Presentation of the LAB

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SUMMARY

The Planetworkshops - Presentation ................................................................... 4

Le LAB - Land of African Business ........................................................................ 5

The LAB - Program ............................................................................................ 69 days of conferences ........................................................................................................... 6

The LAB - Format of the Sessions ........................................................................ 7Keynote Speaker .................................................................................................................... 7Focus session.......................................................................................................................... 7Business Innovation Place (BIP) ........................................................................................... 7

The LAB - Factor of success .................................................................................. 8

The African Rethink Awards (ARAs) .................................................................... 9Startups presentations.......................................................................................................... 9Prize-giving of the ARAs ........................................................................................................ 9Composition of the jury ....................................................................................................... 10PARTNERS OF THE ARAs ....................................................................................................... 10

The LAB and La Socit dEncouragement pour lIndustrie Nationale............ 11La Socit dEncouragement pour lIndustrie Nationale................................................... 11

Its Mission ............................................................................................................................ 11

Africa at the Htel de lIndustrie....................................................................... 12An ideal gathering place ..................................................................................................... 12A place marked by expertise .............................................................................................. 12

The LAB - Partners .............................................................................................. 13Founding Partners ................................................................................................................ 13Thematic Partners ......................................................................... Erreur Signet non dfini.Media Partners ..................................................................................................................... 13Networking Partners ............................................................................................................ 13

Contacts ............................................................................................................... 14


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Africa has always been, for the Planetworkshops,

the continent of innovative possibilities.

For the first time since the Earth Summit of Rio, in

1992, COP 21 will be the international scene for

legitimate claims from African leaders and

entrepreneurs.

Global warming constitutes an unfair reality of the

populations, the rulers and the companies of the

continent.

No meeting, no forum, and especially no solution

have never been proposed facing the perils that

African nations are facing today. The

Planetworkshops have the ambition to create

such a unique space in order to favour meetings

between stakeholders from all over the world.

The LAB will be the incarnation of this space


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The Planetworkshops - PresentationCreated in 2006 by Eric Bazin and George J. Gendelman,The Planetworkshops are a think tankrich of seven

years of experience in bringing together stakeholders concerned by the emerging challenges of sustainable

development. By acquiring each year a strong recognition on the international scene, The Planetworkshopswishes to gather and increase awareness on a global change of our ways of life and governance.This think

tank works on the transformation of societies towards new models of development which are more respectful

of human beings and of the environment in industrialized and developing countries.

The Planetworkshops mission gathers several objectives:

Animating and challenging the life of ideas around sustainable development issues; Encouraging intellectual innovation and produce expertise to accompany the long-term vision of

decision-makers; Meshing networks of influence and conducting lobbying actions towards decision-makers;

Fostering collaboration between public and private spheres, and serving as a communication channel

between politicians, businesses, experts and civil society actors; Valorising innovative solutions and spreading good practices sharing.

The Planetworkshops networks are multi-disciplinary and international:

International organizations Small and multinational companies Government representatives and local political leaders

Scientific and academic institutions Non-Governmental Organizations Personalities - Opinion leaders Medias Artists

Those "Planetworkers" gather annually at our major event, the Global Conference, a link between

stakeholders to carry out reflections initiated by The Planetworkshops. Provider of solutions for change,

beyond the Global Conference, The Planetworkshops sets up each year working commissions bringing

together international experts to make concrete recommendations to decision-makers, the advances beingpresented during breakfasts and conferences organized at the Htel de lIndustrie in partnership with La

Socit dEncouragement pour lIndustrie Nationale. As a think tank, The Planetworkshops are also

occasionally solicited for the development of thematic conferences' program or organization in France and

abroad (CSR Conference in Pointe-Noire, Chlons-en-Champagne Fair, Rio Earth Summit). The think tank also

develops his reflections through the publication of thematic studies or journals (La Revue de la Terre).


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Le LAB - Land of African Business

COP 21 - AFRICA OFF EVENTDecember 2nd 11th, 2015

uring the COP 21, which will take place atLe Bourget - France, from November 30th

to December 11th 2015, The

Planetworkshops are pleased to organize

in the private mansion of the Socit

dEncouragement de lIndustrie Nationale the

"AFRICA OFF COP 21" especially dedicated to all the

African countries.

