| 11 Nov 2009 |
|
Kuwait to host the Arab Thought Foundation’s Eighth Annual Conference (FIKR 8), Dec 9-10 2009
- Text size
Kuwait City: The Arab Thought Foundation will hold its annual FIKR conference this year in Kuwait, 9-10 December. The conference brings together leading cultural, economic, humanitarian and political thinkers in the only truly cross-sector and cross-cultural gathering in the Arab World. Leading world figures from Europe and Asia will also be attending,
The programme’s theme for 2009 is “Integrating Arab Economies: Partnering For Prosperity”, with a focus on the region’s economy and the movement towards pan-Arab economic partnership and integration. Conference topics will include Energy Leadership and how the region can step up its leadership role in alternative energy, Food Security and Global Agriculture, Trade Liberalisation, Monetary Union and Youth Job Creation amongst other topics.
Confirmed speakers include: Naguib Sawiris, Chairman and CEO, Orascom Telecom Holding SAE, Ben Simpfendorfer Chief China Economist Royal Bank of Scotland, Arif Naqvi CEO Abraj Capital, Faisal A Al Mutawa MD Bayan Investments, Abdulrahman Bin Hamad A Attiyah Secretary General Gulf Cooperation Council and Khalid Abduallah Janahi Chairman Ithmaar Bank.
This year’s conference will be characterized by the active participation of the Foundation’s Youth Ambassadors – a group of young people recognised as excelling in the fields of science, technology, media and the arts. These young people will be active members on the Arab Thought Foundation’s board throughout the coming year as the Foundation seeks to promote and engage with the wealth of talent which exists in the Arab World, both within the Middle East and the wider global community.
2009 Arab Creativity Awards
The conference will host a gala dinner to honour the winners of the 2009 Arab Creativity Awards. Now in their eighth year, the prizes recognise excellence in the fields of science, technology, economics, civil society, the media, literature and the arts in the Arab World. Previous winners have included the musician Nasseer Shama, humanitarian Haya Rashed Al Khalifa, writer Samiha Khreis and celebrated actor Adel Imam.
There are 7 awards categories: Scientific Creativity Award, Technical Creativity Award, Economics Creativity Award, Civil Creativity Award, Media Creativity Award, Literary Creativity Award and the Artistic Creativity Award.
FIKR (‘Thought’ or ‘Idea’ in the Arabic language)
The programme will be a lively mix of keynote speakers, panel debates, plenary sessions, as well as a LIVE debate broadcast on the Arabic channel Al Arabiya featuring the representatives of the Youth Café session – a unique platform for Arab youths to exchange ideas, creative and innovative thinking which convenes at every FIKR conference – at the conclusion of the two-day event.
The Arab Thought Foundation is committed to open debate, as reflected in the conference format of live sessions, Q&A and interactive participation via social media forums such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and web blogs.
-Ends-
Arab Thought Foundation
The Arab Thought Foundation is an international, independent and non-governmental organisation founded in 2001 with a guiding mission to help advance the economic, social and cultural development of the Arab region. The Foundation believes that open and constructive dialogue between the business community, academia and civil society is imperative for the future development of the region. By sharing knowledge, nurturing creativity and building on this dialogue, practical solutions for our collective future can be forged.
For further information including media registration please contact
Beirut:
Janan Bakhache,
Arab Thought Foundation
T: +9613714481
E: janan@fikrconferences.org
London:
Philippa Jackson,
FBC Media
T: +44 (0)207 038 0950
E: pjackson@fbcmedia.com
Find FIKR
Want to learn more about FIKR or the Arab Creativity Awards?
Arabic: www.arabthought.org
English: www.fikrconferences.org
Or look us up
Twitter: http://twitter.com/FIKR8
YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/user/ATFFIKR
Al-Arabiya Live Debate
See the live debate on Al-Arabiya. 10th December 2009
16:40-18:40 AST
13:40-15:40 GMT
FIKR 8 is kindly sponsored by Aramco , Fikr 8 Partner
Al Shaya Group
Ofid
Bu Khamseen Group
Al Babtain Group
Al Murjan Group
© Press Release 2009
Zawya is a distributor (and not a publisher) of content supplied by third parties and subscribers. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by those third parties, including information providers, subscribers or other users of the Service, are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not of the Company. The Company neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice or statement made on the Service by anyone other than authorized Service employee spokespersons while acting in their official capacities. The Company is not responsible for any infringement of intellectual property rights or breach of any applicable law or regulation, including regulation in relation to financial services or the distribution of financial products, defamation, data protection, telecommunications (including regulations relating to excessive use, spamming or other abusive activities) or obscene, offensive or illegal content). Under no circumstances will the Company be liable for any loss or damage caused by a member's reliance on information obtained through the Service. It is the responsibility of member to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content available through the Service. Please seek the advice of professionals, as appropriate, regarding the evaluation of any specific information, opinion, advice or other content.
Read the full Member Agreement
http://www.zawya.com/legal/NewsLetter.cfm?name=disclaimer
Post a Comment
1.1 Contain any material which is libelous or defamatory of any person, is obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory or causes damage to the reputation of any person or organisation.
1.2 Promote sexually explicit material, violence, discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age or any illegal activity.
1.3 Be made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence.
1.4 Be threatening, abuse or invade another's privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety.
1.5 Be used to impersonate any person, to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person, or be likely to deceive any person.
1.6 Give the impression that they represent Zawya.
1.7 Advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse.