The “Fund of Investments & Development” of Middle East and Africa Forum will hold its first event in Marrakech on 24 July 2015, in Casablanca, Morocco and its second one on 9-11 September 2015, in Dubai, UAE.

The Forum is one of the most important investment events of the African continent. It provides the African community with a unique opportunity to reflect on some of the key issues facing the future of Africa, and the world at large. The theme of the Marrakech Forum is: Africa and the Challenges of the Twenty-First Century. The Marrakech Forum will commit to a culture that aligns risks and rewards, attracts and develops talented individuals and leading companies, fosters

teamwork and partnership and is sensitive to the promotion of democracy, culture of peace, values and sustainable development in Africa. 

The huge and growing ties between China and the African continent will be one of the most crucial relationships of the 21st century. The 21st century, like the previous one does not seem capable of breaking from the paradigm of the complex and the uncertain. Instead, it is confirming that hastily and carelessly proclaiming ‘’the end of history’’,as Fukuyama did, was not enough to legitimately dispose of issues and challenges such as those of how to understand the presence of Africa in a world where emerging powers (South Africa,Brazil, Russia, India and China) are increasingly upsetting traditional global geopolitics. The financial crisis and its social implications in some countries of the North and the increasingly global nature of many problems have raised awareness about the vital and imperious need for Africans to theoretically tackle the issue of Africa’s future in this new century. This underscores the legitimacy of an approach that is founded on a rupture: a clean break with Afro-pessimism from outside and from within to show that the new global political and economic order is not a fatality but one that calls for a breaking off with a theoretical construction of Africa which led to the posing of questions like those asked by the World Bank in 2000: ‘’Can Africa claim its place in the 21st century?” 

The Casablanca Forum is about understanding why and how Africa is still at the heart of the new global political and economic strategies, and what opportunities there are for our continent to reposition itself in the world, and reposition the world with regard to its own objectives, perhaps the most important of which still remains that of bringing development (also to be understood as freedom, as Nobel Prize in Economics Professor Sen has argued) to its people. It is also a question of deconstructing what some have called "the confinement of Africa in a rent economy" in order to more critically understand the opportunities available to the continent but also the constraints facing it, because the basic question is how, in the course of this 21st century, to oppose to the "invention of Africa" an "invention of the world" by Africa.

The philosophy of Casablanca Forum NOV'AFRIQUE goes beyond the simple and usual promotion of business development and investments in Africa. It aims to provide a platform for leading politicians, investors, and corporate executives, and senior advisors, scholars to rethink and debate the new vision and foundations of a true transformational growth of Africa in order to pave the way for the economic and monetary integration of Africa. As leading economist Dr. Edward Nell has argued in his magisterial 1998 book, growth takes place through the transformation not only of products and technologies, but also of social relationships.  In particular, economic transformation almost invariably leads to a movement of labour and families out of agriculture and countryside into towns and cities.  This issue is in the heart of the debate on the Africa development. The growth of the economy takes place in a process that changes its nature, and with it, the nature of the society itself.  

 

Capital develops, and as it develops it transforms not only the economic relationships, changing from a traditional and agricultural base to a system resting on urban industry, but it also undermines the old institutions and sets in motion the forces that will produce new social and political arrangements. 

Africa has entered the 21st century with huge unresolved issues, such as poverty, rapid urbanization, the national question, regional integration, gender inequality, food insecurity, violent conflict, political fragmentation, and the fact of occupying a subaltern position in the global community, and in global governance. The weight of the past is a major handicap for Africa. The effects of the slave trade, colonization and neo-colonialism that Africa has suffered from are still being felt, as they have each and together resulted in the suppression of freedoms, the violation of human rights and dignity of the peoples of the continent, as well as the looting of human, natural and intellectual resources and led to what the pan-Africanist historian Walter Rodney called the "underdevelopment" of Africa. Among the major disadvantages of the continent at the dawn of the twenty-first century are also the low level of education of many Africans, the lack of modern techniques of production, transport, etc.., a fragmented political space and the extrovert structure of the economies.

The institutions of higher education and cultures of the elites are strongly marked, not by a philosophy and development strategies guided by the interests of African peoples, but by influences coming from the North, influences that are more alienating than liberating.

 

The objective of the Casablanca Forum is not only to further promote the growth of existing businesses in Africa but to create and raise a new awareness among the corporate, funds managers and banking of the world the importance of the future of Africa for the world. The question one must ask is: How does all this affect Africa? And how prepared is the continent to face these challenges as well as those that will arise in the future? The challenge that Africa is facing is not only that of understanding how to do business and attract capital, but also that of how to become a continent of innovative ideas and new markets itself, and hence to pave the way for  the creation of a new blue prints of “transformational growth” for the whole continent.

 

The Africa of the end of the first decade of the 21st century is not exactly the same as the Africa of the early sixties which had just got freedom from colonial rule. The challenges the continent faces today are not exactly the same as those of the sixties. Although there still are issues dating back to the early years of independence, these are of a different order, and are today discussed with a particular focus and a sense of urgency. This is particularly true of the issues of governance and development, most of which are yet to be resolved.

