The 8th (Final)  High Level Forum on Industrial Development in Ethiopia
May 17,  2011 (morning)
at Ibex and Nayala Hall in Hilton Hotel, Addis Ababa

Agenda
Chairperson: H.E. Mr. Newai Gebre-ab, Senior Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister

8:30 – 9:00 Registration
 
 
9:00 – 9:20 Opening
      Opening Remarks

      Opening Remarks

H.E. Mr. Mekonnen Manyazewal, Minister, Ministry of Industry

Ms. Kyoko Kuwajima, Director General, Industrial Development and Public Policy Department, JICA
9:20 – 9:50 Ethiopia's Industrialization Drive under the Growth and Transformation Plan 2010/11-2014/15
    Prof. Kenichi Ohno, Professor,
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
9:50 – 10:10 Floor Discussion Q and A
10:10−10:30 Coffee Break
10:30−11:00 MSE Development Strategy of Ethiopia
Mr. Gabremeskel Challa, Director General, Federal Micro & Small Enterprises Development Agency
11:00−11:10 Achievements in the Quality and Productivity Improvement (KAIZEN) Project
Mr. Go Shimada, Director, Private Sector Development Division, Industrial Development and Public Policy Department, JICA
11:10 – 11:30 KAIZEN Dissemination Plan and Institutionalization Plan
Mr. Getahun Tadesse, Head of KAIZEN Unit, Ministry of Industry
11:30 – 12:00 Floor Discussion Q and A
12:00 – 12:20 Closing
       Closing Remarks

       Closing Remarks

H.E. Mr. Newai Gebre-ab, Senior Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister
H.E. Mr. Hiroyuki Kishino, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan to Ethiopia
12:20−13:50 Lunch at Buffet Restaurant  
14:00− Open Forum: National Movement for Quality and Productivity Improvement (refer to the separate Agenda)