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Wednesday, November 13, 2019
09:30
Training « Economic Intelligence » Module 1
10:00
Initiative « African Union Initiative: Shaping the New African Integration » Workshop 1
African Union’s Governance: Towards Modernization and more Transparency
Speakers :
- Monsieur Moubarack Lô Ancien Conseiller spécial et Économiste en chef du Premier Ministre du Senegal, Directeur général du Bureau de prospective économique du Sénégal, Président de l'Institut Émergence
- Excellency Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ghana
- Excellency Tavarez Luís Filipe Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence, Republic of Cabo Verde
- Mister Dia Yoro President of the Senegalese Association of Former Students of the National School of Administration
- Excellency Dioncounda Traoré Former Speaker of the National Assembly and Former President of the Republic, Republic of Mali
- Excellency Lesego Makgothi Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lesotho
- Mister Desta Ghenna Kebour Executive Director, Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Excellency Maiga Soumeylou Boubèye Former Prime Minister, Republic of Mali
- Madam Tembo Dorothy Ng’ambi Deputy Executive Director, International Trade Centre
- Excellency Obasanjo Olusegun Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Excellency Assia Bensalah Alaoui Ambassador of His Majesty King Mohammed VI
- Excellency Daniel Ona Ondo President of the West-African Economic & Monetary Commission (CEMAC), former Prime Minister of Gabon
- Madam Lilia Naas Hachem Director of the Economic Commission for Africa Office in North Africa
- Mister Nabil Adel Director of the Research Institute in Geopolitics and Geoeconomics of ESCA
- Madam Yousra Abourabi Professor of political sciences at the International University of Rabat
- Mister Mohammed H’Midouche Former representative of The African Development Bank in West Africa
- Mister Françis-josé N’Guessan Coffie Deputy Director of the Ivoirian Center of Economic and Social Research (CIRES)
- Excellency Jean-Marie Ogandaga Minister of Trade, Handicraft, Small and Medium Enterprises and Industry of the Gabonese Republic
- Mister Mankeur Ndiaye Special Representative of the Secretary-general for the Central African Republic
- Mister Jawad Kerdoudi President of the Moroccan Institute of International Relations (IMRI)
- Excellency Martin ZIGUELE Former Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2001-2003)
MODERATEUR
Mister Grira Safwene : Sputnik correspondent France in Tunisia
10:00
Initiative « African Union Initiative: Shaping the New African Integration » Workshop 2
African Union, ACFTA and RECS : How to Simplify and Balance the African Integration ?
Speakers :
- Monsieur Moubarack Lô Ancien Conseiller spécial et Économiste en chef du Premier Ministre du Senegal, Directeur général du Bureau de prospective économique du Sénégal, Président de l'Institut Émergence
- Excellency Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ghana
- Excellency Tavarez Luís Filipe Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence, Republic of Cabo Verde
- Mister Dia Yoro President of the Senegalese Association of Former Students of the National School of Administration
- Excellency Dioncounda Traoré Former Speaker of the National Assembly and Former President of the Republic, Republic of Mali
- Excellency Lesego Makgothi Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lesotho
- Mister Desta Ghenna Kebour Executive Director, Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Excellency Maiga Soumeylou Boubèye Former Prime Minister, Republic of Mali
- Madam Tembo Dorothy Ng’ambi Deputy Executive Director, International Trade Centre
- Excellency Obasanjo Olusegun Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Excellency Assia Bensalah Alaoui Ambassador of His Majesty King Mohammed VI
- Excellency Daniel Ona Ondo President of the West-African Economic & Monetary Commission (CEMAC), former Prime Minister of Gabon
- Madam Lilia Naas Hachem Director of the Economic Commission for Africa Office in North Africa
- Mister Nabil Adel Director of the Research Institute in Geopolitics and Geoeconomics of ESCA
- Madam Yousra Abourabi Professor of political sciences at the International University of Rabat
- Mister Mohammed H’Midouche Former representative of The African Development Bank in West Africa