 

Yet by all indications, these issues have gained particular relevance and magnitude. The celebration of the 50th anniversary of the independence of many countries in 2010 has provided an opportunity for African researchers to review the continent’s performance in 50 years of independence, a mixed record after all. There have been many achievements in terms of social and economic development. Enormous progress has been made in education and health, and some countries have managed to establish democratic governance systems, especially after the wave of national conferences (in West and Central Africa) at the end of the 1980s and early 1990s. The fall of authoritarian regimes, the end of apartheid, , and the recent profound changes in Tunisia, Egypt and elsewhere in North Africa have made the promise of democratization and development of Africa much more real. Yet even with the recent political transformations, governance issues are still part of the great challenges facing our continent. Africa is still beset by the paradox of poverty in plenty: most people of the continent are poor despite the fact that the countries they live in are rich in human and natural resources.

 

Will this be Africa’s century, as it is sometimes claimed ? How can Africa take charge of its future and make this century the one of its renaissance? But what does it mean to make the 21st century the century of Africa and what does that imply? How could our Forum address the challenges that we already know, and what types of improvements are required in African in order to better prepare the people of Africa to face the challenges of the coming decades of this century?

 

Over 150 delegates from the world of banking, private funds, Islamic funding, institutional funders, corporate executives, international experts, scholars, and over 46 representatives of different countries will be participating to the Marrakech Forum to address challenging issues and reflect on the economic, business and social future of Africa. The event will be broadcast in major TV channels like France 24, 2M, Medi1TV, etc…

 

Below is an indicative list of sub-themes around which the Marrakech Forum will be organized:

-          Thinking Africa future, reinventing our future.

-          Renegotiating Africa’s place in the world.

-          African economic and monetary integration.

-          Mergers & Acquisitions.

-          Recipco Capacity Trading.

-          Africa and the E-Government and new technology of information.

-          Climate change, adaptation processes and governance.

-          Population dynamics and population policies for the future.

-          Making governance work for all Africans.

-          Governing African cities.

-          Transforming African agriculture.

-          Transforming the Mining Sector.

-          Future of Oil & Gas.

-          Transforming project financing.

-          Industrial development in the era of neoliberal globalization.

-          Managing Africa’s natural resources in democratic and sustainable ways.

-          Africa and emerging powers: possibilities for an African strategy of engagement.

-          Africa and the promise of a new investments opportunities.

-          New forms of partnerships, new forms of solidarity.

-          Venture capital and Start-up companies.

 

The Marrakech Forum will be also an opportunity to award the annual Prize of the organization NOV’AFRIQUE to leaders of the world in recognition of their achievements to further enhance the well being of our societies in different fields. Prospective awardees must be nominated for the Award by the international award committee of NOV’AFRIQUE. Nomination is made without the nominee being informed and must be accompanied by a full motivation as to how the nominee meets the required criteria. The Award is specifically intended to acknowledge leaders of the world as role models for future generations. The final list will be disclosed at the award ceremony on April 24th in Casablanca. 

NOV'AFRIQUE 2015 à Casablanca.

 

L’ONG Suisse NOV’AFRIQUE ayant son siège à Genève, est cofondée et présidée par Youness Fathi et Hazel J Hill. Elle organise le premier forum des investissements et de développement des projets en Afrique 2015 s'est tenu le 15 mars à l'hotel Sofitel à Marrakech,la deuxiéme cession se tiendra à Casablanca le 24 Avril 2015 L’événement  est sponsorisé par le fond d’investissement Britannique basé à Londres, GAETANO INVESTMENT Ltd. Le Forum réunira des investisseurs institutionnels, des gestionnaires des fonds, des banquiers, des présidents de grandes entreprises venant  d’Afrique.

L’objectif du Forum est proposer une plateforme afin de discuter et de débattre des défis et des opportunités clés au sein de l'industrie hôtelière, immobilière, pharmaceutique, pétrolière, minière et agricole, énergies renouvelables, les infrastructures …….et surtout de développer de nouveaux partenariats et d’alliances stratégiques entre différents intervenants, et de promouvoir de formules inédites dans le domaine du  financement de projets. Il y aura plus de 15 délégués, 2 fonds d’investissements, des investisseurs institutionnels,  des politiciens, des banquiers, des universitaires et des experts internationaux. L événement sera également diffusé en direct sur des chaines de télévisions ainsi que par des journaux internationaux...........

 

L'objectif principal de cet événement est de contribuer à la croissance des entreprises existantes en Afrique et en même temps, sensibiliser le monde des affaires aux  questions importantes et aux défis de l’Afrique. Les grandes  entreprises devraient faire preuve de beaucoup d’imagination, d’innovation et une nouvelle compréhension du risque en Afrique. L‘Afrique est entrée dans le 21ème siècle sans que de nombreux problèmes ne soient résolus, notamment les problèmes de pauvreté, d’urbanisation rapide et de gouvernance des villes, la question nationale, l’intégration régionale, l’inégalité entre les genres, l’insécurité alimentaire, les conflits et la violence, et le fait d’occuper une position subalterne, sinon de dominée dans la gouvernance mondiale. Le poids du passé constitue un handicap important pour l’Afrique, notamment celui du colonialisme et du néocolonialisme. Les effets de la traite négrière,  que l’Afrique a subi se font encore sentir et ont chacun et ensemble eu comme conséquences la suppression des libertés, la violation des droits humains et de la dignité des peuples du continent, ainsi que le pillage des ressources humaines, naturelles et intellectuelles, ce qui a conduit à ce que l’historien panafricaniste Walter Rodney a appelé le « sous-développement » du continent africain. Parmi les grands handicaps du continent, à l’aube de ce XXIème siècle, figurent également le faible niveau d’instruction d’un grand nombre d’Africains, l’absence de techniques modernes de production, de transports, un espace politique fragmenté, et la structure extravertie des économies. Les économies, les institutions d’enseignement supérieur et les cultures des élites ont été fortement marquées, non pas par une philosophie et des stratégies de développement guidées par les intérêts des peuples d’Afrique, mais par des influences, pas forcément libératrices, venant des pays du Nord.

 

Ce siècle sera-t-il celui de l’Afrique, comme cela est parfois avancé ? Comment l’Afrique peut-elle prendre son avenir en main et faire de ce siècle celui de sa renaissance ? Mais que signifie faire du 21ème siècle le siècle de l’Afrique et qu’est-ce que cela implique ? Quels sont les principaux défis que le continent, ses peuples et ses diasporas devront surmonter dans les prochaines décennies ? Le Forum  de Casablanca  sera l’occasion de se demander comment l’Afrique sera –t elle  capable de relever les défis que nous connaissons déjà, et quels types de mécanismes de financement et de développement doivent d’être capables de préparer l’Afrique à relever les défis auxquels elle devrait faire face dans les prochaines décennies de ce siècle ?

 

Le Forum de Marrakech a réussi l’opportunité de remettre aux Leaders de ce monde les trophées 2015 de la ONG NOV’AFRIQUE. L’ONG internationale NOV’AFRIQUE (Nouvelle Vision de l’Afrique) a organisé sa traditionnelle cérémonie de remise des trophées du Grand Prix LEADER SHIP of the World, édition 2015, le dimanche 15 mars, à Marrakech, Maroc. Cette cérémonie a reçu la participation de plus d’une vingtaine de Leaders Américains, Européens et Africains pour recevoir de hautes distinctions. La cérémonie de remise de trophées a intégrée dans le programme du forum des investissements. Les Leaders  ont partager leur expérience professionnelle et leur savoir faire, afin de rendre cette ambitieuse aventure un projet commun. Le Prix est décerné aux personnes physiques et morales qui, chaque année, par la qualité de leur travail dans tous les secteurs d’activités et de la vie sociale, se posent comme de véritables artisans de développement de leur pays. Le but étant d’en faire des modèles et de les promouvoir afin de susciter une émulation constructive entre les fils et filles de l’Afrique, pour que ceux-ci n’épargnent aucun effort, à œuvrer à son essor économique, scientifique, technologique, social, culturel, sportif, politique, diplomatique, etc. La liste finale a été dévoilée lors de cette cérémonie.  C’est une Soirée Gala de 12 Leaders qui ont été présents parmi eux son excellence le président de la Tunisie représenté par son excellence l'Ambassadeur de la Tunisie au Maroc, 250 Nominés pour 25 Trophées.

 

sponsor Officiel :GAETANO INVESTMENT

 

NOV’AFRIQUE GENEVE :  www.fundinvest.ma

 

Reservations : info@fundinvest.ma

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Le profil participants sont les sociétés multinationales et les Leadership qui vont recevoir le trophée: THE LEADERSHIP OF THE WORD AND AFRICA 2015 .

La cérémonie de remise de trophée a intégrée dans le programme du forum des investissements, les Leadership ont partager leur expérience professionnel et leur savoirfaire, afin de rendre cette académie ambitieuse de Leadership d’un projet commun :

L’avenir de l’Afrique et les ressources naturels font et feront la fortune des investisseurs.

