Middle East World Economic Forum 2008 - Arab Business
Written by admin on November 2nd, 2008 in Business News.
http://www.weforum.org/middleeast2008 19.05.2008
World Economic Forum on the Middle East 2008
Does Arab Business Care?
As many Arab companies start to brand themselves as global players, there is growing realization that they have a civic duty to become global stakeholders alongside governments and civil society to help solve global issues such as climate change, water shortages and corruption.
1) What do businesses in the Middle East and North Africa region do today to engage as corporate global citizens?
2) What are the potential financial implications of these global issues (climate change, water shortages and corruption) on companies in MENA?
3) What lessons can be learned from actively engaged and successful international corporations?
Mohammed Alshaya, Executive Chairman, Alshaya Group, Kuwait
Fadi Ghandour, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Aramex International, Jordan
Robert B. Zoellick, President, The World Bank Group, USA
Ahmed Mahmoud Nazif, Prime Minister of Egypt
E. Neville Isdell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Coca-Cola Company, USA
Arif M. Naqvi, Founder and Group Chief Executive Officer, Abraaj Capital, United Arab Emirates
Moderator
Nadine Hani, Presenter, Business News, Al Arabiya News Channel, United Arab Emirates
Duration : 1:19:27
November 2nd, 2008 at 9:42 am
Arif Naqvi - Bravo! …
Arif Naqvi - Bravo! Impressive!