2019 Agenda

14 Dec

Saturday
09:00-09:50

Opening Session, Al Dafna Hall

  1. H.H SHEIKH TAMIM BIN HAMAD AL THANI, AMIR OF THE STATE OF QATAR
  2. H.E. DR. TUN MAHATHIR MOHAMAD, PRIME MINISTER, MALAYSIA
  3. H.E PROFESSOR TIJJANI MUHAMMAD-BANDE, PRESIDENT, UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
  4. GHIDA FAKHRY, MASTER OF CEREMONIES
  5. SAMI ZEIDAN, ANCHOR, AL JAZEERA ENGLISH
09:50-10:45

Plenary Session, Al Dafna Hall : Reimagining Governance in a Multipolar World

  1. H.E. SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN ABDULRAHMAN AL-THANI, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, QATAR
  2. H.E. MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION
  3. JANE HARMAN, DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, AND CEO, WILSON CENTER
  4. BØRGE BRENDE, PRESIDENT, WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
  5. DR. ROBIN NIBLETT DIRECTOR, CHATHAM HOUSE (moderator)
10:45-11:15

Break

11:15-12:05

Parallel Session, Salwa 1 Hall : Whose Migration Challenge? Regional Cooperation and the New Balance of Power

  1. H.E. AMIRA EL FADIL, COMMISSIONER FOR SOCIAL AFFAIRS, AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION
  2. ANAS EL GOMATI, DIRECTOR, SADEQ INSTITUTE
  3. H. E. MIROSLAV LAJČÁK, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AND EUROPEAN AFFAIRS, SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  4. JANE HARMAN, DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, AND CEO, WILSON CENTER
  5. AMBASSADOR NICOLA CLASE, AMBASSADOR, COORDINATOR FOR MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ISSUES, SWEDISH MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS
  6. SUSI DENNISON DIRECTOR, EUROPEAN POWER PROGRAMME, EUROPEAN COUNCIL FOREIGN RELATIONS (moderator)

Parallel Session, Salwa 2 Hall : Unwinding Africa's Proxy Wars: Libya and the Horn of Africa

  1. CLAUDIA GAZZINI, SENIOR LIBYA ANALYST, INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP
  2. DR. EBBA KALONDO, SPOKESPERSON TO THE CHAIRPERSON, AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION
  3. H.E. AMBASSADOR AHMED ISSE AWAD, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SOMALIA
  4. JAMES SWAN, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR SOMALIA
  5. DR. COMFORT ERO AFRICA PROGRAM DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP (moderator )

Parallel Session, Salwa 3 Hall : Syria: Paths to Peace

  1. DR. JASON FRITZ, SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST, BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
  2. DR. RANDA SLIM, SENIOR FELLOW, CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND TRACK II DIALOGUES PROGRAM, MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTE
  3. DMITRIY FROLOVSKIY, POLICY ANALYST
  4. IBRAHIM KALIN, CHIEF COUNSELOR TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC
  5. JEFFREY FELTMAN JOHN C. WHITEHEAD VISITING FELLOW IN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY, THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION (moderator)

Parallel Session, Business Hub, Al Rayyan Hall : Investment Trends in Emerging Markets. Business Hub

  1. ARANCHA GONZÁLEZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTER
  2. MURAT EMIRDAG, CEO, HEPSIBURADA
  3. SHEIKH ALI ALWALEED AL THANI, CEO, INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCY QATAR
  4. ISSAM ABOUSLEIMAN, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, GCC COUNTRIES, WORLD BANK
  5. ADRIAN FINIGHAN PRINCIPAL PRESENTER, AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (moderator)
12:05-13:35

Lunch

12:35-13:25

Panel Discussion, Salwa 1 Hall : Advancing the Repatriation of Foreign Terrorist Fighters

  1. H.E. DR. MUTLAQ BIN MAJED AL-QAHTANI, SPECIAL ENVOY OF THE FOREIGN MINISTER OF THE STATE OF QATAR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM AND MEDIATION OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION
  2. DR. DENISE NATALI, ASSISTANT SECRETARY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
  3. DR. KHALID KOSER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GLOBAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND RESILIENCE FUND
  4. AMBASSADOR JEAN-PAUL LABORDE, ROVING AMBASSADOR, PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
  5. RENAUD GIRARD FOREIGN AFFAIRS COLUMNIST, LE FIGARO (moderator)

