The conference programme design provides a relaxed setting for participants to discuss, debate, think and share ideas to promote learning and networking. It includes presentations, panel discussions and workshops. The conference also includes informal time for leaders to mix socially. 

Thursday, 14 November 2019

18.00 - 19.00 Young Mediterranean Voices (YMV)

Debate: Tunisian teams from Young Mediterranean Voices
Motion: “This House believes that social entrepreneurship is the best solution to regenerate the economy”

19:15 - 20:00 Welcome Reception

20:00 Opening Dinner

Friday 15 November 2019

09:00 – 09:30 Formal Conference Opening and Welcome

09.30 – 10.30 Session 1: The 4th Industrial Revolution and its Socio-Economic Impact on North Africa and the UK 

11.00 – 12.00 Session 2: Funding Sustainable Approaches to ‘Tech for Good’: what’s required to make investments profitable and ethical as well as tech-savvy?

12.00- 12.30 Session 3: ‘Tech for Good’ – New technologies and social enterprise: what’s new on the horizon? 

12.30 - 12.45 Breakout Group Briefing

14:00 – 15.15 Session 4: Breakout Groups

  1. Social Impact Investing
  2. In-Country Context: laws, policy and best practice
  3. UK-North Africa Context:   ‘tech for good’ connections

15:45 - 17:15 Session 5: Building Hubs and Eco-Systems for Inclusive Economies

17:15 - 17:30 Session 6: Open Session: Feedback, Resources and Previews for tomorrow

Saturday 16 November 2019

09:00 – 10:15 Session 7: Education and Tech Resources for Social Good: Skilling Up On- and Off-line 

10:45 – 12:15 Session 8: Breakout Groups

  1. Digital Inclusion: Bringing in rural and marginalised communities
  2. Tech competitions and growing social impact enterprises to scale 
  3. Youth and the digital and social revolutions

13:30 – 14:30 Session 9: Open Mic Session (everything and anything that has been missed in discussions so far)

14:30 – 16:00 Session 10: Breakout Groups

  1. Gender Equality and Minorities 
  2. From Old Economies to New  
  3. Sustainable Futures

16:30 – 17.30 Session 12: What is needed for closer cooperation and how do we get there?

17.30 - 18.15 Session 13: Ideas for Action: What resources does the future of ‘Tech for Good’ need, and where do we go next in UK-North African relations? 

18:15–18.30 Thanks, and Formal Close

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