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14 Dec

Friday
Full Day

Arrival and Registration

15 Dec

Saturday
06:00-07:30

Registration

08:00-08:30

Entering Al Dafna

Al Dafna to Close Doors

09:00-09:45

Opening Session : Shaping Policy in an Interconnected World

09:45-10:45

Plenary Session : The Global Order Revisited: Old Actors, New Alliances

  1. H.E. SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN ABDULRAHMAN AL-THANI , DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, QATAR
  2. H.E. MARIA FERNANDA ESPINOSA , PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
  3. H.E. HASSAN KHAIRE , PRIME MINISTER OF SOMALIA
  4. H.E. TEODOR-VIOREL MELEȘCANU , MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ROMANIA
  5. AMBASSADOR WOLFGANG ISCHINGER Moderator , CHAIRMAN, MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE

10:45-11:00

Break


11:00-11:30

Plenary Session : Interview: Brett McGurk and Vladamir Voronkov

  1. MR. BRETT H. MCGURK , U.S. SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY FOR THE GLOBAL COALITION TO DEFEAT ISIS
  2. MR. VLADIMIR VORONKOV , UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF COUNTER-TERRORISM
  3. MR. PETER BERGEN moderator , VICE PRESIDENT FOR GLOBAL STUDIES & FELLOWS, NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION
11:30-12:30

Plenary Session : The Growth Potential of Emerging Markets and the Impact on the Global Economy

  1. H.E. ALI SHAREEF AL-EMADI , MINISTER OF FINANCE, QATAR
  2. H.E. BERAT ALBAYRAK , MINISTER OF TREASURY AND FINANCE, TURKEY
  3. MR. CHRISTIAN SEWING , CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, DEUTSCHE BANK AG
  4. MR. CHRIS GILES Moderator , ECONOMICS EDITOR, FINANCIAL TIMES

12:30-14:00

Networking lunch


14:00-15:00

Parallel Session 1 : Bit-by-Bit: Enforcing Norms in Cyberspace

  1. DR. HESSA AL-JABER , CHAIRMAN OF QATAR SATELLITE COMPANY "ES’HAIL SAT"
  2. MS. MARIETJE SCHAAKE , MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
  3. AMBASSADOR DR. LATHA REDDY , CO-CHAIR, GLOBAL COMMISSION ON THE STABILITY OF CYBERSPACE
  4. MS. KATHERINE BAUER Moderator , BLUMENSTEIN-KATZ FAMILY FELLOW, THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY

Parallel Session 3 : Fact or Falsehood? The Consequences of Misinformation

  1. DR. MICHAEL D. RICH , PRESIDENT AND CEO, RAND CORPORATION
  2. MR. ALAIN GRESH , PUBLICATION DIRECTOR, ORIENT XXI
  3. DR. AHMED K. ELMAGARMID , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, QATAR COMPUTING RESEARCH INSTITUTE
  4. PROF. NICK ENFIELD , DIRECTOR, SYDNEY SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES ADVANCED RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
  5. MR. STEVE CLEMONS , Moderator , EDITOR AT LARGE, THE ATLANTIC

Parallel Session 4 : news? Facilitating Peace in the Sahel: What Are the Alternatives to Militarization?

  1. MR. MOUSSA MARA , FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF MALI
  2. MR. YÉRO BOLY , FORMER MINISTER OF DEFENSE, BURKINA FASO
  3. AMBASSADOR PHILLIP CARTER III , CONSULTANT, THE MEAD HILL GROUP, FORMER US AMBASSADOR TO IVORY COAST
  4. MR. RINALDO DEPAGNE , Moderator , SENIOR ADVISER AFRICA & PROJECT DIRECTOR WEST AFRICA, INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP

Parallel Session 2 : Identifying a European Role: Navigating Polarization Across the MENA Region

  1. RT HON ALISTAIR BURT MP , MINISTER OF STATE FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AT THE FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
  2. H.E. SIGMAR GABRIEL , MEMBER OF THE GERMAN BUNDESTAG (PARLIAMENT), FORMER VICE CHANCELLOR AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
  3. H.E. DR. MUTLAQ AL-QAHTANI , SPECIAL ENVOY OF THE FOREIGN MINISTER OF THE STATE OF QATAR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM AND MEDIATION OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION
  4. MR. IBRAHIM KALIN , SPECIAL ADVISER TO PRESIDENT ERDOGAN AND THE PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON
  5. MR. JULIEN BARNES-DACEY , Moderator , MENA PROGRAMME DIRECTOR, EUROPEAN COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

15:00-15:15

Break

15:14-15:45

Plenary Session : Newsmaker Interview: Mohammad Javad Zarif

  1. H.E. MOHAMMAD JAVAD ZARIF , FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER, IRAN
  2. MS. ROBIN WRIGHT Moderator , WRITER, THE NEW YORKER

15:45-16:15

Plenary Session : Newsmaker Interview: Achim Steiner and Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga

  1. MR. ACHIM STEINER , UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR
  2. DR. VAIRA VIKE-FREIBERGA , PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB DE MADRID AND FORMER PRESIDENT OF LATVIA
  3. MS. GHIDA FAKHRY Moderator , CURRENT AFFAIRS PRESENTER, TRT WORLD
16:15-17:15

Plenary Session : The Targeting and Demonization of Journalists and News Outlets: What Should Be Done?

