The Economic and Business Forum " Investment Opportunities in the Arab Countries"
From:6 Dec 2007 - 09:00 AM |
To: 6 Dec 2007 - 09:00 AM |
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Country:Lebanon |
Place:Phoenicia Intercontinental Hotel |
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Event Description
The Economic and Business Forum, Investment Opportunities in the Arab Countries, offers working environment for participants to meet & discuss possible joint cooperations, and to seek lucrative investment ventures.
Working sessions will tackle issues such as: - Recommendations for growth and updating laws; Role of the Industrial, Touristic and Commercial sectors in activating the common Arab cooperation; The challenges, Arab telecom companies are facing to enter the international markets and to adapt with future technologies in addition to the growing capacity of the Arab companies in gaining a pioneer role in the real estate development
Below is the full agenda of the Forum:
Event Agenda
Thursday 6/12/ 2007:
8:30 – 9:30 : Welcoming Guests and Registration
9:30 – 10:00 : Official Opening Session
10:00 – 10:30: Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:00: Globalization: an Engine for Economic Growth
- H.E. Dr. Jihad Azour– Minister of Finance - Lebanon
- Mr. Demba Ba – World Bank, Lebanon Country Manager
- Mr. Walter Siouffi– Citigroup, Lebanon Country Manager
- Eng.Riad Sadik- Habtoor Engineering, President & Partner – UAE
- Mr. Joseph Fadl– Deloitte & Touche, Officer Managing Partner - Lebanon
- Dr. Fadi Makki– Booz Allen Hamilton, Senior Associate- UِAE
12:00 – 13:30: Pioneering Achievements of Companies in the Arab World:
- H.E. Mr. Michel Pharaon – Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs
- Mr. Ali Kolaghassi– Saudi Oger, Vice President– KSA
- Mr. Mounir Douaidy –Solidere, General Manager – Lebanon
- Mr. Oussama Kabbani– Millennium Development International (member of Saraya Holding) Chairman & Managing Director
- Mr. Assad Salhab – Procter & Gamble, Regional Director
- Mr. Yahia Hammoudi– MCN Promoseven Holding,Vice president & chief Growth Officer MENA Region
13:30 – 15:00: Lunch
15:00 – 16:30: Telecom Sector: a pillar of the Economic Development
- H.E. Mr. Marwan Hamade –Minister of Telecommunication - Lebanon
- Dr. Saad Al Barrak – Zain Group, CEO
- Mr. Jamal Ramadan -MTN Group, Vice President MENA & South Africa
- Mr. Imad Ayoub- Cyberia Group (member of Oger Telecom), CEO
Friday 7/12/2007
Investment Opportunities in the Arab Countries
9:30 – 10:30 :H.E. Mr. Riad Salame – Governor, Central Bank of Lebanon
10:30 – 11:00: Coffee Break
11:00 – 13:00: Round Table with Lebanese Economic Organizations
- Mr. Ghazi Koraitem – President, Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Lebanon,
- Mr. Fadi Abboud - President, Lebanese Industrialists Association
- Mr. Nadim Assi –President, Beirut Traders Association
- Mr. Elie Nasnas– President, Association of Insurance Companies in Lebanon
- Mr. Camille Menassa – President,Lebanese Businessmen Association (RDCL)
- Mr. Rafik Zantout –President, Lebanese Economic Forum
- Dr. Makram Sader–General Secretary,Association of the Lebanese Banks
- Mr. Fadi Saab – Coordinator, Economic Support Center – ESC
13:00- 14:30 Lunch
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