--- AGENDA --ISESCO - CMI/WB Seminar “Water Innovations and Young Micro Entrepreneurs” May 8-9, 2012 Beirut, Republic of Lebanon World Bank Beirut Office DAY 1 – May 8, 2012 8:30-9:00
Registration
9:00 – 9:10
Welcome Words by Mr. Hedi Larbi, Director, World Bank
9:10 - 9:20
Welcome Words by Dr. Maha Merezak, Program Specialist, ISESCO
9:20 - 9:30
Objectives of the Workshop & Expected Outcomes Nathalie Abu-Ata, Operations Officer, World Bank/CMI & Samantha Constant, International Consultant, World Bank
9:20-9:30
Around the Room Introductions
9:30-9:45
Video Projection: The Last Drop (Arab Forum for Environment and Development)
9:30-9:40
Merging Water and Entrepreneurship: A Priority for the Mediterranean/MENA Region Outcomes of Last CMI Consultation “Barriers to Water Innovations in the Mediterranean” (March 16, 2012, Marseille) Nathalie Abu-Ata
9:40-10:00
Q&A
10:00 – 11:30
Session 1: Farming Technologies to Combat Water Scarcity and Promote Green Growth
Schaduf (Egypt) Desert Tulip (Jordan) Technopole Borj Cedria (Tunisia)
10 minute pitch/presentations by entrepreneurs, followed by moderated conversation and then open discussion; Moderator: Dr. Jad Chaaban, Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Agriculture, American University of Beirut
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