This the programme of the EU-African SME Conference, for the programme of the Shared Value Business Lab workshop preceding the summit please click here
Brussels, March 21, 2019
EU-African SME Conference
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises cooperate for Shared Value Business in Africa and Europe.
Venue: Committee of the Regions, Room JDE 52, Rue Belliard 99-101, 1040 Brussels
Opening Words by Prof. Dr. h. c. Mario Ohoven – President of European Entrepre-neurs CEA-PME and of Bundesverband Mittelständische Wirtschaft e.V. (BVMW/D)
Keynote: Mr. Youssouf Moussa Dawaleh, President of the Pan-African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PACCI)
[/kswr_infoboxitem_child][kswr_infoboxitem_child iibl_title=”High-Level Panel: SMEs as protagonists of development cooperation – another story?” iibl_title_color=”#333333″ iibl_subtitle=”15:50 h” iibl_subtitle_color=”#006236″ iibl_content_color=”#555555″ iibl_icon=”km-icon-clock3″ iibl_effect=”sasuki” iibl_iconsize=”35″ iibl_bgsize=”45″ iibl_border_radius=”0″ iibl_ic_color=”{“type“:“color“,“color1“:“#134dc9“,“color2“:“#333“,“direction“:“to left“}” iibl_ic_color_hover=”{“type“:“color“,“color1“:“#006236“,“color2“:“#333“,“direction“:“to left“}” iibl_font_default=”0″ iibl_image_enable=”0″ iibl_rotation=”false” iibl_style_default=”0″ iibl_icon_margins=”margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_title_margins=”margin-top:0px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_subtitle_margins=”margin-top:0px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_content_margins=”margin-top:10px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_title_fsize=”font-size:18;” iibl_title_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:500;” iibl_subtitle_fsize=”font-size:18px;” iibl_subtitle_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:500;font-style:inherit;” iibl_content_fsize=”font-size:16px;” iibl_content_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:inherit;”]Mr. Koen Doens, Deputy Director-General of DG DEVCO
Mr. Kebour Ghenna Desta, Executive Director of the Pan-African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PACCI)
Dr. Diomandé Moussa, Vice-President of the SME Federation of Ivory Coast FIPME
Prof. Dr. Maurizio Casasco, President of CONFAPI (I) and Vice-President of European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME
Mrs. Meike van Ginneken, CEO of SNV Netherlands Development
Mr. Sergio Arzeni, President of INSME the International Network for SMEs, former Director OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development
Mr. Daniel David, CEO FUNDASO – Fundaçao Soico (Grupo SOICO, Moçambique)
Moderator: Ms. Bienvenue Angui, Co-Head of BVMW Foreign Trade Office, Coordinator “Le Mittelstand” and Managing Director German-African SME Alliance by BVMW[/kswr_infoboxitem_child][kswr_infoboxitem_child iibl_title=”Coffee break” iibl_title_color=”#333333″ iibl_subtitle=”16:45 h” iibl_subtitle_color=”#006236″ iibl_content_color=”#555555″ iibl_icon=”km-icon-coffee” iibl_effect=”sasuki” iibl_iconsize=”35″ iibl_bgsize=”45″ iibl_border_radius=”0″ iibl_ic_color=”{“type“:“color“,“color1“:“#134dc9“,“color2“:“#333“,“direction“:“to left“}” iibl_ic_color_hover=”{“type“:“color“,“color1“:“#006236“,“color2“:“#333“,“direction“:“to left“}” iibl_font_default=”0″ iibl_image_enable=”0″ iibl_rotation=”false” iibl_style_default=”0″ iibl_icon_margins=”margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_title_margins=”margin-top:0px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_subtitle_margins=”margin-top:0px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_content_margins=”margin-top:10px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_title_fsize=”font-size:18;” iibl_title_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:500;” iibl_subtitle_fsize=”font-size:18px;” iibl_subtitle_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:500;font-style:inherit;” iibl_content_fsize=”font-size:16px;” iibl_content_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:inherit;”][/kswr_infoboxitem_child][kswr_infoboxitem_child iibl_title_color=”#333333″ iibl_subtitle=”17:00 h” iibl_subtitle_color=”#006236″ iibl_content_color=”#555555″ iibl_icon=”km-icon-clock3″ iibl_effect=”sasuki” iibl_iconsize=”35″ iibl_bgsize=”45″ iibl_border_radius=”0″ iibl_ic_color=”{“type“:“color“,“color1“:“#134dc9“,“color2“:“#333“,“direction“:“to left“}” iibl_ic_color_hover=”{“type“:“color“,“color1“:“#006236“,“color2“:“#333“,“direction“:“to left“}” iibl_font_default=”0″ iibl_image_enable=”0″ iibl_rotation=”false” iibl_style_default=”0″ iibl_icon_margins=”margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_title_margins=”margin-top:0px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_subtitle_margins=”margin-top:0px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_content_margins=”margin-top:10px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_title_fsize=”font-size:18;” iibl_title_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:500;” iibl_subtitle_fsize=”font-size:18px;” iibl_subtitle_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:500;font-style:inherit;” iibl_content_fsize=”font-size:16px;” iibl_content_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:inherit;”]The European-African SME Alliance: Signature of the Memorandum of Understanding between European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME, PACCI, FIPME, BVMW, CONFAPI, AFDEE, ESBA, EVBB and YES for Europe, introduced by:
