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Walter P. Paepcke, Aspen Institute Co-Founder
Aspen Institute
The Palestinian Story: The Role of the Private Sector in Development
Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.
A lunchtime dialogue discussing social and economic development in the Palestinian Authority area and the role of the private sector. Contributing to these efforts are ventures such as Partners for a New Beginning (PNB), a public-private partnership for which the Aspen Institute serves as Secretariat. PNB is chaired by Former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright, Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company Muhtar Kent, and Aspen Institute CEO and President Walter Isaacson. PNB is an assembled group of American leaders committed to building public-private partnerships in Muslim communities around the world, with specific focus on private sector developments within Palestine. Select panelists will address the PNB opportunity in greater detail.
Panelists
Mr. Zahi Khouri, Chief Executive Officer, National Beverage Company in Ramallah, Palestine
Ambassador Maen Areikat, Chief Representative of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, General Delegation of the PLO to the United States
Mr. Robert Mosbacher Jr., Former President and CEO of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and Chairman, Mosbacher Energy Company
Dr. Sabri Saidam, Founding Partner, Palestinian Education for Employment Foundation
Mr. Hashim Shawa, Chairman and General Manager, Bank of Palestine
Moderated by Jane Nelson, Director of the Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
