Conference Program

📅 Date: April 17, 2025
📍 Venue: International Diplomatic Academy of Tunis

Morning Session

08:30 - 09:00 | Welcome and Registration
📍 Reception Area

09:00 - 09:15 | Opening Ceremony
📍 Main Conference Hall: BLEUE

• Moez Chafra, President of University Tunis El Manar
• Adel Boubaker, Dean of the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management of Tunis
• Axel Gastambide, Technical Director – Savoirs Eco

09:15 - 10:45 | Keynote Presentations
📍 Main Conference Hall: BLEUE
Moderator: Marc-Arthur Diaye, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

Speakers:

• Marc-Arthur Diaye, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne: "Artificial Intelligence in Governance and Policy Design"
• Nooman Rebei, IMF Senior Economist: “A New Perspective on Temperature Shocks”
• Mohamed Ali Marouani, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne & LAREQUAD: "Forced to migrate in a warming world: Labor migration responses to drought-induced shocks in Tunisia"
• Imed Chkir, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, Canada: “Technological Innovation at the Service of Sustainable Development”

10:45 - 11:00 | Coffee Break
📍 Networking Lounge

11:00 - 12:30 | Study Cases Roundtable Discussion
📍 Main Conference Hall: BLEUE
Moderator: Razi Miliani, CEO COGEPHA & CJD 

Panelists:

• Amna Hasnaoui, CEO, Emeraude Pianta, Tunisia: "Cultivating Health, Nurturing Nature"
• Samir Amous, Climate Change & Decarbonization Expert: "The Role of AI in Transforming Sustainable Development Practices"
• Kais Mejri, ITES Expert: “AI & Energy”
• Fethi Hanchi, General Director ANME: “AI & Renewable Energy”

12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch Break
📍 Lunch Area

Afternoon Session

14:00 - 15:30 | Think Tank Roundtable Discussion
📍 Main Conference Hall: BLEUE
Moderator: Majdi Hassan, University of Tunis (ESSEC & LaREQuaD), Tunisia 

Panelists:

• Majed Khalfallah, ITES Expert on Water & Agriculture: AI & Water Study
• Khaled Chaker, ITES Expert on Healthcare: AI & Healthcare Study
• Ridha Arjoun, ITES Expert on Transport: AI & Transport Study
• Meledh Marrakchi, ITES Expert on Education: AI & Education Study

15:30 - 15:45 | Coffee Break
📍 Networking Lounge

15:45 - 17:15 | Institutional Roundtable Discussion
📍 Main Conference Hall: BLEUE
Moderators:

• Safouane Ben Aïssa, University of Tunis El Manar (FSEGT & LaREQuaD), Tunisia
• Khaled Guesmi, CRECC- Paris School of Business, France

Panelists:

• Zouhair Fathi Nouri, Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia
• Sami Ben Jannet, General Director of Tunisian Strategical Studies Institute (ITES), Tunisia
• Habib Abid, Minister of The Environment, Tunisia
• Issam Lahmar, Minister of Social Affairs, Tunisia
• Mondher Belaid, Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Technology, Tunisia
• Mustapha Ferjani, Minister of Heathcare

17:15 - 17:30 | Closing Ceremony
📍 Main Conference Hall: BLEUE