Added: Apr 4, 2008
From: BruceFenton
Duration: 7:20
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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Tags: arab arabia bank competitiveness davos development east economy forum global imf middle riyadh saudi wef world
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BLESSEDone333 Says:
Apr 4, 2008 - oh, it couldn't be all the victims of ISLAM and former Muslims who come out to tell the truth. Nah, it couldn't be anything like the facts of the lies of the evil ISLAM ... SHEESH! Honey, if your house was on fire would I not be a good neighbor and tell you to get out of it! Well YOUR SOUL IS ON FIRE! GET OUT OF ISLAM. This message is only going to be heard by someone who is on the fence about this deal anyway, that is really for whom I try and reach, others just will not get it, until later!
Kenzofeis Says:
Apr 4, 2008 - I don't have my head in a book. So I think I see more of the big picture.
sasktank Says:
Apr 5, 2008 - WOW---nice job of speeking at that meeting in front of all those important people-that must have been tuff----when you first responded to my comment on the burj dubai tower i hadnt heard of you --but ive noticed youre work all over youtube,you sure get around-----dubai and saudiarabia sure look cool but steriotypes still make it seem scary---
sasktank Says:
Apr 5, 2008 - i wonder if there will ever be enough rich people to fill that huge new city -dubai--because if any explosion or other violence happens there ,no matter who did it --the western buyers europe-canada,usa--wont want to go there ,and the prices will have to drop 10fold to attract anyone .since most people are uneducated and will not trust arab looking people no matter what nation they are from--
sasktank Says:
Apr 5, 2008 - -the shiek is taking a huge risk spending all the money in a desert---in the middle of the old world--to us in the west ,we are the middle---and the middle east is the middle of nowwhere.------Im a photographer and would like to go there and take pictures -i think it would be a blast but the cost of going there ,staying there--is likely too much--even selling the pics -----cheers
theartiscompany Says:
Apr 5, 2008 - Great topic and speech
NZJenn Says:
Apr 5, 2008 - Islam is not anymore "evil" that Christianity, although not Muslim myself, I live in a Muslim country and find your comments a little ignorant and offensive. I could easily find a number of quotes in the Bible that make your religion sound evil, if you have nothing nice to say, just be quiet.
NZJenn Says:
Apr 5, 2008 - Bruce - great clip, once again, I like what you're doing to show another side to countries that are grossly misunderstood by so many.
elcalidoso07 Says:
Apr 5, 2008 - THANKS AND CONGRATULATIONS BRUCE!
junkntruck Says:
Apr 7, 2008 - calm, poised, articulate, good points. Thanks bro, Gitonga
NZJenn Says:
Apr 8, 2008 - It is not just rich people that come to Dubai, there is a huge expat community and loads of international companies here. There are a lot of ignorant/uneduated people in the world that will never come here which is a shame, they might actually learn somthing. Why would there be an violence here? Dubai has one of the fastest growing economies in the world, no history of terrorism & significantly lower crime rates that most western countries - and they're more expensive than Dubai is!
sasktank Says:
Apr 8, 2008 - nzjenn--i was under the impresion that a cheep new apartment costs $300.000 in dubai ?
NZJenn Says:
Apr 8, 2008 - sasktank - you'd be lucky to get an apartment of any kind for that price in a half decent part of the UK! Accomodation can be expensive but there is accommodation at all levels You could be paying US$13,000 a year or less or much more, depending on what you can afford. There are people earning than 6,000 AED a month you need accommodation for all price ranges. Accommodation aside, we find the cost of living here very cheap and the standard of living very high.
sasktank Says:
Apr 8, 2008 - my place is 7 acres ,river,forest,mountain--$40.000----western canada---so im biased to good prices----but for a modern city dubai is probably good priced---it sure looks cool there---fun to visit
NZJenn Says:
Apr 10, 2008 - sasktank - Flaming heck, that IS cheap, doubt I could get anything like that for such a reasonable price in NZ, Australia or the UK! Dubai is pretty cool, I love living here and all the friends that have visited keep coming back. It is definitely worth a visit and I can recommend living here too!
Pieniadzo Says:
May 11, 2008 - if Ron Paul doesn't win the election there will be possibly a destabilization in the region, which will stop the economic development of Arab countries watch?v=L3gQfz8GC0o
gabrielg01 Says:
Jun 14, 2008 - The Kingdom is a feudal, utterly undemocratic country. There is nothing common between the culture of the Kingdom and the USA, except that America needs to buy the Kingdom's oil. The people talking in this video are sellouts. They are there praising and sucking up to the Saudis for business purposes.
OneTrackMindKSA Says:
Jun 15, 2008 - well said, so true
ourearthhome Says:
Jun 17, 2008 - It would be interesting to see some of these "foreign" countries really learn to be competitive to the point they eat our 1st world lunch. They may learn the magic of untaxing productive activity while relying heavily on community created land and natural resource values to fund their governments and thereby stay out of the way of real "free enterprise". We would then have to learn from them what our entrenched and vested interests, both private business and governments, merely talk about.
justiniom02 Says:
Jul 16, 2008 - Absolutely right. I couldn't help cracking up when listening to these American "consultants" gushing obsequious praise for "The Kingdom". Just one of many examples of what and who the Saudis purchase with their oil money.
hyrys Says:
Jul 22, 2008 - stephane garelli is cool!!!!
smartzazi Says:
Aug 6, 2008 - well.. i've lived in Saudi Arabia and i've lived in the US.. and i really really prefer the "undemocratic" life of Saudia than the democratic life of the US.. its so simple as this>> the middle class of saudia is equal to the high class of the US.. BELIEVE ME
futurama2506 Says:
Aug 8, 2008 - i'm not muslim, but islam is not evil. they're just being pushed around by extremists.
fofo2002 Says:
Oct 17, 2008 - yeah you are right. that is why Islam has been effected by these extremists. I'm Muslim and this makes me sad when some non-Muslim ask me.
BLESSEDone333 Says:
Apr 4, 2008 - You don't see the big picture kenzofeis. who do you think evil uses? everyone, leaders and slave alike. Revelation 18:3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. Dude, I don't make the rules, I just see them happening. If you are to follow any plan to partner with evil, what on earth would you call it? Sheesh