Kofi Annan takes top billing at Leaders in Dubai Business Forum
Former UN Secretary-General and 2001 Nobel Peace Prize winner Kofi Annan is the star attraction at this years Leaders in Dubai Business Forum 2007 in November.
He has been asked to speak on the art of diplomacy with special emphasis on how it applies in the corporate arena, but corporate social responsibility (CSR) will also be high on his speech agenda.
I understand CSR is a relatively new concept in the Middle East and I look forward to stimulating discussion at the forum on why it should be part of every corporates strategic mix, Mr Annan says. It's not about charity, it's about the legacy we want to leave for our children?s children. Kofi Annan was UN Secretary General from 1997-2006, the first elected from the ranks of the United Nations staff and the first Black African national to hold the position. In the role he worked to bolster the UN's relationship with businesses and civil society groups whose strengths complemented those of the UN.
He sponsored a Global Compact initiative to promote CSR and was instrumental in laying out the Millennium Development Goals, a strategy to meet the needs of the world's poorest by 2015.
Other confirmed speakers for this year's Leaders in Dubai Business Forum 2007, which will be held at the Dubai International Convention Centre from November 18-20, include 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Muhammad Yunus, entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, business strategy gurus Robert S Kaplan, Philip Kotler and Steve Forbes, plus Google's Nikesh Arora. Source
He has been asked to speak on the art of diplomacy with special emphasis on how it applies in the corporate arena, but corporate social responsibility (CSR) will also be high on his speech agenda.
I understand CSR is a relatively new concept in the Middle East and I look forward to stimulating discussion at the forum on why it should be part of every corporates strategic mix, Mr Annan says. It's not about charity, it's about the legacy we want to leave for our children?s children. Kofi Annan was UN Secretary General from 1997-2006, the first elected from the ranks of the United Nations staff and the first Black African national to hold the position. In the role he worked to bolster the UN's relationship with businesses and civil society groups whose strengths complemented those of the UN.
He sponsored a Global Compact initiative to promote CSR and was instrumental in laying out the Millennium Development Goals, a strategy to meet the needs of the world's poorest by 2015.
Other confirmed speakers for this year's Leaders in Dubai Business Forum 2007, which will be held at the Dubai International Convention Centre from November 18-20, include 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Muhammad Yunus, entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, business strategy gurus Robert S Kaplan, Philip Kotler and Steve Forbes, plus Google's Nikesh Arora. Source
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