EVENT
Civil7 Summit 2026
Civil 7 Summit
Provisional Program
Venue: Agence Française de Développement, batiment Mistral, 3 Place Louis Armand, 75012 Paris, France Transport: Gare de Lyon (Metro lines 1 and 14, RER A and D)
Master of ceremony: Nadia Henni-Moulaï, Journalist and writer WELCOME (8:30 AM – 9:00 AM)OPENING SESSION (9:00 AM – 9:25 AM)
Registration: https://www.helloasso.com/associations/coordination-sud/evenements/sommet-du-c7-2026
Opening remarks (20 min)
-Christophe Lecourtier, Executive Director of the French Development Agency – to be confirmed
-Yolaine Guérif, Executive Director of Partage, board member of Coordination SUD, and
representative of Civil 7
-Oluseyi Oyebisi, Executive Director, Nigeria Network of NGOs (NNNGO)
Testimony from an activist (5 min)
SESSION 1: WHICH MULTILATERALISM FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW? (9:25 AM – 11:10 AM)
9:30 AM – 10:10 AM.
Panel 1: International humanitarian law resisting new global power dynamics (40 min)
Panellists:
-Basmeh and Zeitooneh for Relief and Development – to be confirmed
-Elise Lesieur, Director of International Operations, Médecins du Monde
-CNCDH – to be confirmed
Moderator: Pauline Chetcuti, President, VOICE Questions & Answers: 10 min
10:15 AM – 10:55 AM.
Panel 2: Imbalances of international finance: how should it be reformed, and for whom? (40 min)
Panellists:
-Meja Vitalice, Executive Director, Reality of Aid Africa
-Gaïa Febvre, Head of International Policies, Réseau Action Climat France – to be confirmed
-Paul Farran, Director of Policy and Advocacy, Cooperation Canada
Moderator: Alan Anic, International Solidarity Campaign and Advocacy Officer, Oxfam
Questions & Answers: 10 min
COFFEE BREAK (10:55 AM – 11:10 AM)
SESSION 2: WHAT SOLUTIONS CAN ACCELERATE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT? (11:10 AM – 12:40 PM)
11:15 AM – 11:55 AM.
Panel 3: Fighting inequalities to support human development (40 min)
Panellists:
-Olivia Ngou, Executive Director and Founder, Impact Santé Afrique
-Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Coordinator, Association of Peul Women and Indigenous Peoples of Chad (AFPAT)
Moderator: Lucile Hermant, Advocacy and Analysis Officer, Action Santé Mondiale, France
Questions & Answers: 10 min
12:00 PM – 12:40 PM.
Panel 4: Development aid, a global public good on the verge of disappearing? (40 min)
Panellists:
-Mathew Simonds, Advocacy and Analysis Officer, EurodadIda Mc Donnell, Head of Development Research, Development Cooperation Directorate, OECD
-Olivier Bruyeron, President, Coordination SUD
Moderator: Maé Kurkjian, Advocacy Director, ONE
Questions & Answers: 10 min
LUNCH (12:40 PM – 2:40 PM)
Vegetarian buffet by the solidarity catering company Les Cuistots Migrateurs
SESSION 3: CIVIL SOCIETY IN ACTION FACING GROWING RESTRICTIONS (2:40 PM – 4:10 PM)
2:45 PM – 3:25 PM.
Panel 5: How can we fight censorship and the rise of anti-rights attacks? (40 min)
Panellists:
-Marie Salomé Zoungrana, Coordinator, National Network of Associations for Reproductive Health, Rights and Gender (RENASAGE)
-Zia Rehman, Founder and Executive Director, Pakistan Development Alliance (PDA)
-Michaël Arnaud, Executive Director, International Francophone Alliance for Equality and Diversity
(EGIDES), and representative of PRIDE 7
Moderator: Aoi Horiuchi, Advocacy Officer, Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation (JANIC)
Questions & Answers: 10 min
3:30 PM – 4:10 PM.
Panel 6: What tools can protect and support civil society organizations? (40 min)
Panellists:
-Amel Hadjaj, Founder, Algerian Feminist Journal
-Laura Van den Eynde, Researcher on Civic Space, CIVICUS and EU SEE
-Subhashini Prabhaker, Program Director, Voluntary Action Network India (VANI)
Moderator: Marie L’Hostis, Advocacy Coordinator, FORUS
Questions & Answers: 10 min
COFFEE BREAK (4:10 PM – 4:25 PM)
CLOSING SESSION AND POLITICAL SEGMENT (4:25 PM – 4:50 PM)
Testimony from an activist (5 min)
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Panel 7: C7 perspectives and recommendations for G7 leaders (30 min)
Panellists:
-CCFD-Terre Solidaire
-Anabella Rosemberg, Senior Just Transition Analyst, Climate Action Network International
-Women 7
Moderator: Yolaine Guérif, Executive Director of Partage and board member of Coordination SUD
5:00 PM – 5:20 PM.
Official Presentation of the Civil 7 Communiqué and Closing Remarks (20 min)
-Elénore Caroit, Minister Delegate for International Partnerships – to be confirmed
-InterAction – to be confirmed
NETWORKING RECEPTION (5:30 PM – 7:00 PM)
Cocktail dinner by the solidarity catering company Les Cuistots Migrateurs