Program of the fourteenth annual conference
(The reality and prospects of tourism and investment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
held during the period
15-17 Safar 1423 AH corresponding to 28-30 April 2002
King Saud University, Riyadh
Sunday, Safar 15, 1423 AH, corresponding to April 28, 2002:
* Registration: 12.30-1.30 pm (Room 26B)
* Opening: 2:00 p.m. (Hall 26 B)
– Any of the Holy Quran
Welcome speech to His Excellency the Rector of the University
A word from the Dean of Library Affairs
– Speech of the President of the Saudi Economic Association
Orientation speech from the event sponsor
His Royal Highness Prince/
Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Interior Minister
Chairman of the Manpower Council
Opening of the 8th International Book Fair
Sunday, Safar 15, 1423 AH, corresponding to April 28, 2002:
First session :
From 4.00 – 5.30 pm (Room 26 B)
Chair of the session: Dr. Abdul Wahed Khalid Al Hamid
Member of the Shura Council
* (Does the dynamics of the labor market explain the fluctuations of production in the Kingdom)
Dr. Abdul Wahab Abu Dahesh d. Suleiman Al Qudsi
National Information Center – Ministry of Finance and National Economy
* (obstacles to Saudization of jobs in the private sector)
Dr. Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al-Shamimri d. Khaled Abdullah Al-Dakhil
College of Economics and Administration – Qassim
* (Investment in Saudi human capital with a review of the experience of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Riyadh)
Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Second session:
From 6.00 – 7.20 pm (Room 26 B)
Chair of the session: a. Dr.. Majed bin Abdullah Al-Munif
Supreme Economic Council
* (The economic effects of migrant worker remittances on the economy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Dr.. Abdul Aziz bin Hamad Al-Aweishiq
The General Secretariat of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
* (Demand for work in Saudi establishments as a segmental regression model)
Dr.. Hamad Abdullah Al-Ghannam d. Khaled Ibrahim Al-Dakhil
College of Administrative Sciences – King Saud University
* (National Project for Employment in the Private Sector)
Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Commentator: Dr. Khalid bin Abdul Rahman Al Mishaal
Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University
Third session:
From 7:30 to 8:30 pm (Room 26B)
Chair of the session: Dr. Faisal bin Safouk Al-Bashir
Supreme Economic Council
* (Minimum Wage System: Theory and Applicability)
Dr.. Khalid bin Ibrahim Al-Dakhil
Department of Economics – King Saud University
* (Towards a new strategy for the qualitative restructuring of expatriate labor and its gradual replacement with national labor)
Dr.. Ibrahim bin Fahd Al Ghufaili
Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Company
Commentator: Dr. Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sheikh – King Saud University
Dinner party at 8.30 pm
It is held by Riyad Bank in the faculty and staff hall at the university
Wednesday, Rajab 21, 1421 AH, corresponding to October 18, 2000:
Fourth session:
From 9.00 – 10.00 am (Room 26 B)
Chair of the session: Dr. Abdullah bin Hamdan Al-Batel
College of Administrative Sciences – King Saud University
* (Areas of women’s work in the General Presidency for Girls’ Education)
Dr. Ali bin Murshid al-Murshid
General President of Girls’ Education
Fifth session: (coinciding with the sixth session)
From 10:30 to 11:30 pm (Room 26A)
Chair of the session: Dr. Abdullah bin Hamdan Al-Batel
Department of Economics – King Saud University
Amal Hamad Al-Olayan
Department of Economics – King Saud University
* Seminar entitled (Women’s Contribution in the Labor Market)
* Bulayhid Nasser Al-Bulayhid
Executive General Manager Human Resources – Saudi British
* Dr. Samira Kattan
University Studies Center for Girls
Sixth session: (coinciding with the fifth session)
From 10.30 to 11.30 pm (Room 26 B)
Chair of the session: Prof. Bassem Ahmed Ibrahim
College of Agriculture – King Saud University
* (Analysis of US federal policies to reduce unemployment and how to benefit from it in the Kingdom)
Dr.. Abdul Rahman Al-Humaidhi
College of Administrative Sciences – King Saud University
