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12th Edition of the Atlantic Dialogues: A More Assertive Atlantic: Its Meaning for the World
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The Policy Center for the New South will be holding the 12th edition of The Atlantic Dialogues, its annual high-level international conference, from December 14th to 16th in Marrakech, Morocco. The Atlantic Dialogues is an annual high-level gathering of influential public and private sectors leaders from around the Atlantic Basin for open, candid and informal discussions on cross-regional and cross-sectoral issues.
Launched in 2012, The Atlantic Dialogues have reached a milestone since they have been running for over a decade. The initial vision was to underscore the growing importance of Africa and Latin America as actors in the Southern Atlantic space by transforming mindsets, mental maps and narratives. Many editions that ensued have addressed key strategic issues with over 400 participants each year from Africa, Latin America, Europe and North America, former presidents and ministers, representatives of major institutions, CEOs, experts and seasoned African, European and US journalists to anchor the panels.
Following the discussion in 2022 on “Cooperation in a Mutating World: Opportunities of the Wider Atlantic” to explore renewed collaboration in times of crises, the AD community will convene again to reflect on what assertiveness can mean for the Atlantic, and what a more assertive Atlantic can mean for the world. To this end, the 2023 edition of the conference will focus on the following theme, "A More Assertive Atlantic: Its Meaning for the World”.
The idea of a more assertive Atlantic is at the root of a number of economic, political and security trends that have the potential to significantly impact on the world. A deeper understanding of the meaning and potential implications of this new perception of the Atlantic Basin is needed, as it marks a shift in the dynamics of the region. Understanding this phenomenon requires exploring different perspectives from Africa, Europe and the Americas.
Format
The Atlantic Dialogues is designed to create an environment that is conducive to facilitating concrete discussions that lead to actionable outcomes. Sessions are designed to promote frank, interactive, and informal discussion through a mix of plenary panels, smaller breakout sessions, and keynote addresses. The event will foster a network of individuals instilled with a new “mental map” of Atlantic issues, partnerships, and potential. This will be achieved through skillfully moderated discussions between the audience and expert discussants.
The Atlantic Dialogues provides an important forum for inclusive dialogue. The format does not allow for speeches during discussions, nor does it allow for formal or seminar-like presentations.
The official proceedings of the Atlantic Dialogues will be conducted in English and the conference will be livestreamed on the conference’s website.
The Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders Program
In 2023, the Policy Center for the New South will be holding its 10th edition of the Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders Program (ADEL), the think tank’s flagship and annual young professionals program that connects, empowers and inspires 40 to 50 young leaders who are between 25 and 35 years of age and come from across the Atlantic Basin. These change-makers and rising stars of the Atlantic Basin are selected from a pool of over 1500 candidates every year, and through their dedicated Emerging Leaders program and participation in the Atlantic Dialogues, they join an ever-growing community of Emerging Atlantic Leaders which has now reached 420 active members.
This year, the program will take place from December 11th to 16th 2023 in Marrakech Morocco, and will precede and be included within the Atlantic Dialogues Conference. More information about the 2023 selected participants can be found here.
More information about the annual ADEL program and growing ADEL community is available here.
Past Editions of the Atlantic Dialogues Conference