Communique de presse: The future of Africa and natural resources are and will be the fortune of investor event:Fund Of Investment And Development Of Africa 2015 in Marrakech.The Leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Supreme The LeaderShip Of The The Word, Moroccan politician and real estate pioneer will receive the trophy: THE LEADERSHIP OF THE WORD 2015 unique personality who has vigorously defended the investments of African infrastructure excellence Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, among the presidents of the African state leaders: Jacob Gedleyihlekisa JG ZumaPresident of South Africa, Goodluck JonathanPrésident du Nigeria, Dr John Dramani Mahama Président of the Republic of Ghana, Alpha CondéPrésident de la Guinée Conakry, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Président de Guinée Equatoriale, Thomas boni Yayi Président du Benin, Son Excellence Philemon Yang Président du Cameroun, SEM Alassane Dramane OUTTARAPrésident de la République de Côte d'Ivoire, José Mario VazPrésident de la guinée Bissau, Abdel Fattah Al Sissi Président de l'Egypte, Beji Caïd Essebsi Président de la Tunisie, Mahammad Boun Abdallah Dionne Premier Ministre du Sénégal, Yahya Ould Hademine Premier Ministre de la Mauritanie, Lassana_Kouyaté ex Premier Ministre de la Guinée. Among the leaders and African Bankers Investment background:Mohamed El Kettani President Director General of Attijariwafa Bank, Othman Benjelloun President of the BMCE, Prince Ajibola Afonja A President of First Bank, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede Chair Access Bank of Nigeria, Mr Philip Asiodu Chikwuedo Chairman of Ecobank, Sim Tshabalala Standard Bank President Group, James Mwangi Equity Bank, Kenya, Amadou KaneCEO, International Bank for Trade and Industry of Senegal (BICIS), Senegal, Vincent Le et_Co Guennou-founder, Managing Director, CEO of Emerging etco-Cap, Christmas Yawo Eklo Cauris President and CEO of the bottom of investment for Africa,Among Moroccans leaders: Miloud Chaabi President Ynna Holding, Chairman of Anas Sefrioui Addouha Group Alami Lazraq Alliance president Salaheddine Mezouar Foreign Minister and leader of the Moroccan policy The Knight of telecommunications in Africa Abdeslam Ahizounne president of Morocco Telecom, the trionpheur Areas Driss Benhimma President of the RAM, Energy Minister Abdelkader Amara, Ali Fassi-Fihri CEO of Onee, developer of the shopping center Aziz Akhanouch Akwa Group President and Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Mostafa TERRAB, Chairman and CEO of OCP, Anas Alami Houir CEO of CDG, Lahcen Moulay Hafid Hadad tourism Minister Elalamy Minister of Trade and Industry, Imad Berrakad CEO SMIT MOROCCO Group Chairman sebastien bazin Agreement, DR. Aziz Rebbah Minister of Transport equipment,

 

Bakoury Mustapha Director General of MAZEN, Abderrafie-Zouiten Director General of ONMT Karim Ghaleb Former Minister of Transport and train Speaker of Parliament, M'hammed El Merini Director General Casablanca Marina. Mrs. Fatima Ezzahra EL MANSOURI Mayor of Marrakech.

NOV'AFRIQUE Geneva chaired by Mr. and Mrs. Y. Fathi H. J Hill, organizes the forum project investment and development in Africa In 2015 with the official sponsor GAETANO INVESTMENT IN UNITED KINGDOM an investment fund for start up and micro-finance. The trophy ceremony: THE LEADER SHIP OF THE WORD AND AFRICA 2015 first session in Marrakech, the second session will be held in Dubai. The award ceremony will be integrated into the program of the Investment Forum, Leaders ship will share their professional experience and know-how to make this ambitious academy leader ship of a common project. Fund of Investment and Development of Africa will be held on 11 to 15 March 2015 at the Mogador Marrakech convention center will bring together leading institutional investors in the US, the Middle East, Europe, Asia, Africa, hedge funds, funds of funds and asset managers to discuss and debate the key challenges and opportunities within the hospitality industry, real estate, pharmaceutical, oil, mining and agricultural... Fund of Investment and development project of Africa is the most consistent forum in Africa for hedge funds and retail investors looking to maximize returns, reduce risk and make important connections in the industry to fund management. This annual event promoting financial assistance to business, asset management, business for sale, Mergers and Acquisitions, Start-Ups, Inspiration and development. This business forum in Marrakech open and enthusiastic host 3,000 business leaders, academics and well-regarded investment funds, banks, entrepreneurs looking for business opportunities in real estate, hospitality, mining, petroleum, agriculture, and industry at different stages of their businesses. Private meetings for major public projects will be exhibited Private investors, the 20 largest global funds with a budget of 10 million and 250 billion dollar planned investment for Africa, the meeting rooms are limited, booking : info@fundinvest.ma And Leader ship mondial Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ,Delegates will receive more than 150 large experienced business inspirational speakers from around the world. There will be live broadcast of the event at the international television channel ... .And newspapers The main objective of this event is to contribute to the growth of existing businesses in Africa and at the same time, awareness of important issues that most companies need to consider including the inspiration and new innovative ideas including markets and future niches. Also corporate finance and new funding opportunities from the funds that will be present at this forum of over 50 investment funds, banks and investors. The expected profile of participants are governmental, Ministers and their representatives, multinational companies, Leaders ship of the Word:

NOV’AFRIQUE: Dominique Strauss-Kahn ex Directeur de la FMI ex Ministre des Finances France, Jim Yong Kim Président de la banque Mondiale, Louis Schweitzer, Président de France Initiative, ancien P-DG de Renault, WILLIAM K. REILLYis a Senior Advisor to TPG Capital, LP an international invest, John PaulsonPresident fond blackstone Virginia Rometty Présidente d’IBM, Mong Koo Chung Board Hyundai Motor, Lee_Kun-Hee PDG du géant de l’électronique coréen Samsung, Gérard Mestrallet Président directeur general de Suez France, Luca di Montezemolo Président de Ferrrari, Marco Mattiacci Président de Ferrari, John Rishton Chief Executive Officer Rolls- Royce, Ferdinand Piëch Président du groupe Wolsvagen Porche, Angela Braly Ceo of Wellpoint., James GuyettePresident and Chief Executive Officer of Rolls-Royce North America Inc.., Peter Zieringer Mercedes Benz President and Chief

Sponsor Officiel :

NOV’AFRIQUE GENEVE : Dar Al-Arkan Real Estate Development & al khair capital Chairman Company in Saudi Arabia.

