Lilia Rizk
Chargée de Mission to the Executive President, Policy Center for the New South
Morocco
TEASER #AD2025
Agenda
11 december 2025
11:00
12:30
Launch of the 12th Edition of the Atlantic Currents: An Annual Report on Wider Atlantic Perspectives and Patterns
12:30
14:00
Lunch
14:00
14:10
AD App Presentation
Moderator
14:10
14:20
Welcoming Remarks
Moderator
Karim El Aynaoui
Executive President, Policy Center for the New South
Morocco
14:20
15:05
Townhall
15:05
16:10
Plenary I: Can Democracy Deliver in a Post-Trust World?
Moderator
Oumayma Bourhriba
Senior Economist, Policy Center for the New South
Morocco
16:10
16:40
Coffee Break
16:40
17:10
Conversation I: Morocco’s Commitment to the Atlantic
17:10
18:15
Plenary II: Unlocking the Next Stage: Rethinking Growth Strategies
18:30
19:00
Transfers to Breakout Dinner Venues
19:30
22:00
Breakout Dinners (Parallel Sessions – Off the Record)
- How Can Politics and Geoeconomics Shape Central Banking Agenda?
- The Effectiveness of Sanctions in a Multipolar World
- NATO’s Expanding Perimeter: Stability or Escalation?
- US-China Economic Warfare: Is There a sustainable Path for Neutral Powers?
- The Shrinking Campus: U.S. Migration Policy, Academic Power, and the Future of Global Talent
- BRICS in Africa: Partnership or Neo-Alignment?
- Sahel Security Futures: Between Collapse and Reconfiguration (Fr)
- Cultural Capital and Soft Power: Africa and Latin America in Global Narratives
- Universities and the Knowledge Economy: Can Africa aspire to build Global Research Hubs?
- Navigating Disinformation and Polarization: Democracy under Digital Siege
- The Two-State Solution: Timing, Pathways, and Obstacles
- Rethinking the World Bank’s Role in Middle-Income Economies
- Ending the Debt Overhang: A Bold Reset for Africa’s Development
- EU–Latin America: A Model for North–South Economic Partnership?
- The New, Global or Rising South: Narratives in Transition
- Building the Future: Morocco’s Race 2030 horizon (Fr)
- From Rivers to Reservoirs: The Geoeconomics of Water in Africa
- From Stadiums to States: The Geopolitical Economy of Global Sports
22:00
22:30
Transfers back to Hotels and Conference Venue
12 december 2025
09:30
10:35
Plenary III: Rethinking Strategic Maritime Corridors as Global Commons
10:35
11:05
Conversation II: Latin America Amid Global Shifts (in Spanish)
11:05
11:35
Coffee Break
11:35
12:40
Plenary IV: From Trade Wars to War Economies: Are Conflicts Rewiring Global Markets?
12:40
13:30
Plenary V: Securing Water and Food for a Sustainable Atlantic
13:30
14:45
Lunch
14:45
15:50
Plenary VI: Resilient Nation-Building: Local Agency and the Role of Youth
15:50
16:40
Plenary VII: Africa in a Self-Interested Global Order: Navigating Alone?
16:40
17:10
Coffee Break
17:10
18:15
Plenary VIII: Decarbonisation Futures: One Goal, Many Journeys
18:15
19:05
Plenary IX: Linking Social Safety Nets and Education for Resilient Societies
19:05
21:00
Moroccan Dinner
21:00
22:30
Night Owl Sessions (Parallel Sessions - Off the Record)
- Night Owl 1: How do the Ultra-Rich Shape Global Rules
- Night Owl 2: The Demographic Reality of the Atlantic and its Implications
- Night Owl 3: The Energy-Climate-Geopolitics Trilemma: Decarbonization, Resource Security, and Strategic Vulnerability
13 december 2025
09:30
10:35
Plenary X: America First, Negotiation Room for Others?
10:35
11:40
Plenary XI: North-South Atlantic Partnerships: Managing Expectations and Realities
11:40
12:10
Coffee Break
12:10
13:15
Plenary XII: A Think Tank Conversation: Bridging Regions, Building Futures
13:15
14:30
Lunch
14:40
15:35
Plenary XIII: The Weaponization of Everything: From Bytes to Bots to Beliefs
15:35
15:55
Conversation III: North-South Partnerships: Managing Expectations and Realities
15:55
16:25
Coffee Break
16:25
17:30
Closing Plenary XIV: Wider Atlantic Challenges Viewed by Emerging Leaders
17:30
18:00
Townhall II
18:00
18:15
Closing Remarks
18:15
19:00
Transfer to Dinner Venue
19:00
22:00
Closing Cocktail Dinner