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I. Host P3-5

II. High Patronage P6

III. EurAfrican Forum 2019 P7

IV. Agenda P8-9

V. Overview of the Panels P10-11

VI. Panel 1: African entrepreneurs driving inclusive innovation and growth P12

VII. Panel 2: From donor-recipient towards equal participation P13

VIII. Panel 3: Changing the narrative: valuing talent and diversity from migrant flows P14

IX. Panel 4: Africa: The new frontier for impact investment and innovation P15

X. Panel 5: Legacy to Growth: Rehabilitating the Heritage, Culture and Tourism P16

XI. Institutional Panel: A Conversation Between Presidents: Two-Voices Overview for the Future of EU-AF P17

XII. Breakout Sessions P18-21

XIII. Institutional Speakers P22

XIV. The Master of Ceremony & Keynote Speakers P23

XV. Advisory Board P24

XVI. Special Interest Group of the Portuguese Diaspora Council P25

XVII. Photo Gallery 2018 P26

XVIII. Sponsors P27-28

XIX. Official Carrier P28

XX. Partners P29

XXI. Media Partners P30

XXII. Main Statements P31-31

XXIII. Contacts P33

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CONTENT

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JOSÉ MANUEL DURÃO BARROSO

CHAIRMAN OF THE EURAFRICAN FORUM, MEMBER OF THE ‘WORLD PORTUGUESE

NETWORK’, FORMER 11TH PRESIDENT OF THE

EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND FORMER PRIME

MINISTER AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF PORTUGAL

JOSÉ MANUEL DURÃO BARROSO

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Former 11th President of the European Commission and former Prime Minister and ForeignAffairs of Portugal. Currently is also the Chairman to Goldman Sachs International. Developed hisacademic career as an assistant professor in the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon anddid research on the Department of Political Science in Georgetown University. Awarded withGrã-Cruz da Ordem Militar de Cristo (a Portuguese award given by the President of thePortuguese Republic) in 1996.

For the second year in Portugal I am honored to chair this high-level initiative in a truepartnership of equals between Europe and Africa, with the aim to promote a sustainable andcommon growth for both continents.

At a time that Africa (the continent of the future) is growing rapidly and becoming a globalcompetitor, Europe needs to open doors and explore new ways of partnerships with the «twin-continent», focusing on more public-private cooperation, trade facilitation and marketintegration, take advantage of migration opportunities, develop talent and education and, the setlaws and digital infrastructure. As said, Europe is the natural and reliable partner for Africa. Withthe power of the diasporas and EurAfrican geographies it is possible to establish a commonfuture together.

I. HOSTS

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FILIPE DE BOTTON

PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF THE

PORTUGUESE DIASPORA COUNCIL

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Founding partner and President of the Board of the Portuguese Diaspora Council. Also Chairmanof Logoplaste, the 3rd largest European producer of rigid plastic packaging with 60 factoriesoperating in the hole-in-wall system in 16 countries in Europe, North America, Asia and Brazil.Filipe de Botton is also involved as a Shareholder and Director in the hotels and resorts sector, icecream business (Santini) and in the production of wine in Portugal (Logowines).

Hosting the 2nd edition of the EurAfrican Forum it’s an honor and pleasure. Creating betweenAfrica and Europe a partnership of Equals, sharing values and prosperity it’s not only a logo, it’s aneed and a must!

We want the Diaspora’s of all the African countries helping and supporting the development andcreation of wealth of their mother lands.

We aim to build a network among all the participants based on Trust and mutual respect that willallow new partnerships for the future.

Thank you for joining the EurAfrican Forum and sharing your ideas and projects. Thank you forbeing here!

FILIPE DE BOTTON

I. HOSTS

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PORTUGUESE DIASPORA COUNCIL – THE WORLD PORTUGUESE NETWORK

A non-profit private association, founded in 26th December 2012 by indication of the President ofPortuguese Republic – also Honorary President – as well as of the Minister of State and ofForeign Affairs – Honorary Vice-President of the association..

The main purpose of the association is to enhance Portugal’s brand and internationalreputation, involving the Portuguese diaspora of proven influence who keep most of theiractivity abroad and have distinguished themselves in their field of expertise, namely Culture,Citizenship, Science and Economics.

The ‘World Portuguese Network’ currently comprises 92 Counselors, spread over 26 countries, 46 cities and 5 continents.

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Located west of the Tagus estuary, between Sintra and the Atlantic Ocean, the territoryoccupied by the municipality of Cascais is bordered to the north by Sintra, to the south and westby the ocean and to the east by the municipality of Oeiras. The Municipal Council of Cascais isthe autonomous organ of this county and its mission is to define and execute policies in order todefend the interests and satisfy the needs of the local population. In this sense, it is incumbenton it to promote the development of the municipality in all areas of life, such as health,education, social action and housing, environment and basic sanitation, land use and urbanplanning, transport and communications, public supply, sport and culture, consumer protectionand civil protection. https://www.cascais.pt/

I. HOSTS

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II. HIGH PATRONAGE

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2ST EDITION

“PARTNERSHIP OF EQUALS: SHARING VALUES, SHARING PROSPERITY”

The EurAfrican Forum exists to explore and promote the power of diasporas as aconnecting force between cities, regions and continents, between cultures, companiesand people. It is an action-oriented gathering of leaders that aims to foster strongercollaboration between Europe and Africa to promote a shared green and inclusivegrowth for the two continents, fostering mechanisms for collaboration and creating newsynergies and partnerships.

Under the theme “Partnership of Equals: Sharing Values, Sharing Prosperity”, the 2019Forum will focus on common challenges, changing relationships, aiming to create freshopportunities, showcasing examples of progress and inspiring transformation for ashared prosperous and sustainable common future of Europe and Africa.

In the first edition of the EurAfrican Forum, under the theme “Crafting Coalitions forChange”, prominent speakers debated a call to action for building trust between Europeand Africa and taking the opportunity to rebalance and promote the EurAfricangeographies and reinforce the diaspora networks.

Attended by more than 400 people in the first edition, the Forum provides a majoropportunity for networking and exchanges between those that are crafting innovativeapproaches for common challenges. Notably African and European leaders fromgovernment, business and civil society, young entrepreneurs, activists, social influencers,NGOs and media, gathered to constitute the ‘EurAfrican Community Network’.

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III. EURAFRICAN FORUM 2019

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“PARTNERSHIP OF EQUALS: SHARING VALUES,

SHARING PROSPERITY”

4TH JULY

08:00 – 09:00 Check in & Welcome Coffee

09:00 – 09:15

Opening Remarks: Thora Arnorsdottir, Master of Ceremony, Iceland / ItalyFilipe de Botton, President of the Board of the Portuguese Diaspora Council, PortugalMiguel Pinto Luz, Deputy Mayor, Municipality of Cascais, Portugal

09:15 – 10:05 PANEL 1 - African entrepreneurs driving inclusive innovation and growth

10:05 – 11:15Networking BreakEDP Plaza

11:15 – 12:00

A Conversation Between Presidents: Two-Voices Overview for the Future of EU-AFFilipe Nyusi, President of the Republic of Mozambique, Mozambique Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Portuguese Republic, Portugal Moderated by Cristina Esteves, RTP Journalist, Portugal

12:00 – 12:50 PANEL 2 From donor-recipient towards equal participation

12:50 – 13:00Augusto Santos Silva, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal and Vice-President of the Portuguese Diaspora Council, Portugal (session in Portuguese)

13:00 – 13:10Pitch Elijah Amoo Addo, Founder and Executive Director of the Food for All Africa, GhanaMail Hall

15:00 – 15:20Shared ImaginationsSiyanda Mohutsiwa, Satirical Writer, Botswana / USA

15:20 – 16:10 PANEL 3 Changing the narrative: valuing talent and diversity from migrant flows

16:10 – 14:40EU-AF Migration DialogueAntónio Vitorino, Director General of IOM the United Nations Migration Agency, Portugal / Switzerland

16:40 – 17:00Day 1 – Wrap-up and Closing RemarksJosé Manuel Durão Barroso, EurAfrican Forum Chairman, Portugal / United Kingdom

17:00 – 18:00Networking BreakEDP Plaza

IV. AGENDA

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4TH JULY

17:15 – 18:00

Breakout Sessions

Breakout session 1 – Rebuilding Mozambique

Breakout session 2 – Security, migration and talent

Breakout session 3 – Tools and Strategies for Women and Youth empowerment

Breakout session 4 – EU-AF economic integration and digital infrastructure for Africa

18:00 – 20:006PM Sunset After PartyRooftop Alumni Lounge

5TH JULY

09:15 – 09:20Opening Remarks: Thora Arnorsdottir, Master of Ceremony, Iceland / Italy

09:20 – 10:10 PANEL 4 Africa: The New Frontier for Impact Investment and Innovation

10:10 – 11:10Networking BreakEDP Plaza

11:10 – 12:00 PANEL 5 Legacy to Growth: Rehabilitating the Heritage, Culture and Tourism

12:00 – 12:05Special Video-Message:António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, Portugal / USA

12:05 – 12:25Final ConclusionsJosé Manuel Durão Barroso, EurAfrican Forum Chairman, Portugal / United Kingdom

12:25 – 12:30 Closing and Farewell Performance of Batoto Yetu Portugal – Cultural and Youth Association

IV. AGENDA

“PARTNERSHIP OF EQUALS: SHARING VALUES,

SHARING PROSPERITY”

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“PARTNERSHIP OF EQUALS: SHARING VALUES,

SHARING PROSPERITY”

PANEL 1 – AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS DRIVING

INCLUSIVE INNOVATION AND GROWTH

SHEER AMBITION AND ASPIRATION OF AFRICA’S

YOUTH IS THE INNER CHALLENGE TO RETAKE THE

NARRATIVE AND REINVENT THE CONTINENT’S

TECHNOLOGICAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL FUTURE.

