EITI Global Conference 2011 Programme, Paris
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EITIFind the conference programme in PDF below. Visit the conference page for more information.
The 5th EITI Global Conference
Paris, France, 2-3 March 2011
EITI Global Conferences are the EITI movement’s biennial coming-together. The 5th EITI Global Conference was held on 2-3 March 2011. It was an opportunity to discuss the impact of the EITI, share lessons learnt from implementation and address future challenges for the EITI. Heads of states, government leaders, companies and civil society organisations, and around 1,000 participants from more than 70 countries gathered at the OECD in Paris to shape the future of the EITI.
The conference – entitled Transparency Counts – focused on how the EITI is making a difference to the nearly half a billion people in the 27 countries who now have access to reliable revenue figures from their country’s natural resources. In most cases, these figures had never been available before. In many cases, the revenue had been the source of bitter conflict, and the source of mismanagement and plunder.
The conference took place against a backdrop of uprisings in resource-rich countries in North Africa demanding more accountability in government; the recent debate about transparency caused not least by the Wikileaks debate; the renewed focus on resource revenue transparency by the French G-20 presidency; and high commodityprices.
The debate oveer mandatory disclosure requirements in the US and Europe also sparked some energy with different positions clearly set out from the very opening plenary. The conference provided a space for these important discussions between key stakeholders.
The conference sought to put national EITI implementation front and centre. The National Exhibition reminded participants that, amongst all the debate on international disclosure requirements, the EITI is making a difference on the ground in 35 countries. And the processes are impressive, as reflected in the materials on display: reports, posters, newspaper articles, videos, radio programmes, cartoons, etc.
By the start of the conference eleven countries - Azerbaijan, Central African Republic, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Mongolia; Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Timor Leste, and Yemen – were EITI Compliant. In these countries, the EITI had contributed to trust building, improved natural resource governance, civil society engagement and improved business environment. Many other countries were continuing the journey to reach compliance. It was emphasised that the EITI Compliant countries also needed to continue to improve the quality of their reporting and multi-stakeholder dialogue.
The conference objectives included:
- Conveying the impact that the EITI was having in implementing countries through a strong focus on sharing experiences and demonstrating how revenue transparency and the EITI multi-stakeholder process changes countries.
- Giving momentum to policy debates that would shape the future of the EITI such as how EITI reporting can be strengthened and addressing policy issues that have emerged as a result of experiences gained so far.
- Increasing commitment and level of engagement in key outreach countries.
- Endorsing the recommendations of the EITI Board on key policy issues for the EITI including revisions to the EITI Rules.
Statements and presentations from the Paris Conference 2011
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March, 2011Publisher:
EITIPresentations and statements made at the 2011 Paris conference
Report of 5th EITI Global Conference, Paris
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EITIParis, 2-3 March 2011
EITI Global Conferences are the EITI movement’s biennial coming-together. The 5th EITI Global Conference was held on 2-3 March 2011. It was an opportunity to discuss the impact of the EITI, share lessons learnt from implementation and address future challenges for the EITI. Heads of states, government leaders, companies and civil society organisations, and around 1,000 participants from more than 70 countries gathered at the OECD in Paris to shape the future of the EITI.
Find the final report below.
EITI Progress Report 2009-2011
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EITIThe Progress Report is the EITI’s annual overview of the progress to improve transparency and governance of natural resources in the EITI countries around the world.
2011 Members' meeting
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EITIFind the agenda and minutes of the 2nd Members' Meeting below.
The plenary sessions will involve the audience in an engaging and interactive discussion about the impact that the EITI is having and the future challenges which need to be addressed. World leaders from governments, companies, civil society as well as international organizations and academia will deliver keynote speeches and take part in executive session panels to discuss and propose solutions. The audience is invited to actively contribute and participate in the debates in a wide range of workshops.