- Mister Françis-josé N’Guessan Coffie Deputy Director of the Ivoirian Center of Economic and Social Research (CIRES)
- Excellency Jean-Marie Ogandaga Minister of Trade, Handicraft, Small and Medium Enterprises and Industry of the Gabonese Republic
- Mister Mankeur Ndiaye Special Representative of the Secretary-general for the Central African Republic
- Excellency Martin ZIGUELE Former Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2001-2003)
MODERATEUR
Mister Laghidi Amine : Vice-President of Special International Mandate
13:15
Lunch & Networking
14:30
Africa Business MEDays CEO Session
AfricaCorps : The Path to African Economic Leadership
Speakers :
- Mister Ibrahimi Said General Director - Casablanca Finance City Authority
- Mister Halilu Khalil Suleiman Chief Executive Officer of OyaOya, Chief Executive Officer of Shapshap, Founder and President of The Cans
- Mister Giros Étienne Delegate President of the French Council of Investors in Africa (CIAN)
- Madam Haram Acyl Fatima Vice President of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)
- Mister Mossadeck Bally Founding Chairman Azalai Hotels Group
MODERATEUR
Mister Stephenson Patrick Kwabena : Head of Policy Research & Finance at IMANI / Economic consultant , Financial journalist
14:30
Initiative « African Union Initiative: Shaping the New African Integration » Workshop 3
An Independant African Union: How to get the Continent out of the Financial Infusion?
Speakers :
- Monsieur Moubarack Lô Ancien Conseiller spécial et Économiste en chef du Premier Ministre du Senegal, Directeur général du Bureau de prospective économique du Sénégal, Président de l'Institut Émergence
- Excellency Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ghana
- Excellency Tavarez Luís Filipe Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence, Republic of Cabo Verde
- Mister Dia Yoro President of the Senegalese Association of Former Students of the National School of Administration
- Excellency Lesego Makgothi Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lesotho
- Mister Desta Ghenna Kebour Executive Director, Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Madam Tembo Dorothy Ng’ambi Deputy Executive Director, International Trade Centre
- Excellency Obasanjo Olusegun Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Excellency Daniel Ona Ondo President of the West-African Economic & Monetary Commission (CEMAC), former Prime Minister of Gabon
- Madam Lilia Naas Hachem Director of the Economic Commission for Africa Office in North Africa
- Mister Nabil Adel Director of the Research Institute in Geopolitics and Geoeconomics of ESCA
- Madam Yousra Abourabi Professor of political sciences at the International University of Rabat
- Mister Mohammed H’Midouche Former representative of The African Development Bank in West Africa
- Mister Françis-josé N’Guessan Coffie Deputy Director of the Ivoirian Center of Economic and Social Research (CIRES)
- Excellency Jean-Marie Ogandaga Minister of Trade, Handicraft, Small and Medium Enterprises and Industry of the Gabonese Republic
- Mister Mankeur Ndiaye Special Representative of the Secretary-general for the Central African Republic
- Excellency Martin ZIGUELE Former Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2001-2003)
MODERATEUR
Mister Laghidi Amine : Vice-President of Special International Mandate
14:30
Training « Economic Intelligence » Module 2
16:00
Africa Business MEDays Session 1
Enhancing Africa’s Competitiveness : Financing SMEs and Supporting Entrepreneurship
Speakers :
- Madam Umunnakwe-Okeke Ify CEO of Lexon Capital
- Madam Madougou Reckya Special Advisor to the President of Togo, Former Minister of Justice
- Mister Maguette Mbow Founder of L'Afrique c'est Chic World
- Madam Ochem Irene Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum
- Mister Oloruntoba Bankole Founder of Network of Incubators and Innovators in Nigeria
- Mister Anato Patrice Co Chairman of the Economic Diplomacy Study Group with Africa.
- Mister Giros Étienne Delegate President of the French Council of Investors in Africa (CIAN)
- Mister Tarik El Malki Directeur de l'Établissement Public d’Enseignement Supérieur en Management (ISCAE), Rabat
- Mister John-Paul Iwuoha Founder - Smallstarter Africa
MODERATEUR
Mister Hallaouy Rachid : Producer and host of political debate programs on Luxe Radio and in the newspaper Le matin with L'Info en Face
16:00
Launching the B2B Run
19:15
Official Opening Ceremony & MEDays Awards
20:30
Gala Dinner

Thursday, November 14, 2019
09:30
Opening Plenary Session
The Continental Free Trade Area: African Market or African Markets?
Speakers :
- Excellency Tiendrebéogo Paul Robert Minister of African Integration and Burkinabes Abroad
- Excellency Lopes Carlos Former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
- Mister Uche Ordu Aloysius CEO Omapu Associates LLC, Former Vice President of the African Development Bank
- Mister Jacquemot Pierre Associate Researcher at IRIS, Former Ambassador of France
- Madam Tembo Dorothy Ng’ambi Deputy Executive Director, International Trade Centre
- Excellency Daniel Ona Ondo President of the West-African Economic & Monetary Commission (CEMAC), former Prime Minister of Gabon
- Mister Yonov Frederick Agah Deputy General Director of the World Trade Organisation
- Excellency Jean-Marie Ogandaga Minister of Trade, Handicraft, Small and Medium Enterprises and Industry of the Gabonese Republic
- Madam Hannah Edinger Associate Director at Deloitte Africa
09:30
Training « Economic Intelligence » Module 3
10:45
Discussion 1
Brexit: What Impact(s) and What Opportunities for Africa?
Speakers :
- Mister Turky Taoufiq Salim Chairman of East African Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture (EACCIA)
- Mister Andrews Oluwatunji Ugoh Economist at Time, Trade and Commodities (TTAC)
- Mister Agyare Kofi Tutu Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Nubuke Investments
MODERATEUR
Mister Stephenson Patrick Kwabena : Head of Policy Research & Finance at IMANI / Economic consultant , Financial journalist
10:45
Round Table 1
Banks, Financial Services & Insurances in Africa: What New Engines of Growth?
Speakers :
- Mister Tawhid Helal Abdelkarim Managing Director of Corporate Finance & Investor Relations, Carbon Holdings
- Excellency Malado Kaba Former Minister of Economy and Finance, President of the Board of the Regulatory Authority for the Electricity and Drinking Water Sectors
- Mister Bakary Traoré Head of the OECD Africa Middle East Department
- Mister Mandola Carmine Chief Operating Officer Middle East & Africa at COFACE
- Mister Dia Yoro President of the Senegalese Association of Former Students of the National School of Administration
- Mister Tumenta F. Kennedy CEO, Founder of the African Business Information Bank (African BIB)
- Mister Abisourour Boubker Economist, Founder of the Ibn Khaldoun Academy for Arabic in Washington D.C. and retired World Bank officer,
- Mister Carius Youssouf Managing Director of Pulsar partners
- Mister Tahri-Joutei Mamoun Director of Economic Intelligence Governance and Development BMCE BANK Group
- Mister Douiri Ahmed Ismail Chief Executive Officer Attijariwafa Bank
- Madam Madougou Reckya Special Advisor to the President of Togo, Former Minister of Justice
- Madam Lilia Naas Hachem Director of the Economic Commission for Africa Office in North Africa
- Mister Nabil Adel Director of the Research Institute in Geopolitics and Geoeconomics of ESCA
- Mister Mohammed H’Midouche Former representative of The African Development Bank in West Africa
- Mister Mustapha Mourahib Office Managing Partner, Clifford Chance, Casablanca
- Professor Adelegan Joseph Akinkugbe Founder, Green Globe SME Funds & Professor, University of Venda, South Africa
- Mister Alexandre Omar Kateb Founder, Competence Finance
MODERATEUR
Mister Laghidi Amine : Vice-President of Special International Mandate
11:30
Panel 1
Digital Economy, Innovation & Start-up Nations: Is the African Continent Making his Revolution?
Speakers :
- Madam Karkri Belkeziz Saloua President of the Federation of Information Technologies of Telecommunication and Offshoring
- Madam Onuzo Muna Chief Executive Officer of Gazzelle Business Solution
- Madam Kabir Amina Ahmad Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Datharm Limited
- Mister Diawara Mohamed General Manager of General Computech & President of the Association of Computer Companies of Mali (ASIM)
- Mister Grunitzky Kossivi Claude Founder and President of True-Africa
- Mister Ridouane Azagrouze Director of Information Systems of MAROCLEAR, Morocco
- Excellency Laurent Lamothe Former Prime Minister, Republic of Haiti
- Mister Olivier Marie Raymond Kempf Researcher at IRIS, Director of La Vigie
MODERATEUR
Mister Abdelkrim Samir : Founder of Emerging Valley and Startupbrics
11:30
Africa Business MEDays CEO Session 2
Energy & Power: Connecting the Continent, Improving Security, Financing Projects & Insuring Competitiveness
Speakers :
- Mister Joseph Cudjoe Minister Delegate to the Minister of Energy, in charge of Finance and Infrastructure.
- Mister Thierry Lepercq Directeur Exécutif de TerraWatt Initiative
- Mister Kappiah Mahama Mumuni Executive Director, ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
- Mister Phillipe Bozier Capital Projects & Project Finance Leader, Maghreb & Afrique francophone at PwC
- Mister Fonlladosa Patrice Edouard Jean-Marie Founding President Think Tank Resources, President of the Africa - MEDEF Committee, France
- Mister Rashid Ali Abdallah Hamid Executive Director of the African Energy Commission (AFREC)
- Mister Sheriff Ghali Ibrahim Professor of political science in the University of Abudja
