Enriching The Middle East’s Economic Future Conference 2009

SUNDAY, MAY 3RD , 2009
Time / Hall	Events
18:30 – 20:30	Opening Ceremony and Dinner
18:30 - 20:30 Al-dafna Hall	Welcoming Speech: (Photos ) H.H. Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs – Qatar (Video) Opening Speech: H.H. Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar. (Word) (Video) Guests of Honor Statements : - H.E Jacques Chirac, Former President of France (7 minutes) (Video) - H.E Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of the Republic of Finland. (7 minutes) (Video) Strategy: Towards a Multipolar World First Session Moderator: Sir David Frost, Writer, TV Journalist, "Paradine Productions" – UK Speakers: (5 to 7 minutes each) • H.E. Alain Juppe, Former Prime Minister – France • H.E. Douglas Hurd, Former Foreign Minister- UK. • Claus Schwab, CEO, World Economic Forum - Switzerland • H.E. Gordon England, former US Deputy Defence Secretary • Shashi Tharoor, official candidate of India for the Office of UN Secretary General (2006) - India Discussion Topics: - Towards a Multi-polar world. - The political and economic Challenges of Reshaping Global Co-operation - Sharing of global influence, or creating of a society of justice for all. - Arab polar position in the geography of a multi-polar world. - Relations between the polar groups and building of alliances. - Vision of the future role of the United Nations and its institutions in a multi-polar world.
20:30	Dinner in honor of the Participants
MONDAY, MAY 4TH , 2009
Time / Hall	Events
09:00 –9:15 Al-dafna Hall-2	INTRODUCTION (Photos ) - Professor Steven L. Spiegel, Director, UCLA Center for Middle East Development GREETINGS - Scott Waugh, Executive Vice Chancelor and Provost, UCLA - Nicholas Entrikin, Vice Provost, International Institute, UCLA
9:15 –11:00 Al-dafna Hall-2	PLENARY 1 (Photos ) Obama’s America: The Economic Scene Moderator: - Mel Levine, Partner, Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher LLP Speakers: - Leo Hindery, Managing Director, Intermedia Partners - Clyde Prestowitz, President, Economic Strategy Institute - Steve Clemons, Director, American Strategy Program, New America Foundation
11:00 –11:15	Break
11:15 –13:00 Al-dafna Hall-2 Salwa Hall 2	PLENARY 2 (Photos ) The Financial Crisis And The Future Of The World Economy And Financial System Moderator: - Hani Findakly, Chairman, Potomac Capital Speakers: - Peter Baumbusch, Partner, Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher LLP - Mohsen Fahmi, Head, Multi Manager Funds, Moore Capital Investment - Clyde Prestowitz, President, Economic Strategy Institute - Geoff Garrett, CEO, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney WORKING GROUP WG Topic: Obama’s America: The Economic Scene Chair: Mel Levine, Partner, Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher LLP
13:00–14:30	Lunch (Ryan Foyer)
14:30–16:30 Al-dafna Hall-2 Salwa Hall 2	PLENARY 3 (Photos ) The New World Order: the Global Economy after the Crisis Moderator: - Cornelia Meyer, NED, RUSI and Independent Energy Expert Speakers: - Baroness Valerie Amos, Member, House of Lords - John J Sullivan, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Former Deputy Secretary of the United States Commerce Department (2006-2008) - Alexander Dynkin, Director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Moscow - Dr. Fawaz Alamy, Chairman and CEO, AJWA Group - Tomoharu Washio, Senior Research Fellow and Director, International Affairs, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) WORKING GROUP WG Topic: The Financial Crisis And The Future Of The World Economy And Financial System Chair: Hani Findakly, Chairman, Potomac Capital
16:30–17:00	Break
17:00 –19:00 Al-dafna Hall-2 Salwa Hall 2	PLENARY 4 (Photos ) Global Conflict and Cooperation in a New Era Moderator: - Sean Cleary, Chairman, Strategic Concepts Ltd. Speakers: - Patrick Cronin, Director, Institute for National Strategic Studies - Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi, Commentator and Former Pakistan Ambassador to the US and UK - VADM Raman Puri, Director, Forum of Strategic and Security Studies (FSSS), India - James Clad, Professor, National Defense University - H.E. Kantathi Suphamongkhon, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Thailand and Professor of Law and Diplomacy, UCLA WORKING GROUP WG Topic: The New World Order: the Global Economy after the Crisis Chair: Cornelia Meyer, NED, RUSI and Independent Energy Expert
19:00 - 22:00	Dinner at leisure (Ryan Foyer)
TUESDAY, MAY 5TH , 2009
Time / Hall	Events
09:00 -11:00 Al-dafna Hall-2 Salwa Hall 2	PLENARY 5 (Photos ) What Does the Volatility of Oil Prices Mean for Producers, Consumers, and the Industry? Moderator: - Mel Levine, Partner, Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher LLP Speakers: - Cornelia Meyer, NED, RUSI and Independent Energy Expert - Edward Morse, Head of Research, Louis Capital Markets - Tadashi Maeda, Head, Corporate Planning Department, Japan Bank for International Cooperation - Ole Gunnar Austvik, Professor, Lillehammer University WORKING GROUP (Photos ) Topic: Global Conflict and Cooperation in a New Era Chair: Sean Cleary, Chairman, Strategic Concepts Ltd.
