Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah, The Emir of Kuwait will inaugurate here tomorrow the Arab Thought Foundation"s (ATF) 8th Conference entitled "Integrated Arab Economy: Partners for Prosperity". In a related development, the Emir of Kuwait received yesterday at Al Seef Palace here, Prince Khalid Al Faisal, the Governor of Makkah Region and the accompanying delegation. Meanwhile, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah, the Kuwaiti Crown Prince also received Prince Khalid Al-Faisal and the accompanying delegation. According to the ATF website, Fikr 08 Kuwait 2009, the main objectives of the Foundation include Bringing together the Arab world's top corporate executives to discuss and debate the challenges and opportunities facing their businesses in the region and internationally; Mapping out innovative solutions to the complex challenges associated with the region's economic growth path; Investigating how corporate leaders are balancing social responsibilities with business imperatives; Raising awareness of the region's thought leadership, its business models and heavy-weight status on the global economic stage; Cementing FIKR's reputation as the pre-eminent thought leadership conference for the Arab region, A must-attend annual date for executive diaries; Creating compelling programme content that is both stimulating and relevant for the Arab World; Building relationships and fostering information exchange between Arab thought leaders and their non-Arab counterparts and finally Building on the intellectual capital of the event to generate fresh ideas and initiatives for future FIKR conferences. --SPA
