10 years of Expertise France

Expertise France, a technical cooperation agency and subsidiary of the AFD Group, invites you to watch an exceptional programme to mark its 10th anniversary. The programme will showcase the community of development actors through the testimonies of high-ranking personalities and well-known figures from civil society. They will discuss and debate live on 10 major challenges for the future of international technical cooperation.
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Expertise france birthday ten years
when ? where ?
The Wednesday 12 February 2025
16:00 – 19h:00
Live on our website www.expertisefrance10ans.fr and on our social media platforms
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The programme will include 10 proposals for the future of international technical cooperation, covering priority areas for Expertise France and its partners. This ceremony will be a unique opportunity to highlight concrete and inspiring solutions for sustainable and inclusive development on a global scale.

10 proposals for the future of international technical cooperation:
1. BALANCED GLOBAL COOPERATION
2. TOWARDS INCLUSIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
3. PRIORITY TO HUMAN SECURITY
4. FUTURE-ORIENTED EDUCATION
5. PROMOTE MULTI-STAKEHOLDER ALLIANCES FOR THE CLIMATE
6. CULTURE AS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER IN AFRICA
7. SUSTAINABLE SPORTING EVENTS
8. WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT
9. EQUITABLE GLOBAL HEALTH
10. ENHANCED SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE WITHIN THE EU

Programme

Moderated by Fatimata Wane, journalist and senior reporter, France 24 and Gallagher Fenwick, international political columnist on LCI.

  • 16:00: Welcome and introduction by moderators
  • 16:10: Dialogue with Jérémie Pellet, CEO of Expertise France
  • 16:30: ‘Les Grands Témoins’: on-stage debate with leading institutional figures and representatives of civil society

Debate 1 - Balanced global cooperation
Debate 2 - Towards inclusive artificial intelligence - Viewpoints on the project to support governments in their AI policies
Debate 3 - Priority to human safety - Viewpoints on the Esiwa project ‘Strengthening security cooperation between the European Union and Asia’.
Debate 4 - Future-oriented education - Viewpoints on the RETFOP project ‘From vocational training to professional activity’.
Debate 5 - Promoting multi-stakeholder alliances for the climate - Viewpoints on the Euroclima+ project ‘From forest preservation to a sustainable forestry economy’.

  • 17:30: Live performance of Blick Bassy
  • 17:50: ‘Les Grands Témoins’: on-stage debate with leading institutional figures and representatives of civil society (Clone)

Debate 6 - Culture as an economic driver in Africa
Debate 7 - Towards sustainable sporting events - Viewpoints on the Pour Elles Sport et Culture project ‘Sport and culture, a platform for the emancipation and empowerment of women’.
Debate 8 - Empowering women - Viewpoints on the Gender Flagship project ‘Gender mainstreaming in local policy management’.
Debate 9 - Equitable global health - Viewpoints on the PASST project ‘Preventing, training and educating to stop pandemics’.
Debate 10 - Greater sharing of knowledge within the EU

  • 18:50 - Official closing by Prime Minister


Attendance is by invitation only. Online discussions are open to all, and will be held in French, English and Spanish.
 

when ?
Wednesday 12 February 2025
16:00 – 19h:00
where ?
Live on our website www.expertisefrance10ans.fr and on our social media platforms

Location of the event