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Find out more about the December 2nd celebration. A cadenced event, designed like a polyphonic concert where words, sensitivities and points of view from all over the world listen, respond and immerse themselves in one another. Some surprises to be expected… The host of the event is Asha Sumputh.

INTRODUCTION, 80 YEARS BY YOUR SIDE

SPEAKERS: RÉMY RIOUX AND ASHA SUMPUTH

3:00PM / 3:10PM ^(CET)|10 minutes

The day’s events will be launched with the screening of a film that is at once historical and a forecast of the future, which describes the evolution of the development politics and tracks the successive reinventions of AFD Group and the development policies that underline its commitment, to being by your side.
In their introductory remarks, Master of Ceremonies Asha Sumputh and AFD Chief Executive Officer Rémy Rioux will provide a glimpse of what’s to come, including the sharing of personal experiences from around the world in all their diversity, richness and complexity.

PERSPECTIVES FROM HERE AND ABROAD: A TIME FOR DISCUSSION

SPEAKERS: RÉMY RIOUX, ACHILLE MBEMBE, SÉVERINE KODJO-GRANDVAUX WITH TESTIMONIALS FROM EDGAR MORIN, FELWINE SARR, SATISH KUMAR, ETIENNE KLEIN, MOHAMED MBOUGAR SARR AND MANY OTHERS

3:10PM / 3:45PM ^(CET)|35 minutes

We revisit the history of relations between France and Africa and beyond; between the West and the Southern hemisphere, by way of a discussion between Achille Mbembe and Rémy Rioux, mediated by Séverine Kodjo-Grandvaux. In a dynamic series of short videos, poets, historians, scientists, philosophers, business owners, activists and free thinkers from France, Europe, Africa and around the world share their view of the future.

LIVE SESSIONS PART 1: AFD GROUP’S CONCRETE AND INNOVATIVE ACTIONS

SPEAKERS: SELIMA MECHKENE & AUDREY GUIRAL NAEPELS; LAURA GEORGES, TOMBODY SOUMAH & BENJAMIN COUDERT; SERGIO GUSMAO SUCHODOLSKI & LUCIE ASTIER SUCH

3:45PM / 4:15PM ^(CET)|30 minutes

Our partners and clients will stage three dynamic 5-minute presentations on actions and projects supported by AFD Group around the world. These projects are emblematic of AFD Group’s work in a number of regions, and of the innovative solutions being collectively developed.

LIVE CONCERT

SPEAKER: DOM LA NENA

4:15PM / 4:40PM ^(CET)|25 minutes

Now, time for a live show! It promises to be a moment suspended in time, where Dom La Nena, along with her cello and other instruments, take us on a dreamlike trip from her native Brazil to the numerous musical lands through which she has journeyed. A crowd favorite!

THE FUND FOR INNOVATION IN DEVELOPMENT:
INITIAL PROJECTS

SPEAKER: ESTHER DUFLO

5:20PM / 5:35PM ^(CET)|15 minutes

A look back at the first year of the Fund for Innovation in Development (FID), chaired by Esther Duflo. This initiative supports innovations that help reduce poverty and inequality worldwide. Through financing, the Fund enables innovative research teams to test new ideas, take strategic risks, demonstrate what works and deploy solutions that have the most positive impact, on a large scale.

LIVE SESSIONS PART 2: AFD GROUP’S CONCRETE AND INNOVATIVE ACTIONS

SPEAKERS: ERIC SCOTTO; ANDREATA MUFORO & ERIC ZONTSOP LEKUIKEU; LEA ZEINOUN, THOMAS GONNET & LAURENT MARION

5:35PM / 6:05PM ^(CET)|30 minutes

AFD Group’s actions and projects worldwide will be highlighted by three more presentations staged by partners and clients in dynamic 5-minute segments. The projects presented are emblematic of innovative, collectively developed solutions in regions where the Group is active.

“A DRAWING CONCERT”

SPEAKERS: JUL, ALAA SATIR, CLÉMENCE SAUVAGE AND BEDOUIN BURGER & MARIE AVEILLAN

6:05PM / 6:30PM ^(CET)|25 minutes

Dedicated to youth here and around the world, this multimedia presentation features artists drawing in real-time, pictures that provide illustrated answers to the question, “What will it be like to be 25 years old in 2101?” The live show is created in partnership with the Angoulême comic strip Festival, featuring two young comic drawing talents, Alaa Satir and Clémence Sauvage, along with French cartoonist JUL.

METIS, WHEN ART MEETS DEVELOPMENT

SPEAKER: TIPHAINE LE MÉNAGER

6:30PM / 6:40PM ^(CET)|10 minutes

Metis: Conveyor of emotions, bearer of transformations
The artist is the one who thinks differently and opens new paths. Led by Metis, a plan initiated in 2021, local artists are bringing the arts and development together. Their interventions, as close as possible in the field, encourage the building of new horizons in common.

CONCLUSION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

SPEAKERS: KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF IMF, ACHILLE MBEMBE, RÉMY RIOUX AND PARTNERS FROM THE SOUTH.

6:40PM / 7:25PM ^(CET)|45 minutes

A closing time that will draw the first lessons from the discussions and testimonials of the day.