The fourth World Islamic Economic Forum entitled “Islamic Countries: Partners in Global Development” was held in Kuwait on the 28th April – 1st May 2008 and was attended by more than 700 participants from all across the globe, particularly from the Gulf States.
Among the leaders who attended the Forum were the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait, Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohamad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Ruler of Jordan, King Abdullah II, President of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, President of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Haris Silajdžić, Prime Minister of Bahrain, Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Cote D’Ivoire, Guillame Kigbafori Soro, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Kazakhstan, Souat Mynbayev and President of the Islamic Development Bank, Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Ali.
The fourth Forum focuses on the theme of Islamic countries as true players of global development focusing on the Muslim world as a burgeoning market, the role of energy in a changing world, the role of investment in poverty reduction, the private sector role in development, and the role of education.
Event Summary
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Main Event Businesswomen Forum Young Leaders Forum |
Conference Topics
| Introduction to the 4th WIEF | ||
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Background Information | |
| Day 0: Pre-Conference Programme | ||
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WIEF Businesswomen Forum: "Capacity Building & Synergistic Linkages - The Way to Success" | |
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2nd WIEF Young Leaders Forum | |
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Development & Finance in the Islamic World : Between Islamic Development Agencies, Kuwait & International Financial Institutions | |
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Meeting Programme of the Commercial & Islamic Chambers Chairmen & Businessmen with Members of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce & Industry | |
| Day 1: 29 April 2008 | ||
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Official Opening Ceremony | |
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Leadership Panel: Islamic Countries in a Competitive World | |
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Parallel Session: Small and Medium Enterprises | |
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Parallel Session: Telecommunications, Transport & Logistics | |
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Parallel Session: Infrastructure & Real Estate | |
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Parallel Session: Tourism & Travel | |
| Day 2: 30 April 2008 | ||
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Plenary Session: The Muslim World as a Burgeoning Market | |
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Plenary Session: The Future of Energy in a Changing World | |
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Plenary Session: Economic Partnership between the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (GCC) & the Muslim World | |
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Plenary Session: The Role of Investment in Poverty Reduction | |
| Day 3: 1st May 2008 | ||
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Parallel Session: Education and Development in the Islamic World | |
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Parallel Session: Private Sector Role in Development | |
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Concluding Session | |
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Concluding Speech by the Patron of WIEF Foundation: The Hon. Dato’ Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
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About The Organiser and Supporting Organisations | |
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Programme of the 4th WIEF | |
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Photo Gallery | |
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Declaration of the 4th WIEF | |
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Acknowledgement | |
| The 4th Declaration | ||
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