Registration
Entering Al Dafna
Al Dafna to Close Doors
Opening Session : Shaping Policy in an Interconnected World
Plenary Session : The Global Order Revisited: Old Actors, New Alliances
Break
Plenary Session : Interview: Brett McGurk and Vladamir Voronkov
Plenary Session : The Growth Potential of Emerging Markets and the Impact on the Global Economy
Networking lunch
Parallel Session 1 : Bit-by-Bit: Enforcing Norms in Cyberspace
Parallel Session 3 : Fact or Falsehood? The Consequences of Misinformation
Parallel Session 4 : news? Facilitating Peace in the Sahel: What Are the Alternatives to Militarization?
Parallel Session 2 : Identifying a European Role: Navigating Polarization Across the MENA Region
Break
Plenary Session : Newsmaker Interview: Mohammad Javad Zarif
Plenary Session : Newsmaker Interview: Achim Steiner and Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
Plenary Session : The Targeting and Demonization of Journalists and News Outlets: What Should Be Done?
Closing Remarks
Networking Dinner
Plenary Session : Prospects for International Trade and Investment
Plenary Session : Newsmaker Interview: 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Nadia Murad
Break
Parallel Session : Russia’s Evolving Global Role
Parallel Session : Water Sustainability and Food Security: Addressing the Crisis in Waiting
Parallel Session : Struggling for “Justice”: Palestine, Syria and Yemen
Parallel Session : Asian Connectivity Conundrums: From Trade Routes to Trade Strategy
Lunch
Book Launch Event : “The Gulf Crisis: A View from Qatar”
Gerd Nonneman, PhD, Professor of International Relations & Gulf Studies, Georgetown University, Qatar
Tareq Al-Ansari, PhD, Assistant Professor, College of Science, Engineering and Sustainable Development, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Jocelyn Sage Mitchell, PhD, Assistant Professor in Residence, Northwestern University, Qatar
Mohamed Evren Tok, PhD, Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies and Public Policy Forum in Islam, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Rory Miller, PhD (moderator), Professor of Government, Georgetown University, Qatar
Plenary Session : Newsmaker Interview: Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
Plenary Session : New Age Energy Policy: A Balancing Act
Plenary Session : Conversation With: Saeb Erakat and Robert Malley
Break
Parallel Session : Gender and Mediation: The Role of Women in Conflict Resolution
Parallel Session : Changing Societies: The Rise of Populist Politics and its Impact on Social Movements, Values, and Policies
Parallel Session : The Geopolitics of Natural Resources
Parallel Session : Countering Violent Extremism: Recruitment, Rhetoric, and Radicalization
Break
Plenary Session : How Can the International Community Best Serve Those Most in Need?
Closing Remarks