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ConferencesCGS Hosts a delegation from Yemen
CGS Hosts a delegation from Yemen In August of 2007, The Center for Global Strategies, along with South Carolina’s public and private sector, hosted a delegation from Yemen in a week long mission designed to explore potential business, educational, tourism, and other partnerships with South Carolina.
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Yemen and the Global Economy: Strategies for Growth  In December, 2006, the Center for Global Strategies (CGS) presented conferences in Sana’a and Aden, Yemen entitled “Yemen and the Global Economy: Strategies for Growth.” More than 500Yemeni business and government professionals attended the conferences in the two cities. The conferences were designed to facilitate Yemeni-American economic cooperation, goodwill, and friendship, as well as lay the groundwork for future business relationships. CGS’ delegation, led by David M. Beasley, Governor of South Carolina (1995-1999), and CGS Executive Director, Henry L. Deneen, included two economic development experts/consultants, an author and consultant in corporate governance, an attorney serving as Vice Chairman of the Florida Ethics Commission, the Terminal Manager for the South Carolina Ports Authority, an international businessman, and the Director/Portfolio Manager for an emerging markets fund. The range of topics included:
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Tunesian-American Delegation a Success Several months after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Governor David Beasley and Henry Deneen experienced much success from an international conference they led in Tunis, Tunisia. Entitled “Tunisia and the New Global Economy”, the conference brought together American and Western experts – on economics, business climate, law, foreign direct investment, information technology, trade policy, business practices, etc. – with elites from the Tunisian government and business sectors. Over four days of conferencing, Governor Beasley and others shared with their Tunisian hosts the legal and economic factors that make the United States a magnet for investment and economic growth, and how South Carolina, in particular, attracted $22 billion in private capital during Governor Beasley’s administration – putting that state at first U.S. ranking for employment expansion and personal income growth. Simultaneously, each conference expert frankly addressed Tunisia’s strengths and weaknesses in terms of investment risk, property rights, transparency, stability, legal remedies, etc., engaging the country’s top leadership on the essentials of capitalism, economic freedom, and growth. Perhaps just as important, however, were the personal and business relationships that the Tunisia conference launched: For example, one delegate now imports Tunisian olive oil for U.S. grocery shelves. Another established a business outpost in neighboring Algeria, and two others established a French-African trade. Another is now at work on African HIV/AIDS issues. Another has branched-off into Morocco and neighboring countries. Several U.S. expatriates are now connected to, and quietly aiding, Tunisian government officials. As a consequence, the elite Tunisians and the largely American conference delegation they hosted, even three years later, no longer regard each other as potential or actual enemies divided by culture, religion, and the Atlantic. Now unafraid of each other and able to talk about anything – from trade barriers to tax climate to business deals, from our kids to our marriages to pop culture, from the Quran to the Bible to The Wealth of Nations – we now see each other as business allies and friends sharing a common humanity. CGS co-founder Henry Deneen relates an anecdote that captures the import of this kind of private outreach by Americans at a time of lethal tension: “On September 20, 2001 – just nine days after the 9/11 attacks – my wife and I met in Tunisia with local conference planners, including the President and Board Members of the Tunisian/American Chamber of Commerce. They were downcast, certain we had come to cancel the conference in light of the attacks. Once we assured them of our desire to move forward, our hosts told us, with great emotion, that they would never, ever forget us! That was a great moment, the kind of moment Gov. Beasley and I want to replicate over and over again throughout the world by means of CGS.”
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In February, 2007, the Center for Global Strategies (CGS) presented a conference in Sudan entitled “Tourism in Sudan: A Catalyst for the Future.” More than 250 people attended from 13 countries. The conference was designed to assist the growth and quality of tourism in Sudan, establish goodwill, and promote friendship. CGS’ delegation, led by David M. Beasley, Governor of South Carolina (1995-1999), and CGS Executive Director, Henry L. Deneen, included the Director of the International Tourism Research Institute, from the University of South Carolina; a professor from the University of South Carolina with expertise in web marketing; the director of a tourism consulting firm from Barcelona, Spain; and the Director of the Center for Recreation and Tourism Research at the widely acclaimed Peking University. The range of topics included:.jpg.bmp)
In February, 2007, the Center for Global Strategies (CGS) presented a seminar/consultation in Yemen entitled “Tourism in Yemen: A Catalyst for the Future.” This consultation, attended by approximately 40 Yemeni Tourism experts, as well as the Yemeni Tourism Minister, culminated in an agreement between the Minister of Tourism and CGS for CGS to provide ongoing consulting services to assist in the development of Yemen’s tourism industry.
In July, 2006, the Center for Global Strategies (CGS) presented a seminar in Southeast Asia entitled “Entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia: An American Perspective.” This seminar was designed to promote the continued economic growth of Southeast Asian countries, and create enhanced business relationships. CGS’ delegation led by Jonathan Moreno, Chief Operating Officer, included a CPA/Chief Operating Officer, from business services firm in Roanoke, VA; and a business owner, from Columbia, SC. The range of topics included:
In June, 2006, the Center for Global Strategies (CGS) presented roundtable forums with business and academic professionals in Amman, Jordan. CGS’ delegation, led by Jonathan Moreno, CGS Chief Operating Officer, included a business school dean from Texas, three executives from Virginia and South Carolina, and a Ph.D. candidate from Georgia. The round-table participants included Jordanian attorneys, business leaders, university professors, and a Parliament member. The delegation also made presentations in three different universities in Amman and Zarqa, Jordan. 