PROGRAMME: SPORTS FOR DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
4th May 2017
Day 1 08.00 – 09.00
Registration & Breakfast
09.00 – 09:05
Call to start by Mr. Ahmadou Bamba Kasse, Journalist
09:05 – 09:15
Welcome remarks/opening keynote by Mr. Amadou Gallo Fall, VP & Managing Director at NBA Africa, Founder & Chairman SEED Project
09:15- 09:25
Remarks by the Canadian High Commissioner, H.E Mme Lise Filiatrault
09:25 – 09:30
Remarks by Dr. Serigne Gueye Diop, Mayor of Sandiara
09:30- 09:40
Remarks by the Minister of Sports, Minister of Budget, Minister of Youth
09:40 – 10:00
Presentation of SEED Rise by Mr. Mohamed Niang, SEED Senegal Executive Director
10:00 – 10:40
Panel: Deepening Partnership Speakers Mr. Mabingue Ngom, UNFPA Regional Director West & Central Africa Mr. Joseph Lopez, SEED Project Chief Executive Director Ms. Lisa Slifer-Mbacke, MSI Chief of Party, USAID/Senegal Monitoring & Evaluation Mr. Leopold Senghor, Directeur des Activites Physiques et Sportives Moderator: Mr. Ahmadou Bamba Kasse
10:45 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:05 – 11:45
Panel: Knowledge Sharing Speakers Mr. Yannick Mandaba, Commercial & Communication Director Dakar Sacre Coeur Mr. Saer Seck, Diambars Founder Mr. Salif Diao, Senegalese Football Legend Mr. Mohamed Niang, SEED Senegal Executive Director Moderator: Ms. Astou Ndiaye, Senegalese Basketball Legend
11:50 – 12:30
Panel: Sport, Entrepreneurship & Technology Speakers Ms. Djiba Diallo, Microsoft4Afrika Head of Innovation Ms. Sabrina Lamb, WorldOfMoney Founder & Chief Executive Officer Ms. Rokhaya Solange Mbengue, Orange-Sonatel, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility Mrs. Pascaline Baradji, EDC Deputy-Country Manager Moderator: Ms. Sira, Communications Officer, sports journalist and entrepreneur
12:30 – 12:40
Coffee break
12:45 – 13:25
Panel: Alumni Engagement Speakers Mr. Gorgui Dieng, NBA Professional Basketball Player for Minnesota Timberwolves Mr. Cheikh Sy, SEED Project alum Mr. Makhtar Ndiaye, Senegalese Basketball Legend Ms. Oumy Senghor, SEED Project alum Moderator: Mr. Sadibou Sylla, Conference Coordinator
13:25 – 13:30
Closing remarks by Mr. Joseph Lopez, SEED Project Executive Director