On Saturday February 11th, Ricardo Karam gave a speech to “Les Guides du Liban” at “Notre Dame de Jamhour”. He shared his experiences, with guide captains and assistants, on how to give a proper speech, how to handle a discussion and how to manage a conversation with people who have different personalities.

On Friday 3rd of February, Ricardo Karam gave the opening speech of the “Association de l’Amitié et de Coopération Liban- Maroc” gala dinner. The event, celebrating the 2nd anniversary of the association, took place at the Phoenicia Hotel, Grand Ballroom; the evening was made up of a typical Moroccan diner followed by a Moroccan-Lebanese arts themed soiree.

Ricardo Karam and Fawzia Salama moderated the “Discussion with Women of the Week (WOW)” panel during the 5th New Arab Woman Forum (NAWF 2012) under the main heading “Women and the Arab Spring” that was held on 1–2 February 2012 at the Four Seasons Hotel, Beirut. On the 2nd of February, a “Sawa Sawa” peaceful march in solidarity with the Arab Woman proclaiming “No Spring without Women” started from the Four Seasons Hotel to Down Town Beirut at 2.30pm

Ricardo Karam has started a business trip taking him to Paris, Lausanne, Geneva, London and Gstaad. He is wrapping up the last details for his new shows and fine tuning major details pertaining to TAKREEM initiative 2012 road map. More info are to be given soon.

On Christmas Eve, Ricardo Karam was the guest of VDL last Friday 24th of December between 2.45 and 4.15 pm, in Tony Haykal’s show “Al Hawa Elak”.

Ricardo Karam was the Master of Ceremony at the Worldwide Alumni Association of the American University of Beirut Leadership Assembly that took place at the Bathish auditorium (west hall) on the 27th of December 2011 at 7pm. This event was to honor the former WAAAUB Leadership and to welcome the new.