The Leader Ship Of The Word

Mansour Saleh Al-Miman Chairman The National Commercial Bank In Jeddah,Saudi Arabia .

The Leader Ship Of The Word.

Mr Majed Abdullah Alhogail Chairman Al Jazira Capital.

The Leader Ship of The Word.

Saleh Mohammed Binladen,Al Khabeer Capital chairman.

The Leader Ship of The Word

Tariq Al Sudairy, Managing Director and CEO of Jadwa Investment.

The Leader ship of The Word

Ana Botin named new chairman of Banco Santander, Spain’s largest bank.

THE LEADER SHIP OF THE EUROPE

Herbert J. Scheidt Board Vontobel. Vontobel's business  in our Private Banking, Investment Banking and Asset Management businesses.

THE LEADER SHIP OF THE WORD

Seiichi Numazawa Chief Executif officer at Ever Global Holding Inc & Growth Fund Capital Investment Inc.

THE LEADER SHIP OF THE WORD

Mr Sabih Taher Darwish Al-Masri is the Founder of Palestine Securities Exchange (PSE).  Chairman Arab Bank.

THE LEADER SHIP OF THE WORD

Ms Tiffany Clay is a Vice President at the global private equity firm TPG Capital.65 Billion dollar.

THE LEADER SHIP OF THE WORD

Excellency Lassana Kouyaté Ex Premier Ministre Guiney.

The Leader ship Of The Africa 2015.

with Youness Fathi President NOV'AFRIQUE .

Sofitel hotel in Rabat February 6, 2015 during the trophy ceremony:

PANAFRICAIN PADEL TROPHEE 2015.

Dr John Dramani Mahama,

President of the Republic of Ghana. The Leader ship of The Africa 2015

Kadré Désiré OUEDRAOGO Président de la CEDEO, The Leadership Of The Africa 2015

JILALi GHULAM

President ABL Asset  Management DUbai Emirates Unis, THE LEADERSHIP OF THE MIDDLE EAST.

Excellency Richard Charles Nicolas Branson Chairman Virgin Group

THE LEADERSHIP OF THE WORD

 

Executive Officer, Barbara CorcoranFounder of The Corcoran Group and Barbara Corcoran, Hervé Lecesne,Président-fondateur de Nactis Flavours, Arianna Huffington Co-founder of online newspaper the huffington post,Dr. Thomas Bscher Président de Bugatti, Indra Nooyi Ceo and Chair of PepsiCo,Names New Président Bentley Motors Inc, Dr. Karl Thomas NeumannManagement Board Président Opel, Don S. Roussinos Président Naval Rolls Royce Naval,Astrid Boos Présidente de la Fondation Caisses d'Epargne pour la solidarité, Jonathan Young President & Auctioneer, Bruno de Lalande PDG de la société Lytess, George Heinrichs Co-Founder and President Former CEO, Intrado inc. Blackstone, Malala Yousafzai Prix Nobel de Paix, Kailash Satyarthi Prix Nobel de Paix, ,Xavier-Fontanet-Président Essilor, Vincent Champain Co-président de l’Observatoire du Long Terme, Ursula Burns Chairman and chief executive officer of xerox corp, Tony James president and chief operating officer of Blackstone Group, Tom Enders Président exécutif d'EADS Air Bus, Christopher Gardner un conferencier international, ThomasJordan le president de la Banque nationale suisse (BNS), Susan Wojcicki google SVP, Douglas FlintChairman de la banque HSBC Holdings plc Sue Naegle Président of Time Warner's HBO Entertainment, Stephen Schwarzman Blackstone Group CEO, Sheri McCoy Ceo Seat ar Avon in April, Samuel J. Palmisano Ceo d'IBM et le fond Carlyle, Black Stone President, CEO and Chairman Minerals, Safra Catz The longtime president of software giant Oracle, Andy awthorpe, Khaled JuffaliPrésident Aramco Energy Arabie Saoudite. President at Chery Jaguar Land Rover Automotive, Robert Daussun LBO France,Pierre Beaudoin Executive Chairman of the Board, Bombardier Inc, Tim Cook PDG d’Apple, Patrick Kron président d' Alstom, Stephen Elop President and CEO Nokia, Ms. Clay is a Vice President at the global private equity firm TPG;Mr. Huang is Managing Executive Director at Harvard Center Shanghai., Marc Spilker,The president of Apollo Global Management LLC NYSE APO, Maria das Gracas Silva Foster CEO Brazillian of company Petrobas, Meg Whitman The former ebay chief and new CEO of Hewlett-Packard, Mary Barra SVP of Global Product Development, Leon Black,chairman and chief executive officer of Apollo Global Management LLC, Marc LangenbrinckPrésident Mercedes Cars France, Marc Rowan co-founder and senior managing director of Apollo, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Président du fond KKR, Laura Lang CEO of Burgerry, Laura Lang former Digitas chief started as the newest Ceo of time inc,Julie joined AIPAC having worked in political affairs, Karl Lagerfeld Président, Jean Paul Gaultier Présiden Jean Paul Gautier, Jean Claude Debard Président Groupe Frey France MITSU Mitsubishi, Irene RosenfeldChairman and Ceo of Kraft, François Payelle président de la Fédération des Promoteurs Immobiliers, Florent Lamoureux Directeur du marché des professionnels de la Caisse d’Epargne, Dr. Fred Moavenzadeh President Masdar Institute Of Science And Technology, Diane Von Furstenberg Belgian-born von furstenberg began

