Forum MEDays 2010 :The South : Between Crisis and Emergence
The MEDays forum will take place from the 10th to the 13th November 2010 in Tangiers. For its third edition, the MEDays Forum aims to become a forum of reference for the South, not focused on a geographical space but rather oriented towards a vision of triangular cooperation known as North-South-South.
The MEDays forum will take place from the 10th to the 13th November 2010 in Tangiers. For its third edition, the MEDays Forum aims to become a forum of reference for the South, not focused on a geographical space but rather oriented towards a vision of triangular cooperation known as North-South-South.
This new edition will be placed under the theme « The South: Between crisis and emergence », a reflection which will bear the experiences and opportunities undergone by the three A’s: Latin America, Africa and Asia and will put beforehand:
- Emerging countries’ role as key partners of the North in order to restart global economic growth and the South by acting in partnership with Least Developed Countries to overcome poverty, instability and other obstacles.
- The exchange of expertise and complementary know how.
- Interregional cooperation and integration as a starting point for South-South economic development
The themes of the business MEDays will focus on renewable energies’ markets.
More than 150 speakers and 1500 participants are expected this year, filled with a rich content of debates and perspectives.
Register today as a participant to take part in a forum that answers to all the key priority issues in the South.
- Yonis Mohamed, Deputy Joint AU-UN Special Representative for Operations and Management
- Yoka Aimé Emmanuel, Minister of State, Minister of Justice and Human Rights of the Republic of Congo
- Van Niekerk Dewald, Director of the African Center for Disasters Studies
- Thompson Laura, IOM Deputy Director General-elect Ambassador
- Stricker Laurent, Chairman of the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO)
- Spanta Dadfar, National Security Adviser of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Sarr Samuel Amete, Minister of Energy of Senegal
- Robledo Hector, Chief Executive Officer, HRC SA de CV
- Papadimitriou Babis, Journalist TV "SKY"
- Ould-Abdallah Ahmedou, Special Representative of the Secretary Genaral of United Nations for Somalia
- Otte Marc, High Representant of EU for the peace process in Middle East
- Mouline Said, General Director of Centre de DĂ©veloppement des Energies Renouvelables
- Massad'eh Ahmad, Secretary-General of the Union for the Mediterranean
- Marou Amadou, President of Conseil Consultatif National
- Mahtar Ba Amadou, President of Allafrica global media
- Macalou Badara Aliou, Minister of Foreign Affairs and African Integration of Mali
- Maazouz Abdellatif, Minister of External Trade of the Kingdom of Morocco
- Gideon Levy, Journalist at Haaretz
- Lombardi Paolo, Director of World Wide Fund Mediterranean Program Office
- Kumar Pachauri Rajendra, Chairman of the intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- Abdou Kaza, Minister of Water, Environment, and Struggle against Desertification of the RĂ©public of Niger
- Hoffman Hubertus, President of World Security Network Foundation
- Ashraf Ghani, Chairman of the Institute for State Effectiveness
- Geleta Beleke, General Secretary of International Federation of Red Cross
- Fayyad Salam, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority
- Fauchon LoĂŻc, President of the World Water Council
- Erakat Saeb, Chief Negotiator for the Palestinian Authority
- Enderlin Charles, Journalist at France 2
- DrĂĽcke Olivier, President of ESTIF (European Solar Thermal Industry)
- De Fontaine Vive Philippe, Vice-president of European Investment Bank
- Beilin Yossi, Former minister, Co-chair of the Geneva Initiative
- Deng Alor, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sudan
- Ahmad Hussein Muhammad, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem
- Abed Rabbo Yasser, Member of the executive comitee of the PLO , co-chairperson of the Geneva Initiative
- Juan Emilio Cheyre, Director of the International Studies Center of the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
- Hughes Arthur, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
- Omar Mohammedin Hassan Saleh, Major general in the Sudanese army
- Mekhennet Souad, Journalist and correspondent at the New York Times
- Sylvain Attal, Journalist at France 24
- Xing Li, Chief Editor of the Daily China
- Boolell Arvin, Minister of foreign affairs of Mauritius
- D’Alotto Alberto, Deputy minister for external relations
- Khan Bilal, Former coordinator for the registration of Internally displaced people from South Waziristan
- Netsanet Demissie Belay, CSW Programme Manager
- Shomali William, Bishop - Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
- Cuesta Civis Luis, Secretary General for Defense Policy of Spain
- Ušackas Vygaudas, EU Special Representative and Head of EU Delegation to Afghanistan
- Marković Zorana, Director of the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Serbia
- Maria Cristina Perceval, Under secretary of State for human Rights - Argentine Republic
- Lomoy Jon, Director of the development cooperation directorate of OECD
- Strasser Ernst, Former Minister of the Interior of Austria, Member of the European Parliament, Vice President of the Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries
- Briceno Slavano, Director of United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction- UNISDR Secretariat
- M'Rakech Boualem, Président of the Confédération Algérienne du Patronat
- Boniface Pascal, Director of IRIS (Institute for International relations)
- Bakkoury Mustafa, President of MASEN (Moroccan agency for solar energy development)
- Moratinos Cuyaube Miguel, Minister of foreign affairs
- Odinga Raila, Prime minister of Kenya
- Atta Mensah Joseph, Director, Regional Integration, Infrastructure and Trade Division (RIITD), UN ECA
- Staffan de Mistura, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General to Afghanistan
- Michael Steiner, Special Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany for Afghanistan and Pakistan
- OULD MOHAMEDOU Mohammad Mahmoud, Visiting Professor at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva; Former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mauritania
- Geoff D. Porter, Managing Director of K2 Global Consulting, LLC
- Zerah Dov, President French Cooperation Agency
- Abdoulaye Diop, Minister of finances, Senegal
- Mohieldin Mahmoud, Minister of investments of the Arab Republic of Egypt
- Unggah Embas Douglas, Minister of environment of Malaysia
- Parisot Laurence, President movement of French entrepreneurs
- Babacan Ali, Deputy Prime Minister- economic affairs
- Lavrov Serguei, Minister of foreign affairs
- Mohamed Kettani, Chief Executive Officer of Attijari Wafa bank
- Tsvangirai Morgan, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe
- Friedrich Fuhr, Executive director of Desertec
- Francis Patricia, Director of ITC
- Guillaume Soro, Prime minister of côte d’Ivoire
- Ouane Moctar, Minister of foreign affairs, Mali
- Benkhadra Amina, Minister of energy and mining, Morocco
- Pham Khoi N'guyen, Minister of Economy and finances of Viet Nam
- KASWESHI MUSOKA Fridolin, Minister for infrastructures de la république démocratique du Congo
- Fassi Fihri Taieb, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, kingdom of Morocco
- Raphael Perl, Head of anti terrorism unit OSCE
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The Expert's interview
The President’s Column
