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The Policy Center for the New South is partnering with Atlas4Development (Atlas4dev) for the second edition of the 2063 Academy, an event and platform that will promote, discuss and debate the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and bring solid recommendations and entrepreneurship solutions to achieve the Africa we want. This event will also be taking place in celebration of the African Youth Month, will promote the role of youth in silencing the guns, and will contribute to the 1 Million by 2021 initiative efforts

Monday November 23rd
Overview of the Challenges and Opportunities in Africa
11am - 12pm	Moderator: Nchimunya Hamukoma, Economist and Policy Strategist, Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders program (ADEL) aumna Speakers: Lilia Hachem, Chief Office for Arab States at the International Trade Centre in Geneva Fethi Debbabi, Director of the United Nations Information Center, Rabat Morocco Simon Marot Toulong, Member of the AU Youth Envoy Advisory Council and Team Leader at African Youth Action Network (AYAN) Halimatou Hima, Minister Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Niger to the UN Fatima Driouech, Associate Professor at the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
Tuesday November 24th
Climate Change and the Future of our Region
3pm-4pm	Moderator: Hiba Rizk, Director of Operations, Africa Climate Solutions, Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders program (ADEL) aumna Speakers: Nisreen Elsaim, UN Secretary General Youth Adviser on Climate Change, Sir Nicholas Kay KCMG, COP26 Regional Ambassador for Africa David Michael Terungwa, Climate Activist and Founder, Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation, Visionary Leaders program alumnus Mirana Njakatiana Andriarisoa, African Youth Climate Hub Ambassador
Wednesday November 25th
The African Youth We Want (Intergenerational Format)
10am-11am	Moderator: Daisry Mathias, Presidential Advisor: Youth Matter & Enreprise Development. Office of the President, Namibia Speakers: Bience Gawanas, Former UN USG and Special Adviser on Africa and Social Justice Activist. Raphael Obonyo, Public Policy Specialist and Youth Advocate, Diplomat, Kenya, Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders program (ADEL) alumnus Chiagozie Udeh, Global Focal Point SDG 7 Youth Constituency
Friday November 27th
Get Inspired and Meet Young Changemakers
1pm-2pm	Speakers: Hanae Bezad, CEO, Douar Tech, Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders program (ADEL) alumnus Nair Abakar, Ambassador at Large of Tchad Foster Awintiti Akugri, Founder and President, Hacklab Foundation, Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders program (ADEL) alumnus Simon Marot Touloung, Member of the AU Youth Envoy Advisory coundil and Team Leader at African Youth Action Network (AYAN)
Saturday November 28th
Closing Session
3pm-4pm	Moderator: Lilia Rizk, Program Manager, Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders program, Policy Center for the New South Speakers: H.E. Assia Bensalah Alaoui, Ambassador at large of His Majesty the King of Morocco Cristina Duarte, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa Guillaume Scheurer, Ambassador of Switzerland to Morocco Jayathma Wickramanayake, UN Youth Envoy Balkissa Idé Siddo, Public Affairs Manager for Francophone Africa, Facebook Ismail Farija, Junior Executive Manager at the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection

For more information about the event and for a more exhaustive agenda, please consult the official event page on the following link: https://2063academy.atlas4dev.org/

Speakers

Nchimunya Hamukoma

South Africa

Head: Funder Partnerships & Strategic Projects, Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator

Nchimunya Hamukoma is the Head: Funder Partnerships & Strategic Projects Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, a South African based youth employment organization serving 2.5 million young people through their online mobile platform SAYouth.In her role she is responsible for driving and incubating new priority sectors within the organization such as Micro- enterprise and Agriculture and working with funder partners to co-create impactful grant programs. She is an economist & policy strategist passionate about optimizing the conditions for human thriving. Her work focuses on understanding the building blocks of Africa's future and helping governments and organizations solve complex problems. During Covid-19 she worked with organizations to forecast the trajectory of ...

Lilia Hachem

Chief Office for Arab States at the International Trade Centre in Geneva

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Fethi Debbabi

Director of the United Nations Information Center, Rabat Morocco

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Simon Marot Toulong

Member of the AU Youth Envoy Advisory Council and Team Leader at African Youth Action Network (AYAN)

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Halimatou Hima

Minister Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Niger to the UN

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Fatima Driouech

Associate Professor at the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University

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Hiba Rizk

Operations Director, Africa Climate Solutions

Hiba is currently the Director of Operations at Africa Climate Solutions where she oversees the project portfolio, business development and office management. She successfully led projects in sustainable agriculture, circular economy, renewable energy, environmental impact, energy efficiency, and waste management for clients such as IFC, UNEP, OCP, and EBRD. Hiba also acts as the deputy lead engineer for technical assistance for Green Economy Financing Facility and a senior engineer on the Green Value Chain financing facility. Over the years, she has developed expertise in Energy ecosystems and value chains, is very concerned with the gender issues and the market potential for the development of green value chains. She has worked on projects in Morocco, Guinea-Bissau, Ethiopi ...

Nisreen Elsaim

UN Secretary General Youth Adviser on Climate Change

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Sir Nicholas Kay KCMG

COP26 Regional Ambassador for Africa

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David Michael Terungwa

Nigeria

Founder, Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation

Michael Terungwa David is an Atlantic Dialogues Emerging leader and the founder GIFSEP- Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation based in Nigeria. He is the Africa Regional Coordinator for Citizens Climate International and also an Executive Board member of NGO Committee on Sustainable Development- NY. David is a PhD candidate in Environmental Management, a Master’s degree in Environmental Planning and Projection, a degree in Agricultural Engineering with a specialization in Soil and Water Management and a post graduate certificate in Renewable energy. David is the author of a book: Understanding Climate Change- A guide for Secondary Schools in Nigeria. His notable initiatives include: Trees and Gardens for all, School for Internally Displaced Persons Ca ...