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Preliminary Program Agenda

Monday, November 16, 2026

11:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Registration opens

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Board of Directors’ Meeting [Invitation]  

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Conference Welcome, Introductions and Opening Remarks

2:30 PM – 3:15 PM
Opening Keynote Session

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM | Panel Presentation

Twenty Years of the Open Budget Survey: Insights and Impact
Elena Mongo, Lead Technical Advisor

4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Knowledge Circle Session

5:15 PM – 6:00 PM
Informal Gathering in Lounge


Tuesday, November 17, 2026

8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Registration opens  

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Networking Breakfast   

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Keynote Session

Critical Infrastructure
Ms. T.C.A. Kalyani, Controller General of Accounts of India

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Panel Presentation 

Data to Decisions: The future of PFM in Critical Minerals and Infrastructure
Joseph Okechko, Chief Finance Officer, Uganda National Mining Company

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Panel Presentation

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Networking Lunch         

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Panel Presentation

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Panel Presentation

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Break

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
Knowledge Circle Session

5:15 PM – 6:30 PM
Networking Reception  


Wednesday, November 18, 2026

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Networking Breakfast

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Welcome

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Panel Presentation

Closing the Gap Between Oversight and Implementation
Kofi Aboagye, Senior Partner/Senior Manager, Internal Audit, NKAKA and Partners/Ghana Export-Import Bank

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Panel Presentation

Using AI and Digital Twin Technology to Strengthen PFM Decision Making
Carlton Harris, Senior Vice President, End to End Enterprise Solutions

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Networking Lunch                          

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Panel Presentation

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Break

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Knowledge Circle Session


Thursday, November 19, 2026

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Welcome Remarks & Networking Breakfast

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Keynote

Cashless Economy as the Anchor of Real-Time Fiscal Governance
Maqbool Ahmad Gondal, Auditor General of Pakistan
Dr. Abeerah Waqar, Director, International Relations & Coordination, Office of the Auditor General of Pakistan

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Closing Remarks
Adjourn


 

Knowledge Circle Summit

Held at Hunton, Andrews, Kurth, 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Roundtable Discussions (3 sessions)

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Reception