From the left: Stephan Klingebiel, DIE, Elizabeth Sidiropoulus, NeST, and Dr. Stefan Friedrich, Director of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in New York, during their opening speech.

The Keynote Speech was given by Jorge Chediek, United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation.

Jorge Chediek, United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation.

The Policy Roundtable on the Raod to BAPA+40 included Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, South-African Institute of International Affairs, Andreas Pfeil, Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN, Amb. Philip Ochen Odida, Permanent Mission of Uganda to the UN, Tarik Iziraren, UN Office for South-South Cooperation and Ana Valeria Ciuti, Director of International Cooperation.

Qi Gubo, China Agricultural University, during her presentation on "Should China Join the GPEDC?"

The audience, comprised of knowledgeable experts in the field, engaged actively in the discussions.

The dialogue featured various panels that explored crucial aspects of development cooperation, such as the rise of South-South Cooperation, the 2030 Agenda and the “One Belt One Road” initiative. The audience, comprised of knowledgeable experts in the field, engaged in lively discussions about different approaches to development cooperation.

Speakers as well as participants stressed the importance of bridging different national interests of developed and emerging countries and strategized how to better include the private sector. Another key concern that was brought up was how to optimize the interplay of Foreign Direct Investment and Developmental Aid. Finally, the workshop provided researchers and experts with an open space to exchange views and gather opinions on current issues to development and aid cooperation.