Special Session, Salwa 2 Hall : Spotlight Conversation With H.E. Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah

  1. H.E. ABDULLAH BIN HAMAD AL-ATTIYAH, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE ABDULLAH BIN HAMAD AL-ATTIYAH INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  2. SALAM MOSAFIR, SENIOR PRESENTER, RUSSIA TODAY ARABIC

Roundtable Discussion, Salwa 3 Hall : Preventing Extremism and Building Resillient Societies in Fragile States

  1. VLADIMIR VORONKOV, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL, OFFICE OF COUNTER-TERRORISM, UNITED NATIONS
  2. DR. ELIE ABOUAOUN, (DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA PROGRAMS, USIP
  3. NICKOLAY MLADENOV, SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS, UNITED NATIONS
  4. AMBASSADOR CHRISTIAN BUCK, DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, FEDERAL FOREIGN OFFICE, GERMANY
  5. DR. RUTH MARGOLIES BEITLER, PROFESSOR OF COMPARATIVE POLITICS, UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT
  6. DR. EBBA KALONDO, SPOKESPERSON TO THE CHAIRPERSON, AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION
  7. SUSAN STIGANT DIRECTOR OF AFRICA PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE (moderator)

Panel Discussion, Business Hub, Al Rayyan Hall : Developing the High-Tech Sector in Russia: Prospects for Venture Investment

  1. ALEXANDER GALITSKY, CO-FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER, ALMAZ CAPITAL
  2. SHEIKH ALI ALWALEED AL THANI, CEO, INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCY QATAR
  3. YOUSUF MOHAMED AL-JAIDA, CEO, QATAR FINANCIAL CENTRE
  4. DANILA ZHAROV DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER, MOTIVITY (moderator)
13:35-14:15

Plenary Session, Al Dafna Hall : The Future of LNG in Meeting the World's Energy Demand

  1. H.E. SAAD SHERIDA AL-KAABI, MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENERGY AFFAIRS, PRESIDENT & CEO OF QATAR PETROLEUM
  2. PATRICK POUYANNÉ, CHAIRMAN AND CEO, TOTAL
  3. SHEIKH ALI ALWALEED AL THANI, CEO, INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCY QATAR
  4. CLAUDIO DESCALZI, CEO, ENI
  5. ZAIN ASHER ANCHOR, CNN (moderator)
14:15-14:35

Plenary Session, Al Dafna Hall : Newsmaker Interview

  1. H.E. MEVLÜT ÇAVUŞOĞLU, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TURKEY
  2. AYMAN MOHYELDIN MSNBC ANCHOR, NBC NEWS (moderator)
14:35-15:15
15:15-15:30

Break

15:30-16:20

Parallel Session, Salwa 1 Hall : How ISIS Wins Women, How Women Win the War Against ISIS

  1. FARIDA ABBAS KHALAF, ACTIVIST, YAZDA
  2. PROFESSOR OMAR SULEIMAN, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT, YAQEEN INSTITUTE FOR ISLAMIC RESEARCH
  3. AMBASSADOR MELANNE VERVEER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GEORGETOWN INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY
  4. PROFESSOR MIA BLOOM, PROFESSOR, MIDDLE EAST STUDIES CENTER, GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
  5. DR. KENT DAVIS-PACKARD RESEARCH SCHOLAR AND DIRECTOR, WOMEN FORWARD INTERNATIONAL (moderator)

Parallel Session, Salwa 2 Hall : Technology and the Challenges of Global Governance

  1. H.E DR. HESSA AL-JABER, CHAIRPERSON, ES’HAILSAT - QATAR SATELLITE COMPANY
  2. FABRIZIO HOCHSCHILD DRUMMOND, SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE PREPARATION FOR THE UNITED NATIONS 75TH ANNIVERSARY, UNITED NATIONS
  3. PADDY MCGUINNESS, CMG, OBER, FOUNDER, HUDHUD ASSOCIATES
  4. MARY SNAPP, VICE PRESIDENT STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, CORPORATE EXTERNAL & LEGAL AFFAIRS, MICROSOFT
  5. DR. ROBIN NIBLETT DIRECTOR, CHATHAM HOUSE (moderator)

Parallel Session, Salwa 3 Hall : US-China Relations and the Future of the Rules-Based International System

  1. EMMA SKY, OBE, DIRECTOR, YALE WORLD FELLOWS, YALE UNIVERSITY
  2. JIM LOI, PARTNER & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, THE ASIA GROUP
  3. PROFESSOR DANNY QUAH, DEAN AND LI KA SHING PROFESSOR IN ECONOMICS AT THE LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY OF THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
  4. PROFESSOR STEPHEN CHAN, OBE, (PROFESSOR OF WORLD POLITICS, SOAS UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
  5. DR. MABEL MIAO LU, CO-FOUNDER AND SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CENTER FOR CHINA AND GLOBALIZATION
  6. SHARMILA NEBHRAJANI, OBE CHIEF EXECUTIVE, WILTON PARK (moderator)

Parallel Session, Al Nakhil Room : Challenges to the International Legal Order and Possibilities for the Future

  1. PROFESSOR NICO SCHRIJVER, PROFESSOR, LEIDEN UNIVERSITY
  2. NAÏMA MOUTCHOU, MP, FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
  3. PROFESSOR SHIRLEY SCOTT, HEAD OF SCHOOL, SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, UNSW CANBERRA
  4. Dr. SAM DAWS, DIRECTOR, PROJECT ON UNITED NATIONS GOVERNANCE AND REFORM, OXFORD UNIVERSITY
  5. PROFESSOR YUWEN LI, DIRECTOR OF ERASMUS CHINA LAW CENTRE, ERASMUS SCHOOL OF LAW, ERASMUS UNIVERSITY OF ROTTERDAM
  6. KAREN SMITH, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL AND SPECIAL ADVISER ON THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT, UNITED NATIONS
  7. DR. ALI ABUSEDRA, VISITING SCHOLAR IN INTERNATIONAL LAW, UNIVERSITY OF HULL
  8. MARTIN CHUNGONG, SECRETARY GENERAL, INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION
  9. SARAH LEAH WHITSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA DIVISION, HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
  10. KARIN LANDGREN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SECURITY COUNCIL REPORT
  11. PROFESSOR SURYA SUBEDI, QC, DCL, OBE FORMER UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN CAMBODIA, PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS (moderator)

Parallel Session, Business Hub, Al Rayyan Hall : A Look Ahead at Investment in 2020

  1. RT HON. LORD PETER MANDELSON, CHAIRMAN, GLOBAL COUNSEL
  2. BERTRAND BADRE, CEO, BLUE LIKE AN ORANGE SUSTAINABLE CAPITAL
  3. ISABELLE MATEOS Y LAGO, MANAGING DIRECTOR, BLACKROCK
  4. H.E. SIGMAR GABRIEL, CHAIRMAN, ATLANTIK-BRÜCKE
  5. MARK BARTON FOUNDER, MISTER B LTD (moderator)

Parallel Session, Roundtable, Al Basir Room : A Stronger Role for Europe in the International Arena: What Would It Take? Part 1

  1. CRISTIAN PIRVULESCU, GENERAL MANAGER, ENEVO GROUP
  2. H.E. JACEK CZAPUTOWICZ, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, POLAND
  3. H. E. MIROSLAV LAJČÁK, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AND EUROPEAN AFFAIRS, SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  4. H.E IGOR CRNADAK, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  5. ALINA INAYEH, DIRECTOR, GERMAN MARSHALL FUND, BUCHAREST OFFICE
  6. ANDREY KORTUNOV, DIRECTOR GENERAL, RUSSIAN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL
  7. DANIEL GROS, DIRECTOR, CEPS
  8. AMBASSADOR DORU COSTEA, MEMBER, STRATEGY GROUP - ASPEN INSTITUTE ROMANIA
  9. ANCA DRAGU, DEPUTY GENERAL DIRECTOR, E.ON ROMANIA
  10. CARL BILDT, CO-CHAIR, EUROPEAN COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
  11. ARANCHA GONZÁLEZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTER
  12. DR. MARTA DASSÙ SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EUROPEAN AFFAIRS, THE ASPEN INSTITUTE (moderator)
16:20-16:30

Break

16:30-17:15

Parallel Session, Roundtable, Al Basir Room : A Stronger Role for Europe in the International Arena: What Would it Take? Part 2