11:00 –11:15	Break
11:15-13:00 Al-dafna Hall-2 Salwa Hall 2	PLENARY 6 (Photos ) Neo Middle East: New Imperatives and Old Realities Moderator: - Professor Steven L. Spiegel, Director, UCLA Center for Middle East Development Speakers: - Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer, Visiting Professor of Middle East policy studies at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, former US Ambassador to Egypt and Israel - Ambassador Robert Toscano, Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy - Malik Dahlan, Principal, Quraysh Institution for Law & Policy, United Kingdom - Richard Schofield, Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography, Kings College London - Wadah Khanfar, the Director General , Al Jazeera Network. WORKING GROUP WG Topic: What Does the Volatility of Oil Prices Mean for Producers, Consumers, and the Industry? Chair: Cornelia Meyer, NED, RUSI and Independent Energy Expert
13:00–14:30	Lunch (Ryan Foyer)
13:45 -15:30 Al-dafna Hall (1)	PLENARY 7 (Photos ) Women Mean Business in the Global Economy Chair: - Judith Barnett, President, The Barnett Group, LLC Speakers: - Hala El Barkouky, Managing Partner, Allied Business Consultants - Ying Wang, Chairman, China Solar Power Corporation - Harinder Sekhon, Senior Fellow, Observer Researcher Foundation, India
14:30 - 16:30 Al-dafna Hall-2	PLENARY 8 (Photos ) Economic Developments in the Middle East: Projects and Perspectives Moderator: - Charles Ries, Former US Ambassador to Greece, and Senior Fellow, Rand Speakers: - Hassan Ali bin Ali, Chairman, Shafallah NGO - James Pickup, Director and General Counsel, Middle East Investment Initiative and Partner, DLA Piper - Thomas S. Caldwell, C.M., Chairman and CEO, Caldwell Financial Ltd. - Raghu Mandagolathur, Markaz, Investment Bank, Kuwait - Xiao Yan, Director and CEO, Heng Xin China Holdings Limited
16:30 -17:00	Break
17:00 -18:45 Al-dafna Hall-2 Salwa Hall 2	PLENARY 9 (Photos ) Obama’s America: The Political Scene Moderator: - Steve Clemons, Director, American Strategy Program, New America Foundation Speakers: - Governor Gray Davis, Former Governor, State of California - Joel Aberbach, Director, Center for American Politics and Public Policy, UCLA - Frank Gilliam, Dean, School of Public Policy, UCLA - Gary Wasserman, Professor, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service WORKING GROUP Topic: Economic Developments in the Middle East: Projects and Perspectives Chair: Charles Ries, Former US Ambassador to Greece, and Senior Fellow, Rand
18:45 - 19:00	Break
19:00 - 20:00 Al-dafna Hall-2	FINAL PLENARY: (Photos ) Perspective and Future Implications: Reports from the Working Groups Chair: - H.E. Mohammed Al Rumaihi, Assistant to the Foreign Minister for Follow Up Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar Chair: - Professor Steven L. Spiegel, Director, UCLA Center for Middle East Development
20:00	Closing Dinner (Ryan Foyer)