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 Ernst & Young as a Strategic Knowledge Advisors partner. The current president of the forum is Shiekh Saleh Kamel, It is known that the forum was founded by Amr Dabbagh.

The forum has invited famous speakers at the event such as George H. W. Bush, John Major, Bill Clinton, 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 Clinton, Klaus Schwab, Hayat Sindi and Princess Victoria Ingrid.

Famous Speakers by year

2000

2001

2002

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2012

  • Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, Governor Makkah Region.
  • Prince Turki bin Saud bin Mohammed Al Saud, Vice-president, Research institutes King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology.
  • Tawfiq Al Rabiah, Minister of Commerce and Industry.
  • Adel M. Fakeih, Minister of Labour.
  • Sheikh Saleh Abdullah Kamel, Chairman Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
  • Hani khoja, Managing Partner Elixir Business Consultancy.
  • Abdulaziz Sager, Governor Makkah Region.
  • Muhamad Noor, Ambassador, Executive Director APEC Secretariat.
  • Gerhard Bosch, Director Institute for Work, Skills & Training (IAQ) at Duisburg-Essen University.
  • Shaukat Aziz, Former Prime Minister.

2013

  • Erdoğan Bayraktar Turkish Minister of Environment and Urbanization, Republic of Turkey.
  • Ahmet Misbah Demircan Mayor of Beyoğlu, Republic of Turkey.
  • Arnaud Montebourg Minister of Industrial Renewal, French Republic.
  • Syed Mustafa Kamal Former Mayer of Karachi, Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
  • Tawfig Fawzan Al-Rabiah Minister of Commerce and Industry, KSA.
  • Showaish Al-Duwaihi Minister of Housing, KSA.
  • Muhammed Al-Jasser Minister of economy and planning, KSA.
  • Jaime Lerner Former Governor The state of Paraná in Southern Federative Republic of Brazil.
  • Shahida Faraj Bouraoui Minister of Housing, Republic of Tunisia.
  • Anita Arjundas CEO, Real Estate Sector and Managing Director - Mahindra Lifespace Developers, Republic of India.
  • Shiekh Saleh Kamel Chairman – JCCI, KSA.
  • Said Al-Shaikh Chief Economist- National Commercial Bank, KSA.

2014

2016

2018

Announced for 18/19 March 2018

See also

References

  1. (Video)Jeddah Economic Forum 2006 Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNZIrPPPnU0&feature=channel_page
  2. (Video) Jeddah Economic forum 2006 Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI4OOo0oU-4&feature=channel
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