FIRST

Responsible capitalism

Lord Dahrendorf

Chairman, FIRST Judging Panel

Capitalism and the rule of law

Rt Hon Lord Woolf

Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

Corporate governance

Morris T Abaksblat KBE

Chairman, Reed Elsevier

Parmigiani

Nick Foulkes

Journalist

Foreword

Sir Patrick Cormack FSA MP

President, FIRST

Message

HM Queen Elizabth II

Message

HE Roh Moo-Hyun

President, Republic of Korea

Message

Rt Hon Tony Blair MP

Prime Minister, United Kingdom

A friend indeed

Ban Ki-Moon

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of Korea

Building a strong partnership

Rt Hon Jack Straw MP

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, United Kingdom

An economic partnership

Lee Hee-Beom

Minister of Commerce, Industry & Energy, Republic of Korea

Ubiquitous computing networks

Chin Dae-Je

Minister of Information & Communication, Republic of Korea

A knowledge based society

Dr Myung Oh

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science & Technology, Republic of Korea

In pursuit of peace

Chung Dong-Young

Minister of Unification, Republic of Korea

Cultural diversity & globalisation

Chung Dong-Chea

Minister of Culture and Tourism, Republic of Korea

Trade & investment opportunities

Kim Jae-Chul

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Korea International Trade Association (KITA)

Creating unique synergies

Dr Lee Seung-Han

President and CEO, Samsung-Tesco

Message

King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques

Message

HRH Prince Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud

Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Commander of the National Guard

Message

HRH Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud

Second Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Aviation and Inspector-General

Message

Rt Hon Tony Blair MP

Prime Minister, United Kingdom

Message

Sir Patrick Cormack FSA MP

President, FIRST

Closer engagement

Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles KCMG LVO

HM Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Understanding friendship

HRH Prince Turki Al-Faisal

Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the Court of St James’s

Looking to the future

HE Eng Dr Ali Bin Ibrahim Al-Naimi

Minister of Petroleum & Mineral Resources, Saudi Arabia

Increasing role of private sector

HE Dr Ibrahim Al-Assaf

Minister of Finance and National Economy, Saudi Arabia

Investment potential

Amr A Al Dabbagh

Governor of SAGIA

Progress on trade links

Dr Hashim Yamani

Minister of Commerce & Industry, Saudi Arabia

A personal vision

Lubna S Olayan

Chief Executive Officer, Olayan Financing Company

Message

Jacques Chirac

President, Republic of France

Message

Rt Hon Tony Blair MP

Prime Minister, United Kingdom

Potential in pooling our strengths

Michel Barnier

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of France

A common purpose

François Loos

Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Republic of France

Shared interests

Sir John Holmes GCVO KBE CMG

HM Ambassador to France

A Franco-British partnership

Gérard Errera

French Ambassador to the Court of St James’s

Opposites attract

Lord Powell of Bayswater KCMG

International Chairman, Director, Advisor and Trustee

Marrying Anglo-French design

Sir Terence Conran

Chairman, Conran Holdings

Corporate entente cordiale

Michael Mackenzie

Co-proprietor, Champagne Jacquesson

Investing In France

Clara Gaymard

Ambassador, Special Representative of France for International Investment

Creating a lasting legacy

Pascal Boris

Chief Executive Officer (UK), BNP Paribas

Westminster view

Sir Patrick Cormack, FSA MP

European round-up

Jonathan Evans, MEP

Korea"s Growth Potential

Lee Hun-Jai

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance & Economy, Republic of Korea