Seoul: IMAN Chairman attends World Policy Conference
Wednesday, 10 December 2014
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Chairman of the IMAN Foundation, Ribal Al-Assad, recently attended the 2014 World Policy Conference held in Seoul, Korea which was opened by the President of the Republic of Korea, Geun-hye Park.
The World Policy Conference was founded by Mr. Thierry de Montbrial in 2008 and is an independent organisation which aims to contribute to improving all aspects of governance, with a view to promoting a world that is more open, more prosperous, fairer and more respectful of the diversity of States and nations.
Its annual meeting, which is on a human scale, brings together leading figures from all five continents – political and business leaders, representatives of civil society, academics and journalists – in a climate of trust and a spirit of tolerance to examine, discuss and suggest constructive solutions to major regional and international challenges.
The conference is always attended by prominent politicians, diplomats and leaders.
Alongside Ribal Al-Assad, other speakers included:
President of the Republic of Korea, Geun-hye Park
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Igor Morgulov
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, Byung-Se Yun
Chairman of the board of the Seoul Forum for International Affairs and former Prime
Minister of South Korea, Hong-Koo Lee
Miguel Angel Moratinos, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain
Hubert Védrine, Former French Minister of Foreign Affairs
H.R.H. Prince Turki Al Faisal
H.S.H. Prince Michael of Liechtenstein
Joseph Nye, Former Deputy to the Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science and Technology and chaired the National Security Council Group on Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons. He also chaired the National Intelligence Council.
Former President of the European Central Bank and Honorary Governor of Banque de France, Jean-Claude Trichet
President of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), Richard Haass
Executive Vice Chairman of China Institute for Innovation and Development Strategy, Member of the Foreign Policy Advisory Committee of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Wu Jianmin
Distinguished fellow, Brookings Institution, and member of the International Advisory Board of the Atlantic Council of the United States. Former Senior Diplomatic Adviser of both President Nicolas Sarkozy and President Jacques Chirac, Jean-David Levitte
French Member of Parliament, Thierry Mariani
Sergei Karaganov, Honorary Chairman of the Presidium of the non-governmental Council on Foreign and Defense Policy of Russia
Meir Sheetrit, Member of the Knesset, former Minister of Internal Affairs of Israel