This "Land of African Business ", located in the

heart of Paris in the Htel de lIndustrie et delInnovation, will be an African showcase and aparticular place for sharing the innovative "Best

Practices" implemented in Africa around global

warming issues.

This forum, organized in partnership with the

Franco- African Foundation for Growth as well as

NGOs, experts, students, industrials groups

involved in the African continent will allow the

"African voice to be heard, which has

unfortunately so far not resonated enough in the

previous Conferences of Parties.

Beyond being considered as a truly original

initiative in this international forum of

negotiations, this special African meeting, located

in the heart of the French capital, will be very

attractive for French and international medias. As

a matter of fact, The Planetworkshopswishes to

offer during the Conferences of Parties a unique

and particular place that will bring together

delegations business managers, political,

Medias, artists, experts, and students from allAfrican countries.

Indeed, the highest authorities of the 54 countries

of the African continent will be present to make

their voices heard during what is already

presented as the "final climate negotiations" for

the situation is considered as dramatic.

In 2009, in Copenhagen, African countries had

unfortunately not been heard. Threatening to

leave the table of negotiations, their legitimateclaims did not find echo enhancing their positionwith major stakeholders involved in the climate

change: United States, China, India and the

European Union.

6 years later, things have changed

Indeed, for the first time in its history, the African

continent can legitimately claim the world's

highest growth rates. In addition, issues like

health, food safety, urbanization, climate change,

waste management, women's rights, greenfinancial mechanisms, education or even green

business, will be at the heart of negotiations at

COP 21.

The President of the French Republic, Mr. Franois

Hollande, has made a major diplomatic, political

and economic marker of his five years of term. The

initiative led by the Planetworkshops, the Socit

dEncouragement de lIndustrie Nationaleand all

partners who wish to join us, will sound like an

echo to this international ambition.

Through conferences and meetings, we will offer

the African nations a unique "place of life and

hospitality, a way to make their voices heard

during this COP21 and enhance their expertise and

views on climate change.

The Land of African Business might also be

considered the place where are developed,

through a Reflection Committee,

recommendations fostering a convergence of

positions


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The LAB - Program December 2nd-11th, 2015

Htel de lIndustrie - Paris VIth

9 days of conferences

During 9 days, business lunches, dinners and bilateral meetings will occur, as well as several debates around

several topics defined with the Steering Committee and the academic, political, economic and associative

networks of the Planetworkshops.

12/02: Health and Nutrition12/03: Law and Legal Issues

12/04: New Information and Communications Technologies

(NICT)12/05: Education

12/06: Women and Gender Equality

12/07: Energy

12/08: Day off

12/09: Urban Design and Sustainable Cities

12/10: Transports and Mobility

12/11: Water and Vital Record

More than 250 speakers during 9 days will debate in order to issue good practice recommendations forcompanies, rulers, civil society and national and supranational organizations.

More than 5 000 international participants are expected during 9 days.

*Focus:

Room Trois Consuls 80 seats

Room Chaptal 100 seats

Room Lumire 250 seats


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The LAB - Format of the Sessions

Each day will be articulated around three specific formats of sessions.

Keynote Speaker

Testimony on the career, the engagement, the realizations and the aspirations of an emblematic

personality from Africa or another continent.

Audience:250 people.

Duration:1h

Number of speakers:1 speaker on stage

Focus session

Debates in the form of a round table on prospective topics.

Rooms: Trois consuls: 80 seats Chatptal: 100 seats 250 seats

Duration: 2 hours

(1h30 of debate + 30 mn of exchange with the audience).

Number of speakers: 4 speakers and 1 moderator.

Business Innovation Place (BIP)

Each afternoons, from 2.30 to 5.00, ten African startups will present their projects and the

innovations they carried on domains such as urban planning and sustainable cities, transports and

mobility, new information and communication technologies, health and nutrition, education and

gender equality, energy, employment and training or agriculture and food security.

Audience: 250 people.

Duration: 10 minutes per speaker.Number of speakers: 10 speakers per daily session.


