NEWS APRIL | 2013
SILA ABU DHABI
Name: Hussein Karzoumi Age: 18 Nationality: Swedish School: NYU Abu Dhabi Major: Economics
READY FOR A NEW ROUND OF SILA ABU DHABI hussein karzoumi is taking over the leadership of sila abu dhabi 2013. After a successful first year for Sila Abu Dhabi, the time has come to set up the new organizing team for the 2013 conference. Hussein Karzoumi, a team member of last year’s team has been selected to continue the leadership of this exciting and fast-growing organization while former Sila Abu Dhabi Director, Alf Lim, will move to Shanghai to explore new opportunities for Sila Connection. “I'm very excited about my opportunity to take the lead for Sila Abu Dhabi 2013. My goal is to build on the success of our first Sila conference last year and develop Sila into a well-known and respected event that students, academia, and industry professionals alike can look forward to every year. Now that Sila has successfully completed one conference in Abu Dhabi, there are expectation and hopes for the future that I hope can be exceeded as we try to maximize Sila's impact and potential going forward. As Sila continues to grow, it is important that we lay the proper foundations today and provide a strong guiding hand while the organization is still in its infancy. This will allow for the longevity of Sila for many years to come, which will be positive for our member schools, Abu Dhabi, the UAE, and hopefully the region as a whole. Sila appeals to me because it allows for result-oriented collaboration between university students, which, with professional guidance, enables the productive sharing of ideas, and leads to pragmatic, scalable solutions for global issues. Every great idea must have a platform from which it can be developed, and Sila is in a great position to act as this launching platform and is able to provide support and growth. These ideas can then extend beyond Sila and be implemented in our communities to bring about change and improvement. I am confident Sila Abu Dhabi 2013 will be an event to keep an eye out for because of the strong base we are building upon and the dedicated team we are doing it with.”
“SILA ABU DHABI 2013 WILL BE AN EVENT TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR“