Connecting shores: towards more sustainable corridors

Organized in Marseille, on the sidelines of the general assembly of the network of European cooperation agencies (Practitioners’ Network), this event held by Expertise France is part of the Global Gateway strategy. It aims at a collective reflection on the improvement of international exchanges by sea and land, to promote new partnerships in terms of financing, operation and governance of the sector, to enhance European public and private expertise in the development of strategic corridors with particular attention to the Euro-Mediterranean area and the Europe-Africa relationship via the Mediterranean.

The objectives of the European Union’s Global Gateway strategy:

Contribute to the development and economic integration of partner countries by accelerating digital, energy and ecological transitions

Encourage investments in global infrastructure that creates sustainable, smart, resilient, inclusive and safe networks in all modes of transport.

Our line-up of high level speakers and panelists includes:

• Rémy RIOUX, Director General, AFD Group
• Jérémie PELLET, Chief Executive Officer of Expertise France, Co-Chair of the Practitioners Network
• Jean VAN WETTER, CEO of Enabel
• Renaud MUSELIER, President of Region, South - Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur Region
• Christophe CASTANER, President, Supervisory Board of the Grand Maritime Port of Marseille-Fos

• Carla MONTESI, Director, DG INTPA, European Commission

• Mathieu BOUSQUET, Director at DG NEAR

• Jean-Marie KOFFI, Secretary General of AGPAOC
• John LLANO, Security Manager, Port of Guayaquil
• David BEER, CEO of TradeMark Africa (TMA)
• Eric MELET, CEO Rail and Logistics, Africa Global Logistics

... and more!

European development stakeholders, top policy makers from around the world, financial institutions, international port actors, the private sector, civil society... all will take part to a full day of debates at Cosquer Cave.