An independent strategic consulting firm specializing in advising sovereign and institutional clients in frontier markets.

OSE is the scientific observatory of entrepreneurship support ecosystems — 60,500+ qualified actors across Africa, MENA, the Gulf and Europe, 14 observed quality indicators, 10+ years of longitudinal data. The evidence governments, DFIs and sovereign funds use to decide.

iReMMO is an independent French institute based in Paris, working and committed to making available to the widest possible number of people scientific knowledge on major political, cultural, economic and social issues related to the regions of the Middle East and the Mediterranean basin.

TotalEnergies, the third-largest electricity and gas player in France, allows everyone to save money responsibly. At the heart of its strategy: innovation and customer satisfaction to offer as many people as possible reliable, affordable and clean energy in order to participate in a more responsible energy future.

The FMES is a research center that deciphers geopolitical and strategic issues, particularly those of the southern neighborhood of the European continent: Southern Europe, Balkans, Black Sea, Caucasus, Middle East, Indian Ocean, Africa. It also has a maritime department working on legal, environmental, economic, security and military issues specific to the seas and oceans. Finally, it supports the defense and dual economy, in particular to facilitate the international development of companies from the Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

Expertise France is the public technical cooperation agency, a subsidiary of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) group and second in size in Europe. Our mission: to sustainably strengthen public policies in our partner countries. At their request, together with public actors, civil society and the private sector, we design and implement projects that stimulate innovation and strengthen their action for the benefit of all. Governance, security, climate, health, education, entrepreneurship, cultural and creative industries... Expertise France contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in more than 140 countries, with French and European public funding.

Cairn.info, a reference platform for French-language scientific publications, aims to promote the discovery of quality research while cultivating the independence and diversity of actors in the knowledge ecosystem.

Vision Education, established in 2018 and headquartered in Erbil, leads and manages progressive educational entities in the Kurdistan Region. Its diverse portfolio includes schools and universities, in which all profits generated by these private educational institutions are reinvested back into the public education and higher education sectors.

UGA is a prestigious, highly selective Grande École specializing in political and social sciences. Located on the main university campus in Grenoble, France, it offers a rigorous five-year multidisciplinary curriculum and is globally renowned for its heavy emphasis on international exchange and research.

The NSI is a non-profit research and analysis institute that provides decision-makers and the public with informed analysis on the most pressing issues of the day in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Rudaw Media Network is an independent media establishment owned by RUDAW Co. FOR MEDIA AFFAIRS /Ltd., It disseminates written, visual and audio content. It is a for-profit establishment; however it considers broadcasting information and facts in a professional manner as its main goal. In delivering content, it does not bind itself to any geographic borders or ideologies, but has a wide global view.

The BCF is a non-governmental, non-political and non-profit organization that was founded in 2005 in Erbil, the capital city of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). The BCF’s humanitarian activities have transcended Iraq’s borders and it has carried out various activities to assist the most vulnerable in Turkey, Syria, Australia, Bangladesh, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Lebanon, and South Sudan. The BCF’s projects rely on its sponsors and donors and are supported by volunteers.

The Bahr Alolom Forum was created in 2010 to foster dialogue between Iraqi leadership and decision-makers, addressing political system issues and seeking solutions for economic, social, and environmental challenges. Our mission is to cultivate intellectual collaborations, facilitating discussions for a conducive national success environment.