The Power of Africa
"Africa as a Stronger Actor on the International Stage"
(Paris, May 2nd - 4th, 2012)
| Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 | Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 | Friday, May 4th, 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Welcome Words Speaker: Mark C. Donfried (Director & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Meral Duran (Managing Director, International Relations Consulting Network and Lobbying) Location: Assemblée Nationale |
Lecture & Discussion Speaker: H.E. Amb. Albert Agossou (Ambassador of the Republic of Bénin to France) Location: Assemblée Nationale |
Lecture & Discussion Speaker: H. E. Amb. Jacques Kabale (Ambassador of Rwanda to France) Location: Assemblée Nationale |
| 10:30 | Lecture & Discussion Speaker: Jean-Louis Christ (Member of the National Assembly of France) Location: Assemblée Nationale |
Lecture & Discussion Speaker: Nicolas de Rivière (Assistant Secretary for United Nations Affairs, French Foreign Ministry) Location: Assemblée Nationale |
Africa and the African Union Today (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Jean-Christophe Belliard (Ambassador of France to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union) Location: Assemblée Nationale |
| 11:00 | Lecture & Discussion Speaker: H. E. Amb. Teshome Toga (Ambassador of Ethiopia to France) Location: Assemblée Nationale |
From Crisis to Sustainability: The UCN Approach to Doing Business in Africa (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Prof. Anne Lassen Hanan (Assistant Professor of Business Culture/Global Communication, University College North Denmark) Location: Assemblée Nationale |
Why Africas Matter? - European perspectives beyond postcolonialism (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Dr. Damien Helly (Senior Research Fellow, EU Institute for Security Studies) Location: Assemblée Nationale |
| 11:30 | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break |
| 12:00 | Lecture & Discussion Speaker: The Hon. Prof. Khalid Naciri (Director of the Higher Institute of Administration, Former Minister of Communications and Moroccan Government Spokesperson) Location: Assemblée Nationale |
Perspectives on the Europe-Africa relationship Speaker: H. E. Amb. Muhamedin Kullashi (Ambassador of Kosovo to France) Location: Assemblée Nationale |
The Role of Cultural Diplomacy in Building Confidence and Trust within Africa (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H.E. Amb. Dolana Msimang (Ambassador of South Africa to France) Location: Assemblée Nationale |
| 13:00 | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break |
| 14:30 | How ATD Fourth World sees the contributions of Africa to shaping a world freed of the injustice of extreme poverty, a world at peace (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Eugen Brand (Director General of the International Movement ATD Fourth World) Location: Assemblée Nationale |
Africa and the Quest for Power: Securitization as an Obstacle Speaker: Prof. Dr. Léon Koungou (Tocqueville Chair Professor in Safety Policies, Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix) Location: Assemblée Nationale |
Africa - a view from the Western Balkans (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H.E. Amb. Agron Budjaku (Ambassador of Macedonia to France, Permanent Delegate to UNESCO) Location: Assemblée Nationale |
| 15:30 | Lecture & Discussion Speaker: Nathalie Goulet (Member of the Senate of France) Location: Assemblée Nationale |
Enhancing Strong Interregional Relations Within the Continent (Panel Discussion) Speakers: Prof. Dr. Léon Koungou (Tocqueville Chair Professor in Safety Policies, Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix) Nicolas de Rivière (Assistant Secretary for United Nations Affairs for the French Foreign Ministry) Mark C. Donfried (Director & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Location: Assemblée Nationale |
The Nile Project as a Case Study of Enhancing Strong Interregional Relations Within the Continent (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Mr. Mina Girgis (Co-Founder of the Nile Project Cultural Initiative) Location: Assemblée Nationale |
| 16:30 | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break |
| 17:00 |
The Global Perceptions of Africa: Past, Present and Future (Panel Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Teshome Toga (Ambassador of Ethiopia to France) Nathalie Goulet (Member of the Senate of France) Mark C. Donfried (Director & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) Meral Duran (Managing Director, International Relations Consulting Network and Lobbying) Location: Assemblée Nationale |
The Absentee Landlord: The African State in Chinese Special Economic Zones in Africa (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Ms. Honita Cowaloosur (PhD candidate, School of International Relations, University of St Andrews) Location: Assemblée Nationale  (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Mr. John Manyitabot Takang (Researcher, International Environmental Law at the Chair of American Law, the University of Cologne) Location: Assemblée Nationale |
Africa 2.0. - a Manifesto of African Youth (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Mr. Mohamed El Mongy (Marketing and Promotion Manager, Egyptian African Company for Investment and Development) Location: Assemblée Nationale |
| 18:00 | Welcome Group Dinner | Social Program | Farewell |
