility in Haiti |
| Per Wam, Senior Social Scientist, The World Bank |
| Somalia Conflict analysis: Conflict-Sensitive Assistance |
| Friday, May 19:Implications for Future Work |
| Refining Policy Recommendations: Views from Management |
| Chair: Caroline Kende-Robb, Acting Director, The World Bank |
| Caroline Anstey, Country Director, The World Bank |
| Louise Fox, Lead Specialist, The World Bank |
| McDonald Benjamin, Sector Manager, The World Bank |
| Making Macro Social Analysis Work for Policy Dialogue: Refining Policy Recommendations |
| Moving Ahead: From Analysis to Policy Impact |
| Moderator: Andrew Norton,Lead Social Development Specialist, The World Bank |
| Group work (six parallel groups) (45 min) |
| Plenary Session (45 min) |
| Wrap up - Andrew Norton (15 min) |
| Closing Comments : |
| Caroline Kende-Robb, Acting Director, Social Development, The World Bank |
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