Speakers at the 5th EITI Global Conference include:
INGILAB AHMADOV, Director of the Public Finance Monitoring Center, Baku, Azerbaijan
ZAINAB AHMED, Executive Secretary of NEITI, Nigeria
HE AMEER SALIM AL-AIDAROOS, Minister of Oil & Minerals, Yemen
HE MICHÈLE ALLIOT-MARIE, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, France
CHRIS ANDERSON, Senior Director, Africa, Environment & Social Responsibility, Newmont Ghana
BALDANJAV ARIUNSAN, Vice-Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Mongolia
HUMPHREY ASSISI ASOBIE, Chairman, NEITI, Nigeria
ABDOUL AZIZ ASKIA, Permanent Secretary, EITI Niger
GUBAD BAYRAMOV, Coordinator of Azeri EITI NGO coalition and Chairman of Economic Research Center
EDWARD BICKHAM, International Council on Mining and Metals
KWAKU BOA-AMPONSEM,Chartered Accountant, Boas & Associates, Ghana
RICHARD BOUCHER, Deputy Secretary General, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
HE FAUSTIN ARCHANGE TOUADERA, Prime Minister of Central African Republic
STUART BROOKS, Manager, International Relations, Chevron
ALFRED BROWNELL, President and founder, Green Advocates Liberia
GILLES CARBONNIER, Professor, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies-Geneva & Guilé Foundation
PAUL COLLIER, Professor, University of Oxford
ROBERT COURT, Head of Global External Affairs, Rio Tinto
PHIL HEMMENS, Senior Vice President, Exploration & Production Division, Eni S.p.A.
DAVID DIAMOND, Head of Sustainable and Responsible Investment, AllianzGI Investments Europe
HE ABDOU DIOUF, Secretary General, International Organization of La Francophonie
HE SALAMATOU GOUROUZA DJIBO, Minister of Mines and Energy, Niger
HE KWABENA DUFFOR, Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, Ghana
PETER EIGEN, Chair, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
AYOUP ELRASHDI, Senior Policy Officer for Industry at the AUC
CHE ER, CITIC
OBIAGELI EZEKWESILI, Vice President for Africa, World Bank
GBEHZOHNZAR FINDLEY, Senator of Liberia
INGRID FISKAA, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Norway
HE MOHAMED LAMINE FOFANA, Minister of Mines and Geology, Guinea
BENNETT FREEMAN, Senior Vice President for Social Research and Policy at Calvert Asset Management, Inc
ALEXANDRA GILLIES, Governance Advisor, Revenue Watch Institute
HE ARMANDO GUEBUZA, President of the Republic of Mozambique
SANJEEV GUPTA, Deputy Director, IMF Fiscal Affairs Department
PRAVIN J. GORDHAN, Minister of Finance, South Africa
DANIEL JAVIER CÁMAC GUTIÉRREZ, Vice-Minister for Energy, Perù
SHELLY HAN, Advisor to Senator Benjamin Cardin, co-author of new U.S. transparency legislation, U.S. Helsinki Commission
ANTHONY HODGE, President, International Council on Mining and Metals
DIDIER HOLLEAUX, Director of Exploration and Production, GDF Suez
ROBERT D. HORMATS, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs, USA
ANDY HOWARD, Executive Director, Goldman Sachs Sustain Team
MO IBRAHIM, Chair and Founder, Mo Ibrahim Foundation
SRI MULYANI INDRAWATI, Managing Director, The World Bank
WENRAN JIANG, Mactaggart Research Chair, University of Alberta
DONALD KABERUKA, President, African Development Bank
HE OLIVIER KAMITATU, Minister of Planning, Democratic Republic of Congo
HE JAKAYA KIKWETE, President of Tanzania
ANDRE KINGHAM, Vice-President, Global Communications, SAP AG
CHANDRA KIRANA, Southeast Asia Regional Coordinator, Revenue Watch Institute
GUDRUN KOPP, Parliamentary Secretary of State to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
HUGUETTE LABELLE, Chair of the Board of Directors, Transparency International
ANNE LAUVERGEON, Chief Executive Officer, AREVA
KARIN LISSAKERS, Director, Revenue Watch Institute
KARINA LITVACK, Director GSI Team, F&C Investments
STEPHEN LUCAS, Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Policy Integration, Natural Resources Canada
CHRISTOPHE DE MARGERIE, Chief Executive Officer, TOTAL
BISHOP LOUIS PORTELLA MBUYU, Bishop of Congo-Brazzaville