  1. MS. MARIA RESSA , EXECUTIVE EDITOR, RAPPLER
  2. MR. DAVID SCHLESINGER , COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS, MEMBER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FORMER REUTERS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
  3. MR. SEAN SPICER , FORMER WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
  4. MR. PETER DOBBIE Moderator , ANCHOR, AL JAZEERA ENGLISH
17:15-17:30

Closing Remarks

19:00-22:00

Networking Dinner

16 Dec

Sunday
09:00-10:00

Plenary Session : Prospects for International Trade and Investment

  1. H.E. MR. ALI BIN AHMED AL-KUWARI , MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, QATAR
  2. DR. VOLKER TREIER , VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERAL ASSOCIATION OF GERMAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
  3. PROF. STEPHANE GARELLI , PROFESSOR EMERITUS, WORLD COMPETITIVENESS AT IMD, UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE
  4. MR. JOHN DEFTERIOS Moderator , CNN BUSINESS' EMERGING MARKETS EDITOR AND ANCHOR
10:00-10:30

Plenary Session : Newsmaker Interview: 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Nadia Murad

  1. MS. NADIA MURAD , 2018 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATE
  2. MS. RAWAA AUGÉ Moderator , AL JAZEERA ARABIC PRESENTER
10:30-10:45

Break

10:45-11:45

Parallel Session : Russia’s Evolving Global Role

  1. ANDREY KORTUNOV , DIRECTOR-GENERAL, RUSSIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL
  2. AMBASSADOR FAHAD AL-ATTIYAH , QATAR'S AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA
  3. VITALY NAUMKIN , DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL STUDIES, RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
  4. MR. PAUL J. SAUNDERS , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR NATIONAL INTEREST
  5. MR. TIMOFEI BORDACHEV Moderator , PROGRAM DIRECTOR, VALDAI DISCUSSION CLUB; DIRECTOR, CENTRE FOR COMPREHENSIVE EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

Parallel Session : Water Sustainability and Food Security: Addressing the Crisis in Waiting

  1. H.E PABLO CAMPANA SAENZ , MINISTER OF PRODUCTION, FOREIGN TRADE, INVESTMENT AND FISHERIES, ECUADOR
  2. AMBASSADOR BADER OMAR AL-DAFA , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GLOBAL DRYLAND ALLIANCE
  3. DR. DJIMÉ ADOUM , EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, PERMANENT COMMITTEE FOR DROUGHT IN THE SAHEL
  4. MR. MIGUEL ÁNGEL MORATINOS CUYAUBÉ , FUTURE U.N. HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS
  5. MS. DAREEN ABUGHAIDA , Moderator , PRESENTER, AL JAZEERA ENGLISH

Parallel Session : Struggling for “Justice”: Palestine, Syria and Yemen

  1. MR. BARAA SHIBAN , MEMBER OF TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE WORKING GROUP AT THE YEMENI NATIONAL DIALOGUE CONFERENCE
  2. MR. STAFFAN DE MISTURA , UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SYRIA, UNITED NATIONS
  3. MR. FADEL ABDUL GHANY , CHAIRMAN OF THE SYRIAN NETWORK FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
  4. MR. ATA HINDI , RESEARCH FELLOW, INTERNATIONAL LAW, INSTITUTE OF LAW AT BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY
  5. DR. NOHA ABOUELDAHAB , Moderator , BROOKINGS DOHA CENTER, VISITING FELLOW

Parallel Session : Asian Connectivity Conundrums: From Trade Routes to Trade Strategy

  1. DR. MOHAMAD MALIKI BIN OSMAN , SENIOR MINISTER OF STATE, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SINGAPORE
  2. MR. KABIR TANEJA , ASSOCIATE FELLOW, OBSERVER RESEARCH FOUNDATION
  3. MS. THERESA FALLON , DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR RUSSIA EUROPE ASIA STUDIES, BELGIUM
  4. DR. LU MIAO , CO-FOUNDER, VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CENTER FOR CHINA AND GLOBALIZATION
  5. DR. SARAN SAMIR , Modaerator , PRESIDENT, OBSERVER RESEARCH FOUNDATION
11:45-13:15

