AFD Group partner of the Paris Peace Forum 2024

Since 2018, the Paris Peace Forum has set itself the goal of providing a space to respond to the challenge of building back better, i.e. reducing the fractures, filling the deficits that threaten reconstruction:

• Lake up for the lack of action on health and economic recovery ;
• Make up for the lack of ambition when it comes to global common goods;
• Bridging the North-South divide
• Closing the inclusion gap.

From 11 to 12 November 2024, the 7th edition of the Forum, whose theme is "In search of a world order that works", will address the urgent need for effective international governance in a world marked by great power rivalries, global instability, North-South mistrust and new transnational challenges.

This year, the Paris Peace Forum will focus on the historic election year and the impact of political tensions on multilateralism and the geopolitical context. The event will take place shortly after the US presidential election, before the G20 in Rio and the COP in Baku, and against a backdrop of major elections in Europe, India, Mexico, Indonesia, France and the UK. It will address urgent conflicts, such as the war in Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East and Africa, and focus on the governance of global public goods, such as agriculture, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.

AFD Group program 

• Monday 11 November 2024 | 15:30 - 16:30 | Palais de Chaillot 

The Paris Dialogue one year on: working together to finance sustainable development

One year after announcing its roadmap, the Paris Dialogue is joining forces to promote an ambitious revision of the financing framework for the Sustainable Development Goals, and to prepare for the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Seville in 2025. This roundtable marks the operationalization of partners' commitments to financing sustainable development and the social dimensions of development (in line with the two other priority themes: education and culture for climate and digital transformation, and the science-innovation-entrepreneurship nexus). Discussions will be based on the contributions of the Paris Dialogue members to the Seville 2025 process, including the OECD (review of 10 years' implementation of the Addis Ababa Action Plan), UNESCO (financing education and culture) and AFD, in conjunction with the Finance in Common/FiCS network (role of public development banks). Other founding partners of the Dialogue will be able to bring forward their own contributions to help shape common actions, messages and ambitions for Seville 2025.

Speakers: 

- Bénédicte ALLIOT, Managing Director, Cité Internationale des Arts

- Sabine BECKER-THIERRY, Executive & Strategy Officer, United Nations University

- Catherine BOEMARE, President, Association Cité du développement durable

- Bruno CAUSSANEL, Assistant director, Global Affairs, French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE)

- Dominik ETIENNE, Head of Partnerships & Programme Unit, United Nations University

- Sandrine GAUDIN, Vice-governor for Financial Strategy, Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB)

- Arancha GONZALEZ LAYA, Dean, PSIA, Sciences Po

- Anne-Laure KIECHEL, Managing Director, Global Sovereign Advisory

- Eleonore MOREL, Vice President, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)

- Carlo SIRTORI, Professor of Physics, Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS)

- Julien PELLEAUX, Director, International partnerships, United Nations Education,

- Yoan RAIH, Senior Economist, Finance for development Lab

- Rémy RIOUX, Chief Executive Officer, AFD Group

- Piera TORTORA, Head of 4P Secretariat, 4P Secretariat

- Philippe VARIN, First vice-chair, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

- Valérie VERDIER, President & CEO, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)

- Mary WARLICK, Deputy Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA)

- Sciences, Culture Organization (UNESCO)

• Tuesday 12 November | 09:30-12:30 | Association des Maires de France, 41 Quai d'Orsay, 75007, Paris 

AI governance and public-private partnerships: building innovation ecosystems for mutual impact

The UN General Assembly in September 2024 marked significant progress on AI governance (Global Digital Compact, Report of the High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence), highlighting the imperative to share the benefits of AI widely on a global scale, particularly to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Many initiatives from philanthropic foundations, businesses and governments already aim to ensure that AI is put to work for the South and the SDGs. However, it is essential to deepen this multi-stakeholder dialogue in the run-up to the AI Action Summit in Paris in February 2025, which will be dedicated to AI in the public interest. 

This working session will build on the previous day's high-level panel discussions on the topic, allowing participants to engage in depth on potential governance frameworks and collaboratively develop actionable proposals that align the role of AI with global development and public interest goals.

Speakers:

- Thani MOHAMED-SOILIHI, Secretary of State for La Francophonie and International Partnerships, Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs

- Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, former Under-Secretary for Development, France, representative of 4P

- Jérémie PELLET, Director General, Expertise France 

- Martin TISNE, thematic special envoy on AI in the public interest for the AI 2025 Action Summit

- Justin VAISSE, Founder and CEO, Paris Peace Forum 

- Crystal RUGEGE, Kigali AI Summit

- Cina LAWSON, Minister for Digital Affairs, Togo

- Philip THIGO, Special Envoy for AI, Kenya

- Amal EL FALLAH SEGHROUCHNI, Minister for Digital Affairs, Morocco

- Tiago PEIXOTO, Political Scientist and Senior Governance Specialist, World Bank.  

