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Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned Conducts Inaugural Silatech Board of Trustees Meeting at Doha Summit
Doha, Qatar , 1 June 2008 - Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned Chairperson of Silatech Board of Trustees headed the first board meeting in the Ritz Carlton this morning.
During this meeting the board discussed and approved a work-plan and strategy which will underline Silatech's nature and functions and simultaneously approve of the pilot countries, thus initiating the first phase.
Members of the Silatech Board of Trustees include:
Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned, Chairperson, Qatar
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, United Arab Emirates
Crown Prince of Dubai
His Excellency Martti Ahtisaari, Finland
Former President of Finland
Co-Chairman of the European Council of Foreign Relations
Sir David Bell, United Kingdom
Chairman of the Financial Times
Member of the Silatech Executive Committee
Mr. John Chambers, United States
Chairman & Chief Executive of Cisco
Mr. Nabil Kuzbari, Syria
President & CEO of Kuzbari Group
President & CEO of Vimpex Handelsgesellschaft MBH
Member of the Silatech Executive Committee
Mr. Rick Little, United States and Qatar
Chief Executive Officer & Member of the Executive Committee of Silatech
Founder of the ImagineNations Group
Member of the Silatech Executive Committee
Her Excellency Mary Robinson, Ireland
Former President of the Republic of Ireland
President of Realizing Right, The Ethical Globalization Initiative
At today's meeting, the Board approved the overall strategy and goals of the Silatech initiative and appointed an Executive Committee comprised of Dr. Abdulla Al Kubaisi, Executive Director of Her Highness' Office, and Board members Sir David Bell, Nabil Kuzbari and Rick Little.
About Silatech
Established in 2007, Silatech is an innovative initiative that aims to improve the social and economic status of young people through the creation of progressive, entrepreneurial market, employment and business opportunities globally and in the Arab world.
The "Silatech" initiative was initiated and launched by Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned at the Annual Forum for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations held in Madrid on January 15-16, 2008. It stems from Her Highness’ drive and determination to address the critical and growing need to create new jobs and opportunities for young people globally, starting in the Middle East and North Africa. It is a pragmatic initiative which aims to offset the lack of opportunity and economic marginalization of many young people throughout the Arab world by enabling systemic changes, in policy and mindset, at regional and global levels.
Silatech objectives include promoting market based job training; enabling state-of-the-art contact and counseling centres; experimenting with cutting edge technologies to connect young people with each other and potential employers; providing access to business development services and capital for aspiring young entrepreneurs; and breaking down cultural barriers to risk taking and entrepreneurship.
Silatech has established a network of stakeholder partners and support from other leaders and organizations regionally and internationally, including Cisco, the International Labor Organization, and the World Bank Global Partnership for Youth Investment, among others.
Silatech
P.O. Box 34111
Doha, Qatar
Tel : +974 (499) 4800
Fax : +974 (472) 7651
Info@Silatech.com