Mr. Patrick Meinhardt, Second Secretary General of the German-African Mittelstand Alliance, Board Member of European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME and Director Public Policy, European Affairs and Foreign Trade of BVMW e.V. (D)
Mr. Patrick Gibbels, Secretary General of ESBA
Mr. Horst Dreimann, Secretary General of the European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training (EVBB) in Brussels
Mr. Ben Knoefler, President of YES for Europe, Co-chair Young Mittelstand-BVMW[/kswr_infoboxitem_child][kswr_infoboxitem_child iibl_title=”Stakeholder Panel: An “SME-Instrument for development” for shared value business” iibl_title_color=”#333333″ iibl_subtitle=”17:30 h” iibl_subtitle_color=”#006236″ iibl_content_color=”#555555″ iibl_icon=”km-icon-clock3″ iibl_effect=”sasuki” iibl_iconsize=”35″ iibl_bgsize=”45″ iibl_border_radius=”0″ iibl_ic_color=”{“type“:“color“,“color1“:“#134dc9“,“color2“:“#333“,“direction“:“to left“}” iibl_ic_color_hover=”{“type“:“color“,“color1“:“#006236“,“color2“:“#333“,“direction“:“to left“}” iibl_font_default=”0″ iibl_image_enable=”0″ iibl_rotation=”false” iibl_style_default=”0″ iibl_icon_margins=”margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_title_margins=”margin-top:0px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_subtitle_margins=”margin-top:0px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_content_margins=”margin-top:10px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_title_fsize=”font-size:18;” iibl_title_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:500;” iibl_subtitle_fsize=”font-size:18px;” iibl_subtitle_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:500;font-style:inherit;” iibl_content_fsize=”font-size:16px;” iibl_content_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:inherit;”]Mrs. Carla Montesi, Director DG DEVCO, Directorate C – Planet and Prosperity
Mrs. Sévérine Varet, Vice-President of AFDEE (F), owner of Atout Export
Mrs. Cécile Kashetu Kyenge, MEP PD (I)/S&D, Vice-Chair Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, Member of DEV & LIBE Committees and the EP-Delegation for the relations with the Pan-African Parliament
Dr. Stephan Gehrold, MEP CDU (D)/EPP, Member of DEV, ECON & TRAN Committees, the EP-Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, and the Delegation for relations with the Pan-African Parliament
Mr. Thomas Rolf, Private Sector Cooperation – Economic and Social Development, GIZ German Society for International Cooperation
Mr. Eelco Baan, Global Value Chain Coordinator at SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Horst Fischer (Univ. Leiden & Univ. Columbia)[/kswr_infoboxitem_child][kswr_infoboxitem_child iibl_title=”Discussion with the participants” iibl_title_color=”#333333″ iibl_subtitle=”18:30 h” iibl_subtitle_color=”#006236″ iibl_content_color=”#555555″ iibl_icon=”km-icon-clock3″ iibl_effect=”sasuki” iibl_iconsize=”35″ iibl_bgsize=”45″ iibl_border_radius=”0″ iibl_ic_color=”{“type“:“color“,“color1“:“#134dc9“,“color2“:“#333“,“direction“:“to left“}” iibl_ic_color_hover=”{“type“:“color“,“color1“:“#006236“,“color2“:“#333“,“direction“:“to left“}” iibl_font_default=”0″ iibl_image_enable=”0″ iibl_rotation=”false” iibl_style_default=”0″ iibl_icon_margins=”margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_title_margins=”margin-top:0px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_subtitle_margins=”margin-top:0px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_content_margins=”margin-top:10px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_title_fsize=”font-size:18;” iibl_title_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:500;” iibl_subtitle_fsize=”font-size:18px;” iibl_subtitle_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:500;font-style:inherit;” iibl_content_fsize=”font-size:16px;” iibl_content_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:inherit;”][/kswr_infoboxitem_child][kswr_infoboxitem_child iibl_title=”Closing remarks by” iibl_title_color=”#333333″ iibl_subtitle=”18:50 h” iibl_subtitle_color=”#006236″ iibl_content_color=”#555555″ iibl_icon=”km-icon-clock3″ iibl_effect=”sasuki” iibl_iconsize=”35″ iibl_bgsize=”45″ iibl_border_radius=”0″ iibl_ic_color=”{“type“:“color“,“color1“:“#134dc9“,“color2“:“#333“,“direction“:“to