Plenary III: Can NATO survive the Shifting Geopolitical Order?

Moderator

• Kimberly Dozier, CNN & Daily Beast Contributor

Speakers

• Michelle Ndiaye, Director Africa Peace, and Security Programme, Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) 
• Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, Former Foreign Minister, Republic of Mauritania 
• J. Peter Pham, United States Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa; Vice President for Research and Regional Initiatives; Director, Africa Center, Atlantic Council
• Bruno Tertrais, Deputy Director, Foundation for Strategic Research
• Joao Vale de Almeida, Ambassador Head of Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations

AD Talk: Mediterranean and North African Dimensions of the Atlantic Dynamics

Moderator

• Jeff Koinange, Senior Anchor, Citizen Television

Speakers

• Amre Moussa, Former Secretary-General of the Arab League, Egypt 
• Miguel Angel Moratinos, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Spain

Plenary IV: The Human Dimension of the Migration Crisis

Moderator

• Jeff Koinange, Senior Anchor, Citizen Television

Speakers

• Lloyd Axworthy, Chair, World Refugee Council
• Mounia Boucetta, Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Kingdom of Morocco
• Abdoullah Coulibaly, President, Bamako Forum Foundation 
• Birame Diop, Special Chief of Staff to the President of the Republic, Senegal Armed Forces 
• Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, President of The Women for Africa Foundation, President of the Council of State, Spain

Plenary V: The Unmaking of the American World Order

Moderator

• Alan Kasujja, Presenter, BBC News

Speakers

• Reuben E. Brigety II, Dean, Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University 
• Neelam Deo, Founder, and Director, Indian Council on Global Relations Gateway House 
• John Sawers, former Chief of Her Majesty’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI-6)
• Hubert Védrine, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, France

Plenary VI: The Digital Age and the Modern Social Contract

Moderator

• Uduak Amimo, Consultant, Uduak Amimo Consulting

Speakers

• Jamira Burley, Head of Youth Engagement and Skills, Global Business Coalition for Education
• Sunjoy Joshi, Chairman, Observer Research Foundation 
• Enrique Mendizabal, Founder and director, On Think Tanks 
• Lex Paulson, Attorney, Professor, Sciences PO Paris 

Plenary VII: 10 Years after the International Financial Crisis: Is the Next One Looming?

Moderator

• Yinka Adegoke, Editor, Quartz Africa

Speakers

• Rym Ayadi, Professor, CASS Business School
• Othman El Ferdaous, Secretary of State in charge of Investment, Ministry of Industry, Investment, Trade and the Digital Economy, Kingdom of Morocco
• Maria Eugenia Brizuela de Avila, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, El Salvador 
• Otaviano Canuto Dos Santos Filho, Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South
• Edward Scicluna, Minister for Finance, Government of Malta

Breakout Dinners

1. Fighting Corruption: Can Civil Society Lead the Way?

Chair

• Nicolò Russo Perez, Coordinator International Affairs, Compagnia di San Paolo 

Speakers

• Mohamed El Dahshan, Managing Director, OXCON Frontier Markets and Fragile States Consulting (Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leader)
• Tarneem (Nina) Saeed, Head of Strategy, Saeed Group, Khartoum, Sudan 

1Bis. Fighting Corruption: Can Civil Society Lead the Way? 

Chair

• Uri Dadush, Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South

Speakers

• Dominique Bocquet, General Finance and Economic Controller, Ministry of Finance, France
• Jalal Abdel-Latif, Head, Governance and Human Security cluster, Capacity Development Division, UNECA; Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South

2. Are the BRICS Still a Meaningful Bloc in a Changing World Order? 

Chair     Rafael Benke, CEO, Proactiva; Vice-Chairman Emeritus, Brazilian Center for International Relations 

Speakers

• Ana Barufi, Research and Innovation Manager, Bradesco Bank (Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leader) 
• Ian Lesser, Vice President, Foreign Policy, Executive Director, Transatlantic Center, The German Marshall Fund of The United States
• Andrés Rozental, Founding President, Mexican Council on Foreign Relations 
• Sergio Suchodolski, Director General, Strategy and Partnerships, New Development Bank 

 

3. Coastal Magnets and Regional Inequality

Chair      Andres Schipani, Brazil Correspondent, Financial Times 

Speakers 

• Luiz Felipe de Alencastro, Professor, Fundação Getúlio Vargas 
• Igor Dabik, Senior Consultant, Deloitte, USA
• Nchimunya Hamukoma, Researcher, The Brenthurst Foundation (Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leader) 
• Jean-Louis Sarbib, CEO, Development Gateway 

    
4. Sustainable Development Goals: Do they Work?  

Chair     Wadia Ait Hamza, Head of the Global Shapers, World Economic Forum 

Speakers

• Kassie Freeman, President & CEO, The African Diaspora Consortium 
• Said Mouline, Director General, Moroccan Agency for Energy Efficiency (AMEE)
• Moubarack Lo, Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South
• David Michael Terungwa, Executive Director, Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation 

 

5. Big Data in Africa

Chair    Eric Ntumba, Head of Corporate, Private and Diaspora Banking, Equity Bank Limited

Speakers

• Lade Araba, Africa Region Representative, Convergence Finance 
• Ghita El Kasri, Chief Operating Officer, UnitedCoin (Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leader) 
• Ade Mabogunje, Senior Research Scientist, Stanford University 
• Safia Tmiri, Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company 

 

5Bis. Big Data in Africa

Chair    Vandana Chandra, Former Senior Economist, World Bank

Speakers

• Rym Ayadi, Professor, CASS Business School
• Michael Kottoh, Managing Partner, Konfidants

 

6. The Global Infrastructure Gap

Chair    Aubrey Hruby, Non-resident Senior Fellow Africa Center, Atlantic Council

Speakers

• Abdoul Salam Bello, Advisor to the Executive Director for Africa, World Bank Group
• Isaac Fokuo, CEO, Botho Ltd 

 

6Bis. The Global Infrastructure Gap

Chair    Rachid Doukkali, Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South, Morocco

Speakers

• Edem Adzogenu, Managing Director, The Afrochampions Initiative
• André Caillé, Board Member, Junex
• Aguinaldo Jaime, President & CEO, ARSEG

 

7. The African Union Reform and Peacekeeping in Africa 

Chair    Haim Malka, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Center for Strategic and International Studies 

Speakers

• Rudolph Atallah, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council 
• Kidane Kiros Bitsue, Director, Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS)
• Dominique Trinquand, Former Head, French Military Mission to the UN and NATO 
• Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer, Director, The Institute for Strategic Research (IRSEM, Paris)

 

8. Are Humanitarian Crises Getting Worse? 

Chair    Mohamed Loulichki, Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South

Speakers

• Jorge Castañeda, Global distinguished professor, New York University 
• Matsumoto Shoji, Emeritus Professor of International Law and Comparative African Law, Sapporo Gakuin University 
• Ibraheem Sanusi, Citizen’s engagement lead, African Union Commission (Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leader) 
• Seth Stodder, Former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security 

 

9. Assessment of Deradicalization Programs in Africa: What’s Next?

Chair    Abdelhak Bassou, Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South

Speakers

• Rida Lyammouri, Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South
• Mostafa Rezrazi, Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South
• Hussein Solomon, Senior Professor of Political Science, University of the Free State (South Africa) 

 

10. Les intérêts particuliers et le bien public (in french) 

Chair    Larabi Jaidi, Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South

Speakers

• Jean François Daguzan, Deputy Director, Foundation for Strategic Research 
• Candide Leguede, President, FEFA ECOWAS 
• Fathallah Oualalou, Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South
• Henri-Louis Védie, Emeritus Professor, HEC Paris

Evening Sessions

4. Agribusiness and Agritech in Emerging Economies 

Chair    Rachid Doukkali, Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South 

Speakers

• Adebisi Araba, Director - Africa Region, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) 
• Gordon Conway, Professor, Imperial College London 
• Serigne Gueye Diop, Minister-Counselor of the President of the Republic, Senegal
• Ihab Osman, Managing Director, National Agriculture Development Corporation, Saudi Arabia 
• Hamza Rkha Chaham, Co-founder and COO, SOWIT (Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leader) 
• Isabelle Tsakok, Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South

 

5. Is the Future of Multilateralism at Stake? 

Chair    Ian Lesser, Vice President, Foreign Policy, Executive Director, Transatlantic center, The German Marshall Fund of The United States

Speakers

• Jessica De Alba-Ulloa    , Researcher, Universidad Anáhuac México - COMEXI
• Pascal Boniface, Director, Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS) 
• Sun Jisheng, Vice President of China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU) and Secretary General of China National Association for International Studies 
• Alessandro Minuto Rizzo, President, NATO Defense College Foundation, Italy
• Salman Shaikh, Founder and CEO, The Shaikh Group LTD

 

6. History and Identity (Documentary Screening)
Speaker     Zeinab Badawi, Director, Kush Communications