Sponsor Officiel :

NOV’AFRIQUE GENEVE : www.fundinvest.ma email : info@fundinvest.ma

David Bonderman The co-founder of the private equity firm TPG Capital, Daniel Oriol,Directeur Général de Valoénergie, Names Tim Piazza Cleaning Technologies Group, LLC President of Blackstone-NEY Ul, Christopher NassettaPresident and CEO of Hilton Worldwide, China Vanke Executive Vice-Président Mao Daqing, Byron Wien Vice-président Blackston, Gaëtan_Borgers Vice-Président exécutif de la Division Energie solaire de Soitec, Bertrand Millot President-ceo fond d'investissement CORDIANT gère le fond F I C A Fond d'investissement pour l'Afrique, Graça Machel Mandela veuve de Nelson Mandela, Anne Sweeney Co-chair of disney Media Networks and president of disney ABC Television, Ana Patricia Botin Présidente de la banque Santander, Jeffrey R. Immelt Président de General Electric, Amy Pascal co-chairman of sony pictures entertainment,

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Marrakech will be the Center of the World Capital Investment for ONE DAY. The focus will be on “Invest in Africa: Future of the World”. The forum will start on March 15th and will be held during three days in Marrakech. Leading Institutional Investors, Hedge Funds Managers, Asset & Wealth Management Managers, from America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia will be present to discuss and debate key challenging investment opportunities in the field of infrastructure and civil engineering, renewable energies, mining, oil and gas exploration, real estate development, industry and agricultural development projects. 

The “Fund of Investments & Development” of Middle East and Africa Forum will hold its first event in Marrakech on 14-15 March 2015, in Marrakech, Morocco and its second one on 9-11 September 2015, in Dubai, UAE. The Forum is one of the most important investment events of the African continent. It provides the African community with a unique opportunity to reflect on some of the key issues facing the future of Africa, and the world at large. The theme of the Marrakech Forum is: Africa and the Challenges of the Twenty-First Century. The Marrakech Forum will commit to a culture that aligns risks and rewards, attracts and develops talented individuals and leading companies, fosters teamwork and partnership and is sensitive to the promotion of democracy, culture of peace, values and sustainable development in Africa.

The huge and growing ties between China and the African continent will be one of the most crucial relationships of the 21st century. The 21st century, like the previous one does not seem capable of breaking from the paradigm of the complex and the uncertain. Instead, it is confirming that hastily and carelessly proclaiming ‘’the end of history’’, as Fukuyama did, was not enough to legitimately dispose of issues and challenges such as those of how to understand the presence of Africa in a world where emerging powers (South Africa, Brazil, Russia, India and China) are increasingly upsetting traditional global geopolitics. The financial crisis and its social implications in some countries of the North and the increasingly global nature of many problems have raised awareness about the vital and imperious need for Africans to theoretically tackle the issue of Africa’s future in this new century. This underscores the legitimacy of an approach that is founded on a rupture: a clean break with Afro-pessimism from outside and from within to show that the new global political and economic order is not a fatality but one that calls for a breaking off with a theoretical construction of Africa which led to the posing of questions like those asked by the World Bank in 2000: ‘’Can Africa claim its place in the 21st century?”

The Marrakech Forum is about understanding why and how Africa is still at the heart of the new global political and economic strategies, and what opportunities there are for our continent to reposition itself in the world, and reposition the world with regard to its own objectives, perhaps the most important of which still remains that of bringing development (also to be understood as freedom, as Nobel Prize in Economics Professor Sen has argued) to its people. It is also a question of deconstructing what some have called "the confinement of Africa in a rent economy" in order to more critically understand the opportunities available to the continent but also the constraints facing it, because the basic question is how, in the course of this 21st century, to oppose to the "invention of Africa" an "invention of the world" by Africa.

The philosophy of Marrakech Forum goes beyond the simple and usual promotion of business development and investments in Africa. It aims to provide a platform for leading politicians, investors, and corporate executives, and senior advisors, scholars to rethink and debate the new vision and foundations of a true transformational growth of Africa in order to pave the way for the economic and monetary integration of Africa. As leading economist Dr. Edward Nell has argued in his magisterial 1998 book, growth takes place through the transformation not only of products and technologies, but also of social relationships.  In particular, economic transformation almost invariably leads to a movement of labour and families out of agriculture and countryside into towns and cities.  This issue is in the heart of the debate on the Africa development. The growth of the economy takes place in a process that changes its nature, and with it, the nature of the society itself.  Capital develops, and as it develops it transforms not only the economic relationships, changing from a traditional and agricultural base to a system resting on urban industry, but it also undermines the old institutions and sets in motion the forces that will produce new social and political arrangements. 

