YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS NETWORK FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN, AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST - MAME YE NETWORK - ALICANTE MID-TERM MEETING Alicante, 9th April 2010

MAME YE Network Mid-Term Meeting - Participants  MAME Y.E. NETWORK: CEAJE (Spain); GI Confindustria (Italy), Egyptian Junior Business Association (Egypt), ESYNE (Greece), JCI (South Africa), Reseau National des Clubs de Jeunes Entrepreneurs (Senegal)  New Members:  CEIS (Mali)  ReJECI (Ivory Coast)  Youth Business (Cameroon)  Tugiad (Turkey)

MAME YE Network Mid-Term Meeting - Agenda  Presentation of the Constitution of MAME  Video on the Constitutional Cerimony (Rome, 25th Feb. 2010)  Discussion on subjects of common interests and launch of working groups  G20 Young Business Summit - Canada  Next MAME Y.E. Event: Cairo - Egypt - Sept  Presentation of new Associations  Signature of the Memorandum of Understanding Addendum

MAME YE Network project 3 Target Areas 84 countries involved in three target areas are: ­ Mediterranean ­ Africa ­ Middle East 84 countries involved in three target areas are: ­ Mediterranean ­ Africa ­ Middle East

M.A.M.E. Y.E. Network A bit of history on how it all started… July 2009 Stresa G8 Young Summit Identified need for enhanced dialogue and collaboration within the target areas July 2009 Athens Meeting ”Bridging the Mediterranean” Oct Capri Conference Central topic: ”The Mediterranean” and kick off of the M.A.M.E. project Milan Med Forum Economic and financial meeting on the Mediterranean basin July 2009 Feb M.A.M.E. YE Network Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding and start of the activities April 2010 Alicante Interim Meeting First enlargement effort and definition of work streams Sept Cairo M.A.M.E. YE Event Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding and start of the activities Detailed next

MAME YE Network – Constitution Conference  The Constitution Conference took place during the II Economic Forum for the Mediterranean organized by Confindustria  It was attended by:  10 Young Entrepreneurs Associations from: Albania, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco, Senegal, Spain, South Africa, Tunisia  2 Young Entrepreneurs from: Cameroon and Kuwait  4 Commercial delegations from the Embassies of: Angola, Israel, Lesotho, Mozambique  28 Young Entrepreneurs Associations were not able to participate but sent a letter of interest  More than 50 Italian YE

Points discussed during the meetings 1. Name and logo of the Network 2. Network’s objectives 3. Network’s structure 4. Network’s membership criteria 5. Memorandum of Understanding 6. Network’s agenda

1. Name and Logo of the Network Young Entrepreneurs’ Associations Network for the Mediterranean, Africa and Middle East - M.A.M.E. Y.E. Network -

2. Network’s Objectives Description 1 – Collaboration amongst associations 3 – New strategy implementation 2 – Promotion of entrepreneurship Definition and presentation of specific strategies to support youth entrepreneurship, with the cooperation of national governments, local authorities and institutions of interest Developing and strengthening the collaboration with the Associations of Young Entrepreneurs in the target countries through the sharing of organizational models, best practices and operational tools already used to support the YE in some Member States Promoting, through the Network’s activities, the development of entrepreneurship among young people in each of the targeted countries and opportunities for collaboration between the various actors involved Objectives

3. Network’s Structure  All the participants decided that at the moment the Network needs a flexible structure for its start-up, which may develop over time  The Network’s representatives will be elected within a year once the Network will be more structured  The Network will be formed by M.A.M.E. coordination and Working Groups  It is important to underline that the aim of the Network is a “Net” and not an Association  Coordination office: Rome - GI Confindustria

4. Membership Criteria  During the conference it was decided that the Network’s membership should be formed by Associations of Young Entrepreneurs rather than by single entrepreneurs  An association of Young Entrepreneurs can only join the Network if it resides in one of the target areas  There will be more than one type of membership  The Criteria of memberships should be defined

5. Memorandum of Understanding  The following associations of Young Entrepreneurs signed the Memorandum of Understanding:  Albanian Young Entrepreneurs  Egyptian Junior Business Association  Centre de Jeunes Dirigeants D’Entreprise (CJD Morocco)  Reseau National des Clubs de Jeunes Entrepreneurs du Senegal  CEAJE – Confederation of Spain Young Entrepreneurs  JCI – South Africa  ESYNE – Hellenic Federation of Young Entrepreneurs Associations  Giovani Imprenditori Confindustria (Italy)  Young Entrepreneurs – Kuwait  Lebanese International Business Association  Centre des Jeunes Dirigeants D’Entreprise (CJD Tunisia)

6. Agenda - A continuous effort to increase participation to the network and start achieving its goals! As part of YES Event (Young European Entrepreneurs) April 9 th - 10 th, 2010Sept. 24 th - 25 th, 2010January 28 th - 29 th, 2011 Alicante, SPAIN Cairo, EGYPT LEBANON to be confirmed Time

