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1 International Single Window Conference & Exhibition - 5 to 7 September 2016, Palais des Congrès, Marrakech, Kingdom of Morocco Virtual single window of foreign trade: the requirement of an inclusive collaboration DRAFT PROGRAM Day 1 : 5 september h00 9h00 Recovery of the badges - registration of participants Opening Ceremony Opening statement by Mr. the Head of Government of His Majesty King Mohamed 6 may God assist him Speech of the Minister of Equipement, Transport and Logistics ; Speech of the Minister in Charge of Foreign Trade; Speech of the Minister of Transport, Civil Aviation and Merchant Marine - Republic of Congo; Speech of the General Manager of Moroccan Customs Administration and Indirect Taxes Speech of the President of CGEM Welcoming words from the president of the Board of PORTNET S.A. Speeches of : Representative of CEFACT-ONU Representative of the General Manager of WCO Representative of ATPC-UNECA Speech of Mr Ibrahima Nour Eddine DIAGNE, President of AACE 10h00 10h30 11h00 Official visit of the Exhibition area / Press conference Coffee Break INCLUSIVE COOPERATION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMPETITIVENESS AND BUSINESS CLIMATE SESSION 1 Moderator : Mr Mounir FERRAM - Director of Presidential Affairs and the Council of the Casablanca-Settat region Mr. Aziz Rabbah: Minister of Equipment, Transport and Logistics Mr. Mohamed Abbou the Minister of Foreign Trade Ms. Minister of Investment Promotion, Partnerships and Development of the State of Senegal Teleservices The Minister Minister of Transport, Civil Aviation and Merchant Marine - Republic of Congo The Minister of Transport of Cameroon. 12h30 Lunch break

2 14h00 SESSION 2 BUSINESS FACILITATION FOR A MORE FAVOURABLE BUSINESS CLIMATE: NEW DRIVERS ACCELERATORS AROUND SINGLE WINDOW Moderator : Mr Mounir FERRAM - Director of Presidential Affairs and the Council of the Casablanca-Settat region National Committee of the business environment CNEA Minister in Charge of Foreign Trade General confederation of businesses in Morocco CGEM World Bank WCO KenTrade 14h45 15h00 16h00 16h30 17h15 17h30 Discussion SESSION 3 Economic operators facing the perpetual transformation of the international business ecosystem: What impacts has the inclusive collaboration around single windows on the competitiveness of businesses? Moderator: Abdelaziz Mantrach CEO Moroccans Transports Marocains, President and Chairman of APRAM and logistics commission ASMEX Moroccan Customs Administration and Indirect Taxes National Ports Agency Moroccan Agency for Logistics Developments Bank Africain organization (Employer or chargers Council) SESSION 4 International trade differently through the single windows Threats or opportunities for intermediation trades? FIATA FONASBA APRAM AFFM Ivorian Shippers' Council Moderator: Abdelaziz Mantrach CEO Moroccans Transports Marocains, President and Chairman of APRAM and logistics commission ASMEX Discussion Diner cocktail End of works of the first day -

3 INTERNATIONAL SINGLE WINDOW CONFERENCE5 to 7 September 2016, Venue Palais des Congrès Marrakech - Kingdom of Morocco Electronic Single Window for Foreign Trade: The requirement for an inclusive cooperation DRAFT AGENDA PARTENAIRE ASSOCIE LOC Day 2: 6 September h30 9h00 Beginning of proceedings SESSION 1 : TRADE FACILITATION: THE NEW ACCELERATORS - CNUCED ; OMD ; OMC ; UN/CEFACT. Moderator: 09h45 10h00 SESSION 2 :PRESENTATION OF SINGLE WINDOWS FROM THE AAEC MEMBERS (LAST DEVELOPMENTS) (10 mn/country) Benin (SEGUB); Cameroon (GUCE); Cote d Ivoire; Congo (GUOT); Egypt (EITP); Ghana (Gcnet); Kenya (Kentrade); Madagascar (Gasynet); Mauritius (MAACS); Morocco (Portnet); Nigeria (Nigeria Customs Service); Senegal (GAINDE 2000). Moderator: 10h45

4 - 11h00 11h30 SESSION 3 : IINTERCONNECTION BETWEEN SINGLE WINDOWS AND OTHER EXISTING SYSTEMS 12h15 12h30 14h30 Lunch break SESSION 4: ELECTRONIC SINGLE WINDOW AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION ATPC/UNECA ECOWAS WAEMU AfDB AAEC 15h15 15h30 16h00 SESSION 5: IMPACTS OF SINGLE WINDOW ON COMPETITIVENESS Morocco (15 mn); Kenya (15 mn); Madagascar (15 mn); Cameroon (15 mn) Organization of the Chambers of Commerce of Africa (15 mn); Councils (15 mn); IRU (15 mn); ITC (15 mn). 16h45 17h00 End of proceedings Day 2

5 INTERNATIONAL SINGLE WINDOW CONFERENCE5 to 7 September 2016, Venue Palais des Congrès Marrakech - Kingdom of Morocco Electronic Single Window for Foreign Trade: The requirement for an inclusive cooperation DRAFT AGENDA PARTENAIRE ASSOCIE LOC Day 3 : 7 September h00 SESSION 1 : SINGLE WINDOW TOWARDS 2022: CHALLENGES AND PERSPECTIVES Phase 1: Technical partners views AfDB; ICF; UNCTAD; WCO; WTO; World BANK. 10h00 10h15 Phase 2: Experts views (15 mn/expert) 11h15 11h30 12h00 12h30 13h30 Reading of recommendations Closing ceremony Lunch break

6 CONFERENCE INTERNATIONALE SUR LES GUICHETS UNIQUES Marrakech-Royaume du Maroc Guichet unique virtuel du commerce Extérieur : L exigence d une collaboration inclusive Programme provisoire des TECHTALKS 1rst Day: 05 September from 14h30 to 16h00: TECHTALKS with coffee break (16h00 to 16h30) Tech Talk scalable reactivity of single windows to cope with regulatory evolutions Electronic payment: practical case of the implementation in Morocco Coordinated border management: System for Customs and other control agencies Language English French French Panelists Expert Oracle Portic Expert européen BCP M2T, Portel Casakube : Douanes France Douane Belgique Douane Maroc Hervé Proust PORTNET S.A. Animator Mr. Abdoullahi FAOUZI DSI - GUCE Mr. Tarik Maaouni DSI - ANP Mr. Abdelaziz Bellahcen DG de l'asmex 2end Day: 06 September from 9h45 to 11h00: TECHTALKS with coffee break (11h00 to 11h30) Tech Talk The Electronic Data Interchange (EDI): Progress and Challenges Bank: A key partner in the development of the Single Window Language French French Panelits Eumatech Douane Maroc PORTNET S.A. Marsa Maroc UNCEFACT Banque mondiale ; BMCE ; AWB ; Office de change BAD Animator Mr. Abdoullahi FAOUZI CIO - GUCE Mr. SAID MAGHRAOUI General manager of the Exchanges Policy - MCE

7 2end Day: 06 September from 14h30 to 15h30: TECHTALKS with coffee break (15h30 to 11h30) Tech Talk Single window: a window to the integrated logistics Market Access Database & helpdesk: A European experience dedicated to export Language French English Panelists IPSCA AMDL CGEM MARJAN European experts Animator Mr. Rachid Tahri President of AFFM Expert Européen!" '

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