GILBERT MAOUNDONODJI, Coordinator of the Group for Alternative Research and Monitoring of the Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Project
JULIE MCDOWELL, Head of Sustainable and Responsible Investment, Standard Life Investments
JIM MILLER, VP Safety and Environmental Affairs, Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold
PETRAQ MILO, Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister of Albania
KALIA MOLDOGAZIEVA, Director, Human Development Center 'Tree of Life', Kyrgyzstan
ANTONIO ANDREA MONARI, Resident Director General, European Representative Office, Asian Development Bank
CHRISTIAN MOUNZEO, PWYP Congo, President Rencontre Pour la Paix et les Droits de l’Homme, Republic of the Congo
SHAHMAR MOVSUMOV, Executive Director, State Oil Fund, Azerbaijan
ISABEL MUNILLA, Director, Publish What You Pay United States
HE MAXWELL M.B. MWALE, Minister of Mines and Minerals Development, Zambia
RIMTÉBAYE NASSINGAR, PWYP Tchad
HE SYLVAIN NDOUTINGAÏ, Minister of Mines, Energy and Hydraulics, Central African Republic
HANS NIJKAMP, Executive Vice President and Country Chairman for Shell Iraq
HE DAMMIPI NOUPOKOU, Minister of Mines and Energy, Togo
FAITH O. NWADISHI, Executive Director, Koyenum Immalah Foundation, National CoordinatorPWYP Nigeria
STEPHEN O'BRIEN, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, DFID, United Kingdom
KAZUYA OGAWA, Minister, Japanese Embassy in France
MARC ONA, Executive Secretary, Brainforest, National Coordinator PWYP Gabon.
DIARMID O’SULLIVAN, Team Leader Oil Campaign, Global Witness
HE ROZA OTUNBAYEVA, President of Kyrgyz Republic
AGNÈS SOLANGE ONDIGUI OWONA, EITI National Coordinator, Cameroon
HE ALFREDO PIRES, Secretary of State for Natural Resources, Timor-Leste
HE HENRI DE RAINCOURT, Minister for Cooperation, France
HUGUES RENAUX, Managing Partner, CAC 75
ANTHONY RICHTER, Associate Director, Open Society Institute
WALTER RONCAL, Former Regional Government of Cajamarca
BOB ROONEY, Executive Vice President, Legal and General Counsel, Talisman Energy
BAIBA RUBESA, Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility, Statoil
KEITH RUDDOCK, General Counsel, Upstream International, Royal Dutch Shell
KLAUS RUDISCHHAUSER, Director: ACP General Affairs, EuropeAid Development and Co-operation Directorate-General, European Commission
PAULO DE SA, Manager of the Oil, Gas and Mining Division, World Bank
RADHIKA SARIN, International Coordinator, Publish What You Pay
HE CAROLYM SEEPERSAD-BACHAN, Minister of Energy & Energy Affairs, Trinidad & Tobago
HE HUSSAIN AL-SHAHRISTANI, Deputy Prime Minister, Iraq
HE ELLEN JOHNSON-SIRLEAF, President of Liberia
KEITH SKEOCH, Chief Executive Officer, Standard Life Investments
HE WAHIDULLAH SHAHRANI, Minister of Mines, Afghanistan
CLARE SHORT, Chair-candidate, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
GEORGE SOROS, Founder, Open Society Foundations
ANTONIO TAJANI, Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship, European Union
NOBOU TANAKA, Executive Director, International Energy Agency
SIMON TAYLOR, Founding Director of Global Witness
HE ABOU BAKAR TRAORE, Minister of Mines, Mali
SHAR TSOLMON, EITI National Coordinator, Mongolia
EPIFANIO BACA TUPAYACHI, Manager, Citizen Oversight Programme, Grupo Propuesta Ciudadana, Peru
HE STEVEN VANACKERE, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Institutional Reforms, Belgium
NADA VILLERMAIN-LECOLIER, Head of Responsible Investment, French pensions reserve fund (FRR)
PETER VOSER, Chief Executive Officer, Royal Dutch Shell
T. NEGBALEE WARNER, Liberia
XUELING YANG, Chief Representative, AVIC, and CEO of AVIC International Europe
NATALYA YANTSEN, Director, NGO Tax Standards Formation, Member of the Oil Revenues - Under Public Oversight Coalition, Kazakhstan
JIA YU, CPI International Minerals & Investment Co., part of the China Power Investment Group
HE OMAR ZAKHILWAL, Minister of Finance, Afghanistan