08:30 – 09:00

Registration

09:00 – 10:30

Inaugural Session

• Welcome Address by Mr. Mahinda Gammampila, APO Director for Sri Lanka and Secretary, Ministry of Employment and Labour

• Secretary-General's Statement

• Keynote Address by Mr. Charitha Ratwatte, Secretary, Ministry of Finance

• Inaugural Address by Guest of Honor, Hon. John Amartunge, Minister of Christian Affairs

• Introduction of NPO Heads and Agriculture Delegates

• Group Photo-taking

WSM delegates.

10:30 – 11:00

Tea/Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:30

Plenary Session I

• Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman

• Adoption of Agenda (Doc. Nos. 1 & 1-A)

• Presentation and Adoption of Evaluation of Project Implementation (Doc. No. 2)

• Consideration and Adoption of APO Program and Financial Estimates for 2004 – A Review (Doc. No. 3)

• Presentation of APO Two-Year Plan for 2005 and 2006 (Doc. No. 4); APO Program and Financial Estimates for 2005 (Doc. No. 5) and APO Program and Financial Estimates for 2006 – General Outline (Doc. No. 6)

12:30 – 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 – 17:30

Plenary Session II

• Special Presentation by Mr. M. J. C. Amarasuriya, Chairman of Commercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd. and its subsidiaries on "Opportunities and Threats of a Globalised Economy for Developing Countries: A Business Perspective" – Question and answer session

• Country Paper Presentation – Sharing of Views and Experiences among NPO Heads and Agriculture Delegates

(Tea/Coffee Break will be taken at an appropriate time.)

19:00 – 21:00

Welcome Dinner hosted by the National Productivity Secretariat

09:00 – 15:30

Strategic Planning Committee Session (Concurrent Sessions)

• Industry & Service Strategic Planning Committee of NPO Heads (in 3 groups, at Rooms 1, 2 and 3).
  Topic A: Current concerns and challenges for the activities of the NPOs
  Topic B: NPO's role in improving productivity in agriculture sector
  Topic C: Review of the present thrust areas of APO
  Topic D: Proposals of new subject areas and projects to be considered under the APO Two-Year Plan for 2005 and 2006.
  
  
  WSM in progress.
  
  

• Agriculture Strategic Planning Committee of Agriculture Delegates (in 2 groups, at Rooms 4 and 5).
  Topic A: Current concerns and challenges for the activities of the NPOs and concerned ministries
  Topic B: NPO's role in improving productivity in agriculture sector
  Topic C: Review of the present three thrust areas of agricultural activities in the APO – Marketing/Processing, Sustainable Agriculture and ICD
  Topic D: Proposals of new subject areas and projects to be considered under the APO Two-Year Plan for 2005 and 2006.

16:00 – 17:00

Continuation
Strategic Planning Committee Session (Concurrent Session)

• Presentation of reports by each group and summing-up by Committee Chairman

(Tea/Coffee Break will be around 15:30 – 16:00)

19:00 – 21:00

Dinner hosted by the APO Secretary-General

Morning

Observational Study Tours

• Industry Sector: Phoenix Clothing, Seethawaka Free Trade Zone, Awissawella

• Agriculture Sector: Horticultural Estate, Urapola, Gampaha District

16:00 – 16:45

Plenary Session III

• Presentation and Adoption of the Strategic Planning Committee Reports

• Adoption of the APO Two-Year Plan for 2005 and 2006, APO Program and Financial Estimates for 2005, and APO Program and Financial Estimates for 2006 (Doc. Nos. 4, 5 & 6)

• Adoption of the Report of the Workshop Meeting to the 46th Session of the Governing Body

• Any Other Business and Observers' Statements

Vote of Thanks

16:45 – 17:15

Closing Session

• Closing Statements