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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 :
- Mister Brahim Fassi Fihri President of Amadeus Institute
- Excellency Tijani Habibu Mohammad Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Government of Ghana
- Mister 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
- Madam Thérése Felicitée Azeng Professor Researcher
- Mister Yoro Dia 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
- Mister Ghenna Kebour Desta Executive Director, Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Excellency Obasanjo Olusegun Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- 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 Mohamed H’Midouche Chief Executive Officer at Inter Africa Capital Group (IACG)
- Mister Coffie Françis-josé N’Guessan Deputy Director of the Ivoirian Center of Economic and Social Research (CIRES)
- 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)
- Mister Erik Nyindu Directeur de la Publication Afrique, MEDI 1TV
MODERATEUR
Mister Amine Laghidi : Vice-President, Special International Mandate, Kingdom of Morocco
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 :
- Excellency Tijani Habibu Mohammad Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Government of Ghana
- Mister 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
- Madam Thérése Felicitée Azeng Professor Researcher
- Mister Yoro Dia 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
- Mister Ghenna Kebour Desta Executive Director, Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Excellency Obasanjo Olusegun Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Mister Amine Laghidi Vice-President, Special International Mandate, Kingdom of Morocco
- 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 Mohamed H’Midouche Chief Executive Officer at Inter Africa Capital Group (IACG)
- Mister Coffie Françis-josé N’Guessan Deputy Director of the Ivoirian Center of Economic and Social Research (CIRES)
- 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 Erik Nyindu Kibambe : Consultant in Communication and Media Strategy, Journaliste
13:15
Lunch & Networking
14:30
Africa Business MEDays CEO Session
AfricaCorps : The Path to African Economic Leadership
Speakers :
- Mister Said Ibrahimi General Director - Casablanca Finance City Authority
- Mister Khalil Suleiman Halilu Chief Executive Officer of OyaOya, Chief Executive Officer of Shapshap, Founder and President of The Cans
- Mister Étienne Giros Delegate President of the French Council of Investors in Africa (CIAN)
- Mister Ghenna Kebour Desta Executive Director, Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Mister Mossadeck Bally Founding Chairman Azalai Hotels Group
MODERATEUR
Mister Patrick Kwabena Stephenson : Head of Research, IMANI Center for Policy and Education
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 :
- Excellency Tijani Habibu Mohammad Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Government of Ghana
- Mister 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
- Madam Thérése Felicitée Azeng Professor Researcher
- Mister Yoro Dia 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
- Mister Ghenna Kebour Desta Executive Director, Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Excellency Obasanjo Olusegun Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- 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 Mohamed H’Midouche Chief Executive Officer at Inter Africa Capital Group (IACG)
- Mister Coffie Françis-josé N’Guessan Deputy Director of the Ivoirian Center of Economic and Social Research (CIRES)
- 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 Safwene Grira : Sputnik France
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 Ify Umunnakwe-Okeke CEO of Lexon Capital
- Excellency Madougou Reckya Special Advisor to the President of Togo, Former Minister
- Mister Maguette Mbow Founder of L'Afrique c'est Chic World
- Madam Irene Ochem Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum
- Mister Patrice Anato Co Chairman of the Economic Diplomacy Study Group with Africa.
- Mister Étienne Giros 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 Nyindu Kibambe Erik : Consultant in Communication and Media Strategy, Journalist
16:00
Launching the B2B Run
19:15
Official Opening Ceremony & MEDays Awards
Speakers :
- Madam Fatima El Hassani President of Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region, Kingdom of Morocco
- Excellency Jorge Lopes Bom Jesus Prime Minister of Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Excellency Macky Sall President of the Republic of Senegal
- Mister Brahim Fassi Fihri President of Amadeus Institute
- Mister Jiarui Wang Chairman of China Soong Ching Ling Foundation (SCLF)
- Excellency Riyad Al Malki Minister of Foreign Affairs of Palestine
- Excellency Mouhcine Jazouli Minister delegate to the minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in charge of African Cooperation
MODERATEUR
Mister Thami Ghorfi : President of ESCA School of Management, Kingdom of Morocco
20:30
Gala Dinner

