...................................................................................................................................................... Host: Cascao, Ana Elisa (GIZ) Programme: Opening Welcome remarks and introduction to TG3 Keynote Speaker: Prof. Ken Strepzek (MIT) Water, Energy and Economic Growth: There is win-win from Regional Multi-Sector Cooperation BUT we need trust Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sally Farid (Cairo University) Economic relations between Egypt and the Nile Basin: Possibilities and future prospects Speakers: Mekdelawit Messay (Florida International University) Towards a sustainable and peaceful use of the Nile Basin: a call for basinwide collaboration Dr. Hamdy Elsayed (Menoufia University) Towards a Water-Food-Energy Nexus Approach in Transboundary River Systems. What needs to be in place? Zerubabel Getachew Tefera (university of Nairobi) Regional institutional approaches to sustainable economic development: a comparative analysis of the Eastern Nile and Southern Africa experiences David Malingha, Bloomberg ‚ East Africa Economic Landscape: Regional Cooperation, Risks and Opportunities’ Panel Discussion • When it comes to water-related projects - what are the perceptions of national and regional actors regarding multilateral agendas? Is the water sector different from the other sectors? If so, why? • Which interventions and mechanisms are available to the countries, namely to engage with multi-sectorial investments that have regional scope and benefits, and what does it mean in terms of water management and development in the Nile Basin? .................................................................