1. EC Social Protection Training Course Bangkok, June 2012

2. Introduction Program Overview Rules of the Game Introducing ourselves

3. Day 1 Setting the Stage: Why Social Protection? SP in EC Development Cooperation Helène Bourgade, Nick Taylor (EC) Concept and Rationale for Social Protection Gabriele Köhler (IDS) Global and Regional Approaches to Social Protection Valérie Schmitt-Diabate (ILO) Vulnerabilities in Asia and the Pacific: Regional Context Donovan Storey, Patrik Andersson (UN ESCAP)

4. Day 2 Choosing the Appropriate Instrument Recap Participants Instruments of Social Protection: what is in place, what works, what are obstacles, what is missing? Gabriele Köhler and participants Design Considerations: Targeting and Conditionality Franziska Gassmann (MGSoG)

5. Day 3 Recap Participants Theme 1: Economic and Political Feasibility The Politics of Social Protection Gabriele Köhler Financing: Affordability and Fiscal Space Franziska Gassmann Theme 2: The Future of SP in the Region Panel discussion Moderated by Nick Taylor

6. Day 4 EU Development Cooperation for Social Protection Recap Participants Social Protection and Aid Modalities: Issues Nick Taylor Performance Measurement Franziska Gassmann Discussion Helène Bourgade Learning outcomes and course evaluation

7. Rules of the Game Attendance of all sessions required for course certificate Presentations prepared by participants Will be included in various sessions Daily recap Every morning for max. 30 minutes by participants 4 participants will be selected at random the day before Updated presentations Will be made available on website (tba) for individual downloading

8. Introducing ourselves.... The training team The participants...and further: our tables should be as mixed as possible and not organized by country teams....