Programme UNFPA - 5 October - Rebranding Africa Forum

Programme UNFPA – 5 Octoberangels2017-09-29T10:54:54+02:00

“Investing in the youth to harness the demographic dividend”

Progress and Prospects

Warwick Hotel, Brussels

Thursday 5 October 2017
09:00 – 19:00

Agenda

Time	Agenda item	Speaker/Moderator
Session 1: Communication experts, the voice to put the spotlight on the demographic dividend
08:00 – 09:00	Arrival and installation of guests
09:00 – 09:30	Setting the stage Introductory remarks Welcome remarks	Overall facilitator UNFPA RD WCARO
09:30 – 10:30	Briefings and Presentations on i) Demographic Dividend Concept ii) African Union Roadmap iii) SWEDD Project	Speakers: Executive Secretary of CREFAT SWEDD Coordinator
10:30 – 11:15	Open discussion Engagement with the artists	Overall facilitator Coumba Gawlo Seck
11:15 – 11:30	Coffee Break
11:30–13:00	Bringing it all together: Journalists and Artists to take forward the demographic dividend Validation of the demographic dividend Action Plan of the network of communicators	Overall facilitator
13:00 – 14:30	Lunch Break
Session 2: Inter-generational and multi-sectoral dialogue on the demographic dividend
14:30 – 15:00	Arrival and installation of guests
15:00 – 16:00	Official opening Introductory remarks Linking the dialogue with Rebranding Africa: Fostering the partnership with young people, private and public sector to harness the demographic dividend	Overall facilitator President of Rebranding Africa Acting Executive Director, UNFPA
16:00 – 16:45	Davos style panel Progress in the implementation of the AU roadmap and prospects for the youth Assessment of funding needs for implementing the AU roadmap on the demographic dividend Role of the private sector in implementing the AU roadmap Mechanisms for extending and replicating SWEDD at national and continental level, with a particular emphasis on Public Private Partnerships (PPP)	Overall facilitator Representative of AfriYan Minister of Economy, Chad Minister of Population, Niger President of GBCHealth Regional Director, WCARO Representative, Private Sector
16:45 – 17:30	Open discussion: Learning from the others Experiences of other countries and partners	Overall facilitator
17:30 – 17:45	Coffee Break
17:45 – 18:30	Town Hall conversation “Opportunities for empowering the youth to capture the Demographic Dividend: scaling up the SWEDD project”	Overall facilitator Young people in the diaspora and via video link
18:30 – 19:00	Summary of the day Vote of thanks	Overall facilitator Acting Executive Director, UNFPA
19:30	Cocktail at the Warwick offered by the organizers

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