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The Global Competitiveness Forum ("GCF") is an annual meeting of top business executives, international political leaders, selected intellectuals, and academics who share an interest in global competitiveness. For the 2008 GCF, Saudi Arabia celebrated its new ranking in terms of "ease to do business" --rated as 23rd country worldwide and 1st in the Middle East and in the Arab world. Saudi Arabia has also greatly improved rankings by the World Bank and the World Economic Forum. In 2007, more than 500 of these key leaders participated in the first annual GCF which included a keynote address by Bill Gates of Microsoft. The event is held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia right before the Davos Economic Forum. In 2008 and under the patronage of H.M. King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz, the forum gathered 1,000 internationally recognized leaders. The program is designed to create a discussion platform for experts, corporate leaders, political leaders, NGOs, academics and other stakeholders. GCF Speakers included the following people: Prof. Laura Tyson Professor, Haas Business and Public Policy Group at the University of California Berkeley Mohamed Ali Alabbar Chairman of Emaar Properties PJSC James (Jim) F. Albaugh Executive Vice President, The Boeing Company President and Chief Executive Officer Integrated Defense Systems H.E. Amr Al-Dabbagh Governor & Chairman, SAGIA Khalid Al Gosaibi Minister of Economy and Planning, Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia HE Eng. Khalid Abdullah Almolhem Director General, Saudi Airlines HE Dr. Mohammed Al-Suwaiyel President, King Abdullaziz City for Science and Technology Henry Azzam CEO Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) - Deutsche Bank Mr. Alan L. Boeckmann Chairman of the Board & CEO, Fluor Corporation Dr. Werner Brandt Member of the Executive Board & Chief Financial Officer, SAP AG Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland former Prime Minister of Norway & former Director General of the World Health Organization. Special Envoy on Climate Change for the United Nations Prof. Herwig Brunner Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology, Professor at the University of Stuttgart Mr. John T. Chambers Chairman & CEO, Cisco Systems, Inc. Mr Victor Chu Chairman, First Eastern Investment Group Mr. Dick Evans President & CEO, Alcan Inc. Mr. Bruce Fenton Founder & Managing Director, Atlantic Financial Inc Mr. Mark B. Fuller Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Monitor Group Gail D. Fosler President and Chief Economist The Conference Board Prof. Stéphane Garelli Professor at IMD and at the University of Lausanne, Director World Competitiveness Center Mr. German Gref RF Minister of Economic Development and Trade Anant Gupta Founding Partner and CEO, HCL Mr. Jean-Michel Halfon Area President Canada / Latin America / Africa / Middle-Est Dr. Axel Claus Heitmann Chairman of the Board of Management, LANXESS AG HE Eng. Mohamed Jamil Ahmed Mulla Minister of Information and Communication Technology Mr. Tapani Järvinen President & CEO, Outotec Mr Lee Yi Shyan Minister of State for Trade and Industry Republic of SingaporeMr. Franklin Pitcher Johnson, JR. Founding Partner Asset Management Company Prof. Michio Kaku Theoretical physicist, best-selling author & popularizer of science Mr. Younghoon David Kim Chairman, Daesung Group Mr. Nemir A. Kirdar President & CEO, Investcorp. Mr. Mikael Mäkinen President & CEO, Cargotec Sir Terence Matthews Chairman, Wesley Clover Mr. Hartmut Mehdorn Chairman of the Management Board & CEO, DB AG Mr. Yasuyuki Nambu Group CEO of Pasona Group is from Japan and its official site is original Japanese site http://www.pasona.co.jp English site is also available http://www.pasona.co.jp/english Mr. Aref Naqvi Executive Vice Chairman & CEO, Abraaj Capital Prof. Jane Nelson Senior Fellow & Director of Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University Dr. Michael E. Porter Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, Harvard Business School Azim Premji Chairman, Wipro Dr. John Quelch Senior Associate Dean, Harvard Business School. Dr. Hector de J. Ruiz Chairman & CEO, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Mr. Frank John Sixt Executive Director & Group Finance Director, Hutchison Whampoa Limited Mr. Don Thornhill Chairman, National Competitiveness Council of Ireland Mr. Nigel Turner CEO, BMI Dr. Daniel Vasella, M.D. Chairman & CEO, Novartis AG. H.E. Dr. Hashim Yamani Minister of Commerce and Industry Philip Yeo Special Advisor for Economic Development

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Uploaded: April 4th, 2008 @ 5:25 pm
Author: BruceFenton

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