Thursday, November 14, 2019
09:30
Opening Plenary Session
The Continental Free Trade Area: African Market or African Markets?
Speakers :
- Mister Mohamed El Hacen Lebatt Principle Strategic Adivisor of the President of the Commission of the African Union
- Excellency Carlos Lopes Former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
- Mister Aloysius Ordu CEO Omapu Associates LLC, Former Vice President of the African Development Bank
- Mister Pierre Jacquemot Associate Researcher at IRIS, Former Ambassador of France
- Mister Yonov Frederick Agah Deputy General Director of the World Trade Organisation
- Madam Hannah Edinger Associate Director at Deloitte Africa
MODERATEUR
Madam Leslie Varenne: Director of IVERIS
09:30
Training « Economic Intelligence » Module 3
10:45
Discussion 1
Brexit: What Impact(s) and What Opportunities for Africa?
Speakers :
- Excellency Rammell Bill Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire and Former Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Mister 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
MODERATEUR
Mister Stephenson Patrick Kwabena : Head of Research, IMANI Center for Policy and Education
10:45
Round Table 1
Banks, Financial Services & Insurances in Africa: What New Engines of Growth?
Speakers :
- Mister Karim Helal Directeur Général Corporate Finance & Investor Relations, Carbon Holdings
- Mister Bakary Traoré Economist at the OECD Africa Center for Development Unit
- Mister Mandola Carmine Chief Operating Officer Middle East & Africa at COFACE
- Mister Yoro Dia 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 Boubker Abi Sourour Economist, Founder of the Ibn Khaldoun Academy for Arabic in Washington D.C. and retired World Bank officer,
- Mister Tahri-Joutei Mamoun Director of Economic Intelligence Governance and Development BMCE BANK Group
- Mister Ahmed Ismail Douiri Chief Executive Officer Attijariwafa Bank
- Excellency Madougou Reckya Special Advisor to the President of Togo, Former Minister
- Mister Nabil Adel Director of the Research Institute in Geopolitics and Geoeconomics of ESCA
- Mister Mohamed H’Midouche Chief Executive Officer at Inter Africa Capital Group (IACG)
- Professor Joseph Adelegan Founder, Green Globe SME Funds & Professor, University of Venda, South Africa
- Mister Alexandre Kateb Founder, Competence Finance
MODERATEUR
Mister Amine Laghidi : 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 Saloua Karkri President of the Federation of Information Technologies of Telecommunication and Offshoring
- Madam Amina Ahmad Kabir Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Datharm Limited
- Mister Mohamed Diawara General Manager of General Computech & President of the Association of Computer Companies of Mali (ASIM)
- 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 Mahama Kappiah Executive Director, ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
- Mister Phillipe Bozier Capital Projects & Project Finance Leader, Maghreb & Afrique francophone at PwC
- Mister Patrice Fonlladosa Founding President Think Tank Resources, President of Africa CEPS (Center for Studies and Strategic Prospects)
- Mister Ibrahim Sheriff Ghali Professor of political science in the University of Abudja
- Honorable Doctor Elham Mahmoud Ahmed Ibrahim World Energy Council Regional, Vice Chair for Africa
MODERATEUR
Mister Khalid Benhamou : General Director - Sahara Wind
13:15
Lunch & Networking
14:30
Ministerial Plenary
Fostering Foreign Investments & Partnerships with Africa: Choosing North-South or South-South Cooperation?
Speakers :
- Excellency Abdoulkarim Aden Cher Minister of Finance and Budget, Government of Djibouti
- Mister Raphael Tuju Cabinet Secretary, Secretary General of the Jubilee Party, Government of Kenya, Jubilee Party
- Excellency Tijani Habibu Mohammad Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Government of Ghana
- Mister Liban Soleman Former Head of Cabinet of President Ali Bongo and Former Coordinator of the Emerging Senegal Plan
- Madam Nouzha Bouchareb Co-founder of the Global Alliance of Traditional Knowledge for Climate (AMSEC).
- 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 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 Samantha Ramsamy : 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 Hicham El Amrani Chief Executive Officer of Sky Sports Advisory
- Mister Martial Ze Belinga Economist and International consultant
- Mister Hicham Lahlou Regional Advisor Africa for World Design Organisation
MODERATEUR
Madam Neila Latrous : Deputy Editor of the MENA Region - Jeune Afrique
15:45
Round Table 2
Attractivity & Stability of the African Continent : Introducing the Amadeus Indexes and Debate
Speakers :
- Mister Olivier DEAU Senior consultant, Amadeus Institute
- Excellency Jean Jacques Sanze Minister of Higher Education, Republic of Central Africa
- Mister Mourad Fathallah Head of Strategy & International Partnerships, Casablanca Finance City Authority
- Mister Jérôme Bosco Obele Okoura Senior Manager, Chief of the Tax Department at Ernst & Young Gabon
- Mister Abdoullah Coulibaly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Advanced Management Studies (IHEM)
- Mister Franklin Cudjoe President & Founder of IMANI Center for Policy and Education
- Mister Yannick Lefang Founder and Chief Executive Officer of KASI inshight
- Mister Maguette Mbow Founder of L'Afrique c'est Chic World
- Mister Mehdi Arifi Managing Director Credit Insurance Maghreb at Coface Morocco
- Mister Abdou Diop Managing Partner, Mazars Morocco
- Mister Thami Ghorfi President of ESCA School of Management
- Madam Yousra Abourabi Professor of political sciences at the International University of Rabat
- Mister Mohamed H’Midouche Chief Executive Officer at Inter Africa Capital Group (IACG)
- Mister Coffie Françis-josé N’Guessan Deputy Director of the Ivoirian Center of Economic and Social Research (CIRES)
- Madam Hannah Edinger Associate Director at Deloitte Africa
- Professor Joseph Adelegan Founder, Green Globe SME Funds & Professor, University of Venda, South Africa
MODERATEUR
Mister Ousmane Ndiaye : Chief Editor, TV5 Monde, Republic of France
16:30
Panel 2
World Commodities Market : Bring Back Africa in the Game
Speakers :
- Mister Bakary Traoré Economist at the OECD Africa Center for Development Unit
- Mister Joseph Cudjoe Minister Delegate to the Minister of Energy, in charge of Finance and Infrastructure.
- Mister Patrick Otlaadisa Malope Senior Research Fellow Bostwana Institute for developement Policy analysis
- Mister Abdul Kadri Alfah Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Commodity exchange
- Mister Patrice Christmann Expert in geology-mining
- Madam Zaheera Baba-Ari Chief Executive Officer - Nigeria Commodities Exchange
- Mister Khalil Suleiman Halilu Chief Executive Officer of OyaOya, Chief Executive Officer of Shapshap, Founder and President of The Cans
MODERATEUR
Monsieur Ryad Mezzour : Chief of Staff to the Minister of Industry, Trade, Green and Digital Economy
16:30
Africa Business MEDays Session 3
Investments, Infrastructures, Industries & Logistics: Jumping the Hurdles
Speakers :
- Mister Mohssine SEMMAR Board Director , MEDZ
- Mister Ali Mehrez Branch Director at Moroccan Agency for Investment and Trade, Kingdom of Morocco
- Mister Karim Helal Directeur Général 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 Karim Hajji President of the Casablanca Stock Exchange
- Madam Lynda Aphing-Kouassi Managing Director of Kaizene
- Mister Boubker Abi Sourour Economist, Founder of the Ibn Khaldoun Academy for Arabic in Washington D.C. and retired World Bank officer,
- Mister Ghenna Kebour Desta Executive Director, Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Mister Alexandre Kateb Founder, Competence Finance
MODERATEUR
Mister Frédéric Baranger : Infrastructure Project Finance at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking (SGCIB)

