Chemi Peres,
Managing General Partner and Co-Founder, Pitango Venture Capital
Mohamed Seif-Elnasr,
Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner, Safanad SA
Moderator:
Ghanem Nuseibeh, Founder, Cornerstone Global Associates; Senior Visiting Fellow, King's College, London
The Arab Spring saw a wave of revolution launched by educated young professionals who are unemployed and underemployed. A year later, their demands are still simmering: According to the World Bank, economic growth will have to accelerate dramatically to bridge the demand for jobs across the Middle East. This requires doubling the annual net growth rate of job creation, increasing labor force participation and insuring growth reaches more labor-intensive industries even as technology is adopted to increase productivity. Unless governments can provide a vision and summon the resources to create broader opportunity, the unrest is likely to continue. This panel will gather local and international entrepreneurs, multinational executives and investors for a practical discussion on mobilizing education, training and entrepreneurial finance platforms to support large-scale business formation and job creation across the Middle East.
Global Conference 2013
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, philanthropist Bill Gates and Strive Masiyiwa of Econet Wireless discuss advancing prosperity in Africa.
