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::WORLD SUMMIT ON INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP :: PARALLEL SPOTLIGHT SESSIONS :: 2006
REINVENTING COMPETITIVENESS: SECRETS OF GREATNESS
 
TYPE Plenary
LOCATION Al Bandar Ballroom
DATE Sunday, April 02, 2006 
TIME 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM 
 
Special Address
 Mr. Richard Stephens, Senior Vice President & Member of the Executive Council, Human Resources and Administration, The Boeing Company

Orchestrated By
Mr. Sam Hamdan, Chairman & Chief Strategist, Global Leadership Team

Speakers

  • Mr. Kenneth P. Morse, Managing Director, MIT Entrepreneurship Center
  • Peter O’Neil, representing H.E. Noel Dempsey TD., Minister of Communications, Marine & Natural Resources, Republic of Ireland
  • Mr. Michael D. White, Chairman, PepsiCo International
  • Mrs. Vasumathi Briquez, Vice President Innovation and Pervasive Computing, Oracle Corporation
  • Dr. Bruce Jenks, Assistant Secretary General, Bureau for Resources and Strategic Partnerships, UNDP
  • H.H. Sheikha Hissah Saad Al Abdulla Al Salem Al Sabah, President, Council of Arab Women
  • Mr. Miko Rwayitare, President & Executive Chairman, Telecel International

Challenger 

  • Mr. Tom Stewart, Editor-in-Chief, Harvard Business Review
FEATURED SPEAKER

Kenneth P. Morse
Managing Director
MIT Entrepreneurship Center
 
FEATURED SPONSOR
An inside look into the minds of the world’s foremost leaders as they share top values, barriers and tangible solutions for creating and sustaining a culture of innovation in society, enterprises and governments. 

Key Issues 

  1. What are the most pressing issues facing entrepreneurs and innovators in emerging markets? 

  2. Which issues fall on the government? Which on the private sector? Which are shared?

  3. What actions must be taken to solve these issues? 

  4. What unique role must governments and private sector play to transform ‘brain drain’ into ‘brain gain’? 

  5. How can this ‘brain gain’ help emerging nations become more innovative? What is working? And why?

  6. What are the secrets of greatness in growth, performance, and experiences?