Leaders in Dubai audience to quiz Clinton and Albright

Clinton, who will speak via videocast, will answer questions submitted by the audience. His former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, will also take part in a question and answer session, moderated by CNN anchor Fionnuala Sweeney.

Tina Schneidermann, president of the event organisers Leading Minds, said: "Clinton's record in government is second to none. He can lay claim to the lowest unemployment rate in modern times, the lowest inflation in 30 years, the highest home ownership in the country's history, and plunging crime rates in many cities.

"Leaders in Dubai delegates will have the chance to hear his thoughts exclusively, and to really start to understand the man behind the Presidency."

Albright, the first woman to serve as Secretary of State in the USA, was voted into government in 1997, serving under the Clinton administration.

Since leaving office, Dr Albright founded The Albright Group LLC, a global strategy firm and she serves on the board of directors of many institutions, including that of the New York Stock Exchange.

Ten business and political headline names will take part in the debate on leadership best practices at Leaders in Dubai, to be held at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai.

Other speakers at the event include: FW de Klerk, former president of South Africa and winner of the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize; Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad, former Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 - 2003; Gabriele Albertini, the unconventional and charismatic mayor of Milan; Daniel Pink, author of Free Agent Nation, the Washington Post bestseller, who will suggest six aptitudes crucial to the survival of white-collar workers; Kenichi Ohmae, the former director of McKinsey Japan, who has earned global acclaim as 'Mr Strategy';
Arie de Geus, who was at the helm of Royal Dutch Shell for 40 years and has been described as "the global statesman" of business change; Spencer Johnson, bestselling author of Who Moved My Cheese and The One-Minute Manager; Scott Bedbury, a world leading brand architect, responsible for Nike's Just Do It campaign and the emergence of the Starbucks brand.

Regional business leaders - the Leaders in Dubai corporate alumni - have confirmed their support for the event. They include: HE Sheikh Faisal Al Qassemi, founder of the Al Qasimi Group; Nabila Al Anjari, Assistant Under-Secretary for Tourism Affairs in Kuwait; Aramex's President and CEO Fadi Ghandour; former Lebanese minister of national economy Saeb Jaroudi; Bharat Jashanmal, of the GCC retail corporation Jashanmal & Sons; Khamis Al Muqla, founder and chairman of Gulf Hill & Knowlton and Gulf Saatchi & Saatchi; Lebanese industrialist Jacques Sarraf; veteran hotelier Sami Zoghbi, regional head of Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts; and Saudi industrialist Abdulla al Zamil.

Leaders in Dubai is expected to attract more than 2,000 business leaders. Corporate booking and prices are available through the website or emailing LEADING MINDS.

Citigroup Private Bank, Emaar Properties, Etisalat, Nokia, MasterCard International, and Saudi Oger are on board as headline sponsors for the two-day event.

Official partners are Dubai Municipality, ETA Star, Global Investment House, Kuwait Financial Centre Markaz, Octara, Prime Limousine, and TCS Express Worldwide. Audi is the official car partner, and HP is the official IT partner.

CNN is confirmed as the international media partner, with Al Arabiya News Channel as headline media partner. Media sponsors are Al Hayat, AME Info, Gulf Business, Gulf News and Oman Economic Review.

LEADING MINDS, part of the international conference organisers IIR, is a company specialising in presenting the latest thoughts and groundbreaking ideas from pre-eminent international business authorities.