International Conference

We, North South Forum, a Florida-based Think Tank institute, are pleased to announce that on March 11 to 13, 2013 we will be organizing North South Forum 2013 International Conference at Palmeraie Hotel Resorts Palais des Congres in Marrakech - Morocco under the theme "Rethinking North + South Trade & Development Cooperation Model".

Exhibitors

One of North South Forum's main difference with other competitors is that we make our event not only an opportunity for ideas and expertise sharing BUT also a platform for business alliance building, projects discussions and executions between players from North and South. read more

Featured Speakers

  • HRH Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal & HH Princess Ameerah Al-Taweel

    Founders Al Waleed Bin Talal Foundations Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  • Nizar Baraka

    Minister of Economy & Finance, Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco

  • HE Dr. Abdelkader Amara

    HE Dr. Abdelkader Amara, Minister of Industry, Commerce and New Technologies - Rabat - Kingdom of Morocco

  • Kingsley Aikins

    President- CEO Worldwide Irish Fund, Diaspora Expert

  • Mustapha Khalfi

    Minister of Communication of the Kingdom of Morocco

  • Soad Sbai, Italian Parliament Deputy, Rome - Italy

    Soad Sbai, Italian Parliament Deputy, Rome - Italy

  • Asia Bird

    Asia Bird, author of The LinkedIn Essentials, is founder of the popular Sociable Sales LinkedIn group. Asia is a passionate advocate of collaborative engagement in social media as a means of creating business opportunities in our socially-driven marketplace.

  • Christine Lagarde

    Managing Director IMF

  • Dr Supachai Panitchpakdi

    Secretary General - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) - Geneva

  • Joumana Cobein

    Head Maghreb - International Finance Corporation (IFC) - World Bank Group - Rabat Reginal Office, Morocco

  • HE Andre Azoulay

    Economic Adviser to King Mohammed VI

  • Rassina Hassan

    UK - The African Disruptor

  • Thomas J. Donohue

    President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

  • Mohand Laenser

    Minister of Interior, Rabat - Kingdom of Morocco

  • Abdelilah Benkirane

    Chief of Government Council Kingdom of Morocco

  • Professor Fathallah Oualalou

    Professor Fathallah Oualalou, President of Rabat City Council, Rabat - Kingdom of Morocco

  • Prof. Izhar Ul Haq

    PhD

  • Peter Robinson, President and CEO USCIB - New York

    Peter Robinson, President and CEO USCIB - New York

  • Abdeslam Ahizoune

    President & CEO, Maroc Telecom, Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco

  • Jean-Guy Carrier

    Jean-Guy Carrier, Secretary General of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

  • Abdellatif Maazouz

    Deputy Minister to the Chief of Government in Charge of Morocco's Overseas Diaspora

  • Miloud Chaabi

    President & CEO Founder, Chaabi Group/Ynna Holding, Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco

  • Danilo Medina Sanchez

    Danilo Medina Sanchez, President of Dominican Republic

  • Mr. Mohammed Nizar Choucair

    President of Association of Chamber of Commerce & Industry in the Mediterranean - ASCAME

  • HH Sheikh Hamad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

    Managing Director of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), Abu Dhabi - UAE

  • Dr Euloge Anicet Nounkou, PhD International Law and petroleum, Canada

    Dr Euloge Anicet Nounkou, PhD International Law and petroleum, Canada

  • Mario Rotllant

    CEO Cobega & ECCBC (Coca Cola Spain & Africa) - President Coca Cola Bottling Company Morocco

  • Christine Hicks, CEO of Credit Elect, Melbourne, Australia

    Christine Hicks, CEO of Credit Elect, Melbourne, Australia

  • H.S.H Princess Karina Bagration-Moukhransky

    PhD

  • Dr. Abdul Latif Bin Rashid Al Zayani

    Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)

  • Jan Mattsson, Executive Director, UNOPS - Copenhagen, Denmark

    Jan Mattsson, Executive Director, UNOPS - Copenhagen, Denmark

  • Jacques Attali

    President Attali & Associes Professor Author nState Adviser - Founder of European Bank of Reconstruction & Development(BERD)France

  • Betty Enyonam Kumahor, Managing director Africa for ThoughtWorks

    Betty Enyonam Kumahor, Managing director Africa for ThoughtWorks

  • Walter Siouffi

    CEO Citibank Maghreb & President AmCham Morocco

  • Dr Sheriff Alabi, CEO of Savannah Enterprise Development Ltd, London - United Kingdom

    Dr Sheriff Alabi, CEO of Savannah Enterprise Development Ltd, London - United Kingdom

  • Mr. Miguel Angel Moratinos

    Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain & International Public Affairs Expert

  • Mahmood Hashim Al Kooheji

    CEO, Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Mumtalakat), Manama - Kingdom of Bahrain

  • Kim Campbell

    Canadas 19th Prime Minister Engaged Speaker - Consultant

  • Hillary Rodham Clinton

    Secretary of State, Washington DC

  • HE Abdelaziz Rabbah

    Minister of Equipments and Transports, Morocco

  • Lloyd O Pierson

    President & CEO US African Development Foundation, Washington DC

  • Miriem Bensalah Chaqroun

    President Morocco Enterprise General Confederation (CGEM) CEO Holmarcom Group Kingdom of Morocco

  • Christian Lister, Board Advisor

    Director International Small Business Congress Chairman Association of Independent Personal Search Agents United Kingdom

  • Prof Dimitar M Ivanov

    PhD, A World Class Macro Economist and Recognized Investment Strategist, Consultant on the Global Emerging Markets

  • Nadira El Guermai

    Governor - National Coordinator of INDH (National Initiative of Human Development) of Morocco

  • Professor Sir Gordon Conway

    Professor of International Development - Agriculture for Impact - Center for Environment Policy - London

  • Jose Manuel Barroso

    President European Commission Brussels

  • Dr Mohamed Sheikh Biadillah

    President of Chamber of Counselors, Kingdom of Morocco

  • Sir Howard Davis, Former Director of the London School of Economics & FSA

    Sir Howard Davis, Former Director of the London School of Economics & FSA

  • Abdellatif Jouahri

    Governor of Bank Al-Maghrib

  • Teresa Todaro Restifa, Liberal Party of australia, Memember of Ministerial Advisory Committee for Italian communities in Australia

    Teresa Todaro Restifa, Liberal Party of australia, Memember of Ministerial Advisory Committee for Italian communities in Australia

  • Rashad Kaldany

    VP Global Industries, IFC - World Bank Group Washington DC

  • Helen Clark

    Administrator United Nations Development Program (UNDP) New YorK

  • Phil Cogan

    VP Public Affairs The Export-Import Bank of United States of America

  • Lionel C Johnson

    Vice President Middle East affairs, US Chamber of Commerce

  • Dr. Werner Hoyer,

    Dr. Werner Hoyer, President of European Investment Bank (EIB) - Luxembourg

  • Michelle Bachelet

    Executive Director Under Secretary General UN Women, New York

  • HE Aziz Akhannouch

    HE Aziz Akhannouch, Minister of Agriculture and Maritime Fishery - Rabat - Kingdom of Morocco

  • Gerard Worms

    Gerard Worms, Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) - Paris

  • Hamid Ben Elafdil

    CEO, Regional Investment Agency - Casablanca - Kingdom of Morocco

  • William Jefferson Clinton

    42nd President of the United States Founding Chairman, Clinton Global Initiative

  • Alejandro Garcia Padilla

    Alejandro Garcia Padilla, Governor of Puerto Rico - United States

  • James Boomgard, President and CEO, DAI - Maryland, USA

    James Boomgard, President and CEO, DAI - Maryland, USA

  • Carl H. Leonard, President and CEO, ACDI/VOCA - Washington DC

    Carl H. Leonard, President and CEO, ACDI/VOCA - Washington DC

  • Andris Piebalgs

    EU Development Commissioner

  • Robbie Marks

    UN Second Committee Executive Officer at the United States Mission to the United Nations (USUN) in New York

  • Dr Saad Eddine El Othmani

    Minister of Foreign Affairs & Cooperation Kingdom of Morocco

  • Mr. Frank Feather

    A Canadian formerly from UK, is Chairman/CEO of Geodevco Inc., Toronto (Canada) and Orlando (USA)

  • Driss Benhima

    President & CEO, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco

  • Professor Paresh Sheth

    CEO, MNC Investment Bank, Mumbai - India; Dean Leading Management Institute, Mumbai - India

  • Marta Moya Diaz, Head Trade Section - EU Delegation in Morocco

    Marta Moya Diaz, Head Trade Section - EU Delegation in Morocco

  • Adam M. Goldstein

    President & CEO, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Miami, Florida

  • Walter Kaminski, Board Advisor

    Chairman Alexander Minerals Indonesia & Direct World Capital Australia

  • Tim Biscaye, Managing Director of Accendo Group, Nice - France

    Tim Biscaye, Managing Director of Accendo Group, Nice - France

  • Fouzi Chaabi, EVP and Board Director, Chaabi Group/Ynna Holding, Member of Parliament, Rabat - Morocco

    Fouzi Chaabi, EVP and Board Director, Chaabi Group/Ynna Holding, Member of Parliament, Rabat - Morocco

  • Dr. Robert D. Atkinson

    PhD, President The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF), Washington DC

  • Abdelkader Boubekeur, Designated Ambassador to International Economic Development Organization (IEDO). Algeria

    Abdelkader Boubekeur, Designated Ambassador to International Economic Development Organization (IEDO). Algeria

  • Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid

    Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid, Representative Resident of African Development Bank in Morocco

  • Paul D. Conway

    Vice Chairman Cargill, Minneapolis, MN

  • Prof. Thomas J Sargent

    Co-Winner of Nobel 2011 Economics, of NYU Stern School of Business

  • Youssef Amrani

    Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Kingdom of Morocco

  • HE Abdelouahed Souhail, Minister of Employment and Vocational Training

    HE Abdelouahed Souhail, Minister of Employment and Vocational Training

  • Anwar Zibaoui, Board Advisor

    Founder & Partner Azmeda Advisors & Consulting Coordinator ASCAME nAssociation of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce & Industryr Barcelona, Spain

  • Nemat Shafik

    Deputy Managing Director IMF Washington DC

  • Mostafa Terrab

    President & CEO, Office Cherifien des Phosphates (OCP Group)

  • Said Aghil Baaghil

    Brand Marketing Strategy Consultant

  • Issa Faye, PhD - Division Manager - Development Research Division - African Development Bank Tunis HQ

    Issa Faye, PhD - Division Manager - Development Research Division - African Development Bank Tunis HQ

  • John Scicchitano, National Director of World Vision - Ndjamena - Chad HQ

    John Scicchitano, National Director of World Vision - Ndjamena - Chad HQ

  • HE Professor Lhoussaine Louardi, Minister of Health - Kingdom of Morocco

    HE Professor Lhoussaine Louardi, Minister of Health - Kingdom of Morocco

  • Shan Saeed

    Economist, Financial Market Expert & Speaker

  • Daniel Broby

    Deputy CEO & Chief Investment Officer for Public Markets at Silk Invest Ltd, UK

  • Denis Broun, Executive Director of UNITAID, Geneva, Switzerland

    Denis Broun, Executive Director of UNITAID, Geneva, Switzerland

  • Almas Jiwani, President of UN Women Canada

    Almas Jiwani, President of UN Women Canada

  • Karel De Gucht

    EU Trade Commissioner as an invited Speaker

  • Karim Ghellab

    President of Parliament, Rabat - Kingdom of Morocco

  • Dr Saad Zemmouri

    Dr Saad Zemmouri

  • Rola Ezzedine

    Luxury Designer

  • Dr Carlos Lopes

    Executive Secretary UN Economic Commission For Africa (UNECA) Addis Ababa - Ethiopia

  • Jill Bausch, Co-Managing Director of Accendo Group, Nice - France

    Jill Bausch, Co-Managing Director of Accendo Group, Nice - France

  • Fareen Butt

    Gemstone Artist Art Investment Strategist for Private Equity Principal, Shahrazad Capital Associate, HiNett Asset Management

  • David Hickie, Executive Director of Credit Elect, Melbourne, Australia

    David Hickie, Executive Director of Credit Elect, Melbourne, Australia

  • Dr Ian Goldin

    Director of the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford

  • Dr Eric Holt-Gimenez

    Executive Director Institute for Food and Development Policy/Food First, Oakland - California

  • Dr Greg Maguire

    World Renown Stem-Cells Research Scientist, San Diego - California

  • Pascal Lamy

    Director General World Trade Organization (WTO) - Geneva

  • Natja Igney, Senior Global communications Strategist

    Natja Igney, Senior Global communications Strategist - Founding President & Lead Counsel - 1021 Global Communications Consulting

  • Ban Ki Moon

    UN Secretary General

  • Dr Philippe Douste-Blazy, Chair of the Board - UNITAID - Geneva - Switzerland

    Dr Philippe Douste-Blazy, Chair of the Board - UNITAID - Geneva - Switzerland

Country Fact Sheets


Location Population
(In thousands)
Population Density
(Pop./Kms)
Algeria 35423 15
Angola 18993 15
Benin 9212 80
Botswana 1978 3
Burkina Faso 16287 59
Burundi 8519 306