2011 CIC Globalist of the Year: Naguib Sawiris

By:
OpenCanada Staff
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25 July, 2011
By: OpenCanada Staff

FIFTH ANNUAL CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL GALA DINNER 

Jim Balsillie and Geoff Beattie
cordially invite you to attend a Gala Evening

Special presentation of the 2011 Globalist of the Year Award to Naguib Sawiris

Mr. Sawiris stood in support of protestors in Tahrir Square during the revolution and is committed to political liberalization in his country and beyond. He is the Founding Member of the new Egyptian political party Al Masreyeen Al Aharrar and the Founder of Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E.

Following his keynote speech, Mr. Sawiris will participate in a question and answer period moderated by Chrystia Freeland.

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