  1. H.E. JACEK CZAPUTOWICZ, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, POLAND
  2. H. E. MIROSLAV LAJČÁK, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AND EUROPEAN AFFAIRS, SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  3. H.E IGOR CRNADAK, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  4. ALINA INAYEH, DIRECTOR, GERMAN MARSHALL FUND, BUCHAREST OFFICE
  5. ANDREY KORTUNOV, DIRECTOR GENERAL, RUSSIAN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL
  6. DANIEL GROS, DIRECTOR, CEPS
  7. AMBASSADOR DORU COSTEA, MEMBER, STRATEGY GROUP - ASPEN INSTITUTE ROMANIA
  8. CRISTIAN PIRVULESCU, GENERAL MANAGER, ENEVO GROUP
  9. CARL BILDT, CO-CHAIR, EUROPEAN COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
  10. ANCA DRAGU, DEPUTY GENERAL DIRECTOR, E.ON ROMANIA
  11. ARANCHA GONZÁLEZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTER
  12. DR. MARTA DASSÙ SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EUROPEAN AFFAIRS, THE ASPEN INSTITUTE (moderator)
16:30-16:40

Plenary Session, Al Dafna Hall : Featured Remarks

  1. H.E. OTTO SONNENHOLZNER, VICE PRESIDENT OF ECUADOR
16:40-17:00

Plenary Session, Al Dafna Hall : Spotlight Conversation

  1. MORGAN ORTAGUS, SPOKESPERSON, U.S STATE DEPARTMENT
  2. IVANKA TRUMP, SENIOR ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
17:00-17:20

Plenary Session, Al Dafna Hall : Spotlight Conversation

  1. GHIDA FAKHRY, MASTER OF CEREMONIES
  2. H.E. PAUL KAGAME, PRESIDENT OF RWANDA
17:20-17:30

Plenary Session, Al Dafna Hall : Featured Remarks

  1. H.E. TARŌ KŌNO, MINISTER OF DEFENSE, JAPAN
17:30-17:50

Plenary Session, Al Dafna Hall : Newsmaker Interview

  1. DAREEN ABUGHAIDA, PRINCIPAL PRESENTER, AL JAZEERA ENGLISH
  2. H.E GEBRAN BASSIL, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, LEBANON
17:50-18:20

Plenary Session, Al Dafna Hall : Newsmaker Interview

  1. BECKY ANDERSON, MANAGING EDITOR & ANCHOR OF CONNECT THE WORLD, CNN
  2. SEN. LINDSEY OLIN GRAHAM, UNITED STATES SENATOR, CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
20:00-22:00

Gala Dinner at the National Museum of Qatar

15 Dec

Sunday
08:00-08:50

Special Session, Salwa 1 Hall : Resilience, Governance, and Public Policy for the 21st Century

  1. H.E. ACHIM STEINER, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
  2. DR. ZEGER VAN DER WAL, PROFESSOR, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
  3. DR. ANDREAS RECHKEMMER, SENIOR PROFESSOR, COLLEGE OF PUBLIC POLICY, HBKU
  4. PIA HANSSON, DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, REYKJAVIK PEACE CENTRE
  5. DR. LESLIE A. PAL DEAN, COLLEGE OF PUBLIC POLICY, HAMAD BIN KHALIFA UNIVERSITY (moderator)
08:30-08:40

Plenary Session, Al Dafna Hall : Featured Remarks

  1. H.E. DR. HULUSI AKAR, MINSTER OF DEFENSE, TURKEY
08:40-09:00

Plenary Session, Al Dafna Hall : Newsmaker Interview

  1. YALDA HAKIM, ANCHOR, BBC WORLD NEWS
  2. AMB. ZALMAY KHALILZAD, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR AFGHAN RECONCILIATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
09:00-09:50

Plenary Session, Al Dafna Hall : World Disorder: Meeting Emerging Global Security Challenges with Innovative Solutions

  1. H.E. DR. KHALID BIN MOHAMED AL ATTIYAH, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR DEFENSE AFFAIRS, QATAR
  2. H.E. DR. HULUSI AKAR, MINSTER OF DEFENSE, TURKEY
  3. AMBASSADOR WOLFGANG ISCHINGER CHAIRMAN, MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE (moderator)
09:50-10:00