- Excellency Abou-Zeid Amani Commissioner of Infrastructure and Energy in the African Union Comission
- Madam Elham Mahmoud Ahmed Ibrahim World Energy Council Regional, Vice Chair for Africa
MODERATEUR
Mister Khalid Benhammou : General manager, SaharaWind
13:15
Lunch & Networking
14:30
Ministerial Plenary Session
Fostering Foreign Investments & Partnerships with Africa: Choosing North-South or South-South Cooperation?
Speakers :
- Mister Soleman Liban Former Head of Cabinet of President Ali Bongo and Former Coordinator of the Emerging Senegal Plan
- Excellency Zinsou Lionel Director of Think Tank Tera Nova, Former Primer Minister
- Excellency Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ghana
- Excellency Tavarez Luís Filipe Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence, Republic of Cabo Verde
- Excellency Dioncounda Traoré Former Speaker of the National Assembly and Former President of the Republic, Republic of Mali
- Excellency Lesego Makgothi Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lesotho
- Excellency Obasanjo Olusegun Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Excellency Laurent Lamothe Former Prime Minister, Republic of Haiti
- Excellency Mohamed Methqal Ambassador, General Director at the MOROCCO INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY - Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Cooperation for the KINGDOM OF MOROCCO
MODERATEUR
Madam Ramsamy Samantha : Journalist - Presenter - RT France, France
14:30
Training « Economic Intelligence » Module 4
15:45
Discussion 2
Sport & Culture Economies : Strengthening the Emergence of the African Continent
Speakers :
- Mister Ze Belinga Martial Economist and International consultant
- Mister Bourama Ali Harouna Secretary General of the Conference of Ministers of Youth and Sports of La Francophonie (CONFEJES)
- Mister Hicham Lahlou Regional Advisor Africa for World Design Organisation
15:45
Round Table 2
Attractivity & Stability of the African Continent : Introducing the Amadeus Indexes and Debate
Speakers :
- Mister Mourad Fathallah Head Of Strategy de Casablanca Finance City Authority
- Mister Jérôme Obele Okoura Senior Manager, Chief of the Tax Department at Ernst & Young Gabon
- Madam Azeng Thérése Felicitée Professor Researcher
- Mister Wachira George Mukundi Chief Executive Officer of Maendeleo Group
- Mister Franklin Cudjoe President & Founder of IMANI Center for Policy and Education
- Mister Lefang Yannick Founder and Chief Executive Officer of KASI inshight
- Mister Maguette Mbow Founder of L'Afrique c'est Chic World
- Mister Arifi M’hammed Mehdi General Managing Director of Coface Maroc (subsidiary of Coface Group, world leading company in Credit-Insurance sector)
- Madam Sanae Lahlou Director - African Business Unit -Mazars Morocco
- Mister Abderrahmani Ghorfi Thami President of ESCA School of Management
- Madam Yousra Abourabi Professor of political sciences at the International University of Rabat
- Mister Mohammed H’Midouche Former representative of The African Development Bank in West Africa
- Mister Françis-josé N’Guessan Coffie Deputy Director of the Ivoirian Center of Economic and Social Research (CIRES)
- Professor Adelegan Joseph Akinkugbe Founder, Green Globe SME Funds & Professor, University of Venda, South Africa
16:30
Panel 2
World Commodities Market : Bring Back Africa in the Game
Speakers :
- Mister Bakary Traoré Head of the OECD Africa Middle East Department
- Mister Joseph Cudjoe Minister Delegate to the Minister of Energy, in charge of Finance and Infrastructure.
- Mister Malope Patrick Otlaadisa Senior Research Fellow Bostwana Institute for developement Policy analysis
- Mister Abdul Kadri Alfah Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Commodity exchange
- Mister Patrice Bertrand Paul Christmann Expert in geology-mining
- Madam Baba-Ari Zaheera Zulweta Chief Executive Officer - Nigeria Commodities Exchange
- Mister Halilu Khalil Suleiman Chief Executive Officer of OyaOya, Chief Executive Officer of Shapshap, Founder and President of The Cans
MODERATEUR
Monsieur Mezzour Ryad : Former Expert at the Economic, Social and Environmental Counci
16:30
Africa Business MEDays Session 3
Investments, Infrastructures, Industries & Logistics: Jumping the Hurdles
Speakers :
- Mister Tawhid Helal Abdelkarim Managing Director of Corporate Finance & Investor Relations, Carbon Holdings
- Excellency Malado Kaba Former Minister of Economy and Finance, President of the Board of the Regulatory Authority for the Electricity and Drinking Water Sectors
- Mister Hajji Karim President of the Casablanca Stock Exchange
- Madam Aphing-Kouassi Lynda Managing Director of Kaizene
- Mister Gopaldas Ronak Vijay Director, Signal Risk
- Mister Abisourour Boubker Economist, Founder of the Ibn Khaldoun Academy for Arabic in Washington D.C. and retired World Bank officer,
- Mister Desta Ghenna Kebour Executive Director, Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Mister Alexandre Omar Kateb Founder, Competence Finance
MODERATEUR
Mister Frédéric Baranger : Infrastructure Project Finance at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking (SGCIB)
20:00
Cocktail Dinner

Friday, November 15, 2019
09:15
Plenary Session 1
Europe : Populisme, Populaire ?
Speakers :
- Mister Robert D. Kaplan Managing Director, Eurasia Group
- Excellency Ivo Josipović Former President of the Republic of Croatia
- Excellency Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu Former Prime Minister, Romania
- Excellency Crnadak Igor Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Excellency José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero Former President of the Government of Spain
- Mister André Flahaut French Minister for the Budget, Civil Service and Administrative Simplification, Kingdom of Belgium
- Mister Marc Ellenbogen US Political Advisor
MODERATEUR
Mister Attal Sylvain : President at 2tal Productions
09:30
Training « ACFTA: What Mechanisms and What Opportunities for Moroccan Companies? » Module 1
10:45
Discussion 3
National Model of Development: Youth, Skills, Parties, Really?
10:45
Round Table 3
African Women : No Parity, No Development?
Speakers :
- Madam Ngobo Epse Toby Rose President of BPW cameroon
- Madam Agyeman-Rawling Zanetor Member of the Ghana Parliament for Klottey-Korley Constituency
- Madam Mehdi Abla Regional President of Business and Professionnel Women
- Madam Abdulla AlDashti Khayriyah General Secretary Council of Arab Businesswomen
- Excellency Salman AlKhalifa Hend Board-Member Council of Arab Businesswomen
- Honorable Fall Tall Khady Regional President of the West African Women's Association AFAO-WAWA; Vice President ECOSOCC / AU
- Madam Nuha Abdelsalam President of Al Waha Instituts / Business women
- Madam Estelle Ondo Députée du 2e arrondissement d’Oyem, Ex-ministre de la Famille
MODERATEUR
Excellency Madougou Reckiatou : Former Minister; Special Advisor to the Togolese President
11:30
Panel 3
Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia & Venezuela: Geting Out from the Distrust Crisis in Latin America
Speakers :
- Madam Ramon Berjano Carola Advisor to the Argentine Council for International Relations
- Mister Galdino Manoel Executive Director of Transparencia Brazil
- Excellency Jemio Luis Carlos Economist, senior fellow INESAD, fomer Minister of Finance and senior economist to the latino development Bank
- Mister Geoff Ramsey Assistant Director at WOLA, advocacy organization advancing human rights in the Americas
- Mister Tolosa Guillermo Director of Centro de Estudios de la Realidad Económica y Social
- Mister Kourliandsky Jean Jacques Researcher at IRIS, Specialist of Latin America and Spain
- Excellency Laurent Lamothe Former Prime Minister, Republic of Haiti
11:30
Africa Business MEDays Session 4
Agro Business Industry: Investing in the Agricultural Value Chains
Speakers :
- Mister Tumenta F. Kennedy CEO, Founder of the African Business Information Bank (African BIB)
- Mister Chami Jaouad General Commissioner of the International Exhibition of Agriculture in Morocco (SIAM)
- Mister Coulibaly Daouda Director of the Ivorian Bank Corporation
- Madam Rolle Florence
- Mister N’Galadjo Lambert Bamba Former Commissioner for Macroeconomic Policies at ECOWAS
- Mister Malope Patrick Otlaadisa Senior Research Fellow Bostwana Institute for developement Policy analysis
13:15
Lunch & Networking
14:30
Plenary Session 2
Global Governance: Reinventing Multilateralism
Speakers :
- Mister Ferid Belhaj Vice President of World Bank MENA region
- Mister Zeng Aiping Deputy Executive Director of the China-Asian African
