Tentative Programme (subject to last-minute logistical alterations)

Day One: Tuesday 12th May( Baisakh 29th )
Venue: Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza Opening
16:00 - 18:00	Registration Welcome Speech by Finance Secretary Mr. Rameshore Prasad Khanal Opening Address by Honorable Finance Minister/Chair of the Meeting Dr. Baburam Bhattarai Statement by Development Partners' Representatives Inauguration and Address by Right Honorable Prime Minister Mr. Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' Vote of Thanks by Mr. Kapildev Ghimire, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance
Reception
18:30-20.30	Hosted by Right Honorable Prime Minister Mr. Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' at Hotel Soaltee Crown Plaza
Day Two :Wednesday 13th May( Baisakh 30th )
Venue: Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza
Business Sessions
09.00 - 9.30	Registration
09:30 - 10.00	Video Presentation on Nepal's Journey toward Peace and Development
10:00 - 10:30	Presentation on Nepal's Development Roadmap for the Transition Period by Dr. Guna Nidhi Sharma, Honorable Vice Chairman, National Planning Commission.
10:30- 11:00	Presentation on Nepal's Economic Reforms: Challenges and the Road Ahead by Mr. Rameshore Prasad Khanal, Finance Secretary, Ministry of Finance
11:00 - 12:30	Discussions
12:30-14:00	Lunch Hosted by Finance Secretary Mr. Rameshore Prasad Khanal at Hotel Soaltee Crown Plaza
14:00- 14:30	Joint Presentation on Trade, Private Sector Development and Investment Opportunities by Mr. Purushottam Ojha, Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Supplies and Mr. Tana Gautam, Secretary, Ministry of Industries
14:30 - 15.00	Presentation on Nepal's Foreign Aid Policy and Aid Effectiveness by Mr. Kapildev Ghimire, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance
15:00-16.30	Discussions
16.30 - 17:00	Presentation on Governance and Anti-Corruption Strategy by Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
17.00 - 17.30	Discussions
17:30 - 17:45	Concluding Remarks by the Chairman
19:30-22:00	Dinner Hosted By Honorable Finance Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai at Hotel Soaltee Crown Plaza
Day Three :Thursday 14th May ( Baisakh 31st )
Venue: Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza
Closing Session
09.00 - 12.00	Development Partners' Statements Presentation and Adoption of Joint Statement Vote of Thanks by Finance Secretary Mr. Rameshore Prasad Khanal Concluding Remarks by Honorable Finance Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai
12.00 - 12.30	Media Briefing by the Chair
12.30 - 14.00	Lunch Hosted by Nepal Banker's Association on behalf of Private Sector at Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza
18.00-21.00	Dinner Hosted by The World Bank on behalf of Development Partners (Venue: The Garden of Dreams, Keshar Mahal)