Agenda
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 Agenda
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. Félix TSHISEKEDI, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chairperson of the African Union
10h30-10h45
His Excellency Mr. Alassane OUATTARA, President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, host country of the 2021 edition
High-level presidential 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 Mr. Alassane OUATTARA, President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, host country of the 2021 edition
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
- Mo Ibrahim
- Singapore
- Vietnam
- OECD
09:00-10:00
Setting up and installation of the participants
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