Key questions: Participants should arrive by 8:00 to complete check-in, receive conference passes and seat themselves. We request the collaboration of all participants, in order to ensure protocol, given the intervention of the President of teh Republic.
Location: Átrio da Assembleia Nacional
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Speakers: His Excellency, the Executive Secretary of the CPLP, Dr. Murade Isaac Miguigy Murargy
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Salão Nobre
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The session will focus on the following questions: How to identify the activity sectors of clusters where Cape Verde has a comparative advantage? What should be the governance structure for Clusters: how to establish processes to identify the leaders of Clusters? Who should be a member of the network of Clusters? How to identify performance indicators for Clusters? What monitoring and...
Speakers: - Dr. Christian Ketels, Professor, Harvard Business School, Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness; President of TCI - The Competitiveness Institute (the Global Practitioner’s network for competitiveness, clusters and innovation)
- Dr. Victor Ndiaye, CEO, Performances Group
- Dr. Marcel Klesen, Ecoinnovation Cluster Luxemburg, Manager
Location: Assembleia Nacional, Salão Nobre
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His Excellency, Carlos Lopes, will speak of values and attitudes necessary to surpass the challenges of globalization and transformation.
Speakers: Dr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Africa
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Salão Nobre
Key questions: The Coordinator of the CPE and the forum organization team welcomes the participants and introduces the objectives of the IInd National Transformation Forum.
Intervention
Dr. Ulrika Richardson-Golinski, Resident Coordinator of the Joint Office of the United Nations in Cabo Verde
Speakers: Dr. Manuel Pinheiro, Coordinator of the Strategic Policy Center – CPE
Dr. Ulrika Richardson-Golinski, Resident Coordinator of the Joint Office of the United Nations in Cabo Verde
Location: Salão Nobre, National Assembly
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The session will begin to examine this critical issue by exploring the following questions: What is the status and the current challenges and opportunities in the agribusiness cluster? What should be the priorities for developing this cluster? How to organize the cluster in order to strengthen the role of the private sector? What should be the role of the state? How to best develop the linkages...
Speakers: - Eng. Elsa Simões, President of Board of Directors of UNI-CV’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- Eng. Manuel B. Amado, Agricultural Businessman
- Dr. Ângela Lusigi, PhD, UNDP Economic Adviser in New York
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Salão de Banquetes/Piso 1
Key questions: His Excellency, The President of the Republic of Cabo Verde will welcome Participants and make opening remarks.
Speakers: H.E The President of the Republic of Cabo Verde, Dr. Jorge Carlos Fonseca
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Salão Nobre
Key questions: The workshop will examine the spatial dimension of the transformation’s management, focusing on the management of land and cities. Basically, it will carry out a strategic review aimed at identifying the successes and mistakes, and propose ideas for the future. Specifically, it will focus on the following questions:
What are the public policy measures that affect national economic growth,...
Speakers: - Eng Jeiza Tavares, Director General of Spatial Planning
- Arch. César Freitas, Architects Association President
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Sala 1/5º Piso
Key questions: This workshop will also be an opportunity for the country to re-visit its social policy strategy as it builds a national consensus around the post 2015 sustainable development goals. Specifically, the workshop will focus on exploring the following questions: What has been Cape Verde’s performance relative to the Millennium Development Goals? What were the main social development achievement goals...
Speakers: - Dr. Nardy Sousa, University Professor
- Mr. Gustave Nebie, PhD, former UNDP and UNICEF economist, social protection expert
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Salão Nobre/Piso 1
Key questions: What were the major reforms of the past decade?
How has the business environment evolved over the last ten years?
What were the major achievements in terms of social development?
What is left to do?
Speakers: His Excellency, the Prime Minister of Cabo Verde, Dr. Jose Maria Neves
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Salão Nobre
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The workshop session will examine the maritime economy cluster with a focus on the prospects for the future. Crucially, the workshop will take stock and also propose ideas for the way forward. Specifically, the workshop will focus on the following questions: What is the status, what are the challenges and opportunities? What are the priorities for developing the cluster? How to best organize...
Speakers: - Eng. Franklin Spencer, Coordinator of Sea Cluster Operational Nucleus (NOCM)
- Dr. Carlitos Fortes, ENACOL Director-General
- Dr. Andres Spinosa, FRESCOMAR Board Chairman
- Dr. Paul Marceul, LuxInnovation, Manager, Cluster Maritime du Luxembourg
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Salão de Sessões/Piso 3
Key questions: The workshop will be designed to point the way forward for some of the fundamental questions related to the growth and development of the national economy.
Speakers: - Dr. Carlos Santos, Executive Secretary of State Reform Coordination Unit (UCRE)
- Dr. Daouda Thiaw, Partner, Performances Group
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Sala de Sessões/3º Piso
Key questions: The plenary session will focus on identifying and analyzing Cabo Verde's new challenges. Specifically, it will address the following questions:
What are the challenges for Cabo Verde to construct a new development model based on knowledge, productivity, efficiency and innovation?
What are the challenges for Cabo Verde to diversify its economy?
Speakers: - Dr. Gualberto do Rosário, Former Prime Minister, Businessman and Chamber of Tourism President
- Dr. Vera Songwe, World Bank Regional Director
- Dr. Mamadou Lamine Ndongo, PhD – Regional Resident Representative, Senegal Office, AfDB
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Salão Nobre
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The workshop will be strategic in nature and will be focused on policy formulation. It will explore Cabo Verde’s potential to develop the tourism cluster. It will discuss, in particular, what needs to be done so that Cabo Verde can create a high value added tourism cluster.
Specifically, the workshop will provide answers to the following questions:
What are the...
Speakers: - Dr. Victor Fidalgo, Chamber of Tourism Representative
- Dr. Carlos Pires Ferreira, Manager and University Professor
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Salão Nobre/Piso 1
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The workshop session will look at these two issues: developing the fiancé cluster as a support to other clusters and building Cape Verde into an international financial services center. Crucially, the workshop will take stock along these broad lines and also propose ideas going forward. Specifically, the workshop will therefore focus on the following questions:
What is the...
Speakers: - Dr. Manuel Lima, Cabo Verde Stock Exchange Board Chairman
- Dr. Carlos Moura, Novo Banco Board Chairman
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Sala 1/5º Piso
Key questions: This workshop will examine how Cabo Verde can develop its capacity to manage challenges related to climate change and how it can further develop its expertise on the effects of these challenges in insular countries.
Speakers: - Dr. Ângela Luigi, PhD, UNDP Economic Adviser in New York
- Dr. Marcel Klesen, Luxembourg Ecoinnovation Cluster
- Dr. Antonio Lima, Diplomat, Ex-Ambassador of Cabo Verde to the United Nations
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Sala nº 2/5º Piso
Key questions: The aim of the session s to examine and seek new ideas on “what model of growth for the future in Cape Verde?” More specifically, the session will address the following questions:
What are the challenges for Cabo Verde to construct a new development model based on knowledge, productivity, efficiency and innovation?
What are the challenges for Cabo Verde to diversify its economy?...
Speakers: - Dr. Adalbert Nshimyumuremyi, PhD, Chief Country Economist, Senegal Office, AfDB
- Dr. Carlos Furtado, National Director of Planning (MF - DNPACBF)
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Sala de Sessões/3º Piso
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This workshop will explore the main challenges on financing for development in an environment of declining Official Development Assistance (ODA) and increased global competition to access resources: What new methods and mechanisms for financing the public and private sectors? How can Cabo Verde best manage the transition to middle-income country? How to better attrach investment that...
Speakers: - Dr. Emanuel Miranda, President of the Executive Board of Caixa Económica de Cabo Verde
- Dr. José Luis Fernandes, Consultant
- Dr. Babacar Bá, Partner, Performances Group
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Salão de Banquetes/Piso 1
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The workshop will be strategic in nature and will be focused on policy formulation. It will explore Cabo Verde’s potential to develop the ICT cluster. It will discuss, in particular, what needs to be done so that Cabo Verde can export already developed services such as e-governance, namely by strengthening strategic partnerships to acquire knowledge, improve competitiveness and attract new...
Speakers: - Eng. Hélio Varela, from Operational Unit for the Information Society (NOSI)
- Dr. John Vicente, Senior Principal Engineer at Intel
- Engª. Arlinda Peixoto, Chairman of the Board, COMPTA
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Sala nº 2/5º Piso
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The workshop will be strategic in nature and will be focused on policy formulation. It will explore Cabo Verde’s potential to develop the creative industries cluster. It will also explore its internationalization as export potential.
Specifically, the workshop will provide answers to the following questions:
What are the areas of activities within the creative industry sector where...
Speakers: - Dr Cláudia Leitão, Creative Economy expert
- Dr. João Resende, Professor, Bentley University
- Eng. Isaías Barreto Rosa, ITC Commissioner for ECOWAS
- Eng. Talla Keve, Senior Development Policy Advisor, United Nations
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Salão de Banquetes/Piso 1
Key questions: The workshop will examine the efforts to develop the private sector and promote entrepreneurial spirit in Cape Verde. It will focus on the challenges and opportunities to facilitate the growth of innovative entrepreneurs, exports and private sector development in Cape Verde. The workshop will explore the potential to transform the private sector in Cape Verde, and it will make suggestions on what...
Speakers: - Dr. Francisco Fortes, ADEI Administrador
- Eng. Paulo Figueiredo, President of Contractors Association
- Dr. Amilcar Monteiro, Secretary-General of Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services of Sotavento (CCISS)
- Dr. Alexandre de Carvalho, Partner, Performances Group
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Salão Nobre/Piso 1
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Based on the work carried out in the various workshops and plenary sessions, a document with the main conclusions will be presented for debate, with the objective of constructing a common and shred vision of the future. The document will be used to finalize the Economic Transformation Agenda for Cabo Verde 2030.
Speakers: Dr. Manuel Pinheiro, Coordinator of the Strategic Policy Center - CPE
Location: Assembleia Nacional, Salão Nobre
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The workshop session will examine the aero business cluster with a focus on the prospects for the future. Crucially, the workshop will take stock and also propose ideas for the way forward. Specifically, the workshop will focus on the following questions:
Where are we, what are the challenges and opportunities?
What are the cluster development priorities?
What is...
Speakers: - Dr. Vera Nereu, Advisor to the Minister of Infrastructure and Maritime Economy
- Dr. Bernard Berger, Consultor, Consultant and expert in aviation
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Sala Multiuso/Piso 1
Key questions: This session will explore the following questions: How to ensure democratic governance of regional integration to take into account Cape Verde’s specificity and the interests of small states? How to involve the private sector in the integration agenda? How to integrate the West African market, establishing, for example, common licensing and regulatory procedures to allow companies to operate...
Speakers: President of the ECOWAS Commission, Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Salão Nobre
Key questions: Closing Speech by his Excellency, the Prime Minister of Cabo Verde, Dr. Jose Maria Neves.
Speakers: H.E. the Prime Minister of Cabo Verde, Dr. Jose Maria Neves
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Salão Nobre
Key questions: The session will undertake an analysis of the Cabo Verdean society and address the issue of building an inclusive nation and including the Diaspora in national efforts to transform Cabo Verde. Specifically, the session will examine and answer the following questions: How do we encourage Cabo Verdean communities in the Diaspora to be full Cabo Verdean citizens and a factor of Cabo Verde’s...
Speakers: - Dr. João Resende Santos, Professor at Bentley
- Dr. José Duarte, Representative of Ciclo de Tertúlias - Lisbon
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Sala nº 2/5ºPiso
Key questions: The workshop on infrastructure services will be strategic in nature and focus on policymaking. Participants in the workshop will make a strategic assessment of the context and situation of infrastructure services in Cabo Verde and explore the challenges and opportunities, in order to advance an agenda and a policy package, to contribute significantly to attract funding from the private sector,...
Speakers: - Dr. Paulino Dias, Consultant
- Dr. Carlos Correia Fonseca, Senior Consultant in transport economy, University Professor
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Sala nº 1/5º Piso
Key questions: This session will therefore have two critical elements. The first will focus on the scenarios of the future. This is necessary to clarifying plausible scenarios of the future. The second element is the vision for the political parties. The session will therefore provide answers to the following question:
What are the possible scenarios for the future of Cabo Verde in 2030?
Speakers: - Eng. José Brito, Planner and Consultant
- Mady Biaye, PhD, UNFPA Senior Advisor on Population Trends
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Salão Nobre
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The workshop’s main goal will be to make a proposal to build a 21st century educational system for Cabo Verde. Challenges as well as the exploitation of potential opportunities will be addressed, in order to propose an agenda for the future and a reform package, to ensure an education system capable of adequately meeting the needs of quality and relevance. More specifically, the workshop will...
Speakers: - Dr. Cristina P. Ferreira, University Professor
- Dr. João Rosa Bridge, Cabo Verde Institute Diretor and Bridgewater State University representative
- Dr. Judith Nascimento, Dean of the University of Cabo Verde
- Dr. Pedro Lourtie, University Professor and Consultant
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Salão Nobre
Key questions: The workshop will be strategic in nature and will be focused on policy formulation. It will analyze the situation and explore Cabo Verde’s potential to transform the energy sector in the next decade. It will discuss, in particular, what it will take for Cabo Verde to gradually decrease its reliance on fossil fuels.
The workshop will also examine reform efforts in the green economy sector...
Speakers: - Eng. António Baptista, Director-General of energy
- Eng. António Monteiro, Congressman and Specialist on Energy
- Eng. Jansénio Delgado, Energy Expert
- Dr. Marcel Klesen, Ecoinnovation Cluster Luxemburg, Manager
- Eng. Yannick Teixeira, Brine Engineering and Investments
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Sala 2/5º Piso
Key questions: The workshop session will examine the innovation and creativity, with a focus on the prospects for the future. Crucially, the workshop will take stock and propose ideas for the way forward. Specifically, the workshop will therefore focus on the following questions:
How to develop a national system to promote innovation and creativity?
How to develop complementarities between...
Speakers: - Eng. Isaías Barreto Rosa, ECOWAS Commissioner for ICT
- Eng. Talla Kebe, Senior Development Policy Advisor, United Nations
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Sala nº 1/5º Piso
Key questions: The workshop will examine and give political answers to the following questions: What are the country’s needs in terms of strategic partnerships? How do we consolidate and take better advantage of existing strategic partnerships? What new partnerships should be promoted and implemented? How do we improve access to and benefit from the ECOWAS market? What is the best model for managing...
Speakers: - Dr. Jorge Spencer Lima, President of Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services of Sotavento (CCISS)
- Dr. Júlio Morais, Ambassador
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Sala de Sessões/3º piso
Key questions: This workshop will address the following questions:
What are the challenges for the private sector to creating more employment, especially for young people?
What are the challenges for employment Cabo Verdeans in the exterior?
What behavioral changes are necessary in the work culture of Cabo Verdeans?
What are the factors that currently keep us from generating more...
Speakers: - Dr. Belarmino Lucas, President of Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services of Barlavento (CCIAB)
- Dr. Vargas de Melo, Employment and Vocational Training Institute (IEFP) Board Chairman
- Dr. Leonesa Fortes, National Social Security Institute (INPS) Board Chairman
Location: Assembleia Nacional - Salão de Banquetes/Piso 1
