Middle East 2008 - Does Arab Business Care?

http://www.weforum.org/middleeast2008 19.05.2008
Plenary Session
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; Global Agenda Council on Entrepreneurship
E. Neville Isdell
Arif M. Naqvi, Founder and Group Chief Executive Officer, Abraaj Capital, United Arab Emirates; Global Agenda Council on Global Capital Flows
Ahmed Mahmoud Nazif, Prime Minister of Egypt
Robert B. Zoellick, President, The World Bank Group, Washington DC

Chaired by Nadine Hani, Senior Presenter, Al Arabiya News Channel, United Arab Emirates

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Arif Naqvi - Bravo! Impressive!