TANGIER 4 5 PROGRAM 8TH EDITION TANGIER, MOROCCO 11TH TO 14TH NOVEMBRE EVENT PROGRAM MEDAYS FORUM 2015 TANGIER, MOROCCO TH TH 11 TO 14 NOVEMBER MEDAYS FORUM by the AMADEUS INSTITUTE 6, Rue Annassime, Sect. 9 Bloc I, Hay Riad 10100, Rabat - Morocco Phone: +212 (0)537 71 70 82 / 40 59 Fax: +212 (0)537 57 11 83 E-mail: [email protected] www.amadeusonline.org www.medays.org © 2015 Institut Amadeus. All Rights Reserved 4 | MEDAYS FORUM 2015 AMADEUS INSTITUTE | 5 Morocco and to establish a Moroccan civil society class, Memorandum Constitutional Reform and the that Amadeus Institute represents, at the heart of study “Morocco-Africa: 15 recommendations for a Amadeus Institute dialogues and discussions at the international scale. responsible and sustainable co-development”, not to mention the magazine Geopolitik, specialized in In 2009, Amadeus Institute has also initiated and international relations and launched in 2012. SEVEN YEARS OF A MOROCCAN THINK TANK organized the first regional conference on « Gov- ernance and economic development » in Marrake- The main goal of these publications is to bring ch, an event that has witnessed the participation of Amadeus Institute closer to the academic world Maghreb and European officials, representatives of but also from the political and economic decision the United Nations, representatives of civil society makers at the national scale by proposing in-depth as well as highly acclaimed academics. analysis, benchmarks, and concrete propositions. Strengthened by this international credibility, Ama- These tools, essential to a think tank with an in- Goals and Missions The reference ranking «Global Go Think tank 2013» deus Institute receives more and more delegation ternational scope, allow to share readings, analysis published by the prestigious University of Pennsyl- in official visit to Morocco. These meetings and ex- and propositions of Amadeus Institute on national Amadeus Institute is a professional research center vania and announced at the United Nations, has changes are the opportunity to raise the questions or global questions, in a regular, dynamic and ac- founded in 2008 and based in Rabat. Initially posi- ranked Amadeus Institute 13th on the MENA region of the reform engaged in the Kingdom but also to cessible fashion. Most importantly, it is about pop- tioned as a laboratory of ideas tackling issues linked (Israel, Turkey and Iran included). discuss the great regional and international topics, ularizing reflection as well as strategic and pro- to the Euro Mediterranean region, it has expanded through the vision and the reading of an indepen- spective watch on forefront international issues. its scope to evolve into a credible interlocutor on Amadeus Institute is also ranked first think tank in dent Moroccan think tank. global themes, particularly focused on emerging the Maghreb region and 6th in the Arab world. Ref- Beyond the considerable enrichment on key sub- countries. erenced in 2010 and ranked 28th in 2011, 18th in Realizations and Publications: jects about Morocco and Southern countries in 2012, Amadeus Institute carries on progressing and general (international security, economic crisis, The major strategy of Amadeus Institute is to favor aims to integrate the top 10 MENA and African think Since its creation in 2008, Amadeus Institute has good governance, cooperation and development), interaction between government, private sector and tanks in 2015. distinguished itself by numerous scientific doc- these documents are also perceived by academia civil society through the organization of numerous uments published: MEDays annual report, Global as tools and academic references of high value. conference and workshops on the international level As the main event organized by Amadeus Institute, Growth Outlook, White paper Education/Middle such as MEDays forum or the Global Growth Confer- MEDays Forum is ranked 49th forum in the world ence (see the chapters detailing these conferences) and first forum in the Arab world, surpassing the and on the national level through the organization events organized by Gulf countries (United Arab of different workshops. Besides the geopolitical and Emirates and Qatar). economic topics raised, we also discuss education, middle class, rapprochement between Morocco and Amadeus Institute’s expertise is appreciated and countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, renew- recognized at the international level since it has able energies, economic growth, the Arab spring, been a major stakeholder in many events such as the Israeli Palestinian peace process, the role of Mo- the Special Visit Program in Melbourne in 2010, the rocco in Africa’s development and public finances Seminar on Peace and Development in Africa in Be- and their implication in reforms perspectives. injing in 2010, the Conference on the prevention of causes of conflicts in Nairobi in 2010, the Sustainable All the reflections and recommendations issued Development Summit in New Delhi in 2011, the New from these studies are nurtured by Amadeus Insti- York Forum in 2011 and 2012, the Gulf Strategic Con- tute s researchers and constitute a quality work that ference in Manama in 2013, Bamako Forum in 2010, aim to the creation of different reports and publi- 2013, and 2014, the forum of CPAPD 2014 in Beijing, cations. the Abu Dhabi Strategic Debates in 2014, the Gen- eral Assembly of EuroMesco every year since 2011, Amadeus Institute, thanks to a wide international the MENA think tank summit in Istanbul or in 2015, network, evolving year after year through its dif- the Crans Montana Forum, the Africa CEO Forum in ferent missions, is conducting important lobbying Geneva and the BOAO Forum in China. activities to promote Morocco’s image at the inter- national level. Amadeus Institute has also been designed official partner of the Union for the Mediterranean (UPM) Recognition and Credibility at the time of the forum under Franco-Egyptian governance in Marseille in 2010. After 7 years of existence, Amadeus Institute is con- sidered as one of most influential think tanks on the Besides the topics mentioned, those forums were + national and regional political scene. the opportunity to give an international scope to Some of the Institute’s publications 6 | MEDAYS FORUM 2015 AMADEUS INSTITUTE | 7 The MEDays Forum INITIATIVE, GOAL AND APPRAISAL MEDays International Forum, created in 2008 or south-south relations. The MEDays Prize is For 7 years, the MEDays Fo- and hosted by the city of Tangier, Morocco’s divided in 4 categories: opening on Europe and the Mediterranean, is rum is organized in Novem- the main event organized by Amadeus Institute. - MEDays Grand Prize - MEDays Business Prize Initiative - MEDays Political Initiative Prize ber of each year, Under Format - MEDays Environment and Sustainable Development Prize Held in November, under the High Patronage of the High Patronage His Majesty the King Mohammed VI, during 4 Goal days and more than 20 sessions and panels, ME- of His Majesty King Days Forum gathers a community of around 150 First and foremost, it is a space for dialogue, ex- high-level speakers representing all of the five change, consultation, proposition between in- continents: heads of states, heads of govern- ternational decision-makers and major political Mohammed VI. It has ments, political decision-makers, Nobel Prizes, and economic actors. As a platform for reflec- gradually become one of the representatives of international organizations, tion and debate around different priority prob- CEOs, experts and forefront international fig- lematic and themes, the MEDays Forum was put major international geostra- ures. in place in order to contribute to the interna- tional debate in the light of Southern countries’ tegic forums in Africa and the The forum’s official opening ceremony is the ambitions (developing and emerging countries). Arab world opportunity to award the MEDays prize, granted It is, indeed, a committed and forward-looking each year to figures, institutions, organizations, representative. or firms which brought a determining contribu- tion to the development of Southern countries, Beyond this positioning, MEDays Forum aims to Ambition and perspectives or having a real added value in the improve- strengthen the brand image of Morocco at the ment of North-South or South-South relations. international level, while putting forward the The ambition of Amadeus Institute is to main- strategic orientations defined by His Majesty the tain MEDays as a reference forum for emerging Each year’s closing ceremony is marked by the King Mohammed VI. The forum is also taking an and developing countries. It aspires to be the reading of the “Tangier Declaration”, which important educational role with Moroccan citi- Forum of the South, devoted to global themes states the main recommendations proposed zens since the forum is open to the public and and issues. during the debates. welcomes each year around 2500 participants, among them 1000 students in 2014. It has to be stated that numerous African and At the end of each MEDays Forum, Amadeus Middle-Eastern countries are actively soliciting institute conducts an in-depth analysis of the Appraisal Amadeus institute, which organizes the forum, debates which are compiled in its annual report. to extend the event into regional conferences. Sevel years of reflection and debate Starting 2016, a number of collaboration should MEDays Prize give birth to a regional MEDays, preceding the MEDays forum has known a real evolution during actual