Expatriates’ New Visions for Economic Development
Phoenicia Hotel – BEIRUT- LEBANON
Under the Patronage of His Excellency Mr. Saad Hariri
| MONDAY AUGUST 6th, 2018 | |
| 8h00-9h30 | Registration of Conference participants & morning refreshments |
| 9h30-10h30 | Opening Ceremony. M.C – Mrs. Jawhara Shahine – General Manager of Al Mughtareb Magazine |
| 9h30-9h40 | Opening remarks of Dr. Nassib FAWAZ, President of the LIBC. |
| 9h40-9h50 | LIBC’s Diaspora House – Presentation |
| 9h50-9h55 | Introduction of Eng. Ghayath El Rifai, the General Executive Secretary of LIBC |
| 9h55-10h30 | Special Address of HIS EXCELLENCY MR. SAAD HARIRI |
| 10h30-11h30 | • Panel 1: ICT Sector – New vision for Investment in ICT future Moderated by Mr. Fahim Gemayel| Vice President of LIBC – Businessman from OHIO USA. With the esteemed participation of: • Key Note Speakers: H.E. M. Jamal Jarrah – Minister of Telecommunications • Panelist: – Mr. Saad Azhari CEO of BLOM – Speech – Emre Gurkan – Chief Executive Officer at Touch Lebanon – Mr. Nabil Itani, Chairman – General Manager of IDAL – Dr. Ali Ataya – Digital Transformation Expert – Camille Moukarzel – professional computer association-P.C.A. president • Q & A, |
| 11h30 – 11h45 | Coffee Break & Networking |
| 11h45-12h45 | • Panel 2: Real Estate Economy | the Outlook for Real Estate investments Moderated by Dr. Kamel Wazne, Professor of Economics, • Key Note Speaker: – Mr. Mohamed Choucair – Chairman of the Federation of the Chambers of Commerce, Industry & agriculture in Lebanon. • Panelist: – Mr. Georges Maarawi – Director General of Real -Estate Affaires, Ministry of Finance – Mr. John Noja – OLX General Manager – Lebanon & Oman. – Mr. Nassib Ghobril – Head of economic research & Analysis Department group economic research & analysis department. • Q &A |
| 12h45-01h45 | • Panel 3: Medical, Religious, and Leisure Tourism –What a pleasure to be in Lebanon Moderated by Mr. DAL HITTI, with the esteemed participation of: • Key Note Speaker: – H.E. M. Avadis Guidanian – Minister of Tourism • Panelist: – Pierre Ashkar – President, Federation for Tourism & Hotel Associations in Lebanon – Eng. Sleiman Haroun – Syndicates of Hospitals Owners – Discussing of LIBC’s Diaspora House Q & A, – Conference Closing: Dr. Nassib Fawaz, President of LIBC. – Immigrant Dialogue |
| 14h30 | Lunch at Mosaic (By invitation only). |