“Transnational Currents in the Gulf” – Part 1: Money

VIDEO: “Transnational Currents in the Gulf” Part 1: Money

March 25 – 26, 2010

An eminent group of international scholars came together to discuss current and future trends in the Gulf region in terms of people, money and ideas at a 2-day conference on March 25 – 26 titled “Transnational Currents in the Gulf: People, Money & Ideas”.

Sponsored by the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, the conference took place at the Rafik Hariri Building at Boston University’s School of Management. The conference comprised of three panel discussion sessions and a keynote dinner address. The conference was organized by Prof. Richard Norton from Boston University.

Transnational Currents in the Gulf
Transnational Currents in the Gulf

This is the video of Session 1 of the conference on “Money”. Chair and speakers include:

Chair: Ali Banuazizi (Boston College)
The Dubai Model Evaluated – Ibrahim Warde (Tufts University)
The Growing Middle Class – Kristin Diwan (American University)
Markets – Nader Habibi (Brandeis University)

Videos of the entire conference can be viewed at the Pardee Center Multimedia Library:

Session 1: Money
Session 2: People
Session 3: Ideas