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As the Arab Awakening continues to unfold, the region’s future will hinge on whether greater political freedoms in countries like Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya can be harnessed to produce innovation, economic growth, and a true knowledge economy.
One year after the outbreak of protests in Tahrir Square, Inger Andersen and Rami Khouri will assess the economic opportunities unlocked by the Arab Awakening and discuss the steps policymakers can take to help ignite a new Arab renaissance driven by innovation and technology. Marwan Muasher will moderate.
Inger Andersen is vice president of the Middle East and North Africa at the World Bank, where she is responsible for the Bank’s strategy and operations throughout the region, including twenty countries and a total program of more than $2 billion annually. Before her current appointment, she served as vice president of sustainable development.
Rami Khouri is director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut. He is also editor-at-large of the Beirut-basedDaily Star newspaper, where he writes an internationally syndicated column.
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Marwan Muasher is vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he oversees the Endowment’s research in Washington and Beirut on the Middle East. Muasher served as foreign minister (2002–2004) and deputy prime minister (2004–2005) of Jordan, and his career has spanned the areas of diplomacy, development, civil society, and communications.
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