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

  • Miloud Chaabi

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

  • Mahmood Hashim Al Kooheji

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

  • Mr. Frank Feather

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

  • Fareen Butt

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

  • Prof. Izhar Ul Haq

    PhD

  • HE Andre Azoulay

    Economic Adviser to King Mohammed VI

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

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

  • Thomas J. Donohue

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

  • Abdellatif Jouahri

    Governor of Bank Al-Maghrib

  • Kim Campbell

    Canadas 19th Prime Minister Engaged Speaker - Consultant

  • HE Dr. Abdelkader Amara

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

  • Dr. Robert D. Atkinson

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

  • Nizar Baraka

    Minister of Economy & Finance, Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco

  • Shan Saeed

    Economist, Financial Market Expert & Speaker

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

    Founders Al Waleed Bin Talal Foundations Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  • Nemat Shafik

    Deputy Managing Director IMF Washington DC

  • Dr Greg Maguire

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

  • Karel De Gucht

    EU Trade Commissioner as an invited Speaker

  • Prof Dimitar M Ivanov

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

  • Mohand Laenser

    Minister of Interior, Rabat - Kingdom of Morocco

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

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

  • Abdeslam Ahizoune

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

  • Professor Paresh Sheth

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

  • 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

  • Andris Piebalgs

    EU Development Commissioner

  • Gerard Worms

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

  • Dr Ian Goldin

    Director of the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford

  • Walter Kaminski, Board Advisor

    Chairman Alexander Minerals Indonesia & Direct World Capital Australia

  • Jean-Guy Carrier

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

  • Mr. Miguel Angel Moratinos

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

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

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

  • Jacques Attali

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

  • Mostafa Terrab

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

  • Dr. Werner Hoyer,

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

  • Betty Enyonam Kumahor, Managing director Africa for ThoughtWorks

    Betty Enyonam Kumahor, Managing director Africa for ThoughtWorks

  • Adam M. Goldstein

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

  • Lionel C Johnson

    Vice President Middle East affairs, US Chamber of Commerce

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

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

  • Peter Robinson, President and CEO USCIB - New York

    Peter Robinson, President and CEO USCIB - New York

  • Karim Ghellab

    President of Parliament, Rabat - Kingdom of Morocco

  • Walter Siouffi

    CEO Citibank Maghreb & President AmCham Morocco

  • 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

  • Danilo Medina Sanchez

    Danilo Medina Sanchez, President of Dominican Republic

  • HE Abdelouahed Souhail, Minister of Employment and Vocational Training

    HE Abdelouahed Souhail, Minister of Employment and Vocational Training

  • HE Aziz Akhannouch

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

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

    Christine Hicks, CEO of Credit Elect, Melbourne, Australia

  • Abdellatif Maazouz

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

  • HH Sheikh Hamad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

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

  • Helen Clark

    Administrator United Nations Development Program (UNDP) New YorK

  • Alejandro Garcia Padilla

    Alejandro Garcia Padilla, Governor of Puerto Rico - United States

  • Kingsley Aikins

    President- CEO Worldwide Irish Fund, Diaspora Expert

  • Rashad Kaldany

    VP Global Industries, IFC - World Bank Group Washington DC

  • Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid

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

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

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

  • Mr. Mohammed Nizar Choucair

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

  • Christine Lagarde

    Managing Director IMF

  • Daniel Broby

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

  • Hillary Rodham Clinton

    Secretary of State, Washington DC

  • Christian Lister, Board Advisor

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

  • Nadira El Guermai

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

  • Abdelilah Benkirane

    Chief of Government Council Kingdom of Morocco

  • 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

  • Youssef Amrani

    Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Kingdom of Morocco

  • Dr Saad Eddine El Othmani

    Minister of Foreign Affairs & Cooperation Kingdom of Morocco

  • H.S.H Princess Karina Bagration-Moukhransky

    PhD

  • Driss Benhima

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

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

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

  • Dr Eric Holt-Gimenez

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

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

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

  • Lloyd O Pierson

    President & CEO US African Development Foundation, Washington DC

  • Hamid Ben Elafdil

    CEO, Regional Investment Agency - Casablanca - Kingdom of Morocco

  • Paul D. Conway

    Vice Chairman Cargill, Minneapolis, MN

  • Almas Jiwani, President of UN Women Canada

    Almas Jiwani, President of UN Women Canada

  • Rola Ezzedine

    Luxury Designer

  • Professor Fathallah Oualalou

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

  • Ban Ki Moon

    UN Secretary General

  • Miriem Bensalah Chaqroun

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

  • Dr Carlos Lopes

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

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

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

  • Jose Manuel Barroso

    President European Commission Brussels

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

    Jan Mattsson, Executive Director, UNOPS - Copenhagen, Denmark

  • Dr Mohamed Sheikh Biadillah

    President of Chamber of Counselors, Kingdom of Morocco

  • Mustapha Khalfi

    Minister of Communication of the Kingdom of Morocco

  • 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.

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

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

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

    Denis Broun, Executive Director of UNITAID, Geneva, Switzerland

  • HE Abdelaziz Rabbah

    Minister of Equipments and Transports, Morocco

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

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

  • Robbie Marks

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

  • Rassina Hassan

    UK - The African Disruptor

  • Said Aghil Baaghil

    Brand Marketing Strategy Consultant

  • Michelle Bachelet

    Executive Director Under Secretary General UN Women, New York

  • Natja Igney, Senior Global communications Strategist

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

  • Soad Sbai, Italian Parliament Deputy, Rome - Italy

    Soad Sbai, Italian Parliament Deputy, Rome - Italy

  • Dr Supachai Panitchpakdi

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

  • Professor Sir Gordon Conway

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

  • Joumana Cobein

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

  • William Jefferson Clinton

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

  • Phil Cogan

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

  • Dr. Abdul Latif Bin Rashid Al Zayani

    Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)

  • Prof. Thomas J Sargent

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

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

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

  • Dr Saad Zemmouri

    Dr Saad Zemmouri

  • Anwar Zibaoui, Board Advisor

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

  • Mario Rotllant

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

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

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

  • Pascal Lamy

    Director General World Trade Organization (WTO) - Geneva

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