INNOVATION IS AN OPPORTUNITY, MOBILIZING

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES TO

ENHANCE AFRICA’S INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM AND

RAISE AWARENESS OF THE ‘CONTINENT OF THE

FUTURE’ INNOVATION POTENTIAL. IS AFRICA

LEADING THE INNOVATION REVOLUTION? HOW

TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TREMENDOUS

OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE DIGITAL

TRANSFORMATION THAT AFRICA IS OFFERING?

WHICH ARE THE MOST ENTREPRENEURIAL CITIES

IN EUROPE? WHICH AFRICAN CITIES ARE

GROWING AND BLOOMING NOW?

HOW TO MOVE TOWARDS A MORE BALANCED,

MUTUALLY RESPECTFUL, RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BOTH

CONTINENTS? HOW TO EXPLOIT THE GEOGRAPHICAL

ADVANTAGE BETWEEN BOTH CONTINENTS IN TERMS OF

PROXIMITY AT THE SAME TIME AS IT CONFRONTS THE

POLITICALLY DIVISIVE ISSUE OF UNCONTROLLED

MIGRATION?

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PANEL 2 – FROM DONOR-RECIPIENT TOWARDS

EQUAL PARTICIPATION

BUILDING A NEW AFRICA–EUROPE RELATIONSHIP

BASED ON MUTUAL RESPECT AND COLLECTIVE

DECISION-MAKING PRESENTS A HUGE CHALLENGE.

PANEL 3 – CHANGING THE NARRATIVE: VALUING

TALENT AND DIVERSITY FROM MIGRANT FLOWS

IT IS ONLY A MATTER ABOUT PERCEPTION – CHANGING

THE PROBLEM AND CHANGING THE NARRATIVE,

BRINGING IN A NEW GENERATION OF THE AFRICAN

DIASPORA AND PERSPECTIVES THROUGH WRITERS,

ARTISTS, ACTORS, PRODUCERS, SINGERS, ADDRESSING

WELL KNOWN ISSUES ABOUT LEGACY IN A CREATIVE AND

SIMPLE WAY. WHAT CAN BE DONE SO EUROPE AND

AFRICA CAN PROFIT FROM EACH OTHER? WHICH ARE

THE CULTURAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIERS

REGARDING AFRICA AND EUROPE RELATIONS? HOW TO

STRENGTHEN COOPERATION BETWEEN SOUTH OF

EUROPE AND THE NORTH OF AFRICA TO TAKE THE

MOST OF PROXIMITY OPPORTUNITIES?

V. OVERVIEW OF THE PANELS

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SHARING PROSPERITY”

PANEL 4 - AFRICA: THE NEW FRONTIER FOR

IMPACT INVESTMENT AND INNOVATION

IN AFRICA, IMPACT INVESTING IS A GROWING

PHENOMENON, ALBEIT ONE WHICH IS

DEVELOPING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS IN DIFFERENT

PARTS OF THE CONTINENT WHERE SOUTHERN

AFRICA IS LEADING THE FIELD. HOME TO SOME

OF THE FASTEST DEVELOPING ECONOMIES AND

MARKETS IN THE WORLD, WITH REAL

CHALLENGES TO SOLVE AND REAL WAYS TO

SOLVE THEM. AFRICA IS THE LAND OF

OPPORTUNITY AND THE PLAYGROUND WHERE

IMPACT INVESTMENT AND INNOVATION IS THE

UPFRONT. HOW ARE THESE PROJECTS EVOLVING

IN AFRICA? IN WHICH AREAS CAN IMPACT

INVESTING MAKE A DIFFERENCE? CAN “IMPACT”

BE MEASURED CREDIBLY?

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PANEL 5 - LEGACY TO GROWTH: REHABILITATING

THE HERITAGE, CULTURE AND TOURISM

IN VIEW OF THE RENOVATION AND USE OF THE

CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL HERITAGE THROUGHOUT

COUNTRIES, IT IS POSSIBLE TO TRANSFORM THEM

INTO AN ECONOMIC ASSET FOR COUNTRIES’

ECONOMIES, SUITABLE FOR TOURISM-ORIENTED

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, GENERATING WEALTH AND

JOBS, ENHANCING THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF

REGIONAL DESTINATIONS THE DEVELOPMENT OF

DIFFERENT REGIONS. TOURISM OF PORTUGAL HAS

RECENTLY LAUNCHED THE REVIVE PROJECT,

LEVERAGING THE CULTURAL VALUES AS A

CONNECTING FORCE BETWEEN AFRICA AND

EUROPE.

V. OVERVIEW OF THE PANELS

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President and Founder of the AfricSearch Group since 1996,active member in several Think Tanks and promoter of the“Youth Excellency Program” whose objective is to promoteYoung Africans Leaders. He has also co-founded the firstAfrica South East Asia Chamber of Commerce inSingapore. He launched in 2014 the first African SMEfinancing forum, in partnership with several institutions.

AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS DRIVING INCLUSIVE INNOVATION AND GROWTH

INNOVATION IS AN OPPORTUNITY, MOBILIZING KNOWLEDGE, EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES TO ENHANCE AFRICA’S INNOVATION

ECOSYSTEM AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THE ‘CONTINENT OF THE FUTURE’ INNOVATION POTENTIAL

KHADIJA IDRISSI JANATI

FOUNDER OF I-AFRIKA, MOROCCO

Moroccan Entrepreneur, Public Affairs and StrategicCommunications Expert. Since 2009, Khadija has foundedseveral companies in media and communications sector. Sheis the founder of I-AFRIKA, a network of African entrepreneursoperating in different sectors, and she has launched AfricaTrade and Investment Summit – Ifrane Forum, a yearly eventhappening in Ifrane, Morocco.

LINDA MABHENA-OLAGUNJU

FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR

OF DLO ENERGY RESOURCES GROUP, SOUTH AFRICA

Founder and Managing Director of DLO Energy ResourcesGroup (Pty) Ltd one of Africa’s largest wholly black femaleowned energy companies. She has been recognised by ESIas 1 of the 50 Most Influential People in the African PowerSector. She is listed as a Choiseul 100 Africa EconomicLeaders for Tomorrow.

Co-Founder of Lidyaand and Co-Founded Africa CourierExpress, the leading last-mile eCommerce delivery company inNigeria and Jumia Nigeria, the leading eCommerce platform inNigeria. Tunde has prior experience as a business developmentexecutive with Diageo in London and as an Investment Bankingprofessional with Wachovia Securities in North Carolina andNew York City.

TUNDE KEHINDE

CO-FOUNDER OF LIDYA, NIGERIA

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DIDIER ACOUETEY

PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF THE

AFRICSEARCH GROUP, FRANCE

CONTRIBUTORS

MODERATED BY

JOHN GAPPER,ASSOCIATE EDITOR OF THE

FINANCIAL TIMES,UNITED KINGDOM

Chief business columnist and associate editor of the FinancialTimes. His awards include the Harold Wincott prize forfinancial journalism and the Gerald Loeb award for businesscommentary. Before the FT, he worked for papers includingthe Daily Mirror, Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph.

VI. PANEL 1

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Currently a leader in the operations design and strategyformulation groups in mPedigree Network. he has morethan a decade’s experience working across academia,entrepreneurship, corporate intrapreneurship, and at theinterfaces of private enterprise and public administration.

