Events
The Atlantic Dialogues (AD) – 13th Edition
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Location: Rabat
The Policy Center for the New South will be holding the 13th edition of The Atlantic Dialogues, its annual high-level international conference, from December 12th to 16th in Rabat, Morocco. The Atlantic Dialogues is an annual high-level gathering of influential public and private sectors leaders from around the Atlantic Basin for open, candid and informal discussions on cross-regional and cross-sectoral issues.
Launched in 2012, The Atlantic Dialogues have reached a milestone since they have been running for over a decade. The initial vision was to underscore the growing importance of Africa and Latin America as actors in the Southern Atlantic space by transforming mindsets, mental maps and narratives. Many editions that ensued have addressed key strategic issues with over 400 participants each year from Africa, Latin America, Europe and North America, former presidents and ministers, representatives of major institutions, CEOs, experts and seasoned African, European and US journalists to anchor the panels.
Format
The Atlantic Dialogues is designed to create an environment that is conducive to facilitating concrete discussions that lead to actionable outcomes. Sessions are designed to promote frank, interactive, and informal discussion through a mix of plenary panels, smaller breakout sessions, and keynote addresses. The event will foster a network of individuals instilled with a new “mental map” of Atlantic issues, partnerships, and potential. This will be achieved through skillfully moderated discussions between the audience and expert discussants.
The Atlantic Dialogues provides an important forum for inclusive dialogue. The format does not allow for speeches during discussions, nor does it allow for formal or seminar-like presentations.
The official proceedings of the Atlantic Dialogues will be conducted in English and the conference will be livestreamed on the conference’s website.
The Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders Program
In 2024, the Policy Center for the New South will be holding its 11th edition of the Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders Program (ADEL), the think tank’s flagship and annual young professionals program that connects, empowers and inspires 40 to 50 young leaders who are between 25 and 35 years of age from across the Atlantic Basin. These change-makers and rising stars of the Atlantic Basin are selected from a pool of over 1500 candidates every year, and through the Emerging Leaders program and participation in the Atlantic Dialogues, they join an ever-growing community of Emerging Atlantic Leaders which has now reached 420 active members.
More information about the annual ADEL program and growing ADEL community is available here.
