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Interview with Dr. Winfred Thompson, President of American University of Kuwait (AUK). Dr. Winfred Thompson is giving a brief overview of the education system in Kuwait and the biggest challenges for the education in Kuwait. As a representative of higher education in Kuwait, the American University of Kuwait (AUK) offers liberal arts education in Kuwait.
Ozires Silva, Rector of Unimonte and Founder of Embraer
Ozires Silva, current Rector of Unimonte and Founder of Embraer argues that the education system in Brazil should be reformed in order to face a competition that is growing internationally. He also talks about entrepreneurship, the founding of Embraer and the importance of innovation and research for the future of Brazil.
Marco Camargo talks about the internet revolution and how it changed the music industry. According to the Music Producer, there must be a higher accuracy on the internet on how to download music, communicating it to the music author, to the artist, to the musicians, to the conductors, like it used to be done when records were sold.
Segundo a Organização Mundial do Turismo, os desembarques internacionais de turistas no mundo cresceram 4.4% em 2011 (980 milhões de desembarques) em relação a 2010 (939 milhões). Isso significa que há um crescimento de cerca de 40%, desde 2003.
Interview with Garry Walsh, CEO of Mezzan Holding. I think, the average retail growth was about 16%. You won’t find anywhere in Western Europe or America anything that would match such growth rate. I expect no less than 8% in the next ten years.
Renato Opice Blum, Attorney and Partner at Opice Blum
The Brazilian laws cover about 95% of the conducts in using technology. We have to make new legislation for the remaining 5% and to develop our own legislation in about 25%.
Interview with Margaret Al-Sayer, Founding Director of Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospice. Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospice in Kuwait is a place where special care is given; pediatric palliative care for children. A child is different from an adult; a child needs the specialist care of trained child doctors. Bayt Abdullah was designed to help those children who need it the most.
Interview with Mijbil Al-Mutawa, Chairman of The Kuwait Scientific Center (TKSC). We are the only place in Kuwait and in the Gulf area that would give people the opportunity to watch IMAX and 3D format films that talk about environment, something that is very important.
Interview with Hassan Bayerli, General Manager of Sahara Kuwait Resort. On December 14th, 2011, we had the honour of welcoming one of the top 5 golf players in the world, Mr. Colin Montgomerie, who used our golf course during a mini-tournament that we hosted.
Interview with Ahmad Saud Al-Sumait, Chairman and Managing Director of United Towers. There are a lot of towers that have come to the GCC market. The United Tower is 270 metres tall, which is not the tallest in Kuwait, but we put emphasis on design.
