Day 1: Wednesday, 25 May 2016

Venue:           

International Center for Promotion of Enterprises (ICPE)

Dunajska cesta 104, Ljubljana

8.00–9.00

Registration

9.00–10.30

Opening session

Moderated by:

Mr Peter Toš, retired Ambassador, President of the Club of Former Slovenian Ambassadors

Welcome address:

H.E. Dr Milan Brglez, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia

Keynote speakers:

Mrs Darja Bavdaž Kuret, State Secretary and acting Minister for development cooperation and humanitarian aid, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia

H.E. Abdul Aziz Tall, Minister for the Implementation of Senegal Development Programme

Dr Danilo Türk, Former President of the Republic of Slovenia and Candidate for Secretary-General of the United Nations

10.30–11.00

Coffee break

Press statement

11.00–12.00

Panel I: Demographics and urban and rural development in Africa

Moderated by:

Dr Janez Šumrada, Ambassador, Department for Bilateral Economic Cooperation I, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia

Panellists:

H.E. Ms Molly Anim Addo, Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana to the Republic of Slovenia

H.E. Ms Dinah Grace Akello, Ambassador of the Republic of Uganda to the Republic of Slovenia

Mr Federico Bonaglia, Deputy Director of OECD Development Centre

Mr Jose Fernando Costa Pereira, counsellor of the Managing Director for Africa, European External Action Service

12.00–13.30

Buffet lunch at ICPE

13.30–14.30

Panel II: Regional Integration in Africa and Economic Cooperation

Moderated by:

Mr Achille Bassilekin III, Secretary General of the Ministry of Commerce of Cameroon

Panellists:

H.E. Mr Youssef Diaeldin Mekkawy, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Republic of Slovenia

H.E. Mr Jean Pierre Karabaranga, Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda to the Republic of Slovenia

Mr Remigius Obioma Nzewuji, Chargé d'affaires a. i. of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Budapest

Mr Pieter Coetzee, Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of South Africa in Vienna

14.30–15.30

Panel III: Prospects and Challenges of Slovenia's Engagement with Africa

Moderated by:

Ms Alenka Suhadolnik, Ambassador, Department for Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia

Panellists:

Ms Ana Novak, Minister Plenipotentiary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia

Mr Ibrahim Nouhoum, Co-Founder of International African Forum

Mr Boris Lipovšek, Executive Project Manager, Cetis d.d.

Mr Janez Pergar, Honorary Consul of the Republic of South Africa

Day 2: Thursday, 26 May 2016

Venue:           

Hotel LEV

Hall Karantanija

Vošnjakova ulica 1, Ljubljana

8.00–8.45

Registration

8.45–9.00

Opening session

Moderated by:

Dr Janez Šumrada, Ambassador, Directorate for Economic Diplomacy and Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia

Introductory address:

Dr Robert Kokalj, Ambassador, Director-General for Economic and Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia

9.00–9.45

Senegal: presentation of business opportunities

9.45–10.30

Algeria: presentation of business opportunities

10.30–10.45

Coffee break

10:45–11.15

Togo: presentation of business opportunities

11.15–11.45

Rwanda: presentation of business opportunities

11:45–13.00

Networking lunch