Friday, November 15, 2019
09:15
Plenary Session 1
Europe: Populism, Popular ?
Speakers :
- Mister Robert D. Kaplan Managing Director, Eurasia Group
- Excellency Ivo Josipović Former President of the Republic of Croatia
- Mister Marc Ellenbogen US Political Advisor
MODERATEUR
Mister Sylvain Attal : 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?
Speakers :
- Mister Benjelloun Omar Lawyer and Academic
- Mister Alaoui Omar Consultant in Public Affairs and Influence Communication
- Mister Benjelloun Hatim Associate Director at Radius Think Thank
MODERATEUR
Mister Khalid Benhamou : General Director - Sahara Wind
10:45
Round Table 3
African Women : No Parity, No Development?
Speakers :
- Mister Youssef GHERRADI Executive Director, National Union of Women of Morocco (UNFM)
- Madam Rabia Salhi
- Madam Danièle Sassou Nguesso President of Sounga Foundation
- Madam Angawi Abeer Mohamed Executive Manager, International Projects Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation
- Madam Taha Salih Taha Samira Lecturer & Director of Consulting at the Development Centre of the Administration
- Madam Habes Nadia President of women entrepreneurs, Republic of Algeria
- Madam Ngobo Epse Toby Rose President of BPW cameroon
- Excellency Bio Julius Maada President of the Republic of Sierra Leone
- Madam Agyeman-Rawling Zanetor Member of the Ghana Parliament for Klottey-Korley Constituency
- Madam Mehdi Abla Regional President of Business and Professionnel Women
- Madam Djelika Yéo National President of the Platform for Enterprising and Dynamic Women
- Madam Nuha Abdelsalam Ahmed Salih President of Al Waha Instituts / Business women
- Madam Estelle Ondo Deputy of the 2nd district of Oyem, Former Minister of the Family
- Madam Amany Omar Omar Asfour "World Vice President International Federation for Business and Professional Women"
MODERATEUR
Excellency Reckya Madougou : 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 Carola Beatriz Member of the Excecutive Committee at CARI
- Mister Ramsey Geoffrey Thomas 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
- Mister Marc Ellenbogen US Political Advisor
MODERATEUR
Mister Olivier Deau : Technical Advisor at Coffey, A Tetra Tech Company
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)
- Madam Rolle Florence Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Morocco
- Mister N’Galadjo Lambert Bamba Former Commissioner for Macroeconomic Policies at ECOWAS
- Mister Patrick Otlaadisa Malope Senior Research Fellow Bostwana Institute for developement Policy analysis
- Mister Mehdi Arifi Managing Director Credit Insurance Maghreb at Coface Morocco
MODERATEUR
Mister Fabrizio Delage-Paganini : Associate Director of Technical Value
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 José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero Former President of the Government of Spain
- Excellency Peter BALAZS Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hungary
MODERATEUR
Mister Frédéric Baranger : Infrastructure Project Finance at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking (SGCIB)
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 Thomson Stuart Head of Public Affairs, BDB Pitmans
- 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
MODERATEUR
Mister Sylvain Attal : Founder of 2tal Productions
15:45
Round Table 4
Global Energy Governance: Driving a New Inclusive, Responsible, Sustainable and Realistic Energy Policies
Speakers :
- Mister Moustapha Baidy Ba Special Advisor in Strategy, SENELEC
- Mister Miquel Philippe Chief Executive Officer ENGIE Services Morocco
- 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 Padmanathan Suntharesan Chief Executive Officer - ACWA Power
- Excellency Abou-Zeid Amani Commissioner of Infrastructure and Energy in the African Union Comission
- Excellency Mustafa Kamal Kazi Former Deputy Foreign Minister, Former Ambassador
- Mister Mustapha Mourahib Managing Partner at Clifford Chance, Casablanca
- Honorable Doctor 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
- Mister Anas el Gomati Founder | General Director | Research Director, Governance and Security
MODERATEUR
Mister Khalid Benhamou : General Director - Sahara Wind
16:30
Panel 4
Algeria, Sudan, Venezuela, Yellow Vests, etc.: Elites vs Peoples or Peoples vs Elites?
Speakers :
- Madam Habes Nadia President of women entrepreneurs, Republic of Algeria
- Madam Ramon Carola Beatriz Member of the Excecutive Committee at CARI
- Madam Latrous Neila Editor-in-chief MENA at Jeune Afrique
- Madam Boubekeur Amel Researcher at EHESS. Maghreb specialist
- Mister Ramsey Geoffrey Thomas Assistant Director at WOLA, advocacy organization advancing human rights in the Americas
- Madam Nuha Abdelsalam Ahmed Salih President of Al Waha Instituts / Business women
- Mister Hasni Abidi Director of the Centre for Studies and Research on the Arab and Mediterranean World (CERMAM)
- Mister Mouafac Harb Political consultant, former Al hayat Washington's chief of bureau, former vice president and news director
MODERATEUR
Mister Abdelkader Abderrahim : Senior Lecturer at the Institut of Political Studies, Paris
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 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
MODERATEUR
Mister Amine Laghidi : Vice-President of Special International Mandate

