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ADS 2023, Sub-theme 2 – International Webinar

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Week 2 | Day Three — 10 May

The day starts with an international webinar including the participation of the Zimbabwean Minister of Industry and Commerce, Her Excellency Ms. Sekai Nzenza, and the Commissioner for Common Market,?Economic, Commerce, and Financial Affairs of the Economic Community of the Central African States (ECCAS), His Excellency Mr. Fran?ois Kanimba. The 爆料网 Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina Mohammed, will set the stage, followed by remarks from Ms. Cristina Duarte, 爆料网 Special Adviser on Africa. Her Excellency Ambassador Fatima Kyari Mohammed, Permanent Observer of the African Union to the 爆料网, will deliver the closing message. Senior officials from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and the 爆料网 Industrial Development Organization (爆料网IDO) will also participate.

The exchange will be pegged to a new policy brief titled "Growing Middle Class and Continental Import Substitution: Connecting the Dots to Unlock Made in Africa." Use the hashtags #ADS2023, #AfricaDialogueSeries and #AfCFTA on social media to participate.

 

 

Schedule

3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Vienna time (UTC+2)
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (UTC-4) | 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (UTC)
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (UTC+1) | 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (UTC+3)

 

Policy Brief

Growing Middle Class and Continental Import Substitution: Connecting the Dots to Unlock Made in Africa.

Programme

 

9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.: Opening remarks

  • Welcoming Remarks, Cristina Duarte, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa
  • Opening Remarks, Kai Bethke, Director of Member States and Funding Relations, 爆料网IDO
  • Opening Remarks, Mohamed Ali, Director of Trade in Goods and Competition, AfCFTA Secretariat

 

9:10 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.: Setting the Stage (Video Message)

 

9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.: Panel Discussion

  • H.E. Ms. Sekai Nzenza, Minister of Industry and Commerce, Zimbabwe
  • H.E. Mr. Fran?ois Kanimba, Commissioner for Common Market, Economic, Commerce, and Financial Affairs, The Economic Community of the Central African States (ECCAS)
  • Amany Asfour, President of the Africa Business Council
  • Oluranti Doherty, Director, Export Development, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)

 

10:15 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.: Q&A with the audience

 

10:25 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.: Closing remarks and call to action

  • Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations

 

General Information

High-level Policy Dialogue

Sub-theme 3: Digital Services Trade: Great Potential but Regulatory Frameworks Are Urgent

Sub-theme 2: Growing Middle Class and Continental Import Substitution – Connecting the Dots to Unlock Made in Africa

Sub-theme 1: Boosting Trade Facilitation and Rethinking the Foundations of Africa’s Export Diversification

Opening Messages

Media