Jeddah Economic Forum

Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF) (arabic: منتدى جدة الإقتصادي) is a forum held annually since 1999 during winter in Jeddah, western Saudi Arabia. It has become the region's (middle east) strategic think tank focusing on regional and international economic and social issues. The Jeddah Economic Forum is organized by the Jeddah Marketing Board, which is a part of Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

It is also organized in association with London School of Business as an academic partner. The current president of the forum is Sami Bahrawi, who has replaced Amr Anany in 2006. Its known that the forum was originally founded by Amr Dabbagh.

The forum has invited famous speakers at the event such as George H. W. Bush , John Major, Bill Clinton, ex-President of the United States, Gerhard Schroeder the former German chancellor, Madeleine Albright, Al-Waleed bin Talal, Queen Rania of Jordan, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Prime Minister of Turkey, Rafik Hariri Post Prime Minister of Lebanon, Mahathir Mohamad Prime Minister of Malaysia, and Lubna Olayan, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Klaus Schwab, Hayyat Sindi and Princess Victoria Ingrid.

Famous Speakers by year

2000

* former UK's Prime Minister John Major.
* former US president George H. W. Bush.
* Richard N. Cooper, Professor of Economics, Harvard University.
* Louis T. Wells, Professor of Economics, Harvard University.
* Roger B. Porter, IBM Professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.

2001

* Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, former President of France.
* Helmut Kohl, former Chancellor of Germany.
* Amr Dabbagh, Professor of Economics,KAU. Chairman of JEF, member of the World Economic Forum.
* Prince Abdul Majeed Bin Abdul Aziz, Governor of Makkah Region.
* Prince Abdullah Bin Faisal Bin Turki, Governor of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority.
* Fawaz al Alami, former Minister of Commerce of Saudi Arabia.
* John A. Quelch, Dean of London Business School.

2002

* Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain.
* Prince Al-Waleed, World 8th Richest person.
* Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Council of Tourism of Saudi Arabia.
* Iyad Madani, former Minister of Hajj of Saudi Arabia.
* Hashim Abdullah Yamani, Minister of Electricity and Industry of Saudi Arabia.
* Osama Fakieh, Minister of Commerce of Saudi Arabia.
* Mohammed Abdou Yamani, former Minister of Information of Saudi Arabia.
* Mohammed Sabban, Advisor to the Ministry of Petroleum & Minerals.
* Amr Dabbagh, Professor of Economics,KAU. Chairman of JEF, member of the World Economic Forum.
* former US president Bill Clinton.
* Neil Bush, son of president George H. W. Bush.

2003

* Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa, Governor of Bahrain Monetary Agency.
* Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia.
* Liquat Ali Jatoi, Minister for Industries and Production of Pakistan.
* Yevgeny Primakov, former Prime Minister of the Russia.
* Amr Dabbagh, Professor of Economics,King Abdulaziz University. Chairman of JEF, member of the World Economic Forum.
* Lindiwe Hendriks, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry of South Africa.
* Christine McCafferty, member of the UK Parliament .
* Professor John A. Quelch, Senior Associate Dean at Harvard Business School.

2004

* Queen Rania of Jordan.
* President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan.
* Kassymzhomart Tokayen, Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan.
* Rafik Hariri, former Prime Minister of Lebanon.
* Fouad Siniora, Prime Minister of Lebanon.
* Mahathir bin Mohamad, former Prime Minister of Malaysia.
* Shaukat Aziz, Prime Minister of Pakistan.
* Lubna Olayan, famous Saudi business woman.
* Crown Princess of Sweden Victoria Ingrid.
* Gunnar Lund, Minister of International Economic Affairs & Financial Markets of Sweden.
* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey.
* Mohamed Al Abbar, Director General Department of Economy Dubai.
* former US president Bill Clinton.