- Madam Laipson Ellen President Emeritus of The Stimson Center, Member of the Council of the International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Mister Troitskiy Mikhail Political and international affairs analyst at Moscow state institute of international relations
- Mister Robert D. Kaplan Managing Director, Eurasia Group
- Excellency Cyril Svoboda Former Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
- Excellency Yasar Yakis Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
- Excellency Peter BALAZS Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hungary
14:30
Training « ACFTA: What Mechanisms and What Opportunities for Moroccan Companies? » Module 2
15:45
Discussion 4
Communication, Marketing and Elections: The Great Media Hold-Up?
Speakers :
- Mister Goff Theodore Kamm Co-founder, Precision Strategie, US
- Mister Thiam Mamadou Special Advisor to President Macky Sall
- Mister Goodstein Scott Founder Catalyst Campaigns, Former external online director, Obama for America
- Mister Dosquet Frédéric Professor of Political Marketing, ESC Pau
15:45
Round Table 4
Global Energy Governance: Driving a New Inclusive, Responsible, Sustainable and Realistic Energy Policies
Speakers :
- Madam Bouchareb Nouzha Co-founder of the Global Alliance of Traditional Knowledge for Climate (AMSEC).
- Mister Joseph Cudjoe Minister Delegate to the Minister of Energy, in charge of Finance and Infrastructure.
- Mister Padmanathan Suntharesan Chief Executive Officer - ACWA Power
- Mister Favennec Jean pierre Melaine President of the Association for the Development of Energy in Africa (ADEA)
- Excellency Abou-Zeid Amani Commissioner of Infrastructure and Energy in the African Union Comission
- Madam Elham Mahmoud Ahmed Ibrahim World Energy Council Regional, Vice Chair for Africa
- Excellency Osama Mohamed Kamal Abdelhamid Former Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources for Egypt
16:30
Panel 4
Algeria, Sudan, Venezuela, Yellow Vests, etc.: Elites vs Peoples or Peoples vs Elites?
Speakers :
- Madam Ramon Berjano Carola Advisor to the Argentine Council for International Relations
- Madam Latrous Neila Editor-in-chief MENA at Jeune Afrique
- Mister Reynié Dominique University Professor at Sciences Po, CEO of Fondapo
- Mister Boubekeur Amel Researcher at EHESS. Maghreb specialist
- Mister Geoff Ramsey Assistant Director at WOLA, advocacy organization advancing human rights in the Americas
- Madam Mehdi Abla Regional President of Business and Professionnel Women
- Madam Nuha Abdelsalam President of Al Waha Instituts / Business women
- Mister Hasni Abidi Director , CERMAM
- Mister Mouafac Harb Political consultant, former Al hayat Washington's chief of bureau, former vice president and news director
16:30
Africa Business MEDays Session 5
Open Sky, Tourism & Property: What New Tools for a Sustainable Growth?
Speakers :
- Mister Gauguier Philippe Partner and Co-Director of Tourism, Culture & Hospitality Consulting Department, In Extenso
- Mister El Fakir Adil Partner and Co-Director of Tourism, Culture & Hospitality Consulting Department, In Extenso...
- Mister BEHANZIN Prudencio Instructor Navigation and Air Transport at the African School of Meteorology and Civil Aviation (EAMAC) of Asecna in Niamey
- Mister Many Léopold President of Money Diaspora and organizer of Urbafrica
- Mister Mossadeck Bally Founding Chairman Azalai Hotels Group
20:00
Cocktail Dinner

