Following the customary setup of the Thinking the Mediterranean series of conferences sponsored by the Ramses2 network, the 12th lecture entitled “From Vision to Realization” was held on Wednesday 15 April 2009, at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Conference Center by two speakers: Dr. Hisham El Sherif and Mr. Henry Roux-Alezais.
The first speaker, Dr. El Sherif ,has been a business and development leader in Egypt and the Middle East. In 1999, he led and founded the first regional investment private equity fund in technology. He has been also a leading authority in ICT in the region. He is responsible for delivering more than 900 major projects which collectively transformed Egypt into the information age. Dr. El Sherif is Professor Emeritusat the American University in Cairo since 2008 and has been a professor for about 25 years (1983-2008). In 2009, Dr. El Sherif founded Nile-Capital a leading direct equity focusing on the Mediterranean Region.
The second speaker, Mr. Henry Roux-Alezais is the manager of SOGERIC: (industrial and commercial distribution and representation) as well as the manager of NAVIPORT (shipping and port services) and Senior Vice President CMA CGM. He is also the President of the SOMECIN, World Trade Centre, Marseille Provence, as well as the Honorary President of the Port of Marseille. Mr. Alezais is also the Honorary President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Marseille Provence.