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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
Khalid Hatimy

Khalid Hatimy

Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries and Food Sovereignty · Kingdom of Morocco

Leads the national strategy for agricultural development, the fisheries sector and food sovereignty.

Attendance to be confirmed
Charafat Afailal

Charafat Afailal

Minister of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development · Kingdom of Morocco

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

Attendance to be confirmed
Amy Mara

Amy Mara

Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy · 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
AL

Aïssata Lam

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
COMHAFAT

Fisheries ministers of the COMHAFAT member states

Ahmed El Mehdi Mezouari

Ahmed El Mehdi Mezouari

Minister Delegate for Maritime Fisheries · Morocco
Attendance to be confirmed
Carmen do Sacramento Neto

Carmen do Sacramento Neto

Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources · Angola
Attendance to be confirmed
Adin Yeton Bloukounon Goubalan

Adin Yeton Bloukounon Goubalan

Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries · Benin
Attendance to be confirmed
Eveline Ramos

Eveline Ramos

Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries · Cabo Verde
Attendance to be confirmed
Dr Taïga

Dr Taïga

Minister of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries · Cameroon
Attendance to be confirmed
Sidi Tiémoko Touré

Sidi Tiémoko Touré

Minister of Animal and Fisheries Resources · Côte d'Ivoire
Attendance to be confirmed
Jean-Pierre Tshimanga Buana

Jean-Pierre Tshimanga Buana

Minister of Fisheries and Livestock · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Attendance to be confirmed

Fidel Esono Mba

Minister of Environment and Blue Economy · Equatorial Guinea
Attendance to be confirmed
Georges Christian Waza

Georges Christian Waza

Minister of Fisheries, the Sea and the Blue Economy · Gabon
Attendance to be confirmed
Musa Drammeh

Musa Drammeh

Minister of Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters · The Gambia
Attendance to be confirmed
Emelia Arthur

Emelia Arthur

Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture · Ghana
Attendance to be confirmed
Fatima Camara

Fatima Camara

Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy · Chair of COMHAFAT · Guinea
Attendance to be confirmed

Fidelis Forbs

Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy · Guinea-Bissau
Attendance to be confirmed
J. Cyrus Saygbe Sr.

J. Cyrus Saygbe Sr.

Director General, National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) · Liberia
Attendance to be confirmed
Aïssata Lam

Aïssata Lam

Minister of Fisheries, Maritime and Port Infrastructure · Mauritania
Attendance to be confirmed
Inge Zaamwani

Inge Zaamwani

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform · Namibia
Attendance to be confirmed
Adegboyega Oyetola

Adegboyega Oyetola

Minister, Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy · Nigeria
Attendance to be confirmed
Honoré Sayi

Honoré Sayi

Minister of Fisheries, River Economy and Waterways · Republic of the Congo
Attendance to be confirmed
Nilton Garrido

Nilton Garrido

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development · São Tomé and Príncipe
Attendance to be confirmed
Amy Mara

Amy Mara

Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy · Senegal
Attendance to be confirmed
Princess B. Dugba

Princess B. Dugba

Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources · Sierra Leone
Attendance to be confirmed
Antoine Lékpa Gbégbéni

Antoine Lékpa Gbégbéni

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Animal Resources and Food Sovereignty · Togo
Attendance to be confirmed
Finance

Financial institutions & investors

BOAD

BOAD (West African Development Bank)

Invited financial institution
Attendance to be confirmed
CB

Catherine Bonnaud

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

Idrissa Nassa

Chairman and CEO, Coris Bank International
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

Samed Ağırbaş

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
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

OA

Omar Akouri

Secretary General, FPMA
Attendance to be confirmed
Mamadou Sinsy Coulibaly

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
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
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

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