MAME YE Network Interim Meeting - Agenda  Presentation of the Constitution of MAME  Video on the Constitutional Cerimony (Rome, Feb. 25th 2010)  Discussion on subjects of common interest and launch of working groups  Organization and agenda of future meetings  G20 Young Business Summit - Canada  Next MAME Event: Cairo. Egypt - Sept  Presentation of new Associations  Signature of the Memorandum of Understanding - Addendum

MAME YE Network Interim Meeting - Agenda  Presentation of the Consitution of MAME  Video on the Consitutional Cerimony (Rome, Feb. 25th 2010)  Discussion on subjects of common interest and launch of working groups  G20 Young Business Summit - Canada  Next MAME Event: Cairo. Egypt - Sept  Presentation of new Associations  Signature of the Memorandum of Understanding’s Addendum

Work streams – A preliminary list for discussion Work streams 1 – Collaboration amongst associations 3 – New strategy implementation 2 – Promotion of entrepreneurship Objectives - Comparative analysis of organizational models developed by Member Associations and diffusion of best practices - Comparative analysis of operational tools adopted by the Member Associations to drive their associates and diffusion of best practices - Communication (web portal, newsletter, etc..) and sharing of best practices - Discussion on topical subjects relevant to YE - Identification of projects/strategies of relevance to the MAME YE Network and its Member Associations - Implementation of actions to facilitate such projects (including discussions with local governments/institutions and fund raising) Objectives

From work streams to Working Groups  Objective: According to MAME priorities, the following Working Groups have been defined: 1. Enlargement of MAME towards new associations - Overall promotion of the Network in all target areas - Definition of membership criteria/ procedure 2. MAME Internal Communication - Promotion of the interaction among the individual members of partner associations - Creation of a web tool for the management of the connections and the contents 3. Sharing of Organizational and Operative aspects - Analysis and sharing of internal models of each partner association - Supporting younger associations with tailored capacity building programs - The working group will start after Cairo, once the number of partner associations is higher.

From work streams to Working Groups  Participation to the Working Groups:  The Working Group are open to all partner associations willing to contribute in the specific subject  Interested association just have to send to MAME coordinator an Expression of Interest  Association that inscribed in Alicante:  Working Group 1: JCI South Africa, GI Confindustria Italy, Clubs de Jeunes Entrepreneurs (Senegal), Youth Business (Cameroon)  Working Group 2: Egyptian Junior Business Association (Egypt), GI Confindustria (Italy), Clubs de Jeunes Entrepreneurs (Senegal), Tugiad (Turkey)  Head of the Working Groups:  Interested partner associations could candidate for the position of head of one of the defined Working Group by sending to MAME coordinator:  Name and position of the Candidate  Plan of activities to be carried out in 2010  Each association could coordinate maximum one Working Group

MAME YE Network Interim Meeting - Agenda  Presentation of the Consitution of MAME  Video on the Consitutional Cerimony (Rome, Feb. 25th 2010)  Discussion on subjects of common interest and launch of working groups  G20 Young Business Summit - Canada  Next MAME Event: Cairo. Egypt - Sept  Presentation of new Associations  Signature of the Memorandum of Understanding’s Addendum

G20 Young Business Summit June 20-23, 2010 – Toronto, Canada  After the success of the G8 Young Business Summit of Stresa (2009), another Young Business Summit is scheduled during the G20 in Canada  A three day summit named “Entrepreneurs = Recovery = Jobs” will be held in Toronto. In fact, “Fostering and encouraging YE is fundamental to a nation’s economic development, job creation and competitveness, irrespective of a nation’s stage of development”  MAME YE Network and its objectives will be presented during this Summit

MAME YE Network Interim Meeting - Agenda  Presentation of the Consitution of MAME  Video on the Consitutional Cerimony (Rome, Feb. 25th 2010)  Discussion on subjects of common interest and launch of working groups  G20 Young Business Summit - Canada  Next MAME Event: Cairo. Egypt - Sept  Presentation of new Associations  Signature of the Memorandum of Understanding’s Addendum

Expected results for Cairo, Egypt, Sept  Strong interest by the Egyptian partner to organize an important event  Focus on the participation of key institutions to support the Network  Focus on the interaction among associations’ members  Date to be confirmed

MAME YE Network Interim Meeting - Agenda  Presentation of the Constitution of MAME  Video on the Constitutional Cerimony (Rome, Feb. 25th 2010)  Discussion on subjects of common interest and launch of working groups  G20 Young Business Summit - Canada  Next MAME Event: Cairo. Egypt - Sept  Presentation of new Associations  Signature of the Memorandum of Understanding’s Addendum

Enlargement effort Founding Members Signing today Target countries Signing today: - Cameroon - Ivory Coast - Mali - Turkey Signing today: - Cameroon - Ivory Coast - Mali - Turkey

Addendum to the MOU  CEIS (Mali)  ReJECI (Ivory Coast)  Youth Business (Cameroon)  Tugiad (Turkey)

Contacts G.I. CONFINDUSTRIA Viale dell’Astronomia 30, 00144, Rome, Italy   Cecilia Scaldaferri, Tel ,  Daniela Cannizzo, Tel ,  Coordinator M.A.M.E. Y.E. Network Simone Santi,Tel