Vincent James Hooper

Global Finance; Multinational Finance; Emerging Capital Markets

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A Vision of Peace and Prosperity: Hope for Israel, Palestine, IMEC, and 2025

In the land where the olive trees grow,
Under skies both friend and foe,
A yearning rises, ancient and deep,
For dreams of peace that will not sleep.

The wind carries whispers through ancient stones,
Echoes of prayers in soft, hushed tones.
“Let swords be plowshares, let hate subside,
Let hearts be bridges where hopes reside.”

Oh land of prophets, sacred, scarred,
Where history’s wounds have healed so hard,
May IMEC’s corridors light the way,
Uniting dreams from night to day.

No more the cries of broken walls,
No shadowed streets where silence calls.
But laughter ringing, children’s play,
In towns and valleys, night and day.

For every tear the desert drinks,
For every soul on hatred’s brink,
May kindness bloom, as wildflowers grow,
In soil where peace seemed long ago.

Let leaders rise with vision clear,
To guide with wisdom, calm, and care.
Let justice walk where fear once stood,
And mercy mend the brotherhood.

Together in this hallowed place,
Where faiths entwine, and dreams embrace,
Let Israel and Palestine stand as one,
Under the light of a common sun.

2025, may you reveal,
The truth that unity can heal.
With IMEC’s hand in global care,
A brighter future lingers there.

Let trade flow freely, bridges expand,
Through IMEC’s vision, hand in hand.
A corridor of hope, a lifeline drawn,
To carry the seeds of a peaceful dawn.

Through ports and railways, dreams converge,
Boundaries soften, ambitions surge.
Goods and ideas, like rivers, stream,
Building prosperity from a shared dream.

Let this initiative, bold and wise,
Bring brighter futures to weary skies.
Where once was conflict, let commerce thrive,
And hope for millions come alive.

For IMEC is more than steel and stone,
It’s a testament to what’s grown—
A path to peace, a chance to mend,
A symbol of neighbors becoming friends.

May Israel and Palestine both embrace
This opportunity to erase
The scars of old, and start anew,
With dignity for all, long overdue.

2025, may you impart
A unity of mind and heart.
Through trade, through trust, through actions fair,
May IMEC’s vision lead us there.

About the Author

Religion: Church of England. [This is not an organized religion but rather quite disorganized]. He is an expert in global finance and risk management, specializing in valuation, capital markets, and investment strategies. With extensive academic and industry experience, he has authored numerous research papers and led executive training programs globally. Known for his engaging teaching style, Professor Hooper combines theoretical rigor with practical insights to prepare students and professionals for complex financial challenges in the geopolitical arena. He is a dual British and Australian citizen and has taught at top internationally ranked business schools in Australia, Malaysia, Malta, Albania, Greece, China, Saudi Arabia, UAE and UK including the Australian National University, University of New South Wales, Xiamen University, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, American University in London, Nottingham University and Exeter University. He has worked at UCFB.COM, the world's first football university campus at Wembley Stadium where he taught modules in football finance. He is a regular contributor to the international media and has organized several international symposiums attended by IMF and World Bank senior personnel. In 2021-2024 he has acted as a reviewer for the British Medical Journal Open; Frontiers in Public Health; Frontiers in Psychology; Frontiers in Psychiatry; Journal of Mathematical Finance; Frontiers in Medicine; and International Journal of Public Health in his areas of specialism [Q1 and Q2 ranked journals]. He is also on the 2018-2024 organizing committee of AMEFSS [http://dataconferences.org/page/speakers-school]. He teaches and supervises industry projects in Investment Banking and related topics in accounting, finance, statistics and strategy, achieving outstanding candidate evaluations. He has external examiner experience with a London based university in oil & gas whilst holding the position of Director of Global Oil, Gas and Shipping at Greenwich University, and has graded PhD theses at ANU, UNSW and RMIT as examiner. He has consulted G15 countries on regional integration of capital markets leading to successful MOUs. Under the auspices of his executive education company, he facilitated many videolink appeals for the British Medical Council and a major corruption case (£billions) in South Africa (pioneering). He is a Fellow (Academic) of the Association of International Accountants, UK, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK and Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society, UK.

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