invite you to
An International Forum in Support of The Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship
“Advancing the Cairo Agenda: Entrepreneurship, Education and Gender Equality in the Muslim World”
with
Soraya Salti, Regional Director, INJAZ Al-Arab; and Summit Delegate (invited)
Helmy Abouleish, CEO, Sekem Group; and Summit Delegate (invited)
Tamara Wittes, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State
May Rihani, Senior Vice President, Academy for Educational Development
Adel Abdellatif, Chief, Regional Program Division, Bureau for Arab States, UNDP
Host: Stephen Moseley, President, Academy for Educational Development
Moderator: David Yang, Senior Advisor, Washington Office, UNDP
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
(to be followed by a reception from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.)
Academy Hall, Academy for Educational Development
1825 Connecticut Avenue NW, 8th Floor
In this UNDP-AED international forum, we will explore how President Obama’s Cairo priorities of entrepreneurship, education and gender equality intersect. In particular, our panelists will discuss how educational reform in the Muslim world can produce a new generation of women and men committed to business and social entrepreneurship.
Please RSVP by Monday, April 26, to undp.washington@undp.org.
(Note: The U.S. Government has invited its external partners to convene independent but related events on April 28 and 29.)