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The LAB - Factor of successA meeting gathering decision-makers and

entrepreneurs

The LAB will be a space for dialogue and exchange,

open to everybody, and gathering the African

decision-makers and entrepreneurs involved for a

shift towards a more sustainable growth model,putting businesses at the core of the debate.

Addressing the challenges through a cross-disciplinary

perspective

Stimulating innovative processesin African countries,

gathering various actors who normally do not meet

(economic, social, cultural and political agents) andadopting an interdisciplinary approach focused on

partnerships.

Giving a voice to youth

We pay a very particular attention to the voice of the

new generations, whose participation is essential for

the discussions, and we aim to give the students a key

role in our works, benefiting from the federation of

prestigious schools and universities, both French

(Sciences Po, Agro, Polytechnique and Dauphine) andAfrican (2IE in Burkina Faso, ESCA in Morocco)

Innovation at the heart of discussions

As a major lever for action to favour the transition

towards a viable and sustainable economic model,

The Buisiness Innovation Placeswill thus aim to allow

young African project holders to introduce their

innovative ideas for a new model of development.

Creating networks

Establishing links between the stakeholdersandbringing a collective answer to the biggest

societal challenges we are facing.

A connected forum

Linked to social networks, notably a live tweet

during the different daily sessions.

To date, medias such as Canal + Afrique, 54 Etats,

Forbes Africa, les Dpches des Brazzaville have

confirmed their support.

A focus on culture

Via a virtual visit of the Zinsou Foundation, first

museum of modern art in Sub-saharan Africa,wihich will be available on tablets made with

recycled materials during all the duration of the

LAB.

Also via a sensibilisation session dedicated to

children around Paris focusing on African culture

and artistic traditions, as well as a photography

exhibition on the Saint-Germain-des-Prs square.

The support of several partners

The Club Efficience (African diaspora in Paris)

will organize a gala dinner, the Club XXIme

Siclewill participate in the debates, activating

its networks, theFondation franco-africaine pour

la croissance the Fondation Energies pour

lAfrique, the Amadeus Institute and the Aga

Khan Foundationwill also be on our side.


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The African Rethink Awards (ARAs)

Foreword

For the 1st edition of the Land of African Business, a unique place on the fringes of COP21 for new encountersand for the exchange of African and international entrepreneurs Best Practices, The Planetworkshops willhost the African Rethink Awards ceremony on December, 11th2015 at the Hotel de lIndustrie, Paris.

The ambition which led to the creation of these awards is to identify, analyze, favor and promote thedevelopment of young entrepreneurs startups, may they be African or from the African diaspora, whoseactions try to respond efficiently to the issues related to societal, economic, social and environmentaldevelopment in Africa.

In this regard, 100 shortlisted startups will be invited to present the vision behind their enterprises, duringthe 9 days of the Land of African Business, and its highlight: the African Rethink Awards ceremony.

Three categories of Awards

Three categories of prizes will be awarded to support the winning startups and give them a well-deservedvisibility.

The Grand Prize, whose Laureate will be awarded 10.000

This prize is sponsored by the Socit dEncouragement pour lIndustrie National e. It aims at awarding theentrepreneur whose business plan is the most profitable and the most efficient to solve the problemsencountered by the African, and which is the most likely to carry positive and concrete changes to Africa.

The Diaspora Award, whose Laureate will be awarded 5.000

This prize aims at awarding the entrepreneur for the exemplarity of his/her startup in any field that favorsthe transition to a more viable and sustainable economic development in Africa.Through that prize, the partners of the ARAs wish to encourage the initiatives of entrepreneurs from theAfrican diaspora throughout the world. It is meant to incite the diaspora to share its experience for the benefitof African people and for the development of the African continent.

The Award for Womens Entrepreneurship, whose Laureate will be awarded 5.000

This prize is sponsored by Canal+ and aims at awarding womens entrepreneurship from Africa, or from the

African diaspora, for the exemplarity of the startup in any field favoring the transition towards a more viableand sustainable economic model in Africa.

Startupspresentations

The presentations of the business models of the selected startups will take place from Wednesday, December

2ndto Friday, December 11th2015 during the Business Innovation Places of the LAB, in Paris.

Prize-giving of the ARAs

The three laureates will be awarded during the closing night of the LAB, on Wednesday, December 2015 at

the Htel de lIndustrie.


