AGENDA
AGENDA
MASTERS OF CEREMONIES
08:00 AM - 08:30 AM
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Welcome coffee
08:30 AM - 09:45 AM
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Opening Remarks
António Calçada de Sá - Board President, Portuguese Diaspora Council,
José Manuel Durão Barroso - Chairman, EurAfrican Forum,
Paulo Rangel - Minister of State & Foreign Affairs, Portugal,
Carlos Carreiras - Mayor, Cascais Municipality,
Pedro Oliveira - Dean, Nova School of Business & Economics
09:45 AM - 11:00 AM
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TRADE & INVESTMENT
Accelerating growth in african businesses
OPENING SPEECH: Kwabena Ayirebi, Managing Director Banking Operations, Afreximbank
PANEL: Indira Campos, - World Bank Group Resident Representative in Cabo Verde,
Miguel Azevedo - Head of Investment Banking para o Médio Oriente, África e Portugal, no Citigroup Inc,
Nuno Rangel - CEO, Rangel Logistics Solutions, Portugal,
Sandra Antunes Boumah - Chief Representantive for Marocco, Commerzbank
MODERATOR: Luís Teles, Chairman, Standard Bank Angola
09:45 AM - 11:00 AM
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POLICIES FOR PROGRESS
Harmonizing gender, education, and health strategies across Africa and Europe
PANEL: Florbela Paraíba - President, Camões - Institute for Cooperation and Language, Portugal,
Magda Robalo - President and co-Founder, Institute for Global Health and Development (IGHD), Guinea Bissau,
Vivian Onano - Founder & Director, Leading Light Initiative, Kenya,
Derrick Ashong - Artist, activist, and entrepreneur, Ghana,
Liliana Valpaços - Co-founder & Executive Director, Mundu Nôbu, Portugal
MODERATOR: Mafalda Borea - Head of Partnerships & Philanthropy
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Networking break
11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
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FINANCE INSTITUTIONS
Unlocking global funding for social and economic development
OPENING SPEECH: Joaquim Miranda Sarmento - Minister of State and Finance, Portugal
PANEL: Amanda Sunassee - Team Leader, EU-Africa Business Forum (EABF) Facility,
Carlos Leiria Pinto - Chairman, Banco Português de Fomento, Portugal(IGHD), Guinea Bissau,
Cláudia Conceição - Regional Director for Southern Africa, IFC (South Africa),
Pedro Monteiro Coelho - Director of Corporate and Institutional Marketing and Non-Executive Director of BPI Mozambique,
Rahim Lakhani - CEO, TLG Global, Portugal
MODERATOR: Rui Faria da Cunha - Lawyer, Founder and Partner of EU-Legal
11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
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STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS
Investing in innovation across continents
OPENING SPEECH: Mário Augusto Oliveira - Minister of Telecommunications, Information Technology and Social Communication, Angola, Kamran Elahian - Founder and Chairman, Global Innovation Catalyst Palo Alto, USA
PANEL: Alba Topulli - CEO, Power for All Africa, Portugal,
Anil Maguru - Partner, Satgana, France,
Francisco Gouveia - Head of Education, Arribada Initiative, Portugal, Rahim Lakhani - CEO, TLG Global, Portugal,
Kamran Elahian - Founderand Chairman, Global Innovation Catalyst Palo Alto, USA,
Mehdi Alaoui - Founder & CEO, LaStartupStation, USA
MODERATOR: Ricardo Marvão - Co-founder of Beta-i, Belgium
01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
GALLERY I
GALLERY I
Lunch Break
03:00 PM - 04:15 PM
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SECURING ENERGY
Investment, cooperation, and equitable development
OPENING SPEECH: Maria da Graça Carvalho - Minister for Environment and Energy of Portugal
PANEL: João Graça Gomes - TBoard Member, Global Future Energy Leaders, World Energy Council, UK,
Joaquim Coelho - Head Of Business Development, CJR Renewables, Portugal,
Mayra Pereira - Managing Director of Gaia EES Consulting & President of ALER - Lusophone Renewable Energy Association, Mozambique,
Monique Motty - Regional Climate Change and Green Growth Consultant Central Africa, African Development Bank, Democratic Republic of the Congo
MODERATOR: Catarina Levy Osório - Founding Partner of ALC Advogados, Angola