Lunch

12:15-13:00

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


13:15-13:45

Plenary Session : Newsmaker Interview: Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

  1. H.E. MEVLÜT ÇAVUŞOĞLU , FOREIGN MINISTER, TURKEY
  2. MS. HADLEY GAMBLE , CNBC ANCHOR
13:45-14:45

Plenary Session : New Age Energy Policy: A Balancing Act

  1. H.E. SAAD SHERIDA AL-KAABI , MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENERGY AFFAIRS, PRESIDENT & CEO OF QATAR PETROLEUM
  2. H.E. DR. YURY SENTYURIN , SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE GECF
  3. MR. CLAUDIO DESCALZI , CEO OF ENI
  4. MR. DMITRY ZHDANNIKOV Moderator , THOMSON REUTERS, EDITOR IN CHARGE, ENERGY, EMEA
14:45-15:15

Plenary Session : Conversation With: Saeb Erakat and Robert Malley

  1. MR. SAEB ERAKAT , CHIEF PALESTINIAN NEGOTIATOR
  2. MR. ROBERT MALLEY , PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP
15:15-15:30

Break

15:30-16:30

Parallel Session : Gender and Mediation: The Role of Women in Conflict Resolution

  1. H.E. DELIA DOMINGO ALBERT , PHILIPPINES FORMER FOREIGN SECRETARY
  2. H.E. IVONNE A-BAKI , AMBASSADOR OF ECUADOR TO QATAR
  3. DR. ANN PHILLIPS , SENIOR ADVISOR, U.S. INSTITUTE OF PEACE
  4. DR. MEENAKSHI GOPINATH , FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR, WISCOMP
  5. PROF. MELY CABALLERO-ANTHONY Moderator , PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND HEAD OF THE CENTRE FOR NON-TRADITIONAL SECURITY STUDIES, THE S. RAJARATNAM SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

Parallel Session : Changing Societies: The Rise of Populist Politics and its Impact on Social Movements, Values, and Policies

  1. H.E. KAMISSA CAMARA , MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OF MALI
  2. PROF. ABDELWAHAB EL-AFFENDI , DEAN, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES, DOHA INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
  3. PROF. HAMID DABASHI , PROFESSOR OF IRANIAN STUDIES AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK CITY
  4. DR. TERRI E. GIVENS , POLITICAL SCIENTIST AT GIVENS CONSULTING
  5. Dana El-Kurd , moderator , Researcher, The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies

Parallel Session : The Geopolitics of Natural Resources

  1. DR. MIKHAIL KRUTIKHIN , PARTNER AND ANALYST, RUSENERGY
  2. DR. KRISTIAN COATES ULRICHSEN , RICE UNIVERSITY’S BAKER INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY & ASSOCIATE FELLOW, CHATHAM HOUSE
  3. MR. SIMON HENDERSON , DIRECTOR, BERNSTEIN PROGRAM ON GULF & ENERGY POLICY, WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY
  4. DR. MAHJOOB ZWEIRI , Moderator , DIRECTOR OF GULF STUDIES CENTER, QATAR UNIVERSITY

Parallel Session : Countering Violent Extremism: Recruitment, Rhetoric, and Radicalization

  1. DR. ANNE SPECKHARD , DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF VIOLENT EXTREMISM
  2. MR. PETER BERGEN , VICE PRESIDENT FOR GLOBAL STUDIES & FELLOWS, NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION
  3. MS. ELISABETH KENDALL , SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW, ARABIC AND ISLAMIC STUDIES, OXFORD UNIVERSITY
  4. MR. OOMAR SHARIFF MULBOCUS , UK PREVENT COUNSELOR, THERAPIST & BEHAVIOURAL INTERVENTIONIST REGISTERED BY THE HOME OFFICE UK
  5. MR. ALBERTO M. FERNANDEZ , Moderator , PRESIDENT, MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS
16:30-16:45

Break

16:45-17:45

Plenary Session : How Can the International Community Best Serve Those Most in Need?

  1. MS. HENRIETTA H. FORE , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UNICEF
  2. MR. MARK LOWCOCK , UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR, UNITED NATIONS
  3. MR. KHALIFA AL KUWARI , GENERAL DIRECTOR, QATAR FUND FOR DEVELOPMENT
  4. MR. STEVE CLEMONS Moderator , EDITOR AT LARGE, THE ATLANTIC
17:45-18:15

Keynote Address

  1. MR. ANTÓNIO GUTERRES , SECRETARY-GENERAL, UNITED NATIONS
18:15-18:30

Closing Remarks