Host: Eng. Michael Abebe (ENTRO) Co-Convenors: Co-conveners Kevin Wheeler Azeb Mersha Programme: Dr. Salih Hamad Hamid Omer - ED ENTRO : Welcome remarks and introduction Dr. Marco Keiner (UNECE) :Keynote:_ Coordinated dam operation: the UN water convention perspective Paper Presentations:- Dr. Hubert Lohr (SYDRO), Michael Abebe (ENTRO), Felix Froehlich (SYDRO) :Paper:_Strategic options for coordinated operation of dams Dr. Thim Ly (Mekong River Commission, laos) :Paper:_ Water management and coordinated dam operation in the Mekong River Basin Dr. Jens Mödinger, Tractebel :Paper:_Translating development objectives and political/physical constraints into technically feasible solutions Eng. Mohammed Basheer :Paper:_Engineering realities should inform filling negotiations of large dams Dr. Duncan Kikoyo, Dr. Ralph Wurbs :Paper:_Optional reservoir operating policies for Lake Victoria in East Africa: a framework for balancing transboundary and local water demands Dr. Hubert Lohr : Panel Discussion Panelists: Dr. Salih Hamad Hamid Omer, ED ENTRO Dr.Marco Keiner, Director Environment Division, UNECE Dr. Thim Ly , Chief River Basin Planner at the Mekong River Commission Secretariat Dr. Malte Grossmann, Head of GIZ Nile Projects Cluster Panel discussion: The way forward: what needs to be undertaken to be successful? Eng. Michael Abebe : Wrap up and key messages ............................................