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The leaders of Africa's ocean transformation

Ministers, financial institutions and international organisations gathered around the future of Africa's blue economy. The list keeps growing as new confirmations arrive; every speaker listed below is prospective and attendance remains to be confirmed.

Featured

Prospective speakers

Hakima El Haité

Hakima El Haité

President, Africa-PACT · UN Climate Champion

Former Deputy Minister for the Environment of the Kingdom of Morocco, she works to mobilise climate finance and strengthen pan-African cooperation on the blue economy.

Attendance to be confirmed

Ministry of Agriculture and Maritime Fisheries

Kingdom of Morocco

Leads Morocco's national strategy for developing the fisheries sector and sustainable rural development.

Attendance to be confirmed

Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development Department (Environment) · Morocco

Leads national policies on energy transition and sustainable development, including environmental protection.

Attendance to be confirmed
Fatou Diouf

Fatou Diouf

Minister of Fisheries, Maritime and Port Infrastructure · Senegal

Leads Senegal's policies for the sustainable management of fisheries resources and the development of artisanal and industrial fishing.

Attendance to be confirmed
Sidi Ould Tah

Sidi Ould Tah

President, African Development Bank

Steers the AfDB group's strategy for financing infrastructure and structuring projects across the African continent.

Attendance to be confirmed
Moctar Ahmed Bouceif

Moctar Ahmed Bouceif

Minister of Fisheries, Maritime and Port Infrastructure · Mauritania

Leads Mauritania's policy for the development and modernisation of the fisheries sector.

Attendance to be confirmed
Emelia Arthur

Emelia Arthur

Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture · Ghana

Leads reforms of Ghana's fisheries and sustainable aquaculture sector.

Attendance to be confirmed
Qu Dongyu

Qu Dongyu

Director-General, FAO

Leads the international action of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in favour of food security and the sustainable management of aquatic resources.

Attendance to be confirmed
Official delegations

Ministers & government officials

RG

Richard Gbalgueboa Kangbeni

Minister of Maritime Economy, Fisheries and Coastal Protection · Togo
Attendance to be confirmed
PN

Paul Valentin Ngobo

Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries · Republic of Congo
Attendance to be confirmed
FC

Fatima Camara

Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy, Guinea · President of COMHAFAT
Attendance to be confirmed
ST

Sidi Tiémoko Touré

Minister of Animal and Fisheries Resources · Ivory Coast
Attendance to be confirmed
ST

Samir Mohammed Tazi

Secretary General, Ministry of the Interior · Morocco
Attendance to be confirmed
Finance

Financial institutions & investors

SE

Serge Ekué

President, West African Development Bank (BOAD)
Attendance to be confirmed
CB

Catherine Bonnaud

Director, French Development Agency (AFD)
Attendance to be confirmed
OB

Othman Benjelloun

President, Bank of Africa Group
Attendance to be confirmed
IN

Idrissa Nassa

Chairman and CEO, Coris Bank International
Attendance to be confirmed
ME

Moulay Hafid Elalamy

Founder, Saham Group
Attendance to be confirmed
CF

Carlos Fernández Rodríguez

Director of African Relations, CaixaBank Gran Canaria · Spain
Attendance to be confirmed
KS

Khalid Safir

Director General, Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion (CDG)
Attendance to be confirmed
Multilateral

International & multilateral organisations

SA

Samed Ağırbaş

High-Level Champion for Climate Action - COP31
Attendance to be confirmed
AM

Abdellah Mokssit

Secretary-General of the IPCC
Attendance to be confirmed
AH

Alexandre Anh Tài Huynh

FAO Representative in Morocco
Attendance to be confirmed
NC

Nancy Chenard

Executive Secretary, UNICONGO
Attendance to be confirmed
FG

François Gerlotto

Representative of the Institute of Research for Development (IRD) in Morocco
Attendance to be confirmed
TK

Taoufik El Ktiri

Executive Secretary of COMHAFAT
Attendance to be confirmed
DT

Dimiter Tzantchev

Ambassador of the European Union to Morocco
Attendance to be confirmed
OR

Oriana Romano

Unit Head - Water Governance, Blue Economy and Circular Economy, OECD
Attendance to be confirmed
VU

Vanessa Ushie

Gender Coordinator, African Development Bank
Attendance to be confirmed
NG

Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda

Regional Director for Africa, UN Women
Attendance to be confirmed
Business

Private sector, industry & logistics

CA

Chakib Alj

President, General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM)
Attendance to be confirmed
MC

Mamadou Sinsy Coulibaly

President, Employers' Association of Mali
Attendance to be confirmed
MT

Mehdi Tazi-Riffi

General Manager, Tanger Med
Attendance to be confirmed
CT

Coami Sedolo Laurent Tamegnon

President of the National Council of Employers of Togo, Vice-President of FOPAO
Attendance to be confirmed
NF

Nezha Fares

Director of Aquaculture, MAPMDREF
Attendance to be confirmed
SK

Samba Ka

Director General, National Aquaculture Agency · Senegal
Attendance to be confirmed
GF

Gilles Fromageot

Managing Director, AXA Assurance Maroc
Attendance to be confirmed
MA

Mohammed Akoojee

CEO of DP World, Africa region
Attendance to be confirmed
MF

Mustapha Farès

Director General, National Ports Agency (ANP) · Morocco
Attendance to be confirmed
AG

Adeline Gabillaud

Vice President and Regional Director for Africa, CMA CGM
Attendance to be confirmed
AD

Abdou Diop

President of the South-South Africa Commission, CGEM
Attendance to be confirmed
Field

Civil society & coastal communities

FA

Fatima Ait Benhaddou

Representative of coastal communities, Network of women fishers · Agadir
Attendance to be confirmed
MK

Mariame Kouyaté

Director of the NGO Jeunes du Littoral · Dakar
Attendance to be confirmed
SB

Sidi Ahmed Ould Braham

President of the Nouadhibou Cooperative · Mauritania
Attendance to be confirmed