Day 1: Tuesday, 7 May 2013 International Center for Promotion of Enterprises (ICPE), Dunajska

Day 1: Tuesday, 7 May 2013 International Center for Promotion of Enterprises (ICPE), Dunajska

Day 1: Tuesday, 7 May 2013 – International Center for Promotion of Enterprises (ICPE), Dunajska 104, Ljubljana

9.30 – 10.00 Registration

10.00 Welcome address by the organisers: Mr Janez Podobnik, ICPE Acting Director General, Mr Blaž Golob, Chairman of Forum on Europe, Mr Ibrahim Nouhoum, Director of African Forum, Mr Peter Toš, President of the Club of Former Slovenian Ambassadors

10.15 Opening by Mr Borut Pahor, the President of the Republic of Slovenia

10.30-11.15 Opening Session

Chair: Mr Peter Toš, President of the Club of Former Slovenian Ambassadors,

10.30 Keynote 1: Mr Karl Erjavec, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia,

10.40 Keynote 2: H.E. Mr Ajay Kumar Bramdeo, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the AU to the EU

10.50 Keynote 3: Mr Jeremy Lester, PhD, Special Adviser of EU Managing Director for Africa, European External Action Service

11.00 Introduction into ‘’Slovenian researchers in Africa’’ exhibition at ICPE building

Ms Bojana Rogelj Škafar, Director, Slovene Ethnographic Museum

11.15 – 12.30 Session I. "50 years of African integration and Africa-EU relations"

Chair: H.E. Mrs Heba Sidhom, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Slovenia

  1. H.E. Mr Ajay Kumar Bramdeo, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the AU to the EU
  2. Mr Jeremy Lester, PhD, Special Adviser of EU Managing Director for Africa, European External Action Service
  3. H.E. Mr Xolisa Mfundiso Mabhongo, Republic of South Africa
  4. H.E. Ms Maria de Jesus Veiga Miranda Mascarenhas, Republic of Cape Verde
  5. Mr Marjan Cencen PhD, Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia

12.30 – 14.00 Reception at ICPE

14.00 – 15.15 Session II. "Africa’s contribution for World"

Chair: Mr Blaž Golob, Chairman of Forum on Europe

  1. Africa’s Contribution to Global Development: Knowledge Transfer, Innovation, Globalisation and Sustainable Development

Ms Elisabeth Rasekoala, PhD, Director of African Caribbean Network for Science and Technology

  1. Social Entrepreneurship in Africa – New Innovative Business Models

Ms Marija Barishin, PhD, Forum on Europe

  1. Youth and Innovation for Repositioning of Africa in the World

Mr Miroslav Polzer, President IAAI & Mr Jean Paul Brice Affana, President African Youth Network (via Skype)

  1. Connecting Africa – Communication Tools for Sustainable Development

Mr Tihomir Divjak, Euro World Network

15.15 – 15.30 Coffee break

15.30 – 17.00 Session III. "Just World & Prosperity for Africa"

Chair: Mr Janez Podobnik, ICPE Acting Director General

  1. Mr Klaus Rudischhauser, Deputy Director General, Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation, European Commission
  2. Designing Civil registration and Migration System in Africa

Ms Alenka Prvinsek Persoglio, Interact 4C, International Association Connecting Technologies for Citizens

  1. Sharing Knowledge for the Future of Africa

Mr Janez Podobnik, ICPE Acting Director General & Mr Tomaž Rogelj, ICPE Executive Manager

  1. Strengthening Institutions with ICT enabling a Just World – The Demopolis Case

Mr Robert Torok Muller prof. Ludwigsburg & Mr. Alexander Prosser prof. WU

  1. Africa in the Slovene Popular Imagination, Past and Present

Ms Eleanor Ryan-Saha, Durham University, UK

17.00-17.15 Draft conclusions of 14th Forum on Europe & 2nd Africa Day

Day 2: Wednesday, 8 May 2013 – Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, Hall A, Dimičeva 13, 1504 Slovenia

8.30 Registration

9.00 Welcome address

Mr Samo Hribar Milič, MSc, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia

Mr Stanislav Raščan, PhD, Director-General of the Directorate for Economic Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia

9.15-10.35 Session IV. Investment opportunities in Africa

Chair: Mr Aleš Cantarutti, Director of the Centre for Competitiveness, Chamber of Commerce and Industry,

H.E. Mrs Heba Sidhom, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Slovenia

H.E. Mr Wesley Johnson, Ambassador of the Republic of Liberia

H.E. Mr Chief Eddy Onuoha, Ambassador of Federal Republic of Nigeria to Slovenia

H.E. Mr Xolisa Mfundiso Mabhongo, Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to Slovenia

10.35-11.00 European Mechanisms for the Support and Promotion of Economic and Trade Cooperation, Mr Thomas Prien, European Commission

11.00-11:40 Session V. Slovenian experiences in Africa

Iskra sistemi d.d. – Mrs Urška Ajdišek, Area Sales Manager

Cetis Celje d.d. – Mr Boris Lipovšek, Area Sales Manager

11.40-11.50 Conclusions of the Second Africa Day in Slovenia and 14th Forum on Europe

11.50-12.00 Coffee break

12.00-14.00 B2B meetings – Strengthening business cooperation between Africa & EU

14.00-15.00 Lunch and networking

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