3RD AAAG CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
22-23 November 2025
Pre – Conference: (Full Day): Arrival, Registration and collection of badges
Time
08:00 – 19:00
Topic/Activity
Delegate Transfers & Registration
Resource Person
Secretariat
Moderator | Session Chair
Secretariat & LoC Ghana
DAY 1: Monday November 24, 2025
08:00 – 12:00HRS
The Opening Ceremony will set the tone for the 3rd AAAG Conference, providing a vibrant and inspiring introduction to the Conference theme: Africa of Tomorrow – Positioning PFM for Economic Prosperity. The session will feature high-level dignitaries, distinguished keynote speakers, cultural performances, and formal welcome addresses from the Conference hosts and partners.
12:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break & Networking
14:00 – 15:30 – Plenary room
Plenary 1.0: Beyond Reform: Reimagining the Public Sector for a 21st Century Africa
Keynote address: Prof. PLO Lumumba | (40 Minutes)
Africa at the Crossroads: Finding Our Lane in a World that Won’t Wait.
This keynote session invites leaders, policymakers, and thinkers to reflect on Africa’s strategic positioning in the 21st century and how the continent can move from the margins of global transformation to the center of innovation, governance excellence, and shared prosperity. It will challenge participants to reimagine Africa’s future—not as a follower in global development narratives, but as a trailblazer shaping its destiny through visionary leadership, fiscal discipline, and human capital transformation.
- PFM as a catalyst for sustainable growth | Dr. Mc-Effort Adadey Director of National Accounts, CAGD-Ghana (30 Minutes)
- Interactive Q&A with delegates | Plenary Questions
- Photo session with presenters, speakers and discussants
15:30 – 15:45 | Recognition of Conference sponsors
15:45-17:00 – Plenary room
Plenary Session 2.0: Safeguarding public funds: Combating Illicit Financial Flows (IFF) `in Africa
Keynote address: UNODC, AU, GIZ (30 Minutes)
Tackling illicit financial flows: Strategies for Africa
This session seeks to reposition the fight against IFFs as a core pillar of public financial management (PFM) and a strategic instrument for domestic resource mobilization. By linking the discussion to accountability systems, beneficial ownership transparency, digital monitoring, and inter-agency coordination, the session will stimulate practical solutions for plugging leakages and protecting Africa’s financial integrity.
- Continental Cooperation: Tackling trade mispricing as an IFF driver | AfCFTA (30 Minutes)
- Interactive Q&A with delegates
- Photo session with presenters, speakers and discussants
18:00 – 21:00 | Venue: TBC
Welcome Cocktail & Reception Hosted by the Office of the Controller and Accountant General, Republic of Ghana