Twelfth annual conference program
(Services in the Saudi Economy)
held during the period
24 – 26 Muharram 1420 AH corresponding to 10-12 May 1999
King Saud University, Riyadh
Monday 24 Muharram 1420 AH corresponding to May 10 1999:
* 6.30 – 7.15 pm: Registration (Room 26B)
* 7:30 pm: Opening (Hall 26 B)
– Any of the Holy Quran
– A word from the president of the association
Ceremony Sponsor’s Speech
Monday 24 Muharram 1420 AH corresponding to May 10 1999:
First session :
From 8.30 to 10 pm (Room 26 B)
Chair of the session: Dr. Hamad bin Suleiman Al-Bazai
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Economic Association
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance for Economic Affairs
* (Financial Services – Banking and Investment Symposium)
Dr.. Fahd bin Abdullah Al Mubarak
General Manager of Rana Investment Company
Dr.. Saeed bin Abdullah Al-Sheikh
Chief Economist – National Commercial Bank
a. Saud Saleh Al-Saleh
General Manager of The Saudi Investment Bank
Tuesday 25 Muharram 1420 AH May 11 1999 AD
Second session:
From 10 to 12 noon (Room 26 B)
Chair of the session: Dr. Khalid bin Saleh Al-Sultan
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Higher Education for Educational Affairs
* (Financing the Services Sector: An Applied Study on Private Enterprises in the Education and Health Sectors in the Kingdom)
Dr.. Abdul Qadir Muhammad Ahmad Abdullah
Dr.. Khaled Abdel Aziz Al-Sahlawi
Department of Business Administration, King Faisal University
Commentator d. Abdullah bin Abdullah Al-Obaid
* (Technical education and its role in the development of the Saudi economy)
Dr.. Muhammad Jamal Madi Abu Al-Azaim
National Research Center – Arab Republic of Egypt
Commentator d. Abd al-Rahman Muhammad al-Sultan
Dean of Community Service and Continuing Education
General Organization for Technical Education and Vocational Training
Third session:
From 12.30 to 1.30 pm (Room 26 B)
Chair of the session: Dr. Abdullah bin Hamdan Al-Batel
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
* (Economic foundations in preparing the long-term plan for electricity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
a. Fahid bin Fahd Al Sharif
Acting Governor of the General Electricity Corporation
Luncheon at 1.45 pm
The association held it in the university’s grand banquet hall
Fourth session:
From 5-6:30 pm (Room 26B)
Chair of the session: Dr. Hussein bin Omar Mansour Al-Hazmi
Secretary General of the Manpower Council
* (Service sector and job opportunities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Dr.. Suleiman bin Abdullah Al-Sukran
Dr.. Arif Abdullah Al-Ashban
Department of Finance and Economics, College of Industrial Management
King Fahad University
Commentator d. Ahmed Suleiman bin Obaid
Head of the Department of Economics – King Saud University
* (The role of the tourism sector in providing job opportunities)
a. Ismail Ibrahim, my prisoner
Head of Al-Sajini Center for Administrative Economic Studies
Commentator d. Abdul Mohsen Al-Hajji
Department of Geography – King Saud University
Fifth session:
From 7-8:30 pm (Room 26B)
Chair of the session: Dr. Ehsan Ali Bouhalika
Member of the board of directors of the association
* (Information and Postal Services Seminar)
Dr.. Abdul Qadir bin Abdullah Al Fantokh
General Manager of the Saudi Internet Company
Dr.. Mohammed Abdul Mohsen Al-Khalidi
Department of Accounting and Management Information Systems
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Dr.. Khalid bin Faris Al-Otaibi
Postmaster General
Dr.. Mukhtar Muhammad Balloul
President of Rawafed Holding Company
Dinner at 8.30 pm
resides
Wednesday, Muharram 26, 1420 AH, corresponding to May 12, 1999:
Sixth session:
From 9-11 am (Room 26B)
Chair of the session: Dr. Abdullah bin Hamdan Al-Batel
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
* (The Saudi banking system under globalization: challenges and opportunities)
a. Dr.. Mohamed Ibrahim Mansour
Member of the Saudi Economic Association
Director of the Center for Future Studies at Assiut University
Commentator d. Abdul Rahman Abdul Mohsen Al Khalaf
Member of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Economic Association
* (Commercial banks and their impact on the Saudi economy)
Dr.. Naglaa Mohamed Ibrahim Bakr
College of Economics and Administration – King Saud University, Qassim Branch
Commentator d. Nora Abdul Rahman Al-Youssef
Chairperson of the Women’s Committee of the Saudi Economic Association
Seventh session:
From 11 – 12:30 pm (Room 26B)
Chair of the session: Dr.
* (Services Sector and the World Trade Organization)
Dr.. Omar Abdullah Kamel
Vice President for Planning, Organization and Information, Dallah Al Baraka
* (Developing countries and liberalization of trade in services)
Dr.. Mohamed Safwat Qabel
Member of the Saudi Economic Association
Commentator d. Fahd bin Saad Al-Dosari
Advisor to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Riyadh for World Trade Organization and Economic Affairs
Eighth session:
From 1 – 2:30 pm (Room 26B)
Chair of the session: a. Mansour bin Saleh Al Maiman
Secretary General of the Public Investment Fund
* (The reality and future of services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry
* (Different ways to privatize the service sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Commentator d. Ahmed Habib Salah
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
Arab Investment Company
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)
Riyad Bank
British Saudi Bank
National Commercial Bank
Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry