09:00-09:15 Welcome Address (Mrs Tauvasa - Trade Commissioner, Pacific Islands Trade & Investment Commission)
Appropriate and affordable housing is a critical prerequisite for social and economic security, yet this basic human need remains out of reach for the majority of urban residents in the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu PNG and Fiji. This lack of appropriate housing affects the health, well being and productivity of the entire urban Melanesian workforce. The time has come for change and to tackle head on this bottleneck to economic growth. Doing something about changing this situation must be a priority for both the region's governments and the private sector.
Statement of Objectives:
Collaboratively explore:
09:15-09:30 Introduction & Statement of Objectives for Roundtable (Mr Craig Wilson - Executive Director, The Foundation for Development Cooperation)
9:30-10:10 Brief Introductions from Participants (5 mins each)
10:10-10:30 "The PNG Housing Experience" (Wilson Kamit CBE , Governor, Bank of PNG)
10:30-11:00 Morning Tea
11:00-12:00 Building a Case for Action
11.00-11.10 Setting the Scene "The PNG Market" (Elizabeth Gima, Mgr Financial Systems Supervision Dept, Bank of PNG)
11.10- 12.00 Questions for Discussion
12:00-12:30 What are the Impediments?
Questions for Discussion
12:30-14:00 Working Lunch
14:00-14:45 Continuation of Impediments Discussion
14:45-15:30 Opportunities to Improve Home Financing
14.45 - 15.00 Setting the Scene "Nambawan' Super's Experience" (Leon Buskens, Managing Director, Nambawan Super)
15.00 - 15.30 Questions for Discussion
15:30-16:00 Afternoon Tea Break
16.00 - 16.05 "The Enterprise Challenge Fund" (John Hardin, Fund Director, Enterprise Challenge Fund)
16:05-16:30 Continuation of Opportunities to Improve Home Financing Discussion
16:30-17:00 The Way Forward
09:30-10:30 Summary of Day One
10:30-11:00 Morning Tea Break
11:00-12:30 Action Planning for the Future
12:30-13:30 Group Lunch
13:30-14:00 Closing Statements