• Programme & Schedule

Programme & Schedule

Programme & Schedule

The Ayenda Conference will take place on Wednesday 3rd December 2014.  It forms part of a wider schedule of events and activities for Afghan and international civil society, details of which can be found below.

Programme for Ayenda Conference on 3rd December:

Registration

13.15-14.10

Opening Session

14.10-14.40 Opening speech by Key Note Speaker (TBD) 

Panel Discussion 1: Mechanisms for the Future

14:40-15:55 Panellists to include representatives from Afghan and international civil society, senior Afghan and UK ministers, and experts from the field 

Short Film

15:55-16:05 Premiere of the Ayenda film  

Tea/coffee break

16.05-16.25 

Panel discussion II: People for the Future

16:25-17:30Panellists to include representatives from Afghan and international civil society, senior Afghan and UK ministers, and experts from the field 

Statements session

17:30-18:10Afghan civil society statements with responses by UK and Afghan ministers 

Closing Remarks

18.10-18.20

 There are a series of events for the Afghan civil society delegates and other civil society guests, outlined below: 

Monday 1st December Tuesday 2nd December Wednesday 3rd December Thursday 4th December Friday 5th December
Afghan delegates training - 'Corridors of Power' advocacy training (9am-1pm) and media training (2pm-5pm) Afghan & International Civil Society Workshop (9am-5pm)

Joint APPG Afghanistan & Women, Peace & Security (9.30-10.30am)

Afghan delegates lunch (12.30-1.30pm)

Ayenda Conference - see above (2.10-6.20pm)

London Conference Reception (6.30pm-

Civil Society Roundtable with UK and Afghan Ministers (8-9am)

London Conference on Afghanistan (10am-5.30pm)

Afghan delegates farewell dinner (evening)

Civil Society reflections on Conference and Next Steps workshop (9am-12 noon)

Afghan delegates return to Afghanistan