Paris, 1st December 2016: “In a changing Euro-Mediterranean-African space, what partnership between France and Morocco?”
On 1st December 2016, the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco and the OCP Policy Center are organising, at the Académie Diplomatique Internationale of Paris, a meeting on the following topic: “In a changing Euro-Mediterranean-African space, what partnership between France and Morocco?” Our President, Jean-Louis Guigou, is taking part in this event on the following topic: “Challenges of sustainable development: What levers of inclusive growth for Morocco and the African continent?”
Programme of the conference:
The fight against terrorism, security issues and illegal immigration are common challenges facing France and Morocco. They are now part of both countries’ political agendas. Morocco, the stronger country in the South of the Mediterranean, is willing to become a hub between Europe and Africa by developing a triangular cooperation with France. Besides, security must be combined with sustainable development, growth, education, employment, etc.
Programme
9:00 am - 9:45 am: Welcoming of participants
9:45 am - 10:00 am: Welcome speech
- Michel Duclos, Director of AID
- Chakib Benmoussa, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco
10:00 am - 10:45 am: Introduction session
- Mrs Mbarka Bouaida, former Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy
- Hervé Morin, former Minister of Defence, President of the Normandy Regional Council
- Elizabeth Guigou, former minister, President of the Foreign Affairs Commission
10:45 am - 12:30 pm:
Session I: Partnerships for security between Hard and Soft Power (migrations, security, fight against terrorism, deradicalization)
Host: Emmanuel Dupuy, President of IPSE
Participants:
- Abdelhak Bassou, expert in security and senior fellow, OCP Policy Center
- Jean Louis Bruguière, former French judge specialised in the fight against terrorism
- Jean Dufourcq, counter admiral, researcher in strategic affairs
- Kader Abderrahim, professor at Sciences Po, researcher at IRIS, specialised in North Africa
- Mohammed Abbadi, SG of Rabita El Mohammedia des Oulémas
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm:
Session II: Soft Power or access of young people to culture, education and employment: exchanging experiences
Host: Mohames Loulichki, former Ambassador of Morocco at the United Nations
Participants:
- Rachida Dati, former Minister of Justice, mayor of Paris’s 7th district, European Deputy
- Moussa Mara, former Prime Minister of Mali
- Fathalllah Sijilmassi, SG of the Union for the Mediterranean
- Nicolas Galey, Interministerial deputy to the Mediterranean
- Driss Guerraoui, Secretary General of Morocco’s CESE
- Abdellah Saaf, former Minister of National Education, Senior Fellow OCP Policy Center
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm:
Session III: Challenges of sustainable development: What levers of inclusive growth for Morocco and the African continent?
Host: Malik Diawara, journalist at Le point Afrique
Participants:
- Jean Louis Guigou, President of IPEMED
- Dominique Bocquet, French Treasury Department
- Ahmed Rahhou, CEO of the CIH and President of the business environment commission at the CGEM
- Xavier Beulin, President of the national federation of Agricultural Holders' Unions
- Said Mouline, Director of the Moroccan agency for the development of sustainable energies and energy efficiency
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm:
Conclusion session
- Fathallah Oualalou, former Minister of Economy and Finance of the Kingdom of Morocco and senior fellow OCP Policy Center
- Lionel Zinsou, former Prime Minister of Benin
Conclusion speech:
Karim El Aynaoui, General Director of OCP Policy Center
Compulsory registration before the 28th November 2016 hakima.dadi@amb-maroc.fr