Laval’s Chamber of Commerce presents first in a series “World’s Great Leader” lunch conferences
By Savas Fortis | Fri, 11/18/2011 - 17:33
The local Chamber of Commerce will present the first in a series of lunch in conferences entitled World’s Great Leaders. The lunch which is scheduled for the 23rd of November will feature Bernard Kouchner who is both a former Minister of Foreign Affairs in France’s government as well as the cofounder of the renowned international medical organization Doctors without Borders.
Doctors without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization created by doctors and journalists in France in 1971.Today, MSF provides independent, impartial assistance in more than 60 countries to people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe, primarily due to armed conflict, epidemics, malnutrition, exclusion from health care, or natural disasters.
The invited speaker will present his views on the state of the European economy in context of the new global reality. The event will be hosted in Laval Chateau Royal reception hall from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Laval’s executive has approved a grant in the sum of $25,000 to help the local chamber of commerce host this series of lunch conferences.



