20 October (Sunday) 2013

Arrival and Check-in at Olympic Parktel

15:00-21:00

Early registration

16:00-18:00

Preparatory meeting of Organizing Committee for ADN Founding Assembly and Facilitators of the Networking Session

18:30-20:00

Working Dinner for Organizing Committee and Facilitators

20:00-10:00

Preparatory meeting of Organizing Committee Facilitators – continued if necessary

21 October (Monday) 2013

08:00-09:00

Registration

09:00-10:00

Opening Session

- Moderator Mr. Ichal SUPRIADI, ANFREL

• Opening Remarks

• Dr. Hyung-sik SHIN,  Director of Planning and Coordination Department, KDF / KDN and Organizing Committee for the AND

• Welcoming remarks

• Dr. Bong-scuk SOHN, President of CKWP / KDN

• Congratulatory remarks

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Korean Government
• Ms. Maria LEISSNER, Secretary General of the Community of Democracies (CoD)
• Mr. Teh-Fu HUANG, President of Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD)
• Mr. Carl GERSHMAN, President of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), USA
• Mr. Peter BECK, Representative of the Asia Foundation-Korea

• Update on ADN Background and Asia inter-governmental process

• Ms. Melinda DE JESUS, SEAPA / Organizing Committee for the ADN
• Mr. Suren BADRAL, Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mongolia

• Presentation of the draft proposal on a Charter of Principles, Governance structure and Action Plans

• Mr. Anselmo LEE, Executive Director, KHRF / KDN and Organizing Committee for the ADN

10:00-10:30

Break

10:30-12:30

Thematic Session (plenary) :

Emerging Challenges to Participatory Democracy in Asia - Civil Society Response and Strategies

- Moderator Mr. Anselmo LEE, KHRF / KDN

• Human rights defenders, Mr. John LIU, FORUM-ASIA
• Freedom of express and independence of media, Ms. Melinda DE JESUS, SEAPA
• Free and fair election, Mr. Ichal SUPRIADI, ANFREL
• Anti-corruption and transparency, Mr. Rukshana NANAYAKKARA, TI
• Rule of law, Mr. Arlegue ACOSTA, CALD
• Gender and democracy, Ms. Kumudini SAMUEL, DAWN
• Poverty, development and democracy, Mr. Netra Prasad TIMSINA, SAAPE
• ODA and democracy, Mr. Massaki OHASHI, JANIC / ADA

12:30-14:00

Lunch

14:00-16:00

Country Session on Civil Society Space (breakout) :

Defending Civil Society Space and Promoting Safe and Enabling Environment in Asia

Country Session A 

- Moderator  Mr. Sugeng BAHAGIJO, INFID, Indonesia 

• Bangladesh - Mr. Muhammad IBRAHIM, FNB
• Pakistan - Mr. Samson Salamat, CHRE
• Indonesia - Ms. Abdi Yeni SURYANINGATI, YAPPIKA
• Malaysia - Mr. Arumugam KALIMUTHU, SUARAM

Country Session B

- Moderator  Ms .Patricia SARENAS, Code-NGO, Philippines

• Cambodia – Mr. Soeung Saroeun, CCC
• Myanmar (Burma) – Mr. Minko NAING, Peace and Open Society, Mr. Soe AUNG, Burma Partnership
• Philippines - Ms. Beckie MALAY, PRRM

Country Session C 

- Moderator  Mr. George MATHEW, ISS, India

• Nepal – Mr. Daya Sagar SHRESTHA, NFN

• Sri Lanka – Mr. Sudashana GUNAWARDANA, RNCD
• India - Mr. Harsh JAITLI, VANI

Country Session D 

- Moderator Mr. Ching-Hsin YU, TFD, Taiwan

• China - Mr. HAN Dongfang, China Labour Bulletin

• Mongolia – Ms. Zanaa JURMED, Citizens' Alliance Fund
• Vietnam – Ms. Trang PHAM, Citizen Journalism

16:00-16:30

Break

16:30-17:30

Networking Session (breakout) : 6 (sub)regional and sectoral groups

• Session A : CSOs in South Asia - facilitated by SEACA
• Session B : CSOs in South Asia - facilitated by Mr. Netra Prasad TIMSINA, People’s SAARC
• Session C : CSOs in Northeast Asia - facilitated by Mr. Cheng-hao PAO, TFD
• Session D : CSOs international (global and regional) – facilitated by Mr. Anselmo LEE ADA
• Session E : Political Party and Parliaments - facilitated by Mr. Chito GASCON, CALD
• Session F : Public Foundations - facilitated by Ms. Lynn LEE, NED

17:30-18:30

Closing Session (Plenary):

- Moderator Mr. Sushil PYAKUREL, ACD, Nepal

• Review of Seoul Democracy Declaration
• Review of a Charter of Principles
• Review of Action Plans for 2013-2015
• Election of Facilitating Group

18:30-20:00

Working Dinner for Facilitating Group

20:00-10:00

Special Session : Self-organizing session

• Asia Development Alliance (ADA) Consultation III

22 October (Tuesday) 2013

08:00-09:00

Registration

08:00-09:00

Working Breakfast for ADN Facilitating Group

09:00-10:00

Opening session

10:00-12:30

Plenary Session : “Peace Building, Development and Democracy in Asia”

12:30-14:00

Lunch

14:00-16:40

Thematic Session 1 :” Democratic Citizenship Education”

Why Democratic Citizenship Education Now? Philosophy and lessons learned

17:00-18:30

ADN Official Launching Ceremony 

• Video presentation about ADN
• Introduction of the Facilitating Group for ADN
• Opening remarks
  • Representative(s) of the Facilitating Group
• Adoption of the Seoul Declaration including the ADN Charter of Principles
• Congratulatory remarks

• Ms. Maria LEISSNER, Secretary General of the Community of Democracies (CoD)
• Mr. Sung-heon CHUNG, President of Korea Democracy Foundation (KDF)

• Mr. Suren BADRAL, Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mongolia

• Mr. Teh-Fu HUANG, President of Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD)

• Mr. Carl GERSHMAN, President of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) / World Movement for Democracy (WMD)

• Official Photo-taking

18:30-21:00

Welcome Reception

23 October (Wednesday) 2013

10:00-12:30

Thematic Session 2:

Empowerment of Asian Civil Society I: Democracy and Civil Society in Asia

Thematic Session 3:

Democratic Governance in Asia I: Round Table Discussion on Democratic Governance Issues

12:30-14:00

Lunch

14:00-16:10

Thematic Session 4:

Empowerment of Asian Civil Society II: Regional Solidarity for Empowerment of Civil Society

Thematic Session 5 :

Democratic Governance in Asia II: ODA, Sustainable Democracy and Civil Society

16:10-16:30

Break

16:30-18:30

Closing Session

18:30-

Farewell Reception

24 October (Thursday) 2013

08:00-16:00

Field Study Tour to Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) (optional) – return to Seoul at 11 am on 25 Oct. 2013

09:00-17:00

Democracy Tour in Seoul including a visit to the KDF (10-11 am)