left“}” iibl_ic_color_hover=”{“type“:“color“,“color1“:“#006236“,“color2“:“#333“,“direction“:“to left“}” iibl_font_default=”0″ iibl_image_enable=”0″ iibl_rotation=”false” iibl_style_default=”0″ iibl_icon_margins=”margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_title_margins=”margin-top:0px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_subtitle_margins=”margin-top:0px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_content_margins=”margin-top:10px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_title_fsize=”font-size:18;” iibl_title_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:500;” iibl_subtitle_fsize=”font-size:18px;” iibl_subtitle_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:500;font-style:inherit;” iibl_content_fsize=”font-size:16px;” iibl_content_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:inherit;”]Mr. Stefan Moritz, Managing Director of European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME[/kswr_infoboxitem_child][kswr_infoboxitem_child iibl_title=”Networking aperitif in the Foyer in front of room JDE 52 of the CoR” iibl_title_color=”#333333″ iibl_subtitle=”19:00 h” iibl_subtitle_color=”#006236″ iibl_content_color=”#555555″ iibl_icon=”km-icon-clock3″ iibl_effect=”sasuki” iibl_iconsize=”35″ iibl_bgsize=”45″ iibl_border_radius=”0″ iibl_ic_color=”{“type“:“color“,“color1“:“#134dc9“,“color2“:“#333“,“direction“:“to left“}” iibl_ic_color_hover=”{“type“:“color“,“color1“:“#006236“,“color2“:“#333“,“direction“:“to left“}” iibl_font_default=”0″ iibl_image_enable=”0″ iibl_rotation=”false” iibl_style_default=”0″ iibl_icon_margins=”margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_title_margins=”margin-top:0px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_subtitle_margins=”margin-top:0px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_content_margins=”margin-top:10px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_title_fsize=”font-size:18;” iibl_title_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:500;” iibl_subtitle_fsize=”font-size:18px;” iibl_subtitle_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:500;font-style:inherit;” iibl_content_fsize=”font-size:16px;” iibl_content_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:inherit;”]The networking aperitif is kindly offered by Turkish Airlines
[/kswr_infoboxitem_child][kswr_infoboxitem_child iibl_title=”End of the EU-African SME Summit” iibl_title_color=”#333333″ iibl_subtitle=”19:45 h” iibl_subtitle_color=”#006236″ iibl_content_color=”#555555″ iibl_icon=”km-icon-clock3″ iibl_effect=”sasuki” iibl_iconsize=”35″ iibl_bgsize=”45″ iibl_border_radius=”0″ iibl_ic_color=”{“type“:“color“,“color1“:“#134dc9“,“color2“:“#333“,“direction“:“to left“}” iibl_ic_color_hover=”{“type“:“color“,“color1“:“#006236“,“color2“:“#333“,“direction“:“to left“}” iibl_font_default=”0″ iibl_image_enable=”0″ iibl_rotation=”false” iibl_style_default=”0″ iibl_icon_margins=”margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_title_margins=”margin-top:0px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_subtitle_margins=”margin-top:0px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_content_margins=”margin-top:10px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_title_fsize=”font-size:18;” iibl_title_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:500;” iibl_subtitle_fsize=”font-size:18px;” iibl_subtitle_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:500;font-style:inherit;” iibl_content_fsize=”font-size:16px;” iibl_content_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:inherit;”][/kswr_infoboxitem_child][kswr_infoboxitem_child iibl_title=”Working language is English. We will offer simultaneous interpretation for French and German.” iibl_title_color=”#333333″ iibl_subtitle_color=”#006236″ iibl_content_color=”#555555″ iibl_icon=”km-icon-info” iibl_effect=”sasuki” iibl_iconsize=”35″ iibl_bgsize=”45″ iibl_border_radius=”0″ iibl_ic_color=”{“type“:“color“,“color1“:“#134dc9“,“color2“:“#333“,“direction“:“to left“}” iibl_ic_color_hover=”{“type“:“color“,“color1“:“#006236“,“color2“:“#333“,“direction“:“to left“}” iibl_font_default=”0″ iibl_image_enable=”0″ iibl_rotation=”false” iibl_style_default=”0″ iibl_icon_margins=”margin-top:;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_title_margins=”margin-top:0px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_subtitle_margins=”margin-top:0px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_content_margins=”margin-top:10px;margin-left:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;” iibl_title_fsize=”font-size:18;” iibl_title_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:500;” iibl_subtitle_fsize=”font-size:18px;” iibl_subtitle_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:500;font-style:inherit;” iibl_content_fsize=”font-size:16px;” iibl_content_fstyle=”font-family:Inherit;font-weight:inherit;”][/kswr_infoboxitem_child][/kswr_iconinfoboxlist]