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Energy Strategies 2024 : Africa, NATO and energy security of supply

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2:00 pm April 2024
Add to Calendar 2024-04-16 14:00:00 2024-04-30 19:49:07 Energy Strategies 2024 : Africa, NATO and energy security of supply Description Location Policy Center Policy Center Africa/Casablanca public

Ms. Nouzha Chekrouni, Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South, and Ms. Afaf Zarkik, Senior Economist at the PCNS, will be speaking at the Energy Strategies 2024 Africa, NATO and energy security of supply conference. The conference is organised in cooperation with the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme, the Policy Center for the New South, the Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, the NATO Defense College and the Middle East Institute Switzerland.

The high-level focusing on African energy strategies amidst global concerns about energy security. The conference will be holding three panels, each examining a key topic: The influence of Africa's abundant energy resources on its relationship with Europe, potential collaboration between the African Union and the Atlantic Alliance amidst changing energy dynamics due to events like the Ukraine conflict, and Italy's involvement in promoting a more integrated energy market with allied nations. Over the three panels, a pool of speakers from relevant and diverse institutions involved in the topics will provide insights on this essential issue from various angles.

This invite-only event is taking place on Tuesday, April 16th, in Rome, Italy.

Speakers
Nouzha Chekrouni
Senior Fellow
Dr. Nouzha Chekrouni is a Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South. She has extensive experience in academia, diplomacy and political leadership.  She has served as His Majesty’s Ambassador to Canada (2009-2016), and Dean of the Council of Arab League Ambassadors to Canada (2015-2016). Dr. Chekrouni was Minister for the Moroccan Community Living Abroad (2002-2007), a Member of Parliament (2002-2007), and the Minister for Women and Social Issues (1998-2002). She holds a Bachelor Degree from the Philological Faculty at the University of Fez, a Post-Graduate Diploma and a PhD in Linguistics from the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris. Dr. Chekrouni has also completed a Certificate in Ethics and International Relations at Harvard University. She is a 2016 Senior F ...
Afaf Zarkik
Senior Economist
Afaf Zarkik is an economist at the Policy Center for the New South and a graduate in energy strategies from Ecole des Mines de Paris. Among her areas of research and reflection: energy commodities monitoring and energy transition and sustainable development policies analysis. Before joining the Policy Center, A. Zarkik was an analyst in oil and gas mergers and acquisitions, a venture capital analyst in a cleantech fund, and a senior analyst in asset management. Afaf Zarkik est économiste au Policy Center for the New South et ingénieur titulaire d'un Master en stratégies énergétiques de l'École des Mines de Paris. Parmi ses axes de recherche et de réflexion : la veille des marchés des matières premières énergétiques et l'analyse des politiques de transition énergétique et de ...