Arab Integration in 2020 - Can Economics Succeed Where Politics Failed?

09:00 OPENING ADDRESS

Speaker:

• HE Rafiq Al Hariri, Former President of Council of Ministers, Lebanon

Moderator: Dr. Fareed Zakaria,  Editor, Newsweek International, USA

Globalisation of Economies and Business in 2020 – The Future of Economic and Financial Reform in the Arab world

09:30 FIRST SESSION

Speakers: 

• HH Sheikha Lubna Al Qassmi, Minister of Economy and Planning, UAE

• George T. Abed, Former Director, Middle Eastern Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

• Naguib Sawiris, Chairman, Orascom Telecom, Egypt

• Rudiger Grube, Board of Management, DaimlerChrysler, Germany

 Moderator: Arif Masood Naqvi, Executive Vice-Chairman & CEO, Abraaj Capital, UAE

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Iraq: Present & Future

10:45 SECOND SESSION

Speakers:

• Keynote Speaker: HE Hoshyar Zebari, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Iraq

 Moderator: Dawood Al Sheryan, Anchor, Dubai TV, UAE

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Libya: Vision for the Future

11:45 KEYNOTE SPEECH

Keynote: Keynote Speaker: HE Dr. Shukri Ghanem, Prime Minister, Libya

Moderator: Dr Anwar Gargash, Member of the Board, Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry, UAE

Energy in 2020 – The Future of Oil and Gas

Speakers:

• HE Abdulla Bin Hamad Al Atiyah, Second Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of  Energy & Industry, Qatar

• HE Mohammed Al Hamli, Minister of Energy, UAE

• Lord Howell of Guildford, Former UK Secretary of State for Energy, President of the British Institute of Energy Economics, UK

• Dr Adnan Shihab El Din, Research Director, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries – OPEC, Austria

• Mustapha Muhtaram, Chief Economist, General Motors, USA

Moderator: Hussein Sultan, Group Chief Executive & Board Member, ENOC Group of Companies, United Arab Emirates

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WORKSHOPS IN PARALLEL

Moving towards a free trade economy :The Future of Family Business – Sponsored by National Bank of Dubai

15:00 WORKSHOP A

Speakers:

• Faranak Foroughi, Head of Private Banking, National Bank of Dubai, UAE

• Naguib Sawairis, Chairman, Orascom Telecom, Egypt

• R.Douglas Dowie, General Manger, National Bank of Dubai, UAE

• Samir Al Nansari, Chief Executive Officer, Dubai International Capital, UAE

Moderator: Riz Khan, Former Senior News Anchor, CNN International

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The Arab World: Between the Realities of Today and the Promises of Tomorrow

15:30 WORKSHOP B

Speakers:

• Hakam Kanafani, Vice Chairman, Executive Committee,  Young Arab Leaders

• Dr. Fareed Zakaria,  Editor, Newsweek International, USA

• HE Dr Hanan Ashrawi, Secretary General, Palestinian Initiative with Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy, MIFTAH, Member of Palestinian Parliament

• Dr Ghassan Salameh,   Professor of International Relations, Institut D’Etudes Politiques de Paris, France, Former Minister of Information, Lebanon

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Discussion with Thomas Freidman: Exploring the world after 9/11

15:30 WORKSHOP D

Speakers:

• Thomas Freidman, Columnist, The New York Times, USA

Tomorrow’s World, A Peek Into 2050

20:00 GALA DINNER

Speaker:

• Zach Lynch, Managing Director, Neuro lnsights – USA