Exclusive: Ten Figures to Represent Egypt in Davos 2019, Guess Who?

By Nawal Sayed

CAIRO, Jan. 21 (SEE) - The annual

meeting of the World Economic Forum, widely-known as Davos, attracts nearly

3000 political and economic figures this year. Ten Egyptian statesmen and

business figures are expected to attend Tuesday's opening session.

SEE reveals the ten figures who

will represent Egypt in this significant economic event.  

• Moustafa Madbouli

Prime Minister of Egypt, Office of

the Prime Minister of Egypt

Moustafa Madbouli

• Sahar Nasr

Minister of Investment and

International Cooperation of Egypt, Ministry of International Cooperation of

Egypt

• Amr Nassar

Minister of Trade and Industry of

Egypt of Egypt, Ministry of Trade and Industry

• Amr Moussa

Secretary-General of the League of

Arab States (2001-2011); Head of the Constitution of Fifty, Egypt, Amre Moussa

Office

Amr Moussa

• Karim El Chiaty

Vice-Chairman, Travco Group

International Holding SAE

• Hisham El-Khazindar

Co-Founder and Managing Director,

Qalaa Holdings SAE

• Ahmed Heikal

Chairman and Chief Executive

Officer, Qalaa Holdings SAE

• Riad Armanious

Chief Executive Officer, Eva

Pharma

• Mostafa Amin

Co-Founder and Chief Executive

Officer, Breadfast

• M. Shafik Gabr

Chairman and Managing Director, ARTOC

Group for Investment and Development

Must-Know Facts about Davos

The WEF was founded in 1971 by

Klaus Schwab, a German-born business professor at the University of Geneva

under the name of the “European Management Forum.”

In 1987, the name was changed to

the World Economic Forum and it sought to broaden its vision to include

providing a platform for resolving international conflicts.

In 2018, Indian Prime Minister

Narendra Modi gave the plenary speech becoming the first head of state from

India to deliver the inaugural keynote for the annual meeting at Davos.