- Marjeta JAGER, Deputy Director of INTPA, European Commission 

- Amandeep SINGH GILL, Under-Secretary-General, Technical Envoy, United Nations 

- Gabriela RAMOS, Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO

- Kate KALLOT, Founder and CEO, Amini AI 

- Karim BEGUIR, Founder and CEO, Instadeep 

- Zeyneb TÜFEKÇI, GTT

- Brad TYTEL, Deputy Director of Advocacy and Communications, Global Health Innovations, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 

- Béatrice NERE, Deputy Director, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

- Vilas DHAR, President, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation

- Nick CAIN, Vice President for Strategy and Innovation, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation

- Stewart PATRICK, Director of the Global Order and Institutions Programme, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

- Issandr EL AMRANI, Managing Director of Programmes, Open Society Foundation 

- Camille GRENIER, CEO, Forum Information et Démocratie  

- Teresa HUTSON, Corporate Vice President, Technology for Fundamental Rights, Microsoft 

- Chris SHARROCK, Vice-President, United Nations Affairs and International Organisations, Microsoft Corporation

- Tanuja RANDERY, Head of EMEA, Amazon

- Sasha RUBEL, Head of AI Public Policy, Amazon

- Yohann BENARD, Director of Public Policy for Europe, Amazon

- Anabel GONZALEZ, Vice President for Countries, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

- Arancha GONZALEZ, Dean PSIA, SciencesPo. 

- Ryan BEIERMEISTER, Vice President Product Policy, OpenAI

- Camille FRANÇOIS, Columbia University. 

- Robert REICH, Senior Advisor, AI Safety Institute

- Michael SELLITTO, Head of Global Affairs, Anthropic

- Chris MESEROLE, Executive Director, The Frontier Model Forum 

- Laura COURCHESNE, Head of Strategy and Operations, Frontier Model Forum

• Tuesday 12 November | 14:00-20:00 | University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P), 19 rue de l'Amiral Hamelin, 75016 Paris

ATLAS Roundtable – African Smallholder Farmers: What Financing for What Practices?

16:30 - 18:30

African agriculture faces a $200 billion funding gap, with low yields and productivity as its most pressing challenge. This roundtable will explore how to direct financial resources effectively to smallholder farmers, who are vital to the continent’s agricultural sector, to drive the sustainable intensification of African agriculture. High-level participants from governments, international organizations, development banks, and the private sector will discuss innovative financing mechanisms and identify the best investments for various agricultural practices. The event aims to develop strategies for long-term investment and coordination, aligning with the upcoming revision of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) to support sustainable practices and position Africa as a major agricultural powerhouse.

Keynote: Ibrahim MAYAKI, special envoy, food systems, African Union

• Part 1: Defining the financing needs: What agricultural practices should we finance?

This first part will focus on identifying the specific agricultural practices and areas where financial resources are most critically needed to enhance productivity and sustainability among African smallholder farmers. Speakers will discuss the essential investments in infrastructure, inputs, training, market access, and research to achieve sustainable intensification in African agriculture.

Speakers: 

- Abdihakim AINTE, Director of Climate and Food Security, Federal Republic of Somalia 

- Guillaume GROSSO, Deputy DG, CGIAR Emmanuel MARCHANT, Danone

- Jack KIMANI, CEO, CAP-A 

- Leonardus VERGÜTZ, Chief Innovation Officer, OCP Group

• Part 2: Choosing the right financing tools: How should we finance it?

This second part will explore the different financial mechanisms and resources needed to effectively support the agricultural practices identified in the first part of the discussions, focusing on sustainable and impactful investment strategies for smallholder farmers in Africa.

Speakers: 

- Younes ADDOU, VP, InnovX

- Anup JAGWANI, Head of Global Agrifood Systems, IFC

- Matthieu LE GRIX, Head of Agriculture, Rural Development and Biodiversity Division, AFD

- Luis RODRIGUEZ MENDIZABAL, European Commission

• Tuesday 12 November | 16:00 - 19:00 | Association des Maires de France, 41 Quai d'Orsay, 75007 Paris 

Building effective Private Sector engagement for nutrition: N4G Paris and onwards to 2030

The Nutrition for Growth (N4G) summit is a pivotal event aiming to drive progress on global nutrition goals. Businesses play a critical role in addressing malnutrition and transforming food systems and integrating private sector engagement into this agenda remains paramount. However, political, conceptual, and logistical barriers have hindered meaningful collaboration between the private sector, governments, international organizations, and civil society.

There is a pressing need to establish common principles and standards to ensure that private sector involvement leads to positive outcomes for nutrition. The N4G Summit presents an opportunity to catalyze this change. Moreover, it is essential to obtain SMART 2030 commitments from the Private Sector for an announcement at N4G.

Speaker :

Agnès SOUCAT, Head, Health and Social Protection Division, AFD