DATE: Wednesday, May 20th, 2015
TIME: 17:00 pm – 19:00 pm
LOCATION: St. Paul’s university, Alumni amphitheater, Guigues Hall, 223 Main Street, Room 1124
1) Welcoming remarks…
2) The Promises and Limits of Federalism for Nation Building in Africa
Bio of Shawn Houlihan:
Shawn Houlihan is Senior Director at the Forum of Federations where he oversees programs throughout Africa, notably in Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya and Nigeria. Mr. Houlihan spent five years in Ethiopia over 1993-1998, first as CIDA’s Governance Advisor before joining the Ethiopia Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s Office as Head of its Civil Service Reform Unit. During 1999-2002 he was CIDA’s advisor for support to the Sudan peace process and worked extensively on preparation of Sudan’s Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and UNDP governance programs in Southern Sudan in 2004-05.
In addition, Mr. Houlihan had a successful academic and consultancy career. In 2012 he was named a member of the Leadership Council at McGill University’s Institute for Studies in International Development and was recently made an associate of the Centre for Creative Leadership (www.ccl.org)
3) Upcoming meeting:
June 10 : our famous BBQ!
4) News from members