2005

* Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan.
* Tayeb Laouh, Minister of Labour & Social Affairs of Algeria.
* Deisi Kusztra, President of World Family Organization.
* Celaso Amorim, Minister of Foreign Relations of Brazil.
* Ta-lin Hsu, Chairman H&Q Asia Pacific.
* Václav Klaus, President of Czech Republic.
* Rachid Mohemed, Minister of Foreign Trade & Industry of Egypt.
* Amr Moussa, Secretary General of the Arab League.
* Fayza Aboulnaga, Minister of International Cooperation of Egypt.
* Ahmed Maghrabi, Minister of Tourism of Egypt.
* Francesco Frangialli, Secretary General, World Tourism Organization.
* Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia
* Shaukat Aziz, Prime Minister of Pakistan.
* Haifa Jamalallail, Dean of Effat College.
* Suhair Al-Qurashi, Dean of Dar Al-Hekma College.
* Hashim Abdullah Yamani, Minister of Commerce and Industry of Saudi Arabia.
* Ghazi A. Al-Gosaibi, Saudi Minister of Labour .
* Ahmed Ali Mohammad, former President of Islamic Development Bank.
* Abdullah Al-Moallami, Mayor of Jeddah.
* Prince Amr Al-Faisal, famous Saudi business man.
* Hayyat Sindi, Saudi Biotechnology Consultant & Inventor in England .
* Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal.
* Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore.
* Celia de Anca, Director of Centre for Diversity in Global Management in Spain.
* Klaus Schwab, Founder & Executive Chairman of World Economic Forum.
* Nibras El-Fadel, Economic Advisor to the President of Syria
* Mohamed Al Abbar, Director General Department of Economy Dubai.
* Madeleine K. Albright, Foreign Minister of the United States
* Zbigniew Brzezinski, former National Security Advisor.
* Adib Kanafani, Cahill Professor of Civil Engineering University of California.
* Jay D. Keasling, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at the University of California.
* Joe Klein, famous columnist in TIME Magazine
* Donald A. McQuade, Vice Chancellor, University Relations, University of California.
* Jamil Mrouie, publisher in The Daily Star.
* Christiaan Poortman, Vice President, Middle East and North Africa Region, World Bank.
* Tom Ridge, former Secretary of Homeland Security .
* Clark Winter, Chief Global Investment Strategist, The Citigroup Private Bank.

2006

* Deisi Kusztra, President of World Family Organization.
* Henry DJombo, Minister of Environment & Forestry Economy of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
* Amr Moussa, Secretary General of the Arab League.
* Clara Gaymard,Ambassador at Large, President, Agence Francaise pour les Investissements Internationaux - AF.I.I.
* Rainer Geiger, Deputy Director of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
* Gerhard Schröder, Former Chancellor of Germany.
* Jerry Rawlings, Former President of Ghana .
* Ali Reza Attar, Deputy Foreign Minister on Economic Affairs of Iran.
* Mary McAleese, President of Ireland.
* Abdul Salam M. Al-Majali, Former Prime Minister of Jordan.
* Yousef Al-Ibrahim, Advisor to the Prince of Kuwait & Ex-Minister of Finance.
* Anwar Ibrahim, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.
* Doku Zavgayev, Director General of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.
* Abdullah Al-Muallimi, Mayor of Jeddah.
* Ahmed Ali Mohammad, former President of Islamic Development Bank.
* Amr Dabbagh, Professor of Economics,King Abdulaziz University. Chairman of JEF, member of the World Economic Forum.
* Haifa Jamalallail, Dean of Effat College.
* Hussein Shobokshi, famous Saudi TV interviewer of Business programmes.
* Lim Hng Kiang, Prime Minister of Singapore.
* Harsha V. Singh, Deputy Director-General of World Trade Organization (WTO).
* Saida Agrebi, Vice President of World Family Organization.
* Abdullah Gül, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
* Mohamed Al Abbar, Director General Department of Economy Dubai.
* David Brewer, Lord Mayor of London .
* Carma Elliot, British Consul General in Jeddah.
* Albert Arnold Gore, former Vice President of the United States.
* John Anwyl, President of Anwyl International Development Group .
* George Billard, Network 20/20.
* Steve Forbes, President & CEO of Forbes Inc.
* Kristina M. Johnson, Dean of Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University.
* Christiaan Poortman, Vice President, Middle East and North Africa Region, World Bank.
* Ian Bremmer, President of Eurasia Group.

2007

* Jean Chrétien, former Prime Minister of Canada.
* Liu Jian Feng, Chinese minister.
* Emma Bonino, Italian Trade Minister .
* Queen Rania of Jordan.
* Luc Frieden, Minister for Justice in Luxembourg.
* Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia.
* Lech Wałęsa, former President of Poland.
* Turki bin Faisal Al Saud, former Saudi ambassador in United Kingdom & Ireland & United States.
* Hashim Abdullah Yamani, Minister of Commerce and Industry of Saudi Arabia.
* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey.
* Sue MacGregor, British writer and broadcaster in BBC.
* Alastair Stewart, British television newsreader.
* Peter Mandelson, European Commissioner.
* Wesley Clark, former Commander of NATO.

2008

* Dr. Haris Silajdžić, member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and former Prime Minister.
* Dr. Salam Fayyad, the current Prime Minister of Palestine.
* Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud, former Saudi ambassador to the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States.

ee also

* World Economic Forum.
* Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
* Jeddah Marketing Board.
* Jeddah.

External links

* [http://jef.org.sa/ Official Website]
* [http://business.maktoob.com/realestatenew.asp?id=20070211040623&Pass=1 business.maktoob.com]
* [http://www.international-confex.com/page.cfm/action=Press/PressID=158 international-confex.com]
* [http://arabnews.com/?page=6&section=0&article=92333&d=18&m=2&y=2007&pix=business.jpg&category=Business Arab News]
* [http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=92472 Prime NewsWire]
* [http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/11096 securingamerica.com]
* [http://www.ameinfo.com/news/Company_News/J/Jeddah_Marketing_Board__JMB_/Jeddah_Economic_Forum/ AmeInfo]