Concertation Meeting #5

26 June 2008

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Brussels

Welcome Addresses

Thierry Devars
Policy Officer, International Relations Unit, DG INFSO, European Commission

Karine Valin
Managing Director, Orionis & EuroAfriCa-ICT Project Coordinator
Introduction to the EuroAfriCa-ICT project

Opening Address

Khalil Rouhana
Head of Unit, ‘Strategy  for ICT research and development’, DG INFSO, European Commission

Keynote Addresses

Daniel Annerose
CEO, Manobi, Senegal
Convergent services for economic and social development of African rural communities

Susie Hendrie
Director, Public Policy, GSM Association, United Kingdom
Connecting Africa: Policy Priorities

Paulo Nordeste
Innovation Advisor of PT Board, Portugal
Innovation, a key driver for Africa

European Technology Platforms (ETPs): vision on S&T/ICT cooperation with Africa

Julian Sesena
Director, Rose Vision, Spain
Board Member of the Networked and Electronic Media (NEM) ETP
NEM –the birth of new sector

Julian Sesena; on behalf of Christine Leurquin
Vice-Chairperson of the Integral Satcom Initiative (ISI) ETP
The Integral Satcom Initiative

First achievements of FP7 technological roadmaps and projects

Stéphane Boyera
Project Coordinator of Digital World Forum
The Digital World Forum Project

Rishab Ghosh
UNU-MERIT, Programme Leader & Project Coordinator of FlossInclude
The FlossInclude Project

Guy Weets
Chairman, PSCE Forum & Project Coordinator of IRMA
Integrated Risk Management for Africa

Introduction to the ACP-Information and Communication Technologies (@CP- ICT) programme

John Fred Kakule
Expert in charge of Education, Science and Technology, Information Society, Health and Employment, ACP Secretariat, Brussels
Introduction to the @CP- ICT programme