[LCM Events] Fwd: Middle East Events in the coming weeks

[John Boghossian]

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John Boghossian
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> From: Daria Michelle Kaboli <dkaboli at MIT.EDU>
> Date: April 11, 2011 12:47:50 AM EDT
> To: "'middle_east_biz at sloan.mit.edu'" <'middle_east_biz at sloan.mit.edu'>, "d.alkekhia at gmail.com" <d.alkekhia at gmail.com>, John G Boghossian <jbogoss at mit.edu>
> Subject: Middle East Events in the coming weeks
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> Hi MENA Club,
> Below are more updates with events taking place in Cambridge this week and next, as well as a message from a report that recently came out on VC investment process in MENA. Have a good week!
> Daria
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> The Guide to Venture Capital in MENA was recently launched by the MENA Private Equity Association. Not only the guide explains the concept of VC, but through chapters such as "VC Investment Process", "Stories and Examples" and "Funding Opportunities and Support", it details the steps to getting funding and selection criteria used by VC firms. It is a practical “How To” guide for entrepreneurs looking to receive funding and prospective VC professionals interested in the industry.  To download the VC guide, visit  www.menapea.com/vc/
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> Monday April 11, 7:00-9:00PM, MIT - Stata building -Room 32-141
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> Social Entrepreneurship and the Civil Society in Egypt:
> the story of Nahdet El Mahrousa NGO
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> Ayman Ismail, PhD, is the co-founder and Managing Partner in Enovio, a strategy management consulting firm operating in the US and the Middle East. Prior to that, he was a consultant in McKinsey & Company, based in New York for several years. Ayman has also consulted and conducted research for international organizations such as the World B...ank and UNCTAD, as well as multiple US government agencies. Ayman is a former Research Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He received his PhD in International Economic Development and Master in City Planning and Geographic Information Systems from MIT. He also holds a bachelor degree in engineering and an MBA from the American University in Cairo. Ayman is a co-founder and member of the Board of Directors of Nahdet El-Mahrousa, a leading non-profit organization incubating social entrepreneurs and social ventures targeting economic and social development issues in Egypt.
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> Monday April 11, 7:30-9:00PM, Wellesley College
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> Please join us on Monday, April 11 from 7:30-9:00PM for "Revolt and Repression in the Middle East. " This panel discussion features Madeleine Korbel Albright '59, U.S. Secretary of State, 1997-2001 and Nicholas Burns, Professor of Diplomacy and International Politics, John F. Kennedy School of Government and will be moderated by Roxanne Euben, the Ralph Emerson and Alice Freeman Palmer Professor of Political Science. The event will be held in the Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall auditorium. Parking is available in the Davis Parking facility, as you enter the campus from Route 135.
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> If you are unable to join us in person, the event will be will be streamed live online and available afterwards at:http://www.wellesley.edu/Albright/index2.html
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> Saturday, April 16 · 11:00am - 3:00pm, MIT Campus- Stratton Student Center-The Lobdell Dining Hall, 84 Massachusetts Avenue
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> Tahrir Square Festival – A Fundraiser for Egypt
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> Join us as we celebrate, commemorate, and support the Egyptian
> revolution. Immerse yourself in the history, culture and strength of a rising new Egypt. You will also have the opportunity to walk through a visual storyline starting with the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions and continuing onto the current events unfolding across the Arab world today.
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> Tuesday April 19, 2:30-3:30pm, Harvard Kennedy School
> Speech Title: “Emerging Morocco: A gate to opportunities”
> Morocco has witnessed an accelerated process of political economic and social reforms over the last decade. This enables Morocco to be considerate as a regional competitive hub in the global economy. Morocco's authorities as well as private sector are fully committed to increasing the competitiveness of the economy and attractiveness to international investment. The talk will first focus on the political situation that the region is witnessing, second on the Moroccan Economy and its strategic development plans then third on the investment opportunities.
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> About the Speaker:
> Ahmed Réda Chami was born in 1961 in Casablanca, has graduated from the prestigious engineering school, Ecole Centrale in Paris, and holds an MBA from UCLA. He has worked at Microsoft for 11 years, as the general manager of North and west Africa and head the South East Asia region. In October 2007, he has been appointed as a minister of Industry, Trade and new Technologies in charge of Investments.
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> Time & Location:
> The seminar is scheduled for Tuesday, April 19, 2:30 – 3:30 pm in the Allison Dining Room of the Kennedy’s School’s Taubman building, 5th floor. A map and directions can be found here:www.hks.harvard.edu/about/contact#heading_02.
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> Daria Kaboli
> MIT Sloan School of Management | Harvard Kennedy School
> MBA | MPA in International Development
> Joint Degree Candidate 2012
> 703-822-3838
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