 

Africa has entered the 21st century with huge unresolved issues, such as poverty, rapid urbanization, the national question, regional integration, gender inequality, food insecurity, violent conflict, political fragmentation, and the fact of occupying a subaltern position in the global community, and in global governance. The weight of the past is a major handicap for Africa. The effects of the slave trade, colonization and neo-colonialism that Africa has suffered from are still being felt, as they have each and together resulted in the suppression of freedoms, the violation of human rights and dignity of the peoples of the continent, as well as the looting of human, natural and intellectual resources and led to what the pan-Africanist historian Walter Rodney called the "underdevelopment" of Africa. Among the major disadvantages of the continent at the dawn of the twenty-first century are also the low level of education of many Africans, the lack of modern techniques of production, transport, etc.., a fragmented political space and the extrovert structure of the economies. The institutions of higher education and cultures of the elites are strongly marked, not by a philosophy and development strategies guided by the interests of African peoples, but by influences coming from the North, influences that are more alienating than liberating.

 

The objective of the Marrakech Forum is not only to further promote the growth of existing businesses in Africa but to create and raise a new awareness among the corporate, funds managers and banking of the world the importance of the future of Africa for the world. The question one must ask is: How does all this affect Africa? And how prepared is the continent to face these challenges as well as those that will arise in the future? The challenge that Africa is facing is not only that of understanding how to do business and attract capital, but also that of how to become a continent of innovative ideas and new markets itself, and hence to pave the way for  the creation of a new blue prints of “transformational growth” for the whole continent.

 

The Africa of the end of the first decade of the 21st century is not exactly the same as the Africa of the early sixties which had just got freedom from colonial rule. The challenges the continent faces today are not exactly the same as those of the sixties. Although there still are issues dating back to the early years of independence, these are of a different order, and are today discussed with a particular focus and a sense of urgency. This is particularly true of the issues of governance and development, most of which are yet to be resolved.

 

Yet by all indications, these issues have gained particular relevance and magnitude. The celebration of the 50th anniversary of the independence of many countries in 2010 has provided an opportunity for African researchers to review the continent’s performance in 50 years of independence, a mixed record after all. There have been many achievements in terms of social and economic development. Enormous progress has been made in education and health, and some countries have managed to establish democratic governance systems, especially after the wave of national conferences (in West and Central Africa) at the end of the 1980s and early 1990s. The fall of authoritarian regimes, the end of apartheid, , and the recent profound changes in Tunisia, Egypt and elsewhere in North Africa have made the promise of democratization and development of Africa much more real. Yet even with the recent political transformations, governance issues are still part of the great challenges facing our continent. Africa is still beset by the paradox of poverty in plenty: most people of the continent are poor despite the fact that the countries they live in are rich in human and natural resources.

 

Will this be Africa’s century, as it is sometimes claimed? How can Africa take charge of its future and make this century the one of its renaissance? But what does it mean to make the 21st century the century of Africa and what does that imply? How could our Forum address the challenges that we already know, and what types of improvements are required in African in order to better prepare the people of Africa to face the challenges of the coming decades of this century?

 

Over 150 delegates from the world of banking, private funds, Islamic funding, institutional funders, corporate executives, international experts, scholars, and over 46 representatives of different countries will be participating to the Marrakech Forum to address challenging issues and reflect on the economic, business and social future of Africa. The event will be broadcast in major TV channels like France 24, 2M, Medi1TV, etc…

 

Below is an indicative list of sub-themes around which the Marrakech Forum will be organized:

-          Thinking Africa future, reinventing our future

-          Renegotiating Africa’s place in the world

-          African economic and monetary integration

-          Mergers & Acquisitions

-          Recipco Capacity Trading

-          Africa and the E-Government and new technology of information

-          Climate change, adaptation processes and governance

-          Population dynamics and population policies for the future

-          Making governance work for all Africans

-          Governing African cities

-          Transforming African agriculture

-          Transforming the Mining Sector

-          Future of Oil & Gas

-          Transforming project financing

-          Industrial development in the era of neoliberal globalization

-          Managing Africa’s natural resources in democratic and sustainable ways

-          Africa and emerging powers: possibilities for an African strategy of engagement

-          Africa and the promise of a new investments opportunities

-          New forms of partnerships, new forms of solidarity.

-          Venture capital and Start-up companies

The Marrakech Forum will be also an opportunity to award the annual Prize of the organization NOV’AFRIQUE to leaders of the world in recognition of their achievements to further enhance the well being of our societies in different fields. Prospective awardees must be nominated for the Award by the international award committee of NOV’AFRIQUE. Nomination is made without the nominee being informed and must be accompanied by a full motivation as to how the nominee meets the required criteria. The Award is specifically intended to acknowledge leaders of the world as role models for future generations. The final list will be disclosed at the award ceremony on March 15th in Marrakech. 

Fund of Investment & Development of Africa 2015 à Marrakech.