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Composition of the jury

The jury will be composed of African and French figures of the economic, political, academic, associative

spheres and from civil society, specialized in the discussed themes.

PARTNERS OF THE ARAs

Award Partners

Network Partners


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The LAB and La Socit dEncouragementpour lIndustrie NationaleLa Socit dEncouragement pour lIndustrie Nationale

La Socit dEncouragement pour lIndustrie

Nationale is an association founded in 1801 by the

three consuls Bonaparte, Cambacrs and Lebrun.

Declared of Public Utility since 1824, it aims at

stimulating the industrial development in France, to

favour technological innovation and to enhance

entrepreneurship.

It made a direct contribution to the economicdevelopment of France during the 19th century in several domains, from the first railways to the creation of

the first infrastructures of energy production and distribution. Its action has been decisive in the matter of

patents and normalization. It has been the precursor of ANVAR, INPI, OSEO and the Laboratoire National

dEssais.

Its Mission

Faithful to the objectives defined at its beginning, La Socit dEncouragement pour lIndustrie Nationale

continued for two centuries its mission to support the large industrial, economic and social mutations:

encourage the builders of tomorrow's industry ,

transmit innovations and know-how, enhance the made-in France.

La Socit dEncouragement pour lIndustrie Nationale is organized around eight committees composed ofpeople from different sectors (industry, economy, research and university).

Socit dEncouragement pour lIndustrie Nationale

Htel de lIndustrie

4, place Saint-Germain-des-prs

75006 Paris France


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Africa at the Htel de lIndustrieAn ideal gathering place

Too often ignored, the voice of African nationals has never really echoed during Conferences of Parties onClimate Change.

Since the Earth Summit in Rio, in 1992, the economic, political, diplomatic and environmental challenges

have been transformed by the emergence of Africa, a continent which cannot be overlooked anymore.

In order to make the African voice heard, to discover innovative initiatives from competitive startups, to share

Best Practices developed all over the continent, to gather the entrepreneurs networks, to answer to

international media, to federate creators of wealth, the Planetworkshops organizes, at the heart of Paris, the

LAB.

During 9

days the heart of a winning Africa will beat at the Htel de lIndustrie at the core of

the French capital.

This place specifically dedicated to Africa, for Africans, organized by Africans, will constitute a unique and

original laboratory, complementary to the official negotiations at Le Bourget, and essential to the emergenceof African models, which are still often ignored.

A place marked by expertise

Important site dedicated to the development of industry, to innovation, to inventions, to entrepreneurship

and to promising artisanal and industrial French skills, the Htel de lIndustrie is built on the Saint-Germain-

des-Prs square, close to the abbey-church.

The Htel de lIndustrie is, with the church and the Deux-Magots caf, one of the most important parts of the

famous Saint-Germain-des-Prs square.

Head office of the Socit dEncouragement pour lIndustrie Nationale, which built it in 1851, the Htel de

lIndustrie has always been a place dedicated to the encouragement of the French economys modernization

and development;it has also been one of the key places of the political, social, cultural or simply festive life of

the district and of the left bank.

Every year, the building hosts the Chaptal de lIndustrie ceremony, restoring the image of Business Manager,

and the Mongolfier ceremony, aiming to support emerging talents.


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The LAB - PartnersFounding Partners

Thematic Partners

Media Partners

Networking Partners


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ContactsThe Planetworkshops

23-25 rue Notre Dame des Victoires

75002 PARIS - FRANCE

T : + 33 1 41 34 20 00Email : [email protected]

www.planetworkshops.org www.globalconference2015.org

Eric Bazin

Founder of the LAB

T : +33 1 41 34 21 68M : + 33 6 27 94 52 01

Email:[email protected]

Sonia Henry

Program Director

T : +33 1 41 34 23 16

M : + 33 6 77 71 77 51

Email :[email protected]

Caroline Picaud

General Coordinator

T : +33 1 41 34 23 86M : +33 6 45 47 62 83

Email :[email protected]

Aminata Diop Johnson

Project Manager for Relations with Africa

T : +33 1 41 34 22 85

M : +33 6 10 38 03 02Email :[email protected]
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