PART I 3:00 - 5:00 P.M.

A. OPENING REMARKS
- KENZO OSHIMA, EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR - OPENING STATEMENT
- MODERATOR OF THE EVENT - CAROLYN MCASKIE, DEPUTY EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR

B. KEYNOTE SPEAKER

- H.E. JAN ELIASSON, SWEDISH AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES

C. SELECTED THEMES

1. THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT - Issues to be addressed, among others:

• The current reality: humanitarian assistance is delivered in places where civilians are increasingly directly targeted by one or more parties to an armed conflict
• What are the evolving needs for protection of civilians?
• What are the mechanisms open to humanitarian actors to effectively protect civilians
• What are the implications of providing protection in places where there is neither a functioning government nor a UN peacekeeping operation?
• How can the various humanitarian actors assist in establishing a "culture of protection" and what are their minimum obligations?

SPEAKERS - (All designated speakers - 5 minutes each)
- DR. WILLIAM MALEY- CHAIR, REFUGEE COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA
- DR. FRANCIS DENG, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR IDPS
- ERIC MORRIS, DIRECTOR, NEW YORK LIAISON OFFICE, UNHCR

2. HUMANITARIAN ENGAGEMENT - Issues to be addressed, among others:

• The nature of humanitarian engagement is changing with the changing nature of complex humanitarian emergencies, obliging humanitarians to learn to engage with new parties and actors.
• Increasing conflict within sovereign states is but one factor complicating humanitarian action in recent times. With 'traditional' peacekeeping operations less the norm, what new forms of international response are evolving, some not involving the UN?
• If conventional peacekeeping operations are less likely to occur, what are the challenges of working with "coalitions of the willing" and international or unilateral forces operating without a UN mandate?
• How is the current "war on terrorism" affecting humanitarian action and principles?

SPEAKERS - (All designated speakers - 5 minutes each)
- RAFAEL VILA SANJUAN, SECRETARY-GENERAL, MSF, CURRENT CHAIR OF THE SCHR
- JEAN-JACQUES GRAISSE, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WFP
- CAROL BELLAMY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UNICEF

DISCUSSION - 4:15 - 5:00 P.M. (remarks from the floor up to 3 minutes.)

BREAK - 5:00 - 5:15 P.M.

PART II 5:15 - 6:35 P.M.

3. NATURAL DISASTERS - THE NEXT 10 YEARS - Issues to be addressed, among others:

• The changing nature of humanitarian response to natural disasters
• Building indigenous response and preparedness to natural disasters
• Are today's response tools adequate for tomorrow's disasters?
• Responding to natural disasters in the context of complex humanitarian emergencies

SPEAKERS - (All designated speakers - 5 minutes each)
- DR. FREDERICK KRIMGOLD-CO-DIRECTOR, WORLD INSTITUTE FOR DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT, USA
- EVA VON OELREICH, HEAD, DISASTER RESPONSE & PREPAREDNESS DEPARTMENT, IFRC

4. CHALLENGES FOR HUMANITARIAN COORDINATION IN THE FUTURE - Issues to be addressed, among others:

• A new humanitarian architecture is emerging. Donor governments are deploying to theatres of humanitarian response, NGOs are improving the quality of assistance and response capacity, signalling a potentially smaller role for the UN in the direct delivery of assistance.
• Will the new emerging architecture allow for a more effective response to the challenges of the future?
• What are the key roles for the UN in humanitarian response in the future?
• How do recipient states regard the future of humanitarian response coordination?
• Prospects for continued resource mobilization.

SPEAKERS- (All designated speakers - 5 minutes each)
- H.E. CARLOS DOS SANTOS - PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MOZAMBIQUE TO THE UNITED NATIONS
- JULIA TAFT - ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR AND DIRECTOR, BUREAU FOR CRISIS PREVENTION AND RECOVERY, UNDP
- ROSS MOUNTAIN - DIRECTOR, OCHA GENEVA - HUMANITARIANISM IN A CHANGING WORLD

DISCUSSION - 5:40 - 6:25 P.M. (remarks from the floor up to 3 minutes.)

5. SUMMING UP REMARKS

- MARTIN GRIFFITHS - DIRECTOR, CENTRE FOR HUMANITARIAN DIALOGUE