Yusuf Keshavjee invited to Obama’s Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship

In his June 4th, 2009 address in Cairo, President Obama announced that the U.S. would host a Summit on Entrepreneurship to identify how it can deepen ties between business leaders, foundations, and entrepreneurs in the United States and Muslim communities around the world. The Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship was held on Monday and Tuesday, April 26-27th at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C.

26 April 2010 – Excerpts:

As part of his effort to improve US relations with Muslims in East Africa and throughout the world, President Barack Obama is hosting an entrepreneurship summit this week designed to encourage grassroots economic development that can lead to political reforms. Four Kenyans are among more than 200 mostly Muslim delegates from 50 countries invited to the event taking place in Washington on Monday and Tuesday.

Yusuf Keshavjee, a co-founder of a yoga hotel in Diani Beach, is chairman of White Rose Drycleaners, East Africa’s largest chain of dry-cleaning franchises. Mr Keshavjee also serves as board chairman of Honey Care Africa Ltd, a social enterprise that is said to have lifted 9,000 smallholder farmers out of poverty.

http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/
Earlier related: Yusuf Habib Keshavjee, Board of Trustees, AKU

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  1. mr. Yussuf keshavgee..congratuleçao for yo missao..abdulsacoor..portugal..san Noorbanoo velshy keshavgee ans gulamhussen sacoor..may brother Faruk e gulnar .long time..remenber mozambique…. iam. abdulsacoor@msn.com

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