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Abidjan - Côte d'ivoire

Hôtel Sofitel Ivoire

November 29th to 30th, 2021

2 productive days

More than 1000

high-level experts expected

High level

Speakers & Panels

ICEA 2021

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Focus on emergence

The holding of the International Conference on Africa's Emergence in Abidjan is taking place in a context marked by the good macroeconomic performance recorded by the continent over the past decade. Africa currently ranks second among the continents with the h...

  • SEM Alassane OUATTARA
  • President of republic
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A strong african private sector for sustainable development and inclusive emergence During the last two decades, Africa has experienced a dynamic acceleration of its economic growth. The GDP growth rate has exceeded 7% in several countries. In fact, between 2...

  • M. Achim Steiner
  • UNDP Administrator
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Special guests

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Alassane OUATTARA

Président de la République de Côte d'Ivoire

Barack OBAMA

Ancien Président des USA

Félix TSHISEKED

Président de la République démocratique du Congo

Cyril RAMAPHOSA

Président de la République d’Afrique du Sud

Paul KAGAME

Président de la République du Rwanda

Macky Sall

Président de la République du Sénégal

SA MAJESTE Mohamed VI

Roi du Maroc

Prithvirajsing ROOPUN

Président de la République de Maurice

Agenda ICEA 2021

Official opening ceremony / high-level plenary session

23rd November 2021

08h00-09h30

Arrival and seating

10h00-10h15

Welcome: Madame Kaba NIALÉ, Minister of Planning and Development

Speeches
10h15-10h30

His Excellency Mr. Macky SALL, President of the Republic of Senegal, host country of the 2019 edition

10h30-10h45

His Excellency Mr. Alassane OUATTARA, President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, host country of the 2021 edition

High-level panel: Africa’s capacity to respond to the COVID-19 health crisis
10h45-11h00

His Excellency Mr. Félix TSHISEKEDI, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chairperson of the African Union

11h:00-11h15

His Excellency Cyril RAMAPHOSA, President of the Republic of South Africa, AU Champion on COVID-19

11h:15-11h30

His Excellency Cyril RAMAPHOSA, President of the Republic of South Africa, AU Champion on COVID-19

11h30-12h45

His Excellency Mr. Macky SALL, President of the Republic of Senegal, host country of the 2019 edition

12h45-13h00

Dr. Akinwumi ADESINA, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB)

12h45-13h00

Mr. Ousmane DIAGANA, Vice-President of the World Bank for Western and Central Africa

13h00-13h15

Mr. Achim STEINER, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

13h00-13h15

Dr. Tedros Adhanom GHEBREYESUS, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)

13h15-14h30: Lunch break
14h30-15h30

Special guest (keynote speaker) 1: Barack OBAMA, former President of the United States Proposed topic: What new forms of solidarity are called for to ensure humanity’s future?

15h30-15h35

1st plenary

15h35-15h40

session chairperson: Madame Ellen Johnson SIRLEAF, former President of the Republic of Liberia

15h40-15h45

Presenter: Madame Ahunna Eziakonwa, Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa “Lessons learned, Africa’s priorities, formulating emergence plans and the challenges of implementing them”

Lessons from the COVID-19 crisis for Africa’s trajectory of emergence: Opportunities to bounce back and build back better
15h45-16h00

Chair, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)

16h00-16h15

Chair, Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)

16h15-16h30

Chair, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

16h45-17h00

- Chair, Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)

17h00-17h15

Chair, Southern African Development Community (SADC)

17h15-17h30

Mr. Moussa FAKI MAHAMAT, Chair of the African Union Commission

Q&A, discussion and session conclusions
Concluding remarks: Session chairperson
Plenary session / parallel sessions

24th November 2021

Plenary session
09h00-10h00

Special guest (keynote speaker) 2: His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, former Chair of the AU

Proposed topic: Developing a culture of anticipation to better prepare for tomorrow

Anticipation, planning for emergence and resilience

2nd plenary

Session chairperson: Prime Minister of Malaysia

Presenter: African Development Bank Anticipation, planning for emergence and resilience

2nd plenary
- Mo Ibrahim
- Singapore
- Vietnam
- OECD
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