* (Methods of measuring shortage and surplus in the health workforce)
Mr. Dr. Mohamed Hamed Abdullah
College of Administrative Sciences – King Saud University
Seventh session:
From 12:30 to 2:00 pm (Room 26 B)
Chair of the session: Dr. Nasser bin Ibrahim Al-Qaoud
Gulf Cooperation Council
* (presentation and analysis of the importance of investing in human resource development in the electricity sector in the Kingdom: Eastern Electricity as a distinguished example)
a. Fahid bin Fahd Al Sharif
Acting Governor of the General Electricity Corporation
* (Theoretical model of the Saudi labor market and policies for the employment of national labor)
Dr. Ahmed bin Suleiman bin Obaid
College of Administrative Sciences – King Saud University
Commentator: Dr. Wadih Ahmed Fadel Kabli
King Abdulaziz University
Luncheon at 2.30 pm
The association held it in the university’s grand banquet hall
Eighth session:
From 4.00 to 5.30 pm (Room 26 B)
Chair of the session: Dr. Noura bint Abdul Rahman Al-Yousef
Department of Economics – King Saud University
* (Women work from home)
Naela Hussain Attar – Member of the SEA
Continue to the eighth session:
* (Demand for expatriate workers)
Maryam Said Balharith
Member of the Saudi Economic Association
* (Unemployment is a disease or malpractice)
a. Nujoud Mohamed Gemayel
Member of the Saudi Economic Association
Ninth session:
From 6.00 to 7.00 pm (Room 26 B)
Chair of the session: Dr. Ibrahim Abdel Mohsen Al-Zakri
Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University
* (The role of labor offices in employing citizens in the private sector)
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
* (Productivity and women’s work between theory and reality in the Kingdom)
Dr.. Abdel Moneim Abdel Moneim d. Yousef bin Abdullah Al-Zamil
College of Economics and Administration in Qassim
* (Studying the supply and demand side of the outputs of administrative education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Dr.. Naglaa Mohamed Ibrahim Bakr d. Wafaa Nasser Al-Mubarik
College of Economics and Administration – King Saud University in Qassim
Commentator: Dr. Hassan Rafdan Al-Hajhoj
King Faisal University
Tenth session:
From 7.30 to 8.45 pm (Room 26 B)
Chair of the session: a. Hussein bin Abdul Rahman Al-Athel
Secretary General of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry
* (The future of Saudization and the growth of labor productivity)
a. Dr.. Abdul Aziz Ali Al-Sudani d. Ahmed Youssef Abdel Khair
College of Economics and Administration – King Saud University in Qassim
* (Economics of Education: Reality and Hope)
Ministry of Education
* (Experience of the General Organization for Technical Education and Vocational Training in cooperation with the private sector and the National Training Organization Project)
General Organization for Technical Education and Vocational Training
Dinner at 8.45pm
Organized by the Chamber of Commerce at its headquarters on Dabab Street
Thursday, Rajab 22, 1421 AH, October 19, 2000
Eleventh session:
From 10.00 – 11.30 am (Room 7A)
Chair of the session: Dr. Muhammad bin Hathloul al-Hathloul
College of Administrative Sciences – King Saud University
* (The role of the social insurance system and its impact on the labor market and the national economy)
General Organization for Social Insurance
* (The government sector and the Saudi labor market: supply and demand)
Ministry of Civil Service
* (Increased number of individual establishments and their impact on labor market imbalances)
Manpower Council
Twelfth (final) session:
From 12:30 to 2:00 pm (Hall 7a)
General Assembly.
Thanks and appreciation to the contributors
The Board of Directors of the Association is pleased to extend its thanks and appreciation
To all those who support the activities of the association and to all those who contributed to the
This meeting is dedicated to King Saud University
And the following institutions:
Supporting bodies for the activities of the association
King Saud University
Dallah Al Baraka Group
Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Company
Arab Investment Company
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)
Riyad Bank
British Saudi Bank
National Commercial Bank
Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry