Seminar on State-Owned Enterprise and Public Sector Management Reforms 26 September 2016 Given the relevance of the Pacific state-owned enterprise (SOE) reform experience to other regions of Asia, this learning event was jointly organized by Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Governance Thematic Group and Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI) to discuss the findings from a decade of SOE reform in the Pacific. New Zealand’s first Minister of State Owned Enterprises, Honorable Richard Prebble, CBE, who led one of the most comprehensive SOE reform programs ever undertaken anywhere in the world, talked the experiences of New Zealand and neighboring Pacific countries. The seminar presented the key lessons from the SOE benchmarking studies and reform work undertaken by ADB’s PSDI and Pacific Regional Department (PARD), and discussed their relevance and application to the broader work on SOE reforms being undertaken in other parts of Asia by ADB. Program and Learning Materials 26 September 2016 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Opening Session Welcome Remarks, Introductions, and Context of the Program Xianbin Yao, James Lynch Session 1 State-Owned Enterprises Reform Approaches: The Big Picture Hon. Richard Prebble, CBE Session 2 State-Owned Enterprise and Public Sector Reforms Pacific state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are often formed to increase service delivery effectiveness and accountability. Historical and financial… Laure Darcy, Christopher Russell Session 3 Roundtable Discussion - Country Performance on Public Sector Reforms 1 Richard Prebble, Laure Darcy, Christopher Russell, Benjamin Graham Roundtable Discussion - Country Performance on Public Sector Reforms 2 ADB's Regional Departments Roundtable Discussion - Country Performance on Public Sector Reforms 2 Presentation on Pakistan Public Sector Enterprises Reform Program Described as financially insolvent and economically unviable, majority of public sector enterprises in Pakistan provide limited and unreliable… Hiranya Mukhopadhyay Concluding Session Closing Remarks and the Way Forward Laure Darcy, Christopher Russell Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s Gambhir Bhatta Related Full Agenda ADB Organizer/s Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office Pacific Department Topics Governance and Public Sector Management