The African continent has historically been rich not just in its natural resources but also in capital and the potential of its youth. Many countries and world powers realizing the potential of these assets have contributed to several investments in lucrative industrial, infrastructure and commodity projects. While these projects are positive, they serve interests of foreign corporations and nations, more than they achieve on the long-term benefit of the African people. Sustainable development in Africa has to come from within and with the collective efforts of all African countries North, Central and South. This means revealing African talent, supporting startups, and linking SMEs with corporations. It is imperative to integrate all capacities to facilitate trade, investments and development within the continent. A key precondition to all this is to understand how Africa functions; a key contribution to that end is the Mo Ibrahim Foundation producing its Ibrahim Index of Africa Governance (IIAG) over 12 years. ECES has the honor of inviting Mo Ibrahim Foundation to Egypt to present its 2018 report.
Opening Session: Welcome Notes
– Dr. Abla Abdel-Latif, Executive Director and Director of Research, ECES
– Eng. Tarek Tawfik, Vice-Chairman, ECES
– Dr. Mo Ibrahim, Founder and Chair of the MO Ibrahim Foundation (Video)
– Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Director and Liaison with Governments and institutions in Africa, Mo Ibrahim Foundation
– Dr. Farouk El Baz, Director of Center for Remote Sensing, Boston University
– H.E. Dr. Mohamadou Labarang, Dean of African Ambassadors & Ambassador of Cameroon to Egypt
– H.E. Mr. Hisham Tawfik, Minister of Public Enterprise Sector
– H.E. Eng. Ibrahim Mehleb, Former Prime Minister and CEO, Bayt El Khebra Group
Session 1: 2018 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) Report
– H.E. Amb. Dr. Moushira Khattab, Former Minister of Family and Population
– Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Director and Liaison with Governments and institutions in Africa, Mo Ibrahim Foundation
– Mr. Yannick Vuylsteke, Head of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance, Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Session 2: African Development Agenda 2063
– Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Director and Liaison with Governments and institutions in Africa, Mo Ibrahim Foundation
– H.E. Dr. Mohamadou Labarang, Dean of African Ambassadors & Ambassador of Cameroon to Egypt
– H.E. Mr. Nelson Manuel Cosme, Ambassador of Angola to Egypt
– H.E. Mr. Winfred Hammond, Ambassador of Ghana to Egypt
– H.E. Mr. Edwin Faseyen Sele, Ambassador of Liberia to Egypt
– H.E. Mr. Ahmed Gusau, Minister Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Nigeria in Egypt
Session 3: The Case of Egypt
– Dr. Adel El Adawy, Former Minister of Health
– Mr. Yannick Vuylsteke, Head of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance, Mo Ibrahim Foundation
– Mr. Adly Thoma, CEO, Gemini Enterprises Africa
– Mr. Mohamed Atef, Africa Chief Commercial Officer, El Sewedy Electric
– Dr. Khaled Derbala, Digitization Advisor
– Dr. Maged George, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mamiba Egypt for Cosmetics
– Ms. Manal Abdel Moneim, Executive Chairperson, Sobek Solutions
– Mr. Tamer Younes, Executive Board Member and Head of Corporate Affairs, North Africa & Levant, P&G