FROM DONOR-RECIPIENT TOWARDS EQUAL PARTICIPATION

BUILDING A NEW AFRICA–EUROPE RELATIONSHIP BASED ON MUTUAL RESPECT AND COLLECTIVE DECISION-MAKING PRESENTS A

HUGE CHALLENGE.

CEO of BioTherm Energy, she is on the board of SAWEA (SouthAfrican Wind Energy Association) and is one of just three SouthAfricans on the World Economic Forum’s 2012 list of YoungGlobal Leaders. Prior to this, Ms. Nyker managed the directinvestment portfolio on behalf of the PCG Clean Energy andTechnology Fund , worked for Booz Allen Hamilton, LehmanBrothers, Brait Private Equity and Nedcor Investment Bank.

Joined the European Commission in 2007. In 2010,President Barroso nominated him as Head of theSpokespersons’ Service. In 2014, he took up his function asDirector for EU-Africa Relations, East and Southern Africa inthe Directorate General for International Cooperation andDevelopment. As of 1 March 2018 he’s occupying thecurrent functions.

Expertise in global engagement across diverse sectors:corporate strategy, government relations, higher education.Extensive experience in: corporate communications;reputation management; corporate brand management andmarketing; transformational public/private partnerships;international government relations and public affairs; publicpolicy; executive positioning; CSR.

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CONTRIBUTORS

JASANDRA NYKER,CEO OF BIOTHERM ENERGY,

SOUTH AFRICA

EUGENE BOADU

HEAD OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

OF MPEDIGREE, GHANA

KOEN DOENS

DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND

DEVELOPMENT, EUROPEAN

COMMISSION, BELGIUM

MICHAEL STOPFORD MANAGING

DIRECTOR OF OXFORD ANALYTICA, UNITED KINGDOM

MODERATED BY

NOZIPHO MBANJWA,FOUNDER AND LEAD

MODERATOR AT AKWANDE

COMMUNICATIONS, SOUTH AFRICA

Founder and lead moderator at Akwande Communications.She has successfully moderated conversations for global andAfrican institutions, the World Economic Forum, UnitedNations agencies including UN Women, the World Bank andthe International Monetary Fund. She is also an award-winning journalist, broadcasting financial markets

VII. PANEL 2

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CHANGING THE NARRATIVE: VALUING TALENT AND DIVERSITY FROM MIGRANT FLOWS

CHANGING THE PROBLEM AND CHANGING THE NARRATIVE, BRINGING IN A NEW GENERATION OF THE AFRICAN

DIASPORA AND PERSPECTIVES

CONTRIBUTORS

TINA CHARISMA

FOUNDER OF “CHARISMA

CAMPAIGN“, GHANA / UK

VIVIAN ONANO

FOUNDER/DIRECTOR AT

LEADING LIGHT INITIATIVE, KENYA

ENUMA OKORO AUTHOR, NIGERIA / USA

MODERATED BY

MARIE LORA-MUNGAI, FOUNDER AND CEO OF

RESTLESS GLOBAL, FRANCE

Enuma Okoro is a Nigerian-American writer, lecturer andcreative consultant whose work explores Identity andCulture, Africa and the Diaspora, and the transformingPower of Story and Narrative. Her work explores howstories (told and believed) are the central way of shapinghuman perspectives and behavior. Okoro’s TED talkfocused on Global perceptions of women, identity and thepower of cultural narratives.

Tina Antwi, is also known as “Tina Charisma” a Model,Speaker, Writer, and Activist based in London. HerCharisma Campaign initiative primarily aims to provideadvocacy, influence culture and empower communities.The #GOECOPERIOD campaign is among her many charismacampaign projects which advocates for sustainable periodproducts.

Social entrepreneur and seasoned humanitarian who isrecognized as an emerging woman leader with the courageto lead change on the African continent. She is theFounder/Director at Leading Light Initiative and YouthAdvisor at Global Education Monitoring Report, UNESCO. In2015 she was honored with Mrs. Obama’s “Let Girls Learn”award by MORE Magazine

Media entrepreneur, writer and producer. She is theFounder and CEO of Restless Global, an advisory andproduction company specialized in the African mediaindustry. Marie previously founded and ran Buni.tv, apioneer African VOD platform (acquired by TRACE TV), andBuni Media.

VIII. PANEL 3

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AFRICA: THE NEW FRONTIER FOR IMPACT INVESTMENT AND INNOVATION

IN AFRICA, IMPACT INVESTING IS A GROWING PHENOMENON, ALBEIT ONE WHICH IS DEVELOPING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS IN DIFFERENT

PARTS OF THE CONTINENT WHERE SOUTHERN AFRICA IS LEADING THE FIELD.

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CONTRIBUTORS

MARÍA ÁNGELES LEÓN LÓPEZ CO-FOUNDER OF OPEN VALUE

FOUNDATION, SPAIN

ERICK YONG

AFRICA CEO OF GREENTEC

CAPITAL PARTNERS, GERMANY

/ CAMEROON

CHRISTELLE KUPA FOUNDER

AND CEO OF UHUSIANO

CAPITAL, CONGO / BELGIUM

KIM KREILGAARD

HEAD OF LISBON OFFICE OF

THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT

BANK, LUXEMBOURG / PORTUGAL

VÈNA ARIELLE AHOUANSOU CEO OF KEA MEDICALS, BENIN

MODERATED BY

JOHN GAPPER,ASSOCIATE EDITOR OF THE

FINANCIAL TIMES,UNITED KINGDOM

Financial professional with over 15 years of experience ininvestment banking, alternative investments anddevelopment finance. After years in investment banking, shedecided to reorient her career towards impact investment, inorder to serve the people who really matter. As a result, shefounded Uhusiano Capital as an enterprise devoted to “realpeople, real projects, real assets, real impact”.

CEO and co-founder of GreenTec Capital Partners, a new kindof Impact Capital Venture and has worked with startups,global strategy, and business development. Erick became anentrepreneur and strategic consultant immediately after hisstudies. He is also a specialist in international marketingstrategies, implementing brand strategies, marketing plansand communication campaigns.

Co-founder of Open Value Foundation , she is the drivingforce of the new vision and model developed, that seeks formore efficient and sustainable ways to solve the socialproblems to achieve higher social impact. She works forTelefónica S.A since more than 20 years and currentlycombines this job with her work in the Family foundation.

Since 2016 Head of the EIB Group office in Lisbon, the localrepresentation of the EIB and EIF in Portugal. Kim has beenwith the EIB and EIF for many years, amongst other as Head ofVenture Capital investment in EIF, Head of Innovation Financein EIB and prior to coming to Portugal Head of Lending inPoland and the Baltics.

CEO of Kea Medicals, a company that improves the healthcare system. After 2 years of research on the evaluation ofhospital information systems in Africa, she has given herselfthe mission of revolutionizing the, by leveraging on digital inthe health industry to save more lives. At only 23 , she choseto take the voice of entrepreneurship.

IV. PANEL 4

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LEGACY TO GROWTH: REHABILITATING THE HERITAGE, CULTURE AND TOURISM

TOURISM OF PORTUGAL HAS RECENTLY LAUNCHED THE REVIVE PROJECT, LEVERAGING THE CULTURAL VALUES AS A CONNECTING

FORCE BETWEEN AFRICA AND EUROPE.

MOSSADECK BALLY

FOUNDER AND CEO OF THE

AZALAI HOTELS GROUP, MALI

ANA MENDES GODINHO

PORTUGAL SECRETARY OF

STATE OF TOURISM, PORTUGAL

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MODERATED BY

JONATHAN ROSENTHAL

FOUNDER & CEO OF

AFROSTREAM

CONTRIBUTORS

Ana Mendes Godinho was appointed Portuguese Secretaryof State for Tourism in November 2015. Before joining theGovernment of Portugal, she was Vice-President of thePortuguese National Tourism Authority (Turismo dePortugal), Member of the Board of Turismo Capital(venture capital company) and Member of the Board ofTurismo Fundos (real estate fund company), among otherleading positions.

Mossadeck Bally is the Founder and CEO of the AzalaiHotels Group, the flagship hotel chain in West Africa. In1994, Mossadeck Bally acquired the mythical “Grand Hôtelde Bamako”. In 2000, he built the Salam Hotel, now AzalaïHotel Bamako and managed Hotel Nord Sud. In 2005, heconsolidated the activities of the various properties under acommon brand “Azalaï Hotels”.

The Economist‘s London-based Africa editor. He joined TheEconomist in 2005 as British business correspondent, havingworked for several years at Bloomberg News in London andJohannesburg. Before that he was the mining editor of BusinessReport, a South African daily newspaper. His previous roles atThe Economist have included international banking editor,European business and finance correspondent, based in Berlin,and British business correspondent in London.

