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Noelle Janka
Former Program Coordinator, Middle East Initiative
January 24, 2011
Executive Education program in Jordan hosts senior executives from across the Arab region
Event Report
By Noelle Janka, Former Program Coordinator, Middle East Initiative
Fifty-one participants from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Iraq, Morocco, Libya, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine and Jordan convened at the Dead Sea last week for a five-day Executive Education program entitled "Leading for the Future: The Arab Region in a Changing World."
December 20, 2010
KFAS and the Middle East Initiative Celebrate 10 Years of Collaboration in Kuwait
Event Report
By Noelle Janka, Former Program Coordinator, Middle East Initiative
In December 2010, the Middle East Initiative and the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) hosted an executive education workshop, celebration and conference in Kuwait to celebrate 10 years of partnership between the two institutions.
Winter 2010-11
"Turkey’s Foreign Minister Opens Crown-Belfer Middle East Series"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Noelle Janka, Former Program Coordinator, Middle East Initiative
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu opened the inaugural event of the Crown-Belfer Middle East Seminar Series in September. The series is a joint venture between the Belfer Center and Brandeis' Crown Center for Middle East Studies.
November 22, 2010
HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal of Saudi Arabia visits the Kennedy School
Event Report
By Noelle Janka, Former Program Coordinator, Middle East Initiative
His Royal Highness Prince Turki Al Faisal of Saudi Arabia visited Harvard Kennedy School on Friday, November 19th.
November 5, 2010
MEI Co-Sponsors AllWorld Network Gathering of Leading Entrepreneurs from the Middle East
Event Report
By Noelle Janka, Former Program Coordinator, Middle East Initiative
The AllWorld Network 2010 Summit took place at the Harvard Business School and the Harvard Kennedy School from October 18-22.
November 4, 2010
Former Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister Marwan Muasher Speaks in Crown-Belfer Seminar Series
Event Report
By Noelle Janka, Former Program Coordinator, Middle East Initiative
Marwan Muasher, vice president for studies for the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, former Deputy Prime Minister of Jordan and former Ambassador to the United States spoke at a Crown-Belfer Middle East Seminar Series breakfast on November 1st.
November 3, 2010
Top Palestinian Pollster Dr. Khalil Shikaki Speaks to Crown-Belfer Seminar Series
Event Report
By Noelle Janka, Former Program Coordinator, Middle East Initiative
Dr. Khalil Shikaki, Director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) in Ramallah, spoke on Monday, October 25th.
September 25, 2010
ARAMEX CEO Fadi Ghandour Speaks at Harvard Kennedy School
Media Feature
By Noelle Janka, Former Program Coordinator, Middle East Initiative
Jordanian businessman and founder and CEO of Aramex, Fadi Ghandour visited the Harvard Kennedy School on September 24th, 2010. The event, entitled "Entreprenuership in the Arab World," was hosted by the Middle East Initiative, the Harvard Kennedy School Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative and the Mossavar Rahmani Center for Business and Government.
September 30, 2010
Video: Fatima Bhutto Speaks At Harvard Kennedy School
Media Feature
By Noelle Janka, Former Program Coordinator, Middle East Initiative
Fatima Bhutto, niece of the late Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto, spoke to students and community members at the Harvard Kennedy School on September 29, 2010
October 8, 2010
Tzipi Livni Speaks in Crown-Belfer Middle East Seminar Series
Event Report
By Noelle Janka, Former Program Coordinator, Middle East Initiative
Israeli Opposition Leader and former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni spoke at the second event in the Crown-Belfer Seminar Series on October 5.



