Continued Registration/Seating of Guests

Opening Ceremony

• Message from:

- His Majesty, King Mohammed VI

• Welcome Remarks

- Hon. Mrs. Nadia Fettah, Minister of Economy and Finance, Morocco and Chairperson of the African Caucus

• Keynote address

- Dr. Donald Kaberuka ,AU High Representative for Financing African Union Peace Fund

Group photo and Coffee Break

Session 1:

• Financing African Development: Challenges in the Current Conjuncture.

Speaker (20 minute)

• Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the African Department, IMF

Discussion: All Governors (40 minutes)

• Repositioning Public Debt as a Catalyst for Economic Recovery and Sustainable Growth

Panel Discussion (35 minutes)

Moderator

• Samuel Munzele Maimbo, Director, Development Finance Corporate IDA and IBRD

Session 1:

• Hon. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of International Cooperation of Egypt

• Ms. Victoria Kwakwa, Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa, World Bank

• Prof. Kevin Chika Urama, Acting Chief Economist and Vice President for Economic Governance & Knowledge Management, African Development Bank

Discussion: Governors (70 minutes)

Lunch

Session 2:

• Rethinking the Global Financial Architecture

• Ms. Vera Songwe UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UNECA

Discussion: All Governors (40 minutes)

Session 2:

• Regional Economic Integration

• Boutheina Guermazi, Director, Africa Regional Integration, World Bank

• Professor Daniel Ona Ondo, President of the Communauté Economique des Etats de l’Afrique Centrale (CEMAC)

• Mr. Cheick-Oumar Sylla, Regional Director for North Africa, IFC

• Mr. Abdessamad Saidi,Director Research Department Bank Al-Maghrib, Morocco

Discussion: All Governors (70 minutes)

Dinner

Session 3:

•Climate Crisis

• Ms. Jennifer Sara, Global Director for Climate Change, World Bank Group

• H.E Mr. Harvesh Seegolam, Governor, Bank of Mauritius

• H.E Mr. Gamal Mohamed Abdel Aziz Negm, Acting Governor, Central Bank of Egypt

• Ms. Emilia Jurzyk, Deputy Unit Chief /climate expert IMF

• Mr. Bouzekri Razi, Director of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Green Economy, Ministry of Energy, Transition and Sustainable Development

Discussion: All Governors (70 minutes)

Coffee Break

Session 3:

• Addressing the Impact of Climate on Food Security.

• Simeon Ehui, Regional Director for Sustainable Development, Africa West, World Bank

Discussion: All Governors (55 minutes)

Lunch.

Session 4:

• The Caucus Meeting (Restricted to Governors, their delegations, and ED offices)

• Review of the Draft 2022 African Caucus Memorandum

• Finalization and Adoption of the Marrakech Declaration - Governors

Coffee Break

Closing

• Proclamation of the Marrakech Declaration

• Expression of gratitude (select Governor)

• Concluding remarks by the African Caucus Chairperson – Minister of Finance, (Morocco)

Tour and departure of participants