Lebanon

Roundtable on Globalization and Human Development:

Information and Communication Technology for Human Development in Lebanon

The UN House, 13 July 2001

Background Note

List of Participants

Moderator

Mr. Nicholas Chammas, Economic and Social Consultant 

Discussants

- Mr. Salim Balaa, Component Manager, Fiscal Reform and Administration Programme, Ministry of Finance

- Mr. Jalal Fawaz, President, Professional Computer Association (PAC)

- Mr. Tony Issa, President, Association pour le Droit et l'Informatique au Liban (ADIL)

- Ms. Rola Abbas

- Mr. Ziad Abdel-Samad, Executive Director, Arab NGO Network for Development

- Mr. Riad Al-Khouri, Director, MEBA

- Mr. Lana Asfour, Journalist, Daily Star

- Mrs. Mayla Bakhache, Secretary General, Mouvement Social

- Mr. Ma'an Barazy, Director, Data Investment Consults

- Mrs. Azita Berar Awad, Deputy Regional Director for Arab States, ILO 

- Mr. Omar Al-Farouk Bizri, Chief, Technical Section, UNESCWA 

- Mr. Richard Carroll, Economist, CDR 

- Mr. Sohaib Chilmeran, Programme Management Officer, UNESCWA 

- Mr. Antoine Courban, Professor, Université Saint Joseph 

- Mr. Abdulilah Dewachi, Regional Advisor, UNESCWA 

- Mrs. Florence Eid, Assistant Professor, American University of Beirut 

- Mr. Adnan El-Amin, NHDR Consultant, LAES 

- Mr. Najib El-Hajj, IT Consultant 

- Mr. Mansour Farah, First Economic Affairs Officer, UNESCWA 

- Ms. Zeinab Ghosn, Journalist, As-Safir 

- Mr. Ali Harb, Writer, Arab Cultural Centre 

- Ms. Mona Harb, Research Coordinator, LCPS 

- Ms. Raghda Jaber, Consultant, UNDP/Ministry of Finance 

- Ms. Ghinwa Jalloul, Member of Parliament 

- Mr. Wadih Jureidini, Professor, American University of Beirut, and Board Member PAC 

- Mrs. Fadia Kiwan, Professor, Université Saint Joseph/Lebanese University, Faculty of Law 

- Ms. Anne Le Brun, Intern, Ministry of Finance 

- Mr. Aiman Mackie, Regional Advisor/Intern, LCPS 

- Mr. Samir Naimeh, Secretary General, C.E.S.L. 

- Mr. Tammam Nakkash, Managing Partner, TEAM International 

- Mr. Salim Nasr, Director, LCPS 

- Mr. Adib Nehmeh, Project Manager, UNDP 

- Ms. Mireille Rahmé, Programme Analyst, Ministry of Social Affairs 

- Mr. Bassam Ramadan, Senior Economist/Human Development, The World Bank 

- Ms. Rola Rizk, Head of Economic Unit, UNDP/Ministry of Finance 

- Mr. Fadi Saab, Chairman, TMA 

- Mr. Badih Saikali, Senior Consultant, Arthur Andersen & Co. 

- Ms. Zouha Sakr, Lawyer, WTO Project, Ministry of Economy and Trade 

- Mrs. Salwa Saniora Baassiri, Secretary General, National Commission for UNESCO 

- Mr. Kamal Shehadi, Consultant 

- Ms. Bayan Tabbara, Social Affairs Officer, UNESCWA 

- Mr. Serge Yared, Intern, UNESCWA 

- Mr. Bachir Zaouk, Head of Technological and Development Committee, Economic and Social Council 

- Ms. Tania Zaroubi, Project Manager, OMSAR 

UNDP

- Mr. Yves de San, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative 

- Ms. Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy Resident Representative 

- Mr. Christian De Clercq, Project Manager/Senior Advisor 

- Mrs. Soha Bsat Boustani, Information and Communication Consultant 

- Mrs. Michèle Abou-Saad, Senior Secretary 

- Ms. Dania Marzouki, Intern 

- Ms. Rasha Kashkoush, Intern