X. PANEL 5

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FILIPE NYUSI

PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF

MOZAMBIQUE,MOZAMBIQUE

MARCELO REBELO DE SOUSA

PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF

PORTUGAL,PORTUGAL

MARCELO REBELO DE SOUSA IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE PORTUGUESE

REPUBLIC AND HONORARY PRESIDENT OF PORTUGUESE DIASPORA

COUNCIL. HE HAS CHAIRED THE SCIENTIFIC AND PEDAGOGICAL BOARDS

AND THE INSTITUTE OF LEGAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCES OF THE FACULTY

OF LAW OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LISBON. HE HAS BEEN AN EX OFFICIO

MEMBER OF SEVERAL BODIES, SUCH AS THE UNIVERSITY SENATE, AND A

MEMBER OF THE PANEL OF JUDGES FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF LISBON

AWARD. HE HAS BEEN A REGULAR POLITICAL COMMENTATOR SINCE THE

1960S. HE RECEIVED THE COMMENDATION OF THE ORDER OF SAINT

JAMES OF THE SWORD FROM FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC

MÁRIO SOARES AND THE GRAND CROSS OF THE ORDER OF HENRY THE

NAVIGATOR FROM FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC JORGE

SAMPAIO.

A Conversation Between Presidents: Two-Voices Overview for the Future of EU-AF

XI. INSTITUTIONAL PANEL

FILIPE NYUSI IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE SINCE

2015. HE PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS MINISTER OF DEFENSE FROM 2008 TO

2014. NYUSI WAS THE CANDIDATE OF THE RULING PARTY, FRELIMO, INTHE 2014 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. NYUSI WORKED FOR THE STATE-OWNED MOZAMBIQUE PORTS AND RAILWAYS AUTHORITY (CFM). HE

BECAME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CFM-NORTE, THE NORTHERN DIVISION

OF THE COMPANY, IN 1995, AND JOINED THE COMPANY'S BOARD OF

DIRECTORS IN 2007. HE IS ALSO A LECTURER AT THE NAMPULA CAMPUS

OF THE UNIVERSIDADE PEDAGÓGICA, A FELLOW OF THE AFRICA

LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE AND A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF

FIGHTERS OF THE NATIONAL LIBERATION STRUGGLE. FILIPE NYUSI IS

GRADUATED IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEGREE AT BRNO UNIVERSITY

OF TECHNOLOGY IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND HE ALSO STUDIED A

POSTGRADUATE DEGREE MANAGEMENT AT THE VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF

MANCHESTER IN ENGLAND.

MODERATED BY

CRISTINA ESTEVES

RTP JOURNALIST

PORTUGAL

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PARALLEL BREAKOUT SESSIONS ABOUT RELATED TOPICS FOR THE STRENGTHEN OF THE RELATIONS BETWEEN EUROPE AND AFRICA. THESE SESSIONS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE ROOMS E105, E002, E003, E005, E111.

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Breakout session 1 REBUILDING MOZAMBIQUE

MOZAMBIQUE IS BEGINNING THE LONG PROCESS OF

REBUILDING, AFTER CYCLONES IDAI AND KENNETH

RAVAGED THE COUNTRY’S CENTRAL REGION CAUSING

SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF LIFE, EPIDEMIC AND

INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE. MOZAMBIQUE’S $337MILLION HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN, LARGELY

MADE UP OF AN APPEAL FOR $281 MILLION AFTER THE

CYCLONE HIT, COVERS ONLY 23 PERCENT OF THE FUNDS

NEEDED. DESPITE THE RECENT US$1.2B PLEDGE BY

INTERNATIONAL DONORS TO MOZAMBIQUE, THE

WORLD BANK ESTIMATES THAT THE AFFECTED

COUNTRIES WILL NEED OVER $2 BILLION TO RECOVER.

WHAT IS ALREADY BEING DONE? WHAT ARE THE

PRIORITIES AND TIMEFRAME TO ACT? WHICH

SOLUTIONS COULD PLAY A ROLE OF FILLING THE

FINANCING GAP? GIVEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL

CONDITIONS IN THE REGION WHAT CAN BE DONE TO

GIVE BASIC LEVELS OF RESILIENCE AND PREVENT FUTURE

CATASTROPHES? HOW CAN THIS FORUM SUPPORT IN

ANY WAY THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY?

THE GOVERNMENT OF MOZAMBIQUE WILL PROVIDE AN

OVERVIEW OF THE COUNTRY’S SITUATION AND FACT

NUMBERS TO LAUNCH THE DISCUSSION.

ELÍSIO MACAMO

PROFESSOR OF AFRICAN STUDIES AT

THE UNIVERSITY OF BASEL, MOZAMBIQUE / SWITZERLAND

FABIO SCALA

FOUNDER OF FURTHERMARKETS, UNITED KINGDOM

FRANCISCO MANUEL DA CONCEIÇÃO

PEREIRA

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MOZAMBIQUE

POST-CYCLONES RECONSTRUCTION

OFFICE, MOZAMBIQUE

GREGOR BINKERT

BOARD MEMBER OF BELULUANE

INDUSTRIAL PARK, MOZAMBIQUE / SWITZERLAND

JOÃO FIGUEIREDO

CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF MOZA

BANK, PORTUGAL / MOZAMBIQUE

XII. BREAKOUT SESSIONS

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Breakout session 2 SECURITY, MIGRATION AND TALENT

WE LIVE IN A WORLD ON THE MOVE. TODAY, ROUGHLY

244 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE OUTSIDE THEIR COUNTRY OF

ORIGIN, SOME IN SEARCH OF BETTER OPPORTUNITIES,OTHERS FLEE FROM CRISES IMPOSED BY CONFLICT OR

DISASTERS, OR FROM ABJECT POVERTY. WHILE

MIGRATION IS NOT A NEW PHENOMENON, THE SHEER

SCALE OF FORCED AND IRREGULAR MIGRATION IN

RECENT YEARS HAS CALLED ATTENTION TO THE NEED FOR

STRONGER INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TO BETTER

ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF DISPLACEMENT AND TO

PROMOTE DURABLE SOLUTIONS TOWARDS SAFE,ORDERLY AND REGULAR MIGRATION.

HOWEVER, THE ARRIVAL OF LARGE NUMBERS OF

MIGRANTS, ESPECIALLY FROM VERY DIFFERENT SOCIAL

OR CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS THAN THE RECEIVING

COMMUNITIES CAN ALSO POSE SERIOUS CHALLENGES TO

SOCIAL COHESION. THIS CAN HAVE PRACTICAL

IMPLICATIONS FOR STATES, SUCH AS TALENT

INTEGRATION AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS

COMPETITION WITH THE LABOR MARKET, NATIONAL

SECURITY AND IDENTITY.

THIS SESSION WAS DESIGNED IN COLLABORATION WITH

THE INSTITUTE OF SECURITY AND STRATEGY

FOUNDATION OF POLAND.

CAMILLA ROCCA

HEAD OF RESEARCH AT MO IBRAHIM

FOUNDATION, UNITED KINGDOM

GRZEGORZ MAŁECKI

PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF THE

INSTITUTE OF SECURITY AND

STRATEGY FOUNDATION, POLAND

JACEK RAUBO

SECURITY EXPERT, POLAND

STEPHANIE ASARE

SECRETARY GENERAL OF

WELCOMING DIASPORAS, GHANA / FRANCE

XII. BREAKOUT SESSIONS

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Breakout session 3 TOOLS AND STRATEGIES FOR WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

LILIAN ORE

FOUNDER AND CEO OF GLOBAL

CONNECTIONS FOR WOMEN

FOUNDATION, NIGERIA / USA

OYIN SOLEBO

COO & FOUNDER – MOVEMEBACK, NIGERIA / UK

THE POWER RELATIONS THAT IMPEDE WOMEN’SATTAINMENT OF HEALTHY AND FULFILLING LIVES OPERATE AT

MANY LEVELS OF SOCIETY, FROM THE MOST PERSONAL TO

THE HIGHLY PUBLIC. ACHIEVING CHANGE REQUIRES POLICY

AND PROGRAMME ACTIONS. ALSO, EDUCATION IS A KEY

ROLE AND THE MOST IMPORTANT MEANS OF EMPOWERING

WOMEN AND YOUTH, ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF

INDIVIDUALS CAPACITY AND SKILLS. MAXIMIZING THE

CHANCES OF A POPULATION’S SUCCESS INEVITABLY INVOLVES

THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALL ITS SKILLS, ESPECIALLY FOR

POPULATIONS MADE UP MOSTLY OF YOUNG PEOPLE, WHERE

WOMEN ARE INCREASINGLY EDUCATED AND REPRESENT AN

IMPORTANT WORKFORCE. THEREFORE, EMPOWERMENT

ITSELF CAN BEGIN WITH: PERSONAL AUTONOMY, FREEDOM

OF CHOICE, SELF LOVE/SELF RESPECT AND AS A BASE

INGREDIENT BRAVERY.

