Middle East 2009 - Technology Leap

http://www.weforum.org 16.05.2009
World Economic Forum on the Middle East 2009
Choosing the Middle East Technology Leap
Strategic investment in breakthrough technology has propelled individuals, companies and nations to wealth and prosperity.
What new technological frontiers should the Middle East explore to get ahead of the innovation curve in the decades to come?
Peter C. Brun, Senior Vice-President, Vestas Wind Systems, Denmark
Chey Jae-Won, Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SK Holdings, Republic of Korea
Williem Elfrink, Chief Globalization Officer and Executive Vice-President, Cisco Services, Cisco Systems (India), India
Karim Kawar, Chairman, EDAMA Initiative, Jordan; President, Kawar Group, Jordan; Young Global Leader
Mohammad H. Omran, Chairman, Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat), United Arab Emirates
Naguib O. Sawiris, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Orascom Telecom Holding, Egypt
Challengers
Ahmed Elmagarmid, Professor and Director, Discovery Park, Purdue University, USA
Moderated by
Soumitra Dutta, Dean, External Relations, and Roland Berger Chaired Professor in Business and Technology, INSEAD, France

Social Entrepreneur Awards in the Middle East
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship provides a global platform to promote social entrepreneurship as a means of advancing societies and addressing social problems in an innovative and effective manner.
Presented by
Hilde Schwab, Chairperson and Co-Founder, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship