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Virtual Book Discussion: A Daring Enterprise
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Mon, Sep 21, 2026
7 PM – 8 PM (GMT+3)
7pm Cairo (GMT+3) | 5pm London | 12pm New York
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Drawing on firsthand experience, the book explores an unconventional model of foreign assistance, examining how investment, entrepreneurship, and partnership can create jobs, expand opportunities, and build lasting ties between the United States and Egypt.
Click here to learn more about A Daring Enterprise: A US-Egyptian Partnership and the Case for Soft Power by James A. Harmon, Cornelius Queen and Mark Warren (AUC Press, 2026)
“An amazing story! A Daring Enterprise is a vivid account of the good America can do in the world if we’re faithful to our values.”— David Ignatius, Columnist, Washington Post
Date: Monday, 21 September 2026
Time: 7 pm Cairo (GMT+3) | 5 pm London | 12 pm New York
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Speakers
James A. Harmon
Chairman
Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund
James A. Harmon is chairman of the Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund, a private corporation seeded by government funds to promote the development of the Egyptian private sector. Harmon is co-chair of the board of directors of the World Resources Institute, a global policy and research institution. Nominated by President Clinton and confirmed by the US Senate in June 1997, he was the chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for the four years ended June 2001. Prior to that he was chairman and CEO of the investment bank Schroder Wertheim (1986-1996). Harmon received a B.A. in English Literature from Brown University and an MBA in Finance from Wharton Graduate School. He lives in Weston, Connecticut.
Sherif Kamel
Dean
School of Business, The American University in Cairo
Sherif Kamel is a professor of management, dean of the school of Business at the American University in Cairo, board member and former president of the board of governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt. Previously, he was vice president for information management and associate dean for executive education at The American University in Cairo. Before joining AUC, he was director of the Regional IT Institute, and prior to that, he managed the training department of the Cabinet of Egypt Information and Decision Support Center. Kamel is an Eisenhower Fellow. He has several board affiliations including co-chairing the board of stewards of the African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative, a member of the AACSB International MENA Advisory Council, and founding member of the Internet Society of Egypt. Previously, he was a member of the board of the Association of African Business Schools.
Cornelius Queen
Senior Vice President at the Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund and former Chairman of the Export-Import Bank, the United States
Cornelius W. Queen is senior vice-president at the Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund and and former Chairman of the Export-Import Bank at the United States. He previously managed a humanitarian aid program in Lebanon during the Syrian refugee crisis, served as a legislative aide in the U.S. Congress, and was a member of the Carter Center’s election observation mission during Egypt’s 2011-2012 elections. He holds an MA from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a BA from Johns Hopkins University. He is a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations.