EU-Africa Business Summit 2019 | European Business Summit | 28 November 2019 | Mandarin Oriental, Route Golf Royal, Marrakech 40000, Morocco

Back-to-back with the Royal Belgian Economic Mission to Morocco, the EU-Africa Business Summit will offer a new perspective on economic relations between African countries and the European Union. The Summit will see one day of sessions focusing on investment opportunities in line with the EU External Investment Plan (EIP) including innovative, sustainable agriculture and tackling the digital divide in Africa, among others.

The Summit, taking place in the prestigious setting of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Marrakech, will bring together national and European policy-makers, business leaders and experts in order to forge a worthwhile and fruitful collaboration to strengthen the future economic dialogue.

2019 Speakers

Fayçal Benameur
Senior Vice President - East Africa, Ocp Africa

Ibrahima Kassory Fofana
Republic Of Guinea, Prime Minister

Victoria Sekitoleko
Chairperson Of The Uganda Agribusiness Alliance And Former Minister Of Agriculture, Republic Of Uganda

Samih Sawiris
Chairman, Orascom Development Holding

Thérèse De Liedekerke
Deputy Director General, Businesseurope

Joanna Drake
Deputy Director-General - Dg Environment, European Commission

Marcel Amon-Tanoh
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, Ivory Coast

Mohcine Jazouli
Minister Delegate For African Cooperation, Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom Of Morocco

Ibrahima Guimba-Saïdou
Minister - Special Advisor To The President, Republic Of The Niger

Philippe Scholtès
Managing Director Of Programme Development And Technical Cooperation, Unido

Emmanuel Esmel Essis
Minister Of Private Investment Promotion, Ivory Coast

Stefano Mantellassi
Vice President Energy Solutions Initiatives, Sub-Saharan Africa, Minister Of Private Investment Promotion, Eni

Tesi Rusagara
Head Of The Kigali Innovation City, Kigali Innovation City

Leila Farah Mokaddem
Country Manager & Resident Representative In Morocco, Head Of The Kigali Innovation City, African Development Bank

Laaziz Kadiri
Head Of The Economic Diplomacy Committee, Africa And South-South, General Confederation Of Moroccan Enterprises (Cgem)

Saadia Slaoui Bennani
Ceo, Valyans

Saïd Ibrahimi
Ceo, Casablanca Finance City

Arnaud Thysen
Director General, European Business Summit

Lorena Boix Alonso
Acting Director, Policy Strategy And Outreach - Dg Cnect, European Commission

Lex Paulson
Director, Um6p School Of Collective Intelligence/Université Mohammed Vi Polytechnique

Slawomir Tokarski
Director For Innovation And Advanced Manufacturing - Dg Grow, European Commission

Dounia Taarji
President, Hassan Ii Fund For Economic And Social Development

Adwoa Coleman
Africa Sustainability And Advocacy Manager, Dow Packaging And Specialty Plastics

Véronique Hyeulle
Adviser For Global Sustainable Development - Dg Environment, European Commission

Marc Mougel
Head West Africa, Siemens Healthineers

Nawal Khayatei Houssaïni
Senior Partner, Valyans

Manal Bernoussi
Director Of Strategy, Marketing And Communications, Casablanca Finance City

María Angeles Benítez Salas
Deputy Director-General - Dg Agriculture, European Commission

Mohamed Ghazali
General Secretary, Ministry Of Energy, Mines And Sustainable Development, Kingdom Of Morocco

Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo
Director, Africa Office, United Nations Environment Programme

Emile Nanga
Member Of The Board Of Directors, Confédération Générale Des Entreprises De Côte D’Ivoire (Cgeci)

Mohamed Bachiri
Interim Ceo, General Confederation Of Moroccan Enterprises (Cgem)

Shreen Ghaleb
Ceo & Founder, Capeesh

Emmanuel Katrakis
Secretary General, European Recycling Industries' Confederation

Anthony Nyong
Director For Climate Change And Green Growth, African Development Bank

Alexandre Lemille
Co-Founder, African Circular Economy Network

Gero Peters
Managing Director, Siemens Healthineers

Karine Loehman
Managing Director, Africa, Oxford Business Group

Fernando Bernabé García
Managing Director, Volvo North Africa

Tarik Hamane
President Advisor And Executive Director, Moroccan Agency For Sustainable Energy 


Christine Leurquin
Vice President Institutional Relations, Société Européenne Des Satellites (Ses)

Loufia Akki
Human Resources Director, L’Oréal Morocco

Matthieu David
Director Morocco, German Development Cooperation (Giz)

2019 Partners

MAIN PARTNER:
• OCP

KNOWLEDGE PARTNER:
• Valyans

PARTNERS:
• African Development Bank Group
• CGEM
• Siemens Healthineers
• Unido
• European Commission
• Oxford Business Group
• African Union
• Royaume De Belgique
• Banque Europeenme d investissement
• eni
• Casablanca Finance City
• L'economiste
• atlantic radio