The conference “Egypt in a Changing World” discussed the political, economic and social reform map, in the attendance of Minister of Public Business Sector Hesham Tawfik and several economic, political and scientific research figures in Egypt.
The conference, organized by Future University in Egypt ‘s very own Faculty of Economics and Political Science, began on Saturday morning with a speech by Hisham Tawfik, Minister of Public Business Sector, who emphasized the importance of this conference and that his attendance stems from enthusiasm for the conference’s idea; titled “Egypt in a Changing World”
The conference was attended by Prof. Hesham Arafat former Minister for Transport, Prof. Mostafa El-Feki Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Library of Alexandria), Prof. Gouda Abdel-Khalek, Professor of Economics and Political Science at Cairo University, Prof. Ebada Sarhan and Prof. Sherine El-Shawarby Dean of Faculty of Economics and Political Science, and Prof. Ashraf El-Arabi former Minister of Planning.
During his speech at the conference, Tawfik, pointed out that there is a structural change taking place for the companies of the business sector that face many problems to support the economy and achieve financial gains, and indicated the necessity of working on restoring balance by tackling the law 203 to serve the business sector in Egypt.
Prof. Mostafa El-Feki, Director of Alexandria Library, emphasized the importance of that Egyptians should realize that they are not living alone in the world, and stressed the fact that the world's problems should be clear in our minds.
During his speech in the conference, El-Feki asserted the necessity of political and regional diplomatic engagement in the region and employing that in serving the national issues. He explained that stopping at the borders of what we see only does not serve our issues.
Also in his speech, Prof. Gouda Abdel-Khalek, Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science at Cairo University, mentioned that there is a saying for Al-Jaheth, one of the Muslim scholars, that science is a method before a reality, clarifying many concepts that explain the economic and social reform, on top of which is investment in people or stone.
In his speech at the conference, he referred to the importance of digital transformation and its necessity to be based on a scientific basis, and explained also that the distribution of political forces needs reconsideration.
Prof. Sherine El-Shawarby, Dean of Faculty of Economics and Political Science, said that "Egypt in a Changing World" conference tries through scientific research to reveal the challenges represented by the rapid changes in all aspects of life; climatic, environmental and epidemic changes that endanger different aspects of our lives and even threaten their survival. As well as technological changes that confound labor markets and economic and political changes.
In her speech at the Conference, she emphasized that Egypt had begun a new phase of comprehensive reform to modernize society, build a strong state and achieve the goals of sustainable development.
Conference participants raised many issues, including the necessity that Egypt, as a country of giant companies, should demand the establishment of regional centers for software, like India, to export to Arab countries and the world, confirming that the Egyptian human mind is advanced and that all giant companies include Egyptian employees.
The conference was organized by the faculty members and students at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science and was presented by one of the students of the Political Media Department of the Faculty of Economics.
The conference discussed the mechanisms of economic sciences, political sciences and public administration, as well as the media in building the state and setting public opinion, and the complications posed by social sciences trends during the recent and different stage of the nation's legacy, including their essential role in influencing the course of political action during the current period.