ADFIMI's 18th CEO SEMINAR took place at the Al Qasr Hall (C), the Hilton Hotel, Jeddah on 31 May 2008 at 14:15 hours.

This year's seminar was dedicated to the prevailing financial crisis. There were two speakers:

Dr. Ghiath Shabsigh

Chief, Middle East and Central Asia Division,

Monetary and Capital markets Department, IMF,

delivered the Keynote Adress on
 

Global Financial Turmoil: Challenges and Opportunities for IsDB Member Countries

And

Prof. Dr. Mahani Zainal Abidin

General Director

Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Malaysia
 

How Malaysia Tackled the 1997 – 1998 Asian Crisis