03:00 PM - 04:15 PM
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GLOBAL MARKETS
Gateways for business growth through international forums
OPENING SPEECH: Rosário Bento Pais - European Union Ambassador to Angola
PANEL: Aliou Abdoullahi - National Coordinator for Cooperation between Cameroon and the European Union, Cameroonian Ministry of planning, Cameroon, Cameroonian Ministry of planning, Cameroon,
Roberto Schiliro - Head of Cooperation at the EU Delegation in Ethiopia, European Commission,
Simone Santi - President, Eurocamara of Mozambique
MODERATOR: Paolo Baldan - Business Support Organizations Partnerships Coordinator, EU Africa Business Forum Facility, Belgium
04:15 PM - 04:45 PM
Networking break
04:45 PM - 06:00 PM
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INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE
Preparing for climate and geopolitical challenges
OPENING SPEECH: Ricardo Viegas D'Abreu - Minister for Transport, Angola
PANEL: José Domingos Silva - CEO, Omatapalo Engenharia e Construção SA - Portugal,
José Guilherme Canas - Director, Tecnovia Sociedade de Empreitadas S.A, Portugal,
Nardos Bekele-Thomas - CEO Africa Union Development Agency – New Partnerships for Africa’s Development (AUDA- NEPAD), South Africa,
Nuno Duarte - Architect, Iperforma - Architecture and Engineering SA, Portugal,
Miguel Cruz - Chairman of the Executive Board, infraestruturas de Portugal
MODERATOR: Pedro Martinho - Executive Director, COUVERMETAL, Morocco
04:45 PM - 06:00 PM
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TECH
Leveraging innovation to solve regional challenges
OPENING SPEECH: Mohamed Azzim - President, Aga Khan Foundation,
Mohamed Al Hashemi - CEO, Union Coop & Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum, UAE
PANEL: Margarida Almeida - Director of Innovation Strategy and Communication, Altice Labs, Portugal,
Amel Saidane - Founder & CEO, BETAWAVES, Tunisia,
João Vieira - General Director of Technology, MDS Group, Portugal,
Nuno Alpendre - Partner, Deloitte Portugal
MODERATOR: Vitor Moreira Nogueira - Chairman, Nexus Capital Middle East, United Arab Emirates
06:00 PM - 06:15 PM
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Wrap-up & Closing Remarks
António Calçada de Sá - Board President, Portuguese Diaspora Council
06:15 PM - 07:30 PM
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Cocktail
08:15 AM - 09:00 AM
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Welcome coffee
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
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Opening Remarks
António Calçada de Sá - Board President, Portuguese Diaspora Council
09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
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GEOPOLITICS
Africa's Rising Influence in global governance amidst geopolitical shifts
OPENING SPEECH: Rita Laranjinha, EU Managing Director for Africa Portugal
PANEL: Funmi Olonisakin, - Vice President, International, Engagement and Service (IES) at King's College London, UK,
Marta Mucznik - Senior Analyst, EU Advocacy and Research, International Crisis Group, Belgium,
Raquel Vaz-Pinto - Researcher, Portuguese Institute of International Relations (IPRI) - Universidade Nova de Lisboa,
Rita Laranjinha - EU Managing Director for Africa Portugal
MODERATOR: João Pedro Taborda, Vice President for Government Affairs in Europe, Embraer, Portugal
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
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Networking break
11:15 AM - 11:25 PM
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Cultural Moment
Mayra Andrade - Singer, Cape Verde,
João Barradas - Accordion Musician, Portugal
11:25 AM - 11:30 PM
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Closing Remarks
António Calçada de Sá - Board President, Portuguese Diaspora Council
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Dialogue between the Presidents
MODERATOR: Isa Soares - CNN International Correspondent and Anchor
PANELISTS: Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa - H.E. the President of the Portuguese Republic,
João Lourenço - H.E. the President of the Angolan Republic