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Meeting Report and Middle East Agenda 2010

World Economic Forum on the Middle East 2009 Report

Highlights from the meeting

Young Global Leaders Dead Sea Summit

• Impact Journeys take YGLs into heart of Jordan
• Focus on leadership as Queen Rania opens YGL Dead Sea Summit

Friday 15 May

• King Abdullah opens meeting with call for two-state solution
• Abraaj Capital sets up US$10 million fund for Gaza orphans
• Kerry challenges leaders to stop paying 'extremism premium'

Saturday 16 May

• Reforms not rescue packages needed for the Middle East
• Queen Rania responds: 'Bring down the walls'
• Education, cooperation central to the Middle East’s technology leap
• Outstanding social entrepreneurs awarded at Middle East meeting

Sunday 17 May

• Leaders urge US to push for resolution to Palestinian-Israeli conflict
• Middle East meeting closes with pledge of leadership for change, development

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2009 Meeting Co-Chairs

Samir Brikho, Chief Executive Officer, Amec, United Kingdom
Chey Jae-Won, Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SK Holdings, Republic of Korea
Esam Janahi, Chairman, Gulf Finance House, Bahrain
Kevin Kelly, Chief Executive Officer, Heidrick & Struggles, USA

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Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
“At a time when the global financial crisis is fast becoming a development emergency, we need

you to put your ideas into action more than ever before."
Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

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