MULTILINGUALISM IN AFRICA: A LUXURY? 17-18 FEBRUARY 2014 – ROOM 4 MONDAY 17 FEBRUARY 08:00 Registration 10:00 Official opening of the Third Pan-African Conference MODERATOR: Mr Rudy Van Dijck    Ms. Sahle Work Zewde, Director-General, UNON African Development Bank Representative African Union Representative 10:30 Coffee break 11:00 FIRST SESSION: “The cost of (non) multilingualism in Africa” MODERATOR: Mr. Noel MUYLLE Keynote speaker: Mr. Henri TOURNEUX, Directeur de recherche émérite au laboratoire « Langage, langues et cultures d’Afrique noire », Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), France : « De la nécessité de former des spécialistes en communication pour le développement », Mr. Valter MAVRIC, Director for Translation, European Parliament DG Translation: Multilingualism and External Relations Unit: “A Parliament working with 24 originals” Open discussion 13:00 Lunch break 15:00 SECOND SESSION: “Development of languages, Languages of Development” MODERATOR: Mr. Moss LENGA Mr. Matsinhe SOZINHO, Executive Secretary, Académie Africaine des Langues (African Academy of Languages): “Multilingualism and the Struggles for the Development and Integration of Africa: Challenges and Prospects” Mr. Okoth OKOMBO, University of Nairobi: “The place of African languages in language-of-instruction policies in Africa”. 16:00 Coffee break 16:30 Open discussion 18:00 End of session 18:30 Reception (UN Delegates Lounge) TUESDAY 18 FEBRUARY MODERATOR: Mr. Steve ODERA 10:00 THIRD SESSION: "The need for translation in Africa” Keynote speaker: Mr. Paul F. BANDIA, Professor in the French Department at Concordia University in Montreal. Mr. Josep BONET-HERAS, Head of European Commission DG Translation, Professional and Organisational Development Unit: “Technology in translation: a must” 11:00 Coffee break 11:30 Open discussion with floor 13:00 Lunch break 15:00 FOURTH SESSION: “MOOCS (Massive Open Online Courses), new technologies, etc. - the solution for Africa?” - The link between a growing market and the need for training. MODERATOR: Ms. Laura Mahler Keynote speaker: Ms. Barbara MOSER MERCER, Director of Inzone, Université de Genève Ms. Phyllis W. MWANGI, Department Of English and Linguistics Kenyatta University: “MOOCS: The Kenyan Experience”. 16:00 Coffee break Experiences from participants   AIIC, African Region Paul WARAMBO, Manager of the Kenya office of Translators without Borders Open discussion GENERAL CONCLUSIONS END OF THE CONFERENCE