Saturday, November 16, 2019
09:15
Plenary Session 3
China, Europe, Gulf, Turkey, Russia and USA: Towards a New Global Disorder?
Speakers :
- Excellency Miro Kovaç President of the External Politics Committee at the Croatian Parliament
- 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
- Mister Yaroslav Lissovolik Chief Economist, Eurasian Development Bank
- Mister Andrew Leung International and Independent China Strategist
MODERATEUR
Mister Sylvain Attal : President of 2tal Productions
09:30
Training « ACFTA: What Mechanisms and What Opportunities for Moroccan Companies?» Module 3
10:45
Discussion 5
Security and Stability in South Asia
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
- Madam Malik Shahroo Researcher at Institute for Strategic Studies Islambad
- Excellency Mustafa Kamal Kazi Former Deputy Foreign Minister, Former Ambassador
MODERATEUR
Mister Olivier DEAU : Senior consultant, Amadeus Institute
10:45
Round Table 5
Terrorism, Migration & Refugees: From Confrontation to Cooperation?
Speakers :
- Madam Bettina Gambert UNHCR
- Madam Maggie Gu President of Tomorrow Foundation
- Madam Khady Shako President Of The Africa-europe Diaspora Development Platform (Adept)
- Mister Wiśniewski Jakub Jan Vice President & Director of the Globsec Policy Institute
- Mister Maman Sambo Sidikou permanent Secretary of G5 Sahel
- Mister Hamadou Daouda Youssoufou Director of the Research and Analysis Laboratory on Economic and Social Development for Niger
- Mister Sambe Bakary Director of Timbuktu Institute
- 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
- 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 Philip J. Crowley Former Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs and Spokesman for the U.S. Department of State
- Mister Mahamat Saleh Annadif Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Head of UNMISM
MODERATEUR
Mister Anas El Gomati : Director of Sadeq Institute
11:30
Panel 5
Islamic World : The Everlasting Fracture
Speakers :
- Mister Husam Zomlot Head of Palestinian Mission to the UK
- 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 of the Centre for Studies and Research on the Arab and Mediterranean World (CERMAM)
MODERATEUR
Mister Daud Abdullah : Director of Middle East Monitor (MEMO)
11:30
Business & Policy MEDays Session 1
Cybersecurity, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and War Changes: From Subversion to Adaptation
Speakers :
- Mister Alexandre Benalla President at COMYA
- Mister Tapiwa Chiwewe Manager at IBM Research
- Mister Thibault Verbiest 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
- Mister Goodstein Scott Founder Catalyst Campaigns, Former external online director, Obama for America
MODERATEUR
Mister Khalid Benhamou : Director, Sahara Wind (Morocco)
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 Husam Zomlot 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
MODERATEUR
Mister Mouafac Harb : Political and media consultant at MTV
14:30
Training « ACFTA: What Mechanisms and What Opportunities for Moroccan Companies? » Module 4
15:45
Discussion 6
Brexit : Negociating the Impossible?
Speakers :
- Excellency Rammell Bill Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire and Former Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Mister Thomson Stuart Head of Public Affairs, BDB Pitmans
- Madam Elvire Fabry Senior Researcher, Commercial Policy and Brexit, Professor at IEP Paris
MODERATEUR
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 Benjelloun Omar Lawyer and Academic
- Madam Varenne Leslie Director of IVERIS
- Mister Ramadan Abou Jazar Director of Brussels International Center for Research and Human Rights
- 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
- 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 of the Centre for Studies and Research on the Arab and Mediterranean World (CERMAM)
- Excellency Taieb Baccouche General secretary of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
MODERATEUR
Mister Erik Nyindu Kibambe: Consultant in Communication and Media Strategy
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 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
MODERATEUR
Mister Jonathan Clayton : CMR Consulting, Director
16:30
Business & Policy MEDays Session 2
Commercial Wars and Energy Wars : A Zero-Sum Wars?
Speakers :
- Mister Miquel Philippe Chief Executive Officer ENGIE Services Morocco
- Mister Wiśniewski Jakub Jan Vice President & Director of the Globsec Policy Institute
- Mister Huang Yukon Senior fellow Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Mister Yong Wang Director of the Peking University Center for International Political Economy Research
- Excellency Abou-Zeid Amani Commissioner of Infrastructure and Energy in the African Union Comission
- Mister Yonov Frederick Agah Deputy General Director of the World Trade Organisation
- Mister Andrew Leung International and Independent China Strategist
MODERATEUR
Mister Emmanuel Dupuy : President of the Institute for Prospective and Security in Europe (IPSE)
18:00
Closing Ceremony
Speakers :
- Mister Brahim Fassi Fihri President of Amadeus Institute
- Excellency Bio Julius Maada President of the Republic of Sierra Leone
- Excellency Saeb Erekat Head of the Palestinian negotiators, secretary general of the PLO
MODERATEUR
Mister Mouafac Harb : Political Consultant, Former Al Hayat Washington´s Chief of Bureau, Former Vice President and News Director

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

Training « Economic Intelligence » Module 4

Discussion 2

Round Table 2

Panel 2

Africa Business MEDays Session 3

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

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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