Event organizer: The North Africa Journal

Event format: phone telebriefing with presentation slides and webcast streaming

Presenters: Arezki Daoud and Alessandro Bruno

Date: Wednesday June 20, 2012

Time: 4:00PM London/UK, 11 AM US/Canada Eastern, 8:00 AM US/Canada Western

Call details will be emailed to participants on Wednesday as well as the Powerpoint slides.

Cost: US$300 | $50 discount for earlybird prior to May 30, 2012 registrations. Please use coupon code 09C182AA91

This telebriefing is oversubscribed as of May 21, 2012. Our maximum phone capacity has been reached and are no longer able to accept new registrations. We are planning a new session in early August 2012, and if you would like to attend, please fill out this form to receive registration details as soon as we have them, Follow this link.

 

[Country focus: North Africa, West Africa, Sahel]

Global demand for mining, natural gas and crude oil continues to expand despite weak economic growth in Europe and low growth in the US. In this context, North and West Africa remain important suppliers of commodities, while dealing with substantial political upheaval. The region's multi-faceted crises are affecting many global companies, whose management are currently pondering what posture to take going forward in a region that could witness a permanent state of crisis.

In this telebriefing, the second on this issue, we will update customers on what we are seeing and what we expect going forward. The focus will be on the following:

Discussion 1: State of political affairs and security in North and West Africa and Sahel: The first part of the briefing will provide the latest update on the state of the political affairs and the security environment of the region. It will included a post-election assessment for Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and progress report on Libya. It will address the geopolitical issues affecting Mali, Niger, Guinea Bissau and other events in the broad West Africa region. Our analysts will also discuss how political challenges and weak economies of Europe are affecting the region.

Discussion 2: State of economic and business affairs. This session will assess if and how doing business in the region has evolved or changed as a result of the political upheavals witnessed in the past months. Some topics of the discussion will include:

- Inventory of on going risks
- Expected risks: Outlook
- Unfolding revolutions and reputational risks
- Case studies of companies facing reputational degradation and crisis management
- Proposed approach to North Africa/West Africa risk management

THE PRESENTERS

Arezki Daoud

Alessandro Bruno

Principal host of the briefing, Arezki Daoud is a leading analyst on North African affairs. He is the editor and publisher of The North Africa Journal, a publication that reaches over 50,000 decision makers worldwide. Having lived and worked in North Africa, Mr. Daoud's analytical expertise on the region spans from the energy and industrial sectors to security and political affairs. Mr. Daoud is familiar with the speech circuit and briefing the business and government communities on the countries of the Maghreb region. He is widely quoted in the press, including the BBC Radio, Forbes Magazine, The New York Times, Business Week, The Washington Post, USA Today, International Herald Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, The Street.com, and other publications.

Co-host of the briefing and Deputy Editor of The North Africa Journal Alessandro Bruno is a leading analyst of international affairs, with added emphisis on Africa and the Mid-East. He specializes in strategic political issues. Mr. Bruno is also an analyst in the global investment banking sector for a leading international advisory group. Mr. Bruno holds a Master of Arts in Middle East Studies and Bachelor of Arts in Near Eastern Studies. He has completed course work for a PhD in Middle East Politics at the University of Toronto. Mr. Bruno brings a wealth of international experience, having lived and worked abroad in a variety of different countries. Most recently, he lived in Libya working as a Program Officer (JPO) with the UN Development Program. Mr. Bruno is fluent in English, Italian, Spanish and French and has a working knowledge of Portuguese, Arabic and German.

This telebriefing is oversubscribed as of May 21, 2012. Our maximum phone capacity has been reached and are no longer able to accept new registrations. We are planning a new session in early August 2012, and if you would like to attend, please fill out this form to receive registration details as soon as we have them, Follow this link.

Please contact Nasima Alli for details at:

- US+508-471-3899
- alli@north-africa.com
- Fax: 413-383-9817

This telebriefing is oversubscribed as of May 21, 2012. Our maximum phone capacity has been reached and are no longer able to accept new registrations. We are planning a new session in early August 2012, and if you would like to attend, please fill out this form to receive registration details as soon as we have them, Follow this link.

Cancellation, Substitution and Transfer Policy: If you are unable to attend this event, you can substitute another person in your place. To cancel or request a substitution, simply email to us at alli@north-africa.com before June 10, 2012 12:00 p.m. US Eastern Time. Any requests after this date will not be refunded. If the event is cancelled for any reason, all attendees will be notified, and we will attempt to reschedule as early as we can. In the event we cannot reschedule, the registration fee will be refunded.