* Culture and development: Farai Mpfunya (Zimbabwe) and Abel Dabula (Mozambique)
* Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions: Ammar Kessab (Algeria) and Tade Adekunle (Nigeria)
* Intellectual Property: Theodore Nganzi (DRC) and Serman Chavula (Malawi)
* Creative industries: Avril Joffe (South Africa) and Patrick Mudekereza (DRC)
* Rights and status of the artist: Aadel Essaadani (Morocco) and Joy Mboya (Kenya)
* Cultural diplomacy and intercultural dialogue: Carole Karemera (Rwanda) and Florence Mukanga (Zimbabwe)
* Freedom of Expression: Josh Nyapimbi (Zimbabwe) and Igo Diarra (Mali)
* Artists’ mobility: Khadija el Bennaoui (Morocco) and Salif Sanfo (Burkina Faso)
* African politics and economics and their impact on arts and culture: Telesphore Mba Bizo (Cameroon) and Mike van Graan (South Africa)