Emerging Markets Roundtable, June 29, 2011
Thank you for joining us at our Emerging Markets Roundtable Dinner hosted by The Ambassador of
the Republic of Indonesia, H.E. Dr. Dino Patti Djalal and Dr. Rosa Djalal, and featuring our honored
guest Dr. Abderrahim Foukara, the Washington Bureau Chief for Al-Jazeera Network.
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For those of you who were not in attendance, we have provided a short summary:
On June 29, the Institute For Education hosted the Emerging Markets Roundtable at the Embassy of
the Republic of Indonesia. His Excellency Dr. Dino Patti Djalal, Ambassador of Indonesia, Dr. Rosa
Djalal and IFE CEO Coach Kathy Kemper welcomed guests. Chris Caine, President and CEO of
Mercator XXI gave a brief overview of the LearnServe Egypt program, IFE's first-ever LearnServe
program in the Middle East whereby students in the Washington, DC area traveled to Egypt to
partner with Egyptian students, and to help build the next generation of social and cultural
entrepreneurs. Former Mayor Anthony Williams highlighted the intersection of business and
government and the value of working together across cultures.
EMR Co-Founder then introduced the honored guest, Dr. Abderrahim Foukara.
Foukara initiated the discussion and spoke of the role of the media in Emerging markets, combining
the right balance of economics and politics. He also touched on the government ownership of the
media and how an informed citizenship is crucial to a democratic system.
Other topics covered by the group included globalization, confidence and nationalism in emerging
markets and the eradication of corruption as a necessary factor for economic confidence.
Guests remarked on the exquisite room and excellent menu the Embassy of the Republic of
Indonesia graciously provided.
Other guests in attendance included Salman Al Farisi, Chris Caine, Benjamin Carnadi, Aaron
Chatterji, Les Deak, Pascale Dumit, John Paul Farmer, Laura Gerhardt, Chris Golden, Kelsey Kemper
Valentine, Andrew C. Mitchell, Adam Mulawarman, Chris Parmentier, Partogi Samosir, Aaron
Sokasian, Moshira Soliman, Heru Subolo, Former Mayor Anthony Williams, Haryo Winarso.
Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you at the next Emerging Markets
Roundtable.
Sincerely,
Coach Kemper
The Institute for Education's (IFE) mission is to recognize, encourage, and promote civility and
leadership locally, nationally, and in the world community. IFE also encourages youth global
citizenship with programs that foster intercultural understanding. IFE convenes political, business,
media, and community leaders at the highest levels to encourage collaboration and foster civility.
IFE's success in establishing common ground presents opportunities for leaders to share
knowledge and explore innovative solutions to the most critical challenges of our time, while also
helping to strengthen public policy outcomes and encourage greater global understanding.
For more background on IFE's Emerging Markets Roundtable go to:
http://www.instituteforeducation.org/emr.htm