Human Development: The Engine of Economic Growth

09:00 OPENING

Keynote speaker: His Excellency Dato Seri Abdullah Badawi, Prime Minster, Malaysia

Moderator: Dr. Fareed Zakaria,  Editor, Newsweek International, USA

Human Development in the Arab World in 2020: the Knowledge-Based Society and the IT revolution

09:30 FIRST SESSION

Speakers:

• HE Khalid Toukan, Minister of Education, Jordan

• Dr Laura Tyson, Dean, London Business School, UK

• Dr Rima Khalaf Hunaidi, Assistant Secretary General and Director, Regional Bureau for Arab States, United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

Moderator: Professor Tariq Yousef,  Center For Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University, USA

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Arab Labour Markets in 2020 – Population Growth and the War for Talent

11:15 SECOND SESSION

Speakers:

• HE Sheikha Ahmed Al Mahmood, Minister of Education, Qatar

• Dr. Ali El Din Hilal, Professor, Political Science, Cairo University, Minister of Youth (1999 - 2004), Egypt

• Dr. Ibrahim Quwaider,  Director,  Arab Labour Organization, Egypt

• Hakam Kanafani, Vice Chairman, Executive Committee,  Young Arab Leaders

• Jean Pierre Laviec, Director, International Institute for Labour Studies, Switzerland

• Michael Stevenson, Middle East Region Senior Partner, PriceWaterhouseCoopers

 Moderator: Aisha Sultan, Head of Political Programs, Dubai TV

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The Rise and Fall of Countries and Corporations

12:30 CLOSING SESSION

Speakers:

• Abdul Rahman Al Rashid, Director, Al Arabiya Channel, UAE

• Dr. Fareed Zakaria, Editor,  Newsweek International, USA

• Thomas Friedman, Columnist, The New York Times, USA

Moderator: Dr Ghassan Salameh, Professor of International Relations, Institute D’Etudes Poltiques de Paris, France, Former Minister of Information, Lebanon

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