Plenary Session, Al Dafna Hall : Featured Remarks

  1. H.E. HASSAN ALI KHAYRE, PRIME MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA
10:00-10:50

Plenary Session, Al Dafna Hall : Business Leadership for Positive Impact

  1. MANSOOR BIN EBRAHIM AL MAHMOUD, CEO, QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY
  2. ANDREW SWIGER, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION
  3. TIDJANE THIAM, CEO, CREDIT SUISSE
  4. CHRISTIAN SEWING, CEO, DEUTSCHE BANK
  5. ARANCHA GONZÁLEZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTER
  6. CHRIS GILES ECONOMICS EDITOR, FINANCIAL TIMES (moderator)
10:50-11:20

Break

11:20-12:10

Parallel Session, Salwa 1 Hall : Rules of Engagement for Non-Military Conflict

  1. PADDY MCGUINNESS, CMG, OBER, FOUNDER, HUDHUD ASSOCIATES
  2. PROFESSOR TUOSHENG ZHANG, CHAIRMAN, ACADEMIC COMMITTEE, CHINA FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
  3. ANDREY KORTUNOV, DIRECTOR GENERAL, RUSSIAN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL
  4. DR. STEFANIE BABST, HEAD, STRATEGIC ANALYSIS CAPABILITY, NATO
  5. DR. MICHAEL MAZARR SENIOR POLITICAL SCIENTIST, THE RAND CORPORATION (moderator)

Parallel Session, Salwa 2 Hall : Preserving Human Rights in Times of Crises

  1. H.E. DR. ALI BIN SMAIKH AL MARRI, CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE, QATAR
  2. IRENE KHAN, DIRECTOR-GENERAL, THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION
  3. DR. AHMED AL MERAIKHI, UN SECRETARY-GENERAL’S HUMANITARIAN ENVOY, UNITED NATIONS
  4. DR. DANILO TÜRK, EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AT UNIVERSITY IN LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA, DIPLOMAT AND POLITICIAN
  5. BILL LAW EDITOR, ARAB DIGEST (moderator)

Parallel Session, Salwa 3 Hall : New Models for Online Content Governance

  1. PETER MICEK, GENERAL COUNSEL, ACCESS NOW
  2. BEN SMITH, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, BUZZFEED
  3. PEGGY LYNN HICKS, DIRECTOR, THEMATIC ENGAGEMENT, SPECIAL PROCEDURES, AND RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, OFFICE OF THE UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
  4. JACOB MCHANGAMA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JUSTITA
  5. ZOE DARME, MANAGER, GLOBAL AFFAIRS AND GOVERNANCE, FACEBOOK
  6. MARJORIE BUCHSER HEAD OF INNOVATION PARTNERSHIPS AND THE DIGITAL SOCIETY INITIATIVE, CHATHAM HOUSE (moderator)

Parallel Session, Business Hub, Al Rayyan Hall : Islamic Finance: Trends and Opportunities

  1. YOUSUF MOHAMED AL-JAIDA, CEO, QATAR FINANCIAL CENTRE
  2. DR. MOHAMED DAMAK, SENIOR DIRECTOR, S&P GLOBAL RATINGS
  3. PROFESSOR MOHAMAD AKRAM LALDIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL SHARI’AH RESEARCH ACADEMY FOR ISLAMIC FINANCE
  4. DR. BELLO LAWAL DANBATTA, SECRETARY-GENERAL, ISLAMIC FINANCIAL SERVICES BOARD
  5. GEORGE HAY ASSOCIATE EDITOR, REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS (moderator)
12:10-13:40

Lunch

12:40-13:30

Parallel Session, Salwa 2 Hall : Yemen: Prospects for Peace

  1. SAEED THABIT, YEMEN BUREAU CHIEF, AL JAZEERA ARABIC
  2. RAFAT AL-AKHALI, FELLOW OF PRACTICE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
  3. MARK LOWCOCK, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR, UNITED NATIONS
  4. HELEN LACKNER, INDEPENDENT RESEARCHER
  5. PROFESSOR MAJED AL ANSARI PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY, QATAR UNIVERSITY (moderator)
12:40-13:35

Roundtable Discussion, Salwa 3 Hall : Media, Technology, and Multiple Versions of the Truth