HOW TO TAKE THE MOST OF EACH ONE, REGARDLESS BEING

A WOMAN OR EVEN A CHILD? HOW TO ALIGN EDUCATIONAL

AND TRAINING SYSTEMS WITH THE CURRENT AND FUTURE

NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE, SO THEY CANNOT ONLY DISCERN

DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES BUT MAY EVEN BE CAPABLE OF

SUGGESTING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO DEEP PROBLEMS OF

DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH? HOW SOCIAL CHANGE ON

WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT CAN IMPACT ON

WORLD’S FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT? HOW CAN

COMMUNITIES AND TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS ENABLE AND

EMPOWER TALENTED INDIVIDUALS TO SHAPE AND

ACCELERATE AFRICA’S SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT?

XII. BREAKOUT SESSIONS

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Breakout session 4 EU-AF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR AFRICA

WE AFRICA IS ABOUT TO BECOME THE WORLD’S LARGEST

FREE TRADE AREA. BOOSTING COMPETITIVENESS AS ACTIVE

GLOBALIZERS AND WITH EUROPE EVENTUALLY FORM A

FREE-TRADE ZONE OF 2 BILLION PEOPLE. AT A TIME WHEN

ONLY 35,9% OF INTERNET PENETRATION HAPPENS IN

AFRICA (FACED TO 56% WORLD AVERAGE), AND WITH

THE HUGE AND INCREASING DEMAND FOR DATA AND

INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 5G AND FIBRE, DIGITAL

AND BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT IS ONE OF

THE MAJOR CHALLENGES AND TOP PRIORITIES FOR AFRICA

– A BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR INVESTORS TO COOPERATE

GLOBALLY. NOW, THERE IS HUGE POTENTIAL FOR DIGITAL

IMPACT IN AFRICA. BUT TO ACHIEVE THAT, THE FIVE

FOUNDATIONS OF A DIGITAL ECONOMY NEED TO BE IN

PLACE – DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, LITERACY AND SKILLS,FINANCIAL SERVICES, PLATFORMS, AND DIGITAL

ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION.

WHO IS LEADING AFRICA’S DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE

INVESTMENT TO ENABLE THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE

FUTURE? IS AFRICA COMPETING GLOBALLY ALREADY?HOW CAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT THE

DELIVERY OF HIGH-TECH SOLUTIONS FOR AFRICA? HOW

CAN RESEARCH SUPPORT THE BOOST OF COMPETITIVENESS

FOR AFRICA? WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO INCREASE

BETTER DIGITAL LITERACY AND SKILLS? IS PRIVATE-PUBLIC

COOPERATION NEEDED FOR THE SUCCESS OF ECONOMIC

AND MARKET INTEGRATION FOR BOTH CONTINENTS?

LUÍS CUNHA

PARTNER OF MCKINSEY AFRICA, PORTUGAL / SOUTH AFRICA

MARKUS LIENKAMP

PROFESSOR OF AUTOMOTIVE

TECHNOLOGY AT TECHNICAL

UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH, GERMANY

PRECIOUS LUNGA

CO- FOUNDER & CEO OF BAOBAB

CIRCLE, ZIMBABWE

SAMIR ABDELKRIM

FOUNDER OF EMERGING VALLEY, FRANCE

XII. BREAKOUT SESSIONS

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AUGUSTO SANTOS SILVA

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF

PORTUGAL, PORTUGAL

MIGUEL PINTO LUZ

DEPUTY MAYOR, MUNICIPALITY OF

CASCAIS, PORTUGAL, PORTUGAL

MIGUEL PINTO LUZ IS THE CURRENT DEPUTY MAYOR OF CASCAIS.SINCE 2005 HE HAS HELD VARIOUS SENIOR PUBLIC POSTS WITHIN THE

CASCAIS MUNICIPALITY, AND HAS ALSO SERVED AS DIRECTOR IN

REPRESENTATION OF CASCAIS COUNCIL IN THE MUNICIPAL AND INTER-MUNICIPAL UNIVERSE.HE WAS ALSO DIRECTOR OF THE PAULA REGO FOUNDATION AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE LISBON REGIONAL TOURISM ORGANISATION. UNDER

THE XX CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT OF PORTUGAL HE HELD THE

OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT

AND COMMUNICATION:

SPECIAL VIDEO MESSAGE

ANTÓNIO GUTERRES

SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE

UNITED NATIONS

ANTÓNIO GUTERRES IS THE NINTH SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS. BETWEEN JUNE 2005 AND

DECEMBER 2015, HE WAS THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES. FORMER PRIME-MINISTER OF

PORTUGAL BETWEEN 1995-2002 AND SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE SOCIALIST PARTY BETWEEN 1992-2002. RECEIVED

AWARDS FROM MANY COUNTRIES: PORTUGAL, BRAZIL, SPAIN, FRANCE, JAPAN, TUNISIA, ITALY, CHILE, CAPE VERDE,BERLGIUM, GREECE, MEXICO, URUGUAY, POLAND.

XIII. INSTITUTIONAL SPEAKERS

AUGUSTO SANTOS SILVA IS THE PORTUGUESE MINISTER OF FOREIGN

AFFAIRS AND THE HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE PORTUGUESE

DIASPORA COUNCIL. HE STARTED HIS CAREER AS AN ECONOMICS

PROFESSOR IN PORTO. HE SERVED AS CHAIR OF THE SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL

AND AS DEAN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PORTO FROM 1998 TO 1999.AUGUSTO SANTOS SILVA ALSO SERVED ON THE NATIONAL BOARD OF

EDUCATION FROM 1996 TO 1999, THE COMMISSION ON SOCIAL

SECURITY FROM 1996 TO 1998 AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE

JOSÉ FONTANA FOUNDATION FROM 2002 TO 2005. HE ALSO

REPRESENTED PORTUGAL IN THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE'S EDUCATION FOR

DEMOCRATIC CITIZENSHIP PROJECT FROM 1997 TO 1999.IN 2000, HE WAS APPOINTED MINISTER OF EDUCATION IN THE

GOVERNMENT OF PRIME MINISTER ANTÓNIO GUTERRES, WHICH HE

SERVED AS UNTIL 2001. AT THAT TIME, HE WAS APPOINTED MINISTER OF

CULTURE, SERVING FOR A YEAR IN THAT ROLE. FROM 2005 TO 2009,AUGUSTO SANTOS SILVA WAS THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

AND THE MINISTER OF DEFENSE FROM 2009 TO 2011.

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ANTÓNIO VITORINO

DIRECTOR GENERAL TO THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR

MIGRATIONS, PORTUGAL / SWIZERLAND

ANTÓNIO VITORINO IS DIRECTOR GENERAL TO THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATIONS – UNMIGRATION AGENCY (OIM) SINCE 2018.IN PORTUGAL, ANTÓNIO VITORINO WAS COMMISSIONER OF THE GULBENKIAN FOUNDATION FORUM ON MIGRATION

AND THE CIVIL SOCIETY PLATFORM FOR THE INTEGRATION OF MIGRANTS FROM 2005 TO 2007.

ELIJAH AMOO ADDO IS FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FOOD FOR ALL AFRICA PROGRAMME, WHICH

RECOVERS SURPLUS FOOD FROM SUPERMARKETS, RESTAURANTS AND OTHER SOURCES IN GHANA AND DISTRIBUTES IT

MOSTLY TO FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY AND MENTALLY-CHALLENGED PERSONS. ADDO SAYS THREE OUT OF

FIVE CHILDREN ON THE STREETS OF GHANA ARE OUT OF SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY DON’T GET ENOUGH TO EAT. THE

PROGRAMME WORKS WITH COMMUNITY-RUN, FREE SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE MEALS.

ELIJAH AMOO ADDO

FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE

FOOD FOR ALL AFRICA, GHANA

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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THORA ARNORSDOTTIR

NATIONAL MEDIA PERSONALITY AND DOCUMENTARY

FILM PRODUCER, ICELAND / ITALY

THORA ARNORSDOTTIR IS A RENOWNED NATIONAL MEDIA PERSONALITY AND DOCUMENTARY FILM PRODUCER.CURRENTLY, IS THE MANAGING EDITOR OF KVEIKUR, ICELAND’S ONLY INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM TV- PROGRAM, AT

THE ICELANDIC NATIONAL BROADCASTING SERVICE, AND ALSO FOUNDER AND OWNER OF HUGVEITAN, A DOCUMENTARY

PRODUCTION COMPANY. SHE HAS WON THE “TV-PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR”- AWARD IN ICELAND MULTIPLE TIMES

AND WAS A CANDIDATE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN 2012, CHALLENGING THE INCUMBENT OF 16 YEARS. SHE

DIDN’T WIN, BUT WAS A STRONG RUNNER UP WITH A THIRD OF THE VOTES

MASTER OF CEREMONY

SIYANDA MOHUTSIWA

SATIRICAL WRITER, BOSTWANA / USA

SIYANDA MOHUTSIWA IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SATIRICAL WRITER AND SPEAKER FROM BOTSWANA. SHE

CREATED THE SATIRICAL HASHTAG #IFAFRICAWASABAR THAT WENT VIRAL IN THE SUMMER OF 2015. SIYANDA

DELIVERED A TED TALK TITLED “IS AFRICA’S FUTURE ONLINE?” IN NOVEMBER 2015, AND ANOTHER TITLED “HOW

YOUNG AFRICANS FOUND A VOICE ON TWITTER” IN FEBRUARY 2016.

XIV. MASTER OF CEREMONY & KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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A COMBINATION OF STRATEGIC AND INNOVATIVE ADVICE, KNOWLEDGE, EXPERTISE AND DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ABOUT THE TOPICS

OF CONCERN OF THE EURAFRICAN FORUM PLATFORM, TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE

GROWTH AND PROSPERITY.

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PAULINE MUJAWAMARIYA KOELBL

INNOVATION CATALYST, PROWAH CO-FOUNDER AND ANGEL INVESTOR

SWITZERLAND

SOPHIA BEKELE

FOUNDER & CEO OF

DOTCONNECTAFRICA GROUP

ETHIOPIA / USA

ZIAD OUESLATI

MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CO-FOUNDING PARTNER OF AFRICINVEST

TUNISIA

XV. ADVISORY BOARD

CHRISTIAN KAMAYOU

CEO MYAFRICANSTARTUP

FRANCE

KOLA KARIM

FOUNDER & CEO OF OF SHORELINE

GROUP

NIGERIA / UK

MANUEL MOTA

CEO OF MOTA-ENGIL AFRICA

PORTUGAL

NICOLAS POMPIGNE-MOGNARD

OWNER OF APO GROUP

GABON / FRANCE

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A SELECTED GROUP OF PORTUGUESE DIASPORA COUNSELORS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RELEVANT TOPICS AND FOR THE

POSITIONING AND WORLDWIDE AWARENESS OF THE EURAFRICAN FORUM

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MIGUEL AZEVEDO

HEAD OF INVESTMENT BANKING FOR

THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA, CITIGROUP

PORTUGAL / UK

PEDRO PEREIRA DA SILVA

GENERAL MANAGER OF PICK N’ PAY

RETAIL, PORTUGAL / SOUTH AFRICA

SÉRGIO PIMENTA

VICE-PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL

FINANCE CORPORATION FOR THE

MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

PORTUGAL / USA

XVI. SPECIAL INTEREST OF THE PORTUGUESE

DIASPORA COUNCIL

CARLOS PONE

FORMER CEO AECOM AFRICA & FORMER CEO ABB SSA PORTUGAL

/SOUTH AFRICA

CHRISTOPHE FONSECA

FILM DIRECTOR

PORTUGAL / FRANCE

GONÇALO TERENAS

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY

AND CULTURAL PROMOTION

PORTUGAL / SENEGAL AND WEST

AFRICA

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XVII. PHOTO GALLERY 2018

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OMATAPALO ANGOLA WAS CREATED WITH A DNA OF CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

COMPANIES WITH OVER 70 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PORTUGAL, HAVING

STARTED ITS ACTIVITY IN AUGUST 2003, IN THE CITY OF LUBANGO, PROVIDING

THE TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND CAPABILITY TO EMBRACE ANGOLA’S NEEDS OF

RECONSTRUCTION AND STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT. THE FAST GROWTH OF

OMATAPALO ALSO DEMANDED THE CREATION OF SUPPLEMENTING COMPANIES.

OMATAPALO IS NOWADAYS A DIVERSIFIED GROUP IN SEVERAL ECONOMIC

SECTORS WITH A NATIONWIDE CONSOLIDATION STRATEGY IN THE SOUTHERN

AFRICA REGION AND EUROPE. HTTP://WWW.OMATAPALO.COM/

NEED PART OF THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, TURISMO DE PORTUGAL IS THE

NATIONAL TOURISM AUTHORITY, RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROMOTION,

VALORISATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE TOURIST ACTIVITY, IT ADDS IN A

SINGLE ENTITY ALL THE INSTITUTIONAL COMPETENCES RELATED TO THE

DYNAMIZATION OF TOURISM, FROM SUPPLY TO DEMAND. WITH A PRIVILEGED

RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER PUBLIC ENTITIES AND ECONOMIC AGENTS IN

PORTUGAL AND ABROAD, TURISMO DE PORTUGAL IS COMMITTED TO

STRENGTHENING TOURISM AS ONE OF THE MAIN ENGINES OF GROWTH OF THE

PORTUGUESE ECONOMY. HTTP://WWW.TURISMODEPORTUGAL.PT/

MOTA-ENGIL GROUP HAS A BUSINESS RECORD OF MORE THAN 70 YEARS,

MARKED BY A CULTURE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION IN A CONSTANT

SEARCH FOR NEW HORIZONS. AS A LEADER IN PORTUGAL WITH A CONSOLIDATED

POSITION IN THE RANKS OF THE 30 LARGEST EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION

GROUPS, MOTA-ENGIL IS MAKING ITS MARK IN 28 COUNTRIES, IN THREE

DISTINCT GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS – EUROPE, AFRICA AND LATIN AMERICA, WITH

HOLDINGS IN OVER 200 COMPANIES. MOTA-ENGIL ASSUMES A POSITION IN THE

MARKET ACCORDING TO THE VALUES AND CULTURAL IDENTITY OF THE

ORGANIZATION, GROUNDED IN A UNIQUE AND INTEGRATED STRATEGIC VISION

FOR THE MOTA-ENGIL OF THE FUTURE: A MORE INTERNATIONAL, INNOVATIVE

AND COMPETITIVE GROUP ON THE GLOBAL SCALE. HTTP://EN.MOTA-ENGIL.PT/

XVIII. SPONSORS

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EDP IS A GLOBAL ENERGY COMPANY, OPERATING IN 14 COUNTRIES AND 4

CONTINENTS, IN THE GENERATION, DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF

ELECTRICITY AND GAS. EDP HAS 12,000 EMPLOYEES, ACROSS PORTUGAL,

SPAIN, FRANCE, ITALY, POLAND, ROMANIA, BRAZIL, THE U.S.A., ANGOLA,

BELGIUM, THE UNITED KINGDOM, CANADA, MEXICO AND CHINA. WITH OVER

11 MILLION CLIENTS, EDP IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF INNOVATION AND

RENEWABLE ENERGIES. EDP PRODUCES TODAY THE ENERGY OF TOMORROW.

HTTPS://WWW.EDP.COM/EN/

MDS IS A MULTINATIONAL GROUP SPECIALISING IN INSURANCE/REINSURANCE

BROKING AND RISK CONSULTANCY. IT HAS A PRESENCE IN OVER 100 COUNTRIES,

IS THE MARKET LEADER IN PORTUGAL, ONE OF THE LARGEST PLAYERS IN BRAZIL

AND MANAGES OFFICES IN ANGOLA, MOZAMBIQUE, SPAIN, MALTA AND

SWITZERLAND. THROUGH BROKERSLINK - A COMPANY IT FOUNDED IN 2004

THAT NOW SUPPORTS A GLOBAL BROKER NETWORK OF 18,000 INSURANCE

PROFESSIONALS - MDS CAN MEET CUSTOMERS' NEEDS WHATEVER THEIR SECTOR

AND REGION. HTTPS://WWW.MDSINSURE.COM/EN/

TAP AIR PORTUGAL IS THE CORE COMPANY OF THE TAP GROUP, A GROUP OF

COMPANIES OPERATING IN THE FIELD OF AIR TRANSPORT OF PASSENGERS AND

CARGO, AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AND OTHER RELATED AND/OR SUBSIDIARY

ACTIVITIES REPRESENTED BY ITS RESPECTIVE COMPANIES. THE HOLDING

COMPANY IS TRANSPORTES AÉREOS PORTUGUESES, SGPS, S.A.. TAP AIR

PORTUGAL IS THE NATIONAL LEADER IN ALL BUSINESS AREAS WHERE IT

OPERATES. IT IS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED AS A LEADING EUROPEAN

AIRLINE FOR AFRICA AND SOUTH AMERICA. HTTPS://WWW.FLYTAP.COM/EN-

PT/

XVIII. SPONSORS

XIX. OFFICIAL CARRIER

CITI'S MISSION IS TO SERVE AS A TRUSTED PARTNER TO OUR CLIENTS BY

RESPONSIBLY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SERVICES THAT ENABLE GROWTH AND

ECONOMIC PROGRESS. OUR CORE ACTIVITIES ARE SAFEGUARDING ASSETS,

LENDING MONEY, MAKING PAYMENTS AND ACCESSING THE CAPITAL MARKETS ON

BEHALF OF OUR CLIENTS. WE HAVE MORE THAN 200 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

HELPING OUR CLIENTS MEET THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST CHALLENGES AND

EMBRACE ITS GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES.

WWW.CITY-GROUP.COM/

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AICEP – PORTUGAL GLOBAL

TRADE & INVESTMENT AGENCY (AICEP) IS A GOVERNMENT BUSINESS ENTITY,

FOCUSED IN ENCOURAGING THE BEST FOREIGN COMPANIES TO INVEST IN

PORTUGAL AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS OF PORTUGUESE COMPANIES

ABROAD IN THEIR INTERNATIONALIZATION PROCESSES OR EXPORT ACTIVITIES.

AICEP IS YOUR “ONE-STOP-SHOP” AGENCY, AND RELIABLE PARTNER, WHENEVER

YOU ARE LOOKING TO INVEST OR BUY PORTUGUESE SERVICES OR PRODUCTS.

HTTP://WWW.PORTUGALGLOBAL.PT/EN/PAGES/INDEX.ASPX.

EUROPEAN COMISSION

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IS THE EU'S POLITICALLY INDEPENDENT EXECUTIVE

ARM. IT IS ALONE RESPONSIBLE FOR DRAWING UP PROPOSALS FOR NEW EUROPEAN

LEGISLATION, AND IT IMPLEMENTS THE DECISIONS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EU. THE COMMISSION DO PROPOSES NEW LAWS AND IS

THE SOLE EU INSTITUTION TABLING LAWS FOR ADOPTION BY THE PARLIAMENT AND

THE COUNCIL. HTTPS://EC.EUROPA.EU/COMMISSION/INDEX_EN

THE INSTITUTE OF SECURITY AND STRATEGY FOUNDATION

THE INSTITUTE OF SECURITY AND STRATEGY FOUNDATION IS A THINK TANK THAT

SUPPORTS THE PROCESS OF BUILDING AND PROMOTING STRATEGIC THINKING IN

POLAND. OPENNESS TO NEW IDEAS, UNCONVENTIONAL APPROACHES TO ISSUES OF

INTERNAL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, THE APPLICATION OF EXPERT DEBATE

ALLOWS FOR MULTI-VECTOR DEFINITION OF THREATS AND ALLOWS IBIS TO

PROVIDE TAILORED ANALYTIC SOLUTIONS. OUR STRONG ASSET IS NON-

PARTISANSHIP AND THE EQUAL TREATMENT OF ALL OPINIONS AND POINTS OF VIEW

AIMED AT ENSURING A STABLE AND PROSPEROUS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF

POLES. WWW.FIBIS.PL

XX. PARTNERS

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FOUNDED IN 2007, APO GROUP IS THE LEADING MEDIA RELATIONS CONSULTANCY IN AFRICA AND THE

MIDDLE EAST, OFFERING ORGANIZATIONS A RANGE OF ADVISORY SERVICES ALONGSIDE ITS PRESS RELEASE

DISTRIBUTION AND MEDIA MONITORING SOLUTIONS. EACH YEAR APO GROUP OFFERS JOURNALISTS THE

OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND MAJOR EVENTS AS A PART OF ITS COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING JOURNALISM IN

AFRICA. HTTPS://WWW.APO-OPA.COM/

APTANTECH WAS CREATED TO GIVE UPDATES, NEWS, ANALYSIS AND REVIEWS ABOUT INFORMATION AND

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) RELATED; ISSUES AND TRENDS IN KENYA, AFRICA AND THE WORLD.

HTTPS://APTANTECH.COM/

AFRICA.COM IS A LEADING MEDIA HOLDING COMPANY WITH AN EXTENSIVE ARRAY OF PLATFORMS REACHING A

GLOBAL AUDIENCE INTERESTED IN AFRICA. AFRICA.COM'S HOLDINGS INCLUDE A BUSINESS PUBLISHERS

NETWORK, CONTENT SYNDICATION, WEBSITES AT AFRICA.COM AND IAFRICA.COM, EMAIL NEWSLETTERS,

SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, AND INTERNET DOMAIN NAMES. AFRICA.COM OPERATES IN JOHANNESBURG, AND

NEW YORK, WITH A PRESENCE IN CAPE TOWN AND NAIROBI. HTTPS://WWW.AFRICA.COM/

DTV ALGÉRIE (DECISION TV) IS A PRIVATE ALGERIAN-BASED GENERAL-INTEREST TELEVISION CHANNEL

BASED IN ORAN, LAUNCHED IN 2015. COLLECTS AND GIVES NEWS TO NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES,

TELEVISION NEWS PROGRAMS, AND RADIO STATIONS.

FORBES IS A GLOBAL MEDIA, BRANDING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, WITH A FOCUS ON NEWS AND

INFORMATION ABOUT BUSINESS, INVESTING, TECHNOLOGY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, LEADERSHIP AND AFFLUENT

LIFESTYLES. FORBES MISSION IS TO DELIVER INFORMATION ON THE PEOPLE, IDEAS AND TECHNOLOGIES

CHANGING THE WORLD TO OUR COMMUNITY OF AFFLUENT BUSINESS DECISION MAKERS.

HTTPS://WWW.FORBESPT.COM/

"FURTHERAFRICA IS A COLLECTION OF ARTICLES AND NEWS ABOUT SOUTHERN AFRICA CURATED BY FABIO

SCALA WITH A FOCUS IN MARKET INTELLIGENCE, THE REGIONAL ECONOMY AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.”

HTTPS://FURTHERAFRICA.COM/

THE ITBUSINESSDIRECT IS AN ONLINE PUBLICATION THAT REGULARLY HIGHLIGHTS BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY

TRENDS, TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INNOVATION, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, POLICY. IT

PROVIDES INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES TO AND FROM THE OPINIONS AND VIEWS OF CIOS AND OTHER SENIOR IT

EXECUTIVES. HTTP://ITBUSINESSDIRECT.COM/

LUSA IS THE LARGEST PORTUGUESE-LANGUAGE NEWS AGENCY IN THE WORLD. LUSA, AS THE ONLY PORTUGUESE

NEWS AGENCY OF NATIONAL SCOPE, COLLECTS AND DISTRIBUTES NEWS TO A WIDE RANGE OF USERS - NATIONAL

AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA, COMPANIES, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. WWW.LUSA.PT

XXI. MEDIA PARTNERS

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XXII. MAIN STATEMENTS

PANEL 1

“HAVING A SPACE FOR AFRICA AND EUROPE TO DIALOGUE AND

COLLABORATE IS ESSENTIAL FOR BOTH CONTINENTS TO CREATE MORE

OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR CITIZENS. I COMMEND THE EURAFRICAN

FORUM FOR CREATING THIS BOND BETWEEN THE TWO RIVERS OF THE

MEDITERRANEAN.” KHADIJA IDRISSI JANATI

“PLATFORMS LIKE EURAFRICAN FORUM ARE IMPORTANT IN BUILDING

COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN EUROPE AND THE AFRICAN

CONTINENT, HOWEVER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO EMPHASISE THAT AFRICA AND

AFRICANS ARE NO LONGER COMING TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE AS

BEGGARS BUT RATHER AS PARTNERS LOOKING FOR MUTUALLY BENEFICIALLY

RELATIONSHIPS GEARED NOT ONLY TOWARDS CREATING WEALTH BUT

HAVING AN IMPACT AT A BROADER SOCIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

SCALE.” LINDA MABHENA-OLAGUNJU

“REMOVING BARRIERS FOR AFRICAN BUSINESSES OF ALL SIZES TO TRADE

WITH THE WORLD WILL DELIVER GREATER PROSPERITY.” TUNDE KEHINDE

“AS TRADE GROWS BETWEEN EUROPE AND AFRICA, THE FORUM IS A

TIMELY EVENT TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEIR LINKS CAN BE STRENGTHENED

BY ENTREPRENEURS AND THE AFRICAN DIASPORA.” JOHN GAPPER

PANEL 2

“A UNIQUE, INSPIRING OPPORTUNITY TO DEEPEN TIES FOR MUTUAL

GROWTH, AMONG EQUALS. #EURAFRICAFORUM” EUGENE BOADU

“AMBITION, INNOVATION, TRANSFORMATION: I ENDORSE 100% THE

EURAFRICAN FORUM VISION FOR A PARTNERSHIP OF EQUALS.”

MICHAEL STOPFORD

PANEL 3

“EURAFRICAN FORUM WILL HELP STRENGTHEN A VITAL BUT COMPLEX

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 2 CONTINENTS. IT’S TIME TO DRAW ON NEW

COLLABORATIVE NARRATIVES THAT TESTIFY TO AFRICA’S UNDENIABLE SEAT

AT THE GLOBAL TABLE OF INFLUENCE AND LEADERSHIP.” ENUMA OKORO

“AFRICAN DIASPORA’S HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AND CONTINUE TO PLAY CORE

ROLES TO THE GROWTH AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF BOTH

EUROPE AND AFRICA.PLATFORMS SUCH THESE ARE THEREFORE VITAL IN

STRENGTHENING THE COLLABORATION EFFORTS THAT HELP BRING ABOUT

CHANGE.” TINA CHARISMA

“EURAFRICAN FORUM IS A GREAT PLATFORM TO FORGE SYNERGIES FOR

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG

PEOPLE.” VIVIAN ONANO

“IT’S ABOUT TIME THAT EUROPE AND AFRICA UNITE IN A PARTNERSHIP OF

EQUALS. PLATFORMS LIKE THE EURAFRICAN FORUM HAVE A BIG ROLE TO

PLAY IN RESHAPING THE AFRICAN NARRATIVE AWAY FROM “THE DANGER

OF A SINGLE STORY” AND IN BRINGING FORTH AFRICA’S WONDERFUL

WEALTH, DEPTH, AND COMPLEXITY.” MARIE LORA-MUNGAI

PANEL 4

“WE TRUST IN PEOPLE’S SELF-POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP; WE ONLY NEED TO

OPEN DOORS OF OPPORTUNITIES.”

MARÍA ÁNGELES LEÓN LÓPEZ

“AS TRADE GROWS BETWEEN EUROPE AND AFRICA, THE FORUM IS A

TIMELY EVENT TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEIR LINKS CAN BE STRENGTHENED

BY ENTREPRENEURS AND THE AFRICAN DIASPORA.”

JOHN GAPPER

ROUNDTABLE 1

“AFRICA IS THE FUTURE. EQUALITY AND INTEGRATION WILL ALLOW US TO

BUILD A ROAD TO THAT FUTURE.” FABIO SCALA

ROUNDTABLE 2

“EURAFRICAN FORUM PROVIDES GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO FIND A WAY TO

TRANSFORM THREATS INTO CHANCES, TO UNDERSTAND IMPORTANCE OF

STRONG AND FAIR COLLABORATION BETWEEN EUROPE AND AFRICA IN

DEALING WITH COMMON PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES.” GRZEGORZ

MAŁECKI

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ROUNDTABLE 3

“PORTUGAL WAS RANKED AMONG TOP 20 BEST COUNTRIES FOR WOMEN

IN THE WORLD, AND MY COUNTRY, NIGERIA WAS RANKED #74. THE

MISSION IS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL EVERYWHERE IS THE BEST PLACE FOR

WOMEN AND GIRLS – AND THE EURAFRICAN FORUM IS AN EXCITING PLACE

TO UNITE AND TO RESHAPE THIS UNIVERSAL VIEWPOINT.” LILIAN ORE

ROUNDTABLE 4

“AFRICA IS HIGH IN THE AGENDA OF BUSINESS LEADERS AROUND THE

GLOBE SINCE IT REPRESENTS A PROMISE FOR GROWTH RELAYS. IT IS ALSO

IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER THE AFRICAN CAPACITY OF INVENTING NEW

MODELS FOR THE PROSPERITY OF OUR SOCIETIES. THIS IS WHAT THE NEW

ENTREPRENEURS OF THIS CONTINENT ARE DOING IN A SOMETIMES

UNFAVOURABLE ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURAL CONTEXT. I AM

CONVINCED THAT THE AFRICAN DIASPORAS ARE KEY GATEWAYS THAT WILL

ENABLE THIS NEW AFRICAN DYNAMISM TO INSPIRE AND SHINE BEYOND THE

CONTINENT. THE EURAFRICAN FORUM IS A MAJOR DRIVER IN THIS

PERSPECTIVE AND I AM VERY HONOURED TO PARTICIPATE AS PART OF OUR

CONSTANT EFFORT TO BRIDGE THE TWO RIMS OF THE

MEDITERRANEAN.” EMMANUEL NOUTARY

“AFRICA IS FOR EUROPE PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT CONTINENT IN

TERMS OF BUSINESS, RESSOURCES BUT ALSO FOR STABILIZING AND

IMPROVING THE SITUATION FOR POTENTIAL REFUGEES. THE EURAFRICAN

FORUM CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXCHANGE IDEAS AND CREATE A NETWORK

BETWEEN BOTH CONTINENTS.” MARKUS LIENKAMP

“TODAY LUSOPHONE AFRICA IS RISING. IT REPRESENTS A GROWING FORCE

AND THE EURAFRICAN FORUM IN PORTUGAL IS A STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY

TO STRENGHTEN BUSINESS TIES BETWEEN EUROPE AND AFRICA” SAMIR

ABDELKRIM

KEYNOTES

“THE EURAFRICAN FORUM IS A MAJOR PLATFORM WHICH ADDRESSES THE

REALITIES OF EUROPE’S INFLUENCE ON AFRICA AND THE NEED FOR

EUROPEANS TO WORK WITH YOUTH LED AFRICAN ORGANIZATIONS AND

ENTREPRENEURS TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES FACING BOTH CONTINENTS. I AM

RESOLUTE ON PARTNERING WITH EUROPEAN PARTNERS TO EXPLORE YOUTH

LED OPPORTUNITIES DRIVEN BY TECHNOLOGY AND WOULD ENSURE FOOD

FOR ALL CONTRIBUTES TO AN EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF

NUTRITION FOR ALL BY 2032.” ELIJAH AMOO ADDO

“CHALLENGES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN/AFRICAN DIALOGUE ON

MIGRATION CAN ONLY BE ADDRESSED IN THE BASES OF MUTUAL TRUST

AND A SENSE OF SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES. BUILDING CONFIDENCE IS A

COMMON TASK THAT REQUIRES CONCRETE RESPONSES BASED ON BILATERAL

AND REGIONAL COOPERATION LINKING MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN

THE FRAMEWORK OF THE AGENDA 2030” ANTÓNIO VITORINO

PARTNERS & SPONSORS

“THE FORUM REPRESENT A PATH TO BETTER AFRICA-EUROPE RELATIONS

AND WE ARE PROUD TO BE PART OF THAT AGENDA."

FURTHER AFRICA

“IN WHAT IS NOW A GLOBAL ECONOMY, IT IS VITAL TO NURTURE A STRONG

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EUROPE AND AFRICA - SUCH COLLABORATION

BRINGS NEW OPPORTUNITIES, RESULTING IN SHARED AND SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS WHY, FOR THE SECOND YEAR, MDS GROUP IS THE

OFFICIAL PARTNER OF THE EURAFRICAN FORUM. AT MDS, WE HAVE

STRONG TIES WITH THE AFRICAN CONTINENT; OUR DIRECT PRESENCE IN

ANGOLA AND MOZAMBIQUE MEANS WE CAN ADVISE AND MANAGE

INSURANCE AND RISK PROGRAMMES FOR BUSINESSES AND SUPPORT THEIR

EXPANSION.”

MDS GROUP

“WE PARTNERED WITH EURAFRICAN FORUM SINCE THE FIRST MOMENT

AND WE ARE REALLY PLEASED WITH THE LEVEL REACHED BY THE

ORGANIZATION, NOTICEABLE THROUGH THE PARTICIPANTS AND DISCUSSED

TOPICS.”

OMATAPALO

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PORTUGUESE DIASPORA COUNCIL

ESTRADA DA MALVEIRA, Nº800, 2750-834 CASCAIS, PORTUGAL

[email protected]

+351 21 485 8689+351 915 000 944

QUESTIONS & ENQUIRES QUESTIONS ABOUT EURAFRICAN FORUM

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COMMUNICATION’S AGENCY

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XXIII. CONTACTS

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