 

L’ONG Suisse NOV’AFRIQUE ayant son siège à Genève, est cofondée et présidée par Youness Fathi et Hazel J Hill. Elle organise  le premier forum des investissements et de développement des projets en Afrique 2015 se tiendra du 14-15 mars au palais de Congrès Mogador à Marrakech. L’événement  est sponsorisé par le fond d’investissement Britannique basé à Londres, GAETANO INVESTMENT Ltd. Le Forum réunira de grands investisseurs institutionnels, des gestionnaires des fonds, des banquiers, des présidents de grandes entreprises venant des États-Unis, du Moyen Orient, d’Europe, d’Asie, et d’Afrique.

L’objectif du Forum est proposer une plateforme afin de discuter et de débattre des défis et des opportunités clés au sein de l'industrie hôtelière, immobilière, pharmaceutique, pétrolière, minière et agricole, énergies renouvelables, les infrastructures …….et surtout de développer de nouveaux partenariats et d’alliances stratégiques entre différents intervenants, et de promouvoir de formules inédites dans le domaine du  financement de projets. Il y aura plus de 150 délégués, 55 fonds d’investissements, des investisseurs institutionnels,  des politiciens, des banquiers, des universitaires et des experts internationaux. L événement sera également diffusé en direct sur des chaines de télévisions à travers le monde ainsi que par des journaux internationaux...........

 

L'objectif principal de cet événement est de contribuer à la croissance des entreprises existantes en Afrique et en même temps, sensibiliser le monde des affaires aux  questions importantes et aux défis de l’Afrique. Les grandes  entreprises devraient faire preuve de beaucoup d’imagination, d’innovation et une nouvelle compréhension du risque en Afrique. L‘Afrique est entrée dans le 21ème siècle sans que de nombreux problèmes ne soient résolus, notamment les problèmes de pauvreté, d’urbanisation rapide et de gouvernance des villes, la question nationale, l’intégration régionale, l’inégalité entre les genres, l’insécurité alimentaire, les conflits et la violence, et le fait d’occuper une position subalterne, sinon de dominée dans la gouvernance mondiale. Le poids du passé constitue un handicap important pour l’Afrique, notamment celui du colonialisme et du néocolonialisme. Les effets de la traite négrière, de la colonisation et du néocolonialisme que l’Afrique a subi se font encore sentir. La traite négrière, le colonialisme et la domination néocoloniale ont chacun et ensemble eu comme conséquences la suppression des libertés, la violation des droits humains et de la dignité des peuples du continent, ainsi que le pillage des ressources humaines, naturelles et intellectuelles, ce qui a conduit à ce que l’historien panafricaniste Walter Rodney a appelé le « sous-développement » du continent africain. Parmi les grands handicaps du continent, à l’aube de ce XXIème siècle, figurent également le faible niveau d’instruction d’un grand nombre d’Africains, l’absence de techniques modernes de production, de transports, un espace politique fragmenté, et la structure extravertie des économies. Les économies, les institutions d’enseignement supérieur et les cultures des élites ont été fortement marquées, non pas par une philosophie et des stratégies de développement guidées par les intérêts des peuples d’Afrique, mais par des influences, pas forcément libératrices, venant des pays du Nord.

 

Ce siècle sera-t-il celui de l’Afrique, comme cela est parfois avancé ? Comment l’Afrique peut-elle prendre son avenir en main et faire de ce siècle celui de sa renaissance ? Mais que signifie faire du 21ème siècle le siècle de l’Afrique et qu’est-ce que cela implique ? Quels sont les principaux défis que le continent, ses peuples et ses diasporas devront surmonter dans les prochaines décennies ? Le Forum de Marrakech sera l’occasion de se demander comment l’Afrique sera –t elle  capable de relever les défis que nous connaissons déjà, et quels types de mécanismes de financement et de développement doivent d’être capables de préparer l’Afrique à relever les défis auxquels elle devrait faire face dans les prochaines décennies de ce siècle ?

 

Le Forum de Marrakech sera aussi l’opportunité de remettre aux Leaders de ce monde les trophées 2015 de la ONG NOV’AFRIQUE. L’ONG internationale NOV’AFRIQUE (Nouvelle Vision de l’Afrique) organisera sa traditionnelle cérémonie de remise des trophées du Grand Prix LEADER SHIP of the World, édition 2015, le dimanche 15 mars, à Marrakech, Maroc. Cette cérémonie verra la participation de plus d’une vingtaine de Leaders Américains, Européens et Africains pour recevoir de hautes distinctions. La cérémonie de remise de trophées sera intégrée dans le programme du forum des investissements. Les Leaders  vont partager leur expérience professionnelle et leur savoir faire, afin de rendre cette ambitieuse aventure un projet commun. Le Prix est décerné aux personnes physiques et morales qui, chaque année, par la qualité de leur travail dans tous les secteurs d’activités et de la vie sociale, se posent comme de véritables artisans de développement de leur pays. Le but étant d’en faire des modèles et de les promouvoir afin de susciter une émulation constructive entre les fils et filles de l’Afrique, pour que ceux-ci n’épargnent aucun effort, à œuvrer à son essor économique, scientifique, technologique, social, culturel, sportif, politique, diplomatique, etc. La liste finale sera dévoilée lors de la cérémonie.  C’est une Soirée Gala de 500 Leaders, 250 Nominés pour 25 Trophées.

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