The centerpiece of the first year of the Emirates-Aspen Partnership was the Emirates-Aspen Forum on Innovation in Abu Dhabi October 5-6, 2010. The Forum explored the elements and challenges of creating and sustaining a culture of innovation and creativity.
Vijay Vaitheeswaran from the Economist, Dr. KR Sridhar of Bloom Energy, H.E. Falah Al Ahbabi of the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council, Saed Asaad Arar of Mubadala Infrastructure, and H.E. Abdulla Saif Al Nuaimi of the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority.
Column Group's Rick Klausner moderates a discussion with surgeon Dr. Kurt Newman, Mubadala healthcare associate director Suhail Mahmood Al Ansari, New Medical Center CEO Dr. B.R. Shetty, and Abu Dhabi Health Authority director of health system financing Finn Goldner.
Aspen Institute Executive Vice President Elliot Gerson moderates a conversation at the Emirates-Aspen Forum on Innovation to discuss Learning Ecosystems and Education as a Building Block for Education.
The Emirates-Aspen Forum on Innovation convened a group of innovation leaders from the US and UAE representing a range of fields - including energy, economy, technology, healthcare, and education - to engage in discussions that produce "big think" approaches to cultivating innovative and entrepreneurial societies. Click here for more about the Innovation Forum.By invitation only.
In the final session of the first day of the Emirates-Aspen Forum on Innovation, Garten Rothkopf President and CEO David Rothkopf moderates a discussion featuring Masdar CEO H.E. Dr. Sultan al Jaber, ATIC CEO Ibrahim Ajami, Mubadala Director of ICT, Jassem Al Zaabi, Deloitte Center for the Edge Co-Chairman John Hagel and Bloom Energy CEO Dr. KR Sridhar.
The Aspen Institute Middle East Programs convened the first Emirates-Aspen Forum on Innovation October 5 and 6, 2010 at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi. Economist Global Correspondent Vijay Vaitheeswaran moderates a panel featuring H.E. Mohammed Omar Abdullah, Undersecretary of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development, H.E.
The Aspen Institute Middle East Programs convened the first Emirates-Aspen Forum on Innovation October 5 and 6, 2010 at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi. Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson, UAE Ambassador to the United States H.E. Yousef Al Otaiba, and Mubadala Chief Operating Officer H.E. Waleed Al Mokarrab Al Muhairi welcome attendees.