  1. JONATHAN ALBRIGHT, DIRECTOR OF THE DIGITAL FORENSICS INITIATIVE, TOW CENTER FOR DIGITAL JOURNALISM
  2. KIM DOZIER, GLOBAL AFFAIRS ANALYST, CNN
  3. H.E. LOUISE MUSHIKIWABO, SECRETARY GENERAL, ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE
  4. FABRIZIO HOCHSCHILD DRUMMOND, SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE PREPARATION FOR THE UNITED NATIONS 75TH ANNIVERSARY, UNITED NATIONS
  5. DR. ALINA POLYAKOVA, DIRECTOR, GLOBAL DEMOCRACY AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY; FELLOW, FOREIGN POLICY PROGRAM, THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
  6. PETER MICEK, GENERAL COUNSEL, ACCESS NOW
  7. DR. DIPAYAN GHOSH, CO-DIRECTOR, DIGITAL PLATFORMS & DEMOCRACY PROJECT AND SHORENSTEIN FELLOW, HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL
  8. BEN SMITH, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, BUZZFEED
  9. DR. SARAH KREPS, PROFESSOR, CORNELL UNIVERSITY
  10. JONATHAN TEPPERMAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, FOREIGN POLICY (moderator)
12:40-13:30

Parallel Session, Business Hub, Al Rayyan Hall : The Impact of Free Zones on International Trade and National Development

  1. KETAN PATEL, CEO, GREATER PACIFIC CAPITAL
  2. REEM AL MANSOORI, SHURA COUNCIL MEMBER, QATAR QATAR, AND ASSISTANT UNDERSECRETARY FOR DIGITAL SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT SECTOR, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
  3. H.E. AHMAD BIN MOHAMED AL-SAYED, MINISTER OF STATE AND CHAIRMAN OF QATAR FREE ZONES AUTHORITY
  4. PETER LÖSCHER, MANAGING DIRECTOR, TECHVISION CAPITAL GMBH
  5. YICHEN ZHANG, CHAIRMAN AND CEO, CITIC CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
  6. URS GREDIG HEAD OF PROGRAMS, CNNMONEY SWITZERLAND (moderator)
13:40-14:25

Plenary Session, Al Dafna Hall : Protecting the Benefits of Tourism in a Multilateral World

  1. H.E AKBAR AL BAKER, CEO, QATAR AIRWAYS GROUP, SECRETARY-GENERAL, QATAR NATIONAL TOURISM COUNCIL
  2. H.E. MAJD MOHAMMAD SHWEIKEH, MINISTER OF TOURISM & ANTIQUITIES, JORDAN
  3. ZURAB POLOLIKASHVILI, SECRETARY-GENERAL, UNITED NATIONS WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION
  4. H.E RENÉ TRABELSI, MINISTER OF TOURISM AND HANDICRAFTS, TUNISIA
  5. HRH PRINCESS DANA FIRAS, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD, PETRA NATIONAL TRUST; UNESCO GOODWILL AMBASSADOR
  6. ZAIN ASHER ANCHOR, CNN (moderator)
14:25-14:35

Plenary Session, Al Dafna Hall : Featured Remarks

  1. PRESIDENT ARMEN SARKISSIAN, PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA

Plenary Session, Al Dafna Hall : Newsmaker Interview

  1. BECKY ANDERSON, MANAGING EDITOR & ANCHOR OF CONNECT THE WORLD, CNN
  2. H.E. HASSAN AL-THAWADI, SECRETARY GENERAL, SUPREME COMMITTEE FOR DELIVERY AND LEGACY
14:35-14:55

Plenary Session, Al Dafna Hall : Newsmaker Interview

  1. JAMES BAYS, CHIEF DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT, AL JAZEERA ENGLISH
  2. RT HON ALISTAIR BURT, FORMER MINISTER OF STATE FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, AND FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
15:15-15:35

Plenary Session, Al Dafna Hall : Featured Remarks

  1. H.E. PORNCHAI DANVIVATHANA, SECRETARY-GENERAL, ASIA COOPERATION DIALOGUE
15:35-16:00

Plenary Session, Al Dafna Hall : The Future of Palestine

  1. DR. SAEB ERAKAT, SECRETARY-GENERAL, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION
  2. DR. HANAN ASHRAWI, MEMBER, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION
  3. MEHDI HASAN PRESENTER, AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (moderator)
16:00-16:15

Break

16:15-17:05

Parallel Session, Salwa 1 Hall : U.S. Global Leadership in 2020 and Beyond

  1. GOV. BILL RICHARDSON, PRESIDENT, RICHARDSON CENTER
  2. MORGAN ORTAGUS, SPOKESPERSON, U.S STATE DEPARTMENT
  3. AMY POPE, PARTNER, SCHILLINGS
  4. THOMAS BOSSERT, CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER, TRINITY CYBER
  5. NICHOLAS RASMUSSEN ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MCCAIN INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP (moderator)

Parallel Session, Salwa 2 Hall : The Adaptation Challenge: New Approaches to Climate Change Resilience

  1. H.E. FAHAD BIN MOHAMMED AL-ATTIYAH, AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE STATE OF QATAR TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  2. PROFESSOR LI XIAOYUN, HONORARY DEAN, CHINA INSTITUTE FOR SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION IN AGRICULTURE, CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
  3. DR. AGNES KALIBATA, PRESIDENT, ALLIANCE FOR A GREEN REVOLUTION IN AFRICA
  4. JOE CERRELL, MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR GLOBAL POLICY AND ADVOCACY, THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION
  5. TERRY MARTIN SENIOR ANCHOR, DW NEWS (moderator)

Parallel Session, Salwa 3 Hall : MENA Workforce Development: Report Launch and Roundtable Discussion

  1. RONIT AVNI, FOUNDER AND CEO, LOCALIZED
  2. ROYA MAHBOOB, CEO, DIGITAL CITIZENS FUND
  3. SABAH ISMAIL AL HAIDOOS, CEO, SILATECH
  4. DEEMA BIBI, CEO, INJAZ
  5. DR. ALEXANDER SOROS, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATION
  6. DR. MONDHER BEN AYED, CEO, TMI
  7. MERISSA KHURMA, PROJECT DIRECTOR, THE WILSON CENTER
  8. JANE HARMAN DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, AND CEO, WILSON CENTER (moderator)

Parallel Session, Business Hub, Al Rayyan Hall : The Geopolitical Contest for Tech Leadership in the Asian Century

  1. RACHEL RIZZO, ADJUNCT FELLOW, TRANSATLANTIC SECURITY PROGRAM, CENTER FOR A NEW AMERICAN SECURITY
  2. PROFESSOR WANG DONG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE FOR CHINA-US PEOPLE TO PEOPLE EXCHANGE, PEKING UNIVERSITY
  3. DR. KHALID AL-ALI, FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SCIENTIST AND ADVISOR AT NASA, SENIOR ADVISOR AND MEMBER OF THE ZUBARA LEADERSHIP COUNCIL AT QATAR-AMERICA INSTITUTE, CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF SENSETA, CHAIRMAN, SILICON VALLEY INTERNATIONAL
  4. DR. SAMIR SARAN PRESIDENT, OBSERVER RESEARCH FOUNDATION (moderator)
17:05-17:15

Break

17:15-17:25

Plenary Session, Al Dafna Hall : Featured remarks

  1. H.E. DR. JAVAD ZARIF, FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
17:25-18:20

Plenary Session, Al Dafna Hall : The United Nations at 75: A Time for Renewal and Innovation

  1. H.E. ACHIM STEINER, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
  2. FABRIZIO HOCHSCHILD DRUMMOND, SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE PREPARATION FOR THE UNITED NATIONS 75TH ANNIVERSARY, UNITED NATIONS
  3. VLADIMIR VORONKOV, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL, OFFICE OF COUNTER-TERRORISM, UNITED NATIONS
  4. H.E PROFESSOR TIJJANI MUHAMMAD-BANDE, PRESIDENT, UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
  5. H.E. DR. ROSEMARY DICARLO, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS, UNITED NATIONS
  6. H.E. BAN KI-MOON, DEPUTY CHAIR, THE ELDERS
  7. PROFESSOR IBRAHIM A. GAMBARI, CFR, OCORT, CHAIRMAN/FOUNDER, SAVANNAH CENTER FOR DIPLOMACY
  8. STEVE CLEMONS EDITOR AT LARGE, THE HILL (moderator)
18:20-18:35

Plenary Session, Al Dafna Hall : Closing Session

  1. PRESIDENT NAYIB BUKELE, PRESIDENT OF EL SALVADOR