Saturday, November 16, 2019
09:15
Plenary Session 3
China, Europe, Gulf, Turkey, Russia and USA: Towards a New Global Disorder?
Speakers :
- Mister Huang Yukon Senior fellow Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Mister Harlan K. Ullman Chairman of the Killowen Group and Senior Advisor of the Atlantic Council
- Mister Yong Wang Director of the Peking University Center for International Political Economy Research
- Mister Kiniklioglu Suat Executive Director, Center for Strategic Communication (STRATIM)
- Mister Robert D. Kaplan Managing Director, Eurasia Group
- Madam Anna Raymond Viden International Relations Expert at the University of Pennsylvania
09:30
Training « ACFTA: What Mechanisms and What Opportunities for Moroccan Companies?» Module 3
10:45
Discussion 5
Security and Stability in the Indian Ocean
Speakers :
- Mister Racine Jean Luc Director of Research Emeritus at CNRS (Center for Studies of India and South Asia of the School of Higher Studies in Social Sciences) and senior researcher at Asia Center
- Excellency Munter Cameron President and Chief Executive Officer of the EastWest Institute, Former U.S Ambassador in Pakistan,
- Madam Malik Shahroo Researcher at Institute for Strategic Studies Islambad
10:45
Round Table 5
Terrorism, Migration & Refugees: From Confrontation to Cooperation?
Speakers :
- Mister Florent Geel Responsible of the Africa Office, International Federation for Human Rights
- Mister Guitta Olivier Managing director, Globastrat
- Mister Emmanuel Dupuy President of the Institute for European Prospective and Security (IPSE)
- Excellency Cyril Svoboda Former Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
- Mister André Flahaut French Minister for the Budget, Civil Service and Administrative Simplification, Kingdom of Belgium
- Madam Latifa Ibn Ziaten International Women of Courage Award and President of IMAD Association / Author of "Mort pour la France : Mohamed Merah a tué mon fils"
- Mister Abderrahim Kader Specialist of Maghreb and Islamism & Lecturer at Sciences-Po Paris
11:30
Panel 5
Islamic World : The Everlasting Fracture
Speakers :
- Mister Luizard Jean Pierre CNRS Research Director
- Madam Al Ketbi Ebtesam Chairwoman Emirates Policy Center
- Mister Kiniklioglu Suat Executive Director, Center for Strategic Communication (STRATIM)
- Madam Anna Raymond Viden International Relations Expert at the University of Pennsylvania
- Excellency Yasar Yakis Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
- Excellency Sameera bin Rajab Former Bahraini Royal Court Special Envoy
- Mister Hasni Abidi Director , CERMAM
- Madam Randa Kassis President and founder of the Movement of the Pluralistic Society
11:30
Business & Policy MEDays Session 1
Cybersecurity, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and War Changes: From Subversion to Adaptation
Speakers :
- Mister Verbiest Thibault Partner DS Avocats
- Madam Morrow Monique President and Co-Founder of Humanized Internet, Associate Researcher, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
- Mister C.Ezin Eugène Professor of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, University of Abomey-Calavi, Member of the IEEE Computer Science Society
- Mister Issaoub Zak Cyber Security Director at Symantec
- Madam Ba Awa Program Director, Open Society Initiative for West Africa
13:15
Lunch & Networking
14:30
Plenary Session 4
Middle East: The Deal of the Century or The Hold-up of the Century?
Speakers :
- Mister Zomlot Husam Head of Palestinian Mission to the UK
- Mister Harlan K. Ullman Chairman of the Killowen Group and Senior Advisor of the Atlantic Council
- Excellency Saeb Erekat Head of the Palestinian negotiators, secretary general of the PLO
- Mister Marc Ellenbogen US Political Advisor
- Mister Philip J. Crowley Former Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs and Spokesman for the U.S. Department of State
14:30
Training « ACFTA: What Mechanisms and What Opportunities for Moroccan Companies? » Module 4
15:45
Discussion 6
Brexit : Negociating the Impossible?
Speakers :
- Madam Mathieu Catherine Economist at the Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Économiques (OFCE) and specialist in the United Kingdom
- Madam Fabry Elvire Senior Researcher, Commercial Policy and Brexit, Professor at IEP Paris
- Mister Jonathan Clayton Consultant - Strategy, Media/Communications, Government Relations and Public Policy
15:45
Round Table 6
Mediterranean Sea: When the Two Sides no Longer Look at Each Other
Speakers :
- Mister Jean-Louis Borloo Former Minister of State, French Republic
- Excellency Sanguini Armando ISPI senior advisor for the MENA region, former ambassador
- Mister Emmanuel Dupuy President of the Institute for European Prospective and Security (IPSE)
- Excellency Assia Bensalah Alaoui Ambassador of His Majesty King Mohammed VI
- Mister Nabil Adel Director of the Research Institute in Geopolitics and Geoeconomics of ESCA
- Mister Abderrahmani Ghorfi Thami President of ESCA School of Management
- Madam Yousra Abourabi Professor of political sciences at the International University of Rabat
- Excellency Yasar Yakis Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
- Mister Jawad Kerdoudi President of the Moroccan Institute of International Relations (IMRI)
- Mister Hasni Abidi Director , CERMAM
- Madam Randa Kassis President and founder of the Movement of the Pluralistic Society
16:30
Panel 6
Burundi, CAR, DRC, Libya & Sahel: How to Improve the Stability of the Continent?
Speakers :
- Mister Maman Sambo Sidikou permanent Secretary of G5 Sahel
- Mister Burgat François Islamologist and political scientist. Director emeritus of research at the CNRS and the Institute of Research and Studies on the Arab and Muslim World
- Mister Hamadou Daouda Youssoufou Director of the Research and Analysis Laboratory on Economic and Social Development for Niger
- Mister Kobyagda Larba Issa Coordinator of the Office of Analysis and Strategic Studies
- Mister Guitta Olivier Managing director, Globastrat
- Mister Mankeur Ndiaye Special Representative of the Secretary-general for the Central African Republic
- Mister Mahamat Saleh Annadif Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Head of UNMISM
- Mister Anas el Gomati Founder | General Director | Research Director, Governance and Security
16:30
Business & Policy MEDays Session 2
Speakers :
- Mister Huang Yukon Senior fellow Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Mister Yong Wang Director of the Peking University Center for International Political Economy Research
- Mister Yonov Frederick Agah Deputy General Director of the World Trade Organisation
- Mister Andrew Leung International and Independent China Strategist
18:00
Closing Ceremony

