Program Director
Mthunzi Mdwaba

09:30–10:30

Opening Ceremony
Welcome Address, Pan African Productivity Association President Tembo Lebang
Opening Remarks, APO Secretary-General Shigeo Takenaka
Group photo

10:30–11:00

Morning tea

Chair
Dr. Yvonne Dladla

11:00–12:00

Asian Productivity Organization–The past, present, and future,
Consultant Yoshikuni Ohnishi, APO

12:00–13:30

Lunch

Chair
Sello Mosai

13:30–15:00

Japan–s productivity movement
Labor-Management cooperation and gain-sharing schemes: Impact on the Japanese economy
Professor Akira Goshi, Nihon University
International experience in technical cooperation on productivity:
Director for International Development Yasuhiko Inoue, JPC-SED

15:00–15:30

Afternoon tea

Chair
Sello Mosai

15:30–17:00

Productivity marathon: Experience of Singapore
Principal Consultant Low Choo Tuck, Eunison Network Pte Ltd, and Management Committee Member, Singapore Productivity Association

15:30–17:00

Welcome dinner hosted by APO Secretary-General

Chair
Dr. Kishnala Coonjan

09:00–10:30

Thailand–s competitiveness: Creating the foundations for higher productivity
Executive Director Phanit Laosirirat, Thailand Productivity Institute

10:30–10:45

Morning tea

Chair
Thembo Lebang

10:45–12:15

Green Productivity for integrated community development
Vice President Nguyen Thi Bich Hang, Institute for Technology at Development SENA, Vietnam

12:15–13:30

Lunch

Chair
Thembo Lebang

13:30–15:15

National economic development and the role of NPOs
Former Chief Saquib Mohyuddin, National Productivity Organisation, Pakistan
Benchmarking for higher competitiveness
Head, Research and Policy Development Quanita Amina Mahmood, National Institute for Competitiveness, Pakistan

15:15–15:30

Afternoon tea

Chair
Arthur Choobe

15:30–17:00

Strategies toward promotion of productivity and quality initiatives for competitiveness
Director General Dato– Nik Zainiah Nik Abdul Rahman, National Productivity Corporation, Malaysia

Chair
Yoshikuni Ohnishi

17:00–17:45

Open discussion

Chair
Prof. Akira Goshi

09:00–12:00

How to strengthen VAPA
Secretary-General Dr. Yvonne Dladla, NPI
Development of PAPA–s master plan

12:00–13:30

Lunch

Chair
Low Choo Tuck

13:30–16:30

Presentation on the status of the productivity movement in:
Botswana
Kenya
Mauritius
Nigeria
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia

09:30–12:00

Country-specific group discussion
How to promote the productivity movement in respective participating countries
Development of country-specific master plans

12:00–13:30

Lunch

Chair
Dato– Nik Zainiah Nik Abdul Rahman

13:30–16:00

Closing session

18:30–10:00

Farewell dinner hosted by NPI, Gramadoelas Restaurant at the Market Theatre