AGENDA

Virtual Agenda to all the events surrounding and sessions the Tana Forum | 19 -24 October 2020 

Tana Forum 2020 Schedule

Monday Oct, 19

Annual Book Launch

13:45 – 14:45 (GMT+3)(Addis Ababa) | 06:45 – 07:45(GMT-4)(New York/DC)

Break (15 minutes)

14:45 – 15:00(GMT+3)(Addis Ababa) | 07:45 – 08:00(GMT-4)(New York/DC)

Meles Zenawi Lecture

15:00 – 16:30 (GMT+3) (Addis Ababa) | 08:00 – 09:30(GMT-4)(New York/DC)

Break (30 minutes)

16:30 – 17:00(GMT+3)(Addis Ababa) | 07:45 – 08:00(GMT-4)(New York/DC)

Side Event 1

Rebuilding After COVID-19: Lessons for Effective Governance and Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa (AACC)

17:00 – 18:00(GMT+3)(Addis Ababa) | 09:30 – 10:00(GMT-4)(New York/DC)

Tuesday Oct, 20

Opening Session

15:00 – 16:30 (GMT+3) (Addis Ababa) | 08:00 – 09:30(GMT-4)(New York/DC)

Break (30 minutes)

16:30 – 17:00(GMT+3)(Addis Ababa) | 07:45 – 08:00(GMT-4)(New York/DC)

Side Event 2

The Other Pandemic: Illicit Financial Flow and COVID-19 (MSC)

17:00 – 18:00(GMT+3)(Addis Ababa) | 09:30 – 10:00(GMT-4)(New York/DC)

Wednesday Oct, 21

High-Level Panel: The AfCFTA, Revitalizing Pan-Africanism and Integration

15:00 – 16:30(GMT+3)(Addis Ababa) | 08:00 – 09:30(GMT-4)(New York/DC)

Break (30 minutes)

16:30 – 17:00(GMT+3)(Addis Ababa) | 07:45 – 08:00(GMT-4)(New York/DC)

African University Essay Competition Winners(30 Minutes)

17:00 – 18:00(GMT+3)(Addis Ababa) | 09:30 – 10:00(GMT-4)(New York/DC)

Thursday Oct, 22

Session 1: Accelerating the AfCFTA in the Context of Global Governance and COVID-19

15:00 – 16:30 (GMT+3) (Addis Ababa) | 08:00 – 09:30(GMT-4)(New York/DC)

Break (30 minutes)

16:30 – 17:00(GMT+3)(Addis Ababa) | 07:45 – 08:00(GMT-4)(New York/DC)

Friday Oct, 23

Side Event 3

Towards The Pan-African Dream? African Feminist Considerations for the AfCFTA – (AfriFem Macroeconomics Colective)

13:45 – 14:45 (GMT+3)(Addis Ababa) | 06:45 – 07:45(GMT-4)(New York/DC)

Session 2: The AfCFTA and Conflict Transformation

15:00 – 16:30 (GMT+3) (Addis Ababa) | 08:00 – 09:30(GMT-4)(New York/DC)

Break (30 minutes)

16:30 – 17:00(GMT+3)(Addis Ababa) | 07:45 – 08:00(GMT-4)(New York/DC)

Side Event 4

Peace and Stability: Recipe for Successful AfCFTA Implementation (Humanity United)

17:00 – 18:00(GMT+3)(Addis Ababa) | 09:30 – 10:00(GMT-4)(New York/DC)

Saturday Oct, 24

Voices from TANA (Interviews)

13:45 – 14:45 (GMT+3)(Addis Ababa) | 06:45 – 07:45(GMT-4)(New York/DC)

Break (15 minutes)

14:45 – 15:00(GMT+3)(Addis Ababa) | 07:45 – 08:00(GMT-4)(New York/DC)

Making the AfCFTA Work

15:00 – 16:30 (GMT+3) (Addis Ababa) | 08:00 – 09:30(GMT-4)(New York/DC)

Break (30 minutes)

16:30 – 17:00(GMT+3)(Addis Ababa) | 07:45 – 08:00(GMT-4)(New York/DC)

Closing Session

17:00 – 18:00(GMT+3)(Addis Ababa) | 09:30 – 10:00(GMT-4)(New York/DC)