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Training « Economic Intelligence » Module 1

Initiative « African Union Initiative: Shaping the New African Integration » Workshop 1

Initiative « African Union Initiative: Shaping the New African Integration » Workshop 2

Lunch & Networking

Africa Business MEDays CEO Session

Initiative « African Union Initiative: Shaping the New African Integration » Workshop 3

Training « Economic Intelligence » Module 2

Africa Business MEDays Session 1

Launching the B2B Run

Official Opening Ceremony & MEDays Awards

Gala Dinner

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Opening Plenary Session

Training « Economic Intelligence » Module 3

Discussion 1

Round Table 1

Panel 1

Africa Business MEDays CEO Session 2

Lunch & Networking

Ministerial Plenary Session

Training « Economic Intelligence » Module 4

Discussion 2

Round Table 2

Panel 2

Africa Business MEDays Session 3

Cocktail Dinner

Friday, November 15, 2019

Plenary Session 1

Training « ACFTA: What Mechanisms and What Opportunities for Moroccan Companies? » Module 1

Discussion 3

Round Table 3

Panel 3

Africa Business MEDays Session 4

Lunch & Networking

Plenary Session 2

Training « ACFTA: What Mechanisms and What Opportunities for Moroccan Companies? » Module 2

Discussion 4

Round Table 4

Panel 4

Africa Business MEDays Session 5

Cocktail Dinner

Saturday, November 16, 2019

Plenary Session 3

Training « ACFTA: What Mechanisms and What Opportunities for Moroccan Companies?» Module 3

Discussion 5

Round Table 5

Panel 5

Business & Policy MEDays Session 1

Lunch & Networking

Plenary Session 4

Training « ACFTA: What Mechanisms and What Opportunities for Moroccan Companies? » Module 4

Discussion 6

Round Table 6

Panel 6

Business & Policy MEDays Session 2

Closing Ceremony

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