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Designing a Roadmap to Recovery in MENA

1 April 2021 13:00 – 16:00 (CEST) Register Here

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MENA-OECD 2021 Ministerial CONFERENCE

Designing a Roadmap to Recovery in MENA

1 April, 13:00-16:00 (CEST)

13:00 – 13:10 Opening Remarks Master of Ceremony: Ms. Adelina VESTEMEAN, Executive Coordinator, OECD  H.E. Mr. Hichem MECHICHI, Head of Government, Republic of  Mr. Angel GURRÍA, OECD Secretary General

13:10 – 13:20 Keynote Address

 H.E. Mr. Luigi DI MAIO, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Republic of Italy

SESSION 1 - A new growth model for the post- 13:20 – 14:15 COVID-19 recovery: governing the investments of tomorrow in MENA

Moderator: Mr. Andreas SCHAAL, Director, Global Relations, OECD

Panellists:  Mr. Joey HOOD, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, United States of America  H.E. Mr. Raoul NEHME, Minister of Economy and Trade, Republic of  Ms. Gonca YILMAZ BATUR, Deputy Minister of Trade, Republic of Turkey  H.E. Mr. Yacine OUALID, Minister of Start-ups and Knowledge Economy, People's Democratic Republic of  Dr. Mohamad AL HAWRI, Deputy Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Republic of  H.E. Ms. Hala EL SAID, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Arab Republic of  H.E. Mr. Ali KOOLI, Minister of Economy, Finance and Support to Investment, Co-Chair of the MENA-OECD Competitiveness Programme, Republic of Tunisia

14:15 – 14:25 Open Discussion 14:25 – 14:35 Keynote Address

 H.E. Mr. Olivér VÁRHELYI, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, European Commission

SESSION 2 - People-centred policies for more 14:35 – 15:25 resilient and inclusive societies

Moderator: Ms. Elsa PILICHOWSKI, Director, Public Governance, OECD

Panellists:  H.E. Dr. Mohamed SHTAYYEH, Prime Minister, Palestinian Authority  H.E. Ms. Ohood BINT KHALFAN AL ROUMI, Minister of State for Government Development and the Future,  H.E. Ms. Maria de Fátima FONSECA, Secretary of State for Innovation and Administrative Modernization, Republic of Portugal  H.E. Mr. Mohammad AL NABULSI, Minister of Youth, Hashemite Kingdom of  Mr. Waleed A. EL KHEREIJI, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of  H.E. Dr. Stanislav RAŠČAN, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Acting Minister for Development, Republic of Slovenia  H.E. Mr. Othman EL FERDAOUS, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Kingdom of  H.E. Ms. Hasna BEN SLIMANE, Minister to the Head of Government in charge of Civil Service, Co-chair of the MENA-OECD Governance Programme, Republic of Tunisia

15:25 – 15:40 Open Discussion Closing Session: Way Forward and Adoption of the 15:40 – 16:00 Ministerial Declaration

This session will present the Ministerial Declaration, which will contain regional policy recommendations on public governance and competitiveness approved by the Ministerial panels.

Chair: H.E. Mr. Thomas SCHNÖLL, Ambassador of Austria to the OECD and Chair of the OECD External Relations Committee, Republic of Austria

Presentation of the Ministerial Declaration:

 H.E. Mr. Antonio BERNARDINI, Ambassador of Italy to the OECD, Co-Chair of the MENA-OECD Governance Programme, Republic of Italy  H.E. Mr. Didier LENOIR, Ambassador of the European Union to the OECD, Co-Chair of the MENA-OECD Competitiveness Programme, European Union  H.E. Ms. Hasna BEN SLIMANE, Minister to the Head of Government in charge of Civil Service, Co-Chair of the MENA-OECD Governance Programme, Republic of Tunisia  H.E. Mr. Ali KOOLI, Minister of Economy, Finance and Support to Investment, Co-Chair of the MENA-OECD Competitiveness Programme, Republic of Tunisia