Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Rashad Hussain Wraps Up Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit

Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Rashad Hussain, sums up the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship in saying, "The Summit on Entrepreneurship is part of a longer focus on entrepreneurship, and we look forward to working with the participants, agencies, and those who couldn’t attend the Summit. Along with the commitments announced by the President and the other agencies, including several new professional exchange programs, partnerships with Silicon Valley, and more, the attendees built partnerships and relationships at the Summit that we hope continue for years to come."
The Summit was held in order to discuss ways to deepen ties between business leaders, foundations, and entrepreneurs in the United States and Muslim communities around the world. Participants hailed from: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Brunei, Cameroon, Canada, China, Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyz, Lebanon, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritania, Morocco, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, the Palestinian Territories, Paraguay, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Spain, Sweden, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Uganda, United Kingdom, the United States, and Yemen.

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