26 Avril

9h-10h30

  Welcome Address from the President of the Salon Africain du Design.
  Speech of the Minister of Culture
  Speech of the Minister of Tourism and Craft
  Speech of the Minister of Commerce ;
  Entertainment
  Speech of the Chairman of the Board of Administration, Mr. ETAME MASSOMA David
  Opening address of the event by H.E. Mr. Joseph KABILA KABANGE Grand Promoter of the event
  Address of the President of the Republic of Benin, H.E. E. Dr Thomas BONI YAYI Great Promoter of the event

10h30 -12h

Vernissage of the exhibitions

12H30

Opening Cocktail

13h – 14h30

Lunch

15h

Opening of the conference

Session I Design in the whole

15h10 -15h40

WADE Ousseynou : Eco-design and sustainable development in Africa : utopia or necessity ?

15h45 -16h15

Franck HOUNDEGLA : State of the Design in Africa

Session 2 : Design in Africa and its history

16h20-16h50

AGUESSY Honorat : Design in African societies from the past and the present : historical, cultural and political considerations.

16h50-17h20

Drewal Henry : Beauty and simplicity in African design

17h20 – 17h30

Joseph ADANDE : Sankofa’s teaching for African designers

17h30 -17h40

Intervention de Mme Géraldine Martin

17h40 – 18h

Questions, exchanges and contributions

18h

Announcements and closing

Session 3 – Plastic Arts and design

8h30 -8h50

Ablade GLOOVER : Contemporary Plastic arts and design

8h50 – 9h05

Edwige AKPLOGAN : Local material in contemporary plastic arts in Africa

9h05 -9h30

MIANO Kahare : Transmission of artistical knowledge and professional training

9h30 -9h50

Questions, Exchanges, Contributions

9h50 -10h15

P A U S E

Session 4 : Design and Architecture

10h15 -10h35

Georges PERSECHENSKY : Expected

10h35 -10h55

KOUADIO NDA NGUESSAN : Design in the training of the architects from EAMAU

10h55 -11h15

Jean Bosco TODJINOU : Urbanism and design in West Africa, the main challenges.

11h15 – 12h

Anne Michelle ULRICH (Centre Beaubourg) : Technologies of information and Communication and Design

12h-12h15

Exchanges and questions

SESSION 5 – Design and popular arts

12h15-12h35

FASIL Giorghis : Design and craft in Ethiopia, historical approach

12h35-12h55

ZOUBIR Hellal : Popular Imagination and Design in North Africa

12h55-13h15

Joyce Thomas : All within reach

13h15 -13h30

School of African Heritage : Transformation by design : the experience of the School of African heritage

13h15 -13h30 Exchanges, Questions, Contributions

13h30 – 13h40 Madame Geraldine Martin ‘s intervention

13h40 -15h Lunch

Session 6 : Epistemology of the African Design

27 Avril

15h -15h20

YACOUBA Konate : The challenges of the African design.

15h20-15h40

TAKTAK Mémia : The Designer : from dream to the creation of beauty.

15h40-16h

Exchanges – Questions

16h-16h15

Pause

Session 7 : Industry of design and développement

16h15-16h35

Aminata TRAORE : Perspectives for an industrial development of African design

16h35 -16h55

DANDJINOU Pierre : From cultural industries to design, an analysis of the possibilities.

16h55 – 17h15

KOSSI Assou : Financing design in Africa, some suggestions.

17h15-17h30

ECHANGES ET DEBATS

Session 8 : Ambitions of African design today :

17h30-17h50

Irène YEHOUESSI : designing for a better living in Africa

17h50-18h10

Johann VAN DER SHUFF : What has the Design achieved in South Africa ?

18h10-18h30

MAMMERI Leila : Contribution of design to dancing.

18h30-18h50

Questions, Exchanges

18h50 -19h10

VALERIE GUILLAUME : The Voice of the Moderator

19h10-19h30

Simon NJAMI : Rapport Général

19h30

Closing

28 Avril

Morning

Excursion out of Cotonou

Evening

Cotonou through local eyes