John Edwards in Dubai last year ...Entreprenuership

[NVMojo]

sorry, I know I'm posting too much but with google search, it's amazing the things that pop up!

I'll bet the port deal sticks ...

Dubai : 26th February 2005)

Former US Senator John Edwards, last year’s Vice-Presidential nominee on John Kerry’s US presidential election bid is due in Dubai this May to address the International Entrepreneurship Forum and Exhibition - Entrepreneurs in Dubai - to be held at the Dubai International Convention Centre.

Edwards, who represented North Carolina in the Senate for six years, will outline to a regional audience of around 1,000 ‘Toward a Future of Hope and Opportunity in the Middle East: The power of Entrepreneurship.’

“John Edwards’ commitment to this ground-breaking event reinforces what is already an unrivalled line-up of international speakers,” said Jessica Sutherland, General Manager of IIR Exhibitions, one of the event’s organisers.

“As a prominent politician in a country which boasts one of the world’s most entrepreneurial-friendly environments, Edwards will offer a unique insight into how the public and private sector can co-operate to encourage start-up businesses.”

Edwards, named by People magazine as ‘America’s sexiest politician,’ is the sole politician in a five-strong US speaker line up for ‘Entrepreneurs In Dubai’ – the world’s biggest gathering of entrepreneurs and business executives. The remaining five US speakers include some of the country’s most well known self-made tycoons and business magnates, including real estate king Donald Trump, who will address the audience via video-link.

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http://www.entrepreneursindubai.com/content/pr_20052702_edwards_addresses_IEFE.asp

[sandnsea]

1. The ME needs entrepreneurship

We need to be encouraging these countries to implement programs that give their citizens a future and an economic stake in peaceful co-existence.

That is the antithesis of DP World, a state run company for the UAE elite.