Summit
[African Climate Smart Cities]
Greatest Summit of African Climate Smart Cities

Once in a year, a group of interesting and impactful people from Africa gathers for the week-long experience — which attendees have described as “When it comes to climate change, Africa is in the eye of the storm. This is especially true of its fast-growing cities, where a change in climate patterns is threatening rapidly-expanding populations and investment opportunities”

Africa remains the continent most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, even though it contributes the least to global warming in both absolute and per capital terms. The increased threat comes as emissions are on the rise too for the first time in recent years that needed to limit global temperature increases to 1.5 Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit). In line with development that minimizes the harm caused by climate change impacts, while maximizing the many human development opportunities presented by a more resilient future, we ask: what are the connections between urban risk and vulnerability? How is climate change and urban resilience conceptualized and applied in practice? Which policies and measures should be introduced to address climate change?

Schedule
[African Climate Smart Cities]
Tentative Program

Today, what started as a small conference has turned into the unmissable rendez-vous for product people.

morning
November 10, 2018
Afternoon
November 11, 2018
09.00
Host Ministry Welcome & Opening Keynote
09.15
Keynote Presentation: Climate change and smart city development in Africa
Challenges and opportunities
09.30
Mobility & Transport:
Intelligent Transport Systems for Smart Cities
Realizing seamless integrated urban mobility
Smart Transportation: Ending the Gridlock
11.00
Networking Break
Intelligent Transport Systems for Smart Cities
Realizing seamless integrated urban mobility
Smart Transportation: Ending the Gridlock
11.15
Alternative business models and financing for Africa Smart Cities
Innovation playground:
Meet startups and innovative companies with smart city solutions
Startups and Innovation Ecosystems
12.30
Lunch Break, Networking and Exhibition Tour
02.00
Resilient Cities for greater attractiveness
Innovative Climate Solutions in the Africa Smart City
04.00
Networking Break
05.00
Smart City Tours:
Visit smart city projects in Masadar City
Speakers
Who's Speaking?
Tentative Speakers

Hear 9 inspiring talks, meet the best product people in Europe, and party together after the event!

Louise Mushikiwabo

[Secretary General Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)]

Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber

[Minister of State, United Arab Emirates, Chairman of Masda]

Amadou HOTT

[Vice President, Power, Energy, Green Growth and Climate Change Complex, African Development Bank]

Fatima Al-Foora Al Shams

[Assistant Undersecretary, Electricity and Future Energy UAE, Ministry of Energy and Industry Sam Jonah]

Yves PRAIRIE

[Chair, Global Environmental Changes, UNESCO]

Sam Jonah

[Executive Chairman, Jonah Capital]

Amadou Diallo

[CEO, DHL Express, Middle East and Africa]

Peter Seligmann

[Chairman of the Board, Conservation International]

Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi

[Minister of Climate Change and Environment, UAE]

Dymphna van der Lans

[Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves]

Youba Sokona

[Vice-Chair, The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]

Maryam Monsef

[Minister of International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality, Canada]

Isabelle Kocher

[Chief Executive Officer ENGIE]

Amina Al Rustamani,

[Group CEO TECOM Group]
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