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"…To hang around the lobbies is to have a chance to meet some astonishing people." ~ Slate

Schedule as of 2/13/2008

Saturday February 16, 2008

9:00 - 12:30pm REGISTRATION
 
  Informal Networking Sessions
 
9:00 - 10:30am
  • Arts and Culture Leaders
  • Science and Technology Advisory Panel
11:00 - 12:30pm
  • Women Leaders
  • Faith Leaders
 
12:30 - 1:30pm WELCOME AND NETWORKING LUNCHEON
  Free for Networking
 
1:30 - 3:30pm U.S. AND ISLAMIC WORLD OPINION: LATEST FINDINGS OF HOW WE SEE EACH OTHER
 
 

Moderator:

Shibley Telhami – Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development, University of Maryland, United States

Panelists:

Andrew Kohut – President, Pew Research Center, United States. Data presented by Shibley Telhami.

Steven Kull – Director, Program on International Policy Attitudes, United States

Dalia Mogahed – Executive Director, Center for Muslim Studies, The Gallup Organization, United States

Khalil Shikaki – Director, Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, Palestine

 
3:00 - 4:00pm PRESS BRIEFING: GOALS OF THE U.S.-ISLAMIC WORLD FORUM *
 

Speakers:

Mohammed Abdullah Mutib Al-Rumaihi – Assistant Foreign Minister for Follow-Up Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State of Qatar

Stephen R. Grand – Fellow and Director, Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World, Saban Center at Brookings, United States

 
6:00 - 6:30pm WELCOME RECEPTION
 
6:30 - 7:00pm OPENING PLENARY*

 

Welcoming Remarks:

Martin Indyk – Director, Saban Center at Brookings, United States

 

Keynote Address:

Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thani – Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, State of Qatar

Hamid Karzai – President, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

 
7:00 - 8:00pm NEW DIRECTIONS: THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES AHEAD IN THE U.S.-MUSLIM WORLD RELATIONSHIP*

 

At a time of political change and uncertainty, what are the opportunities and constraints facing political leaders in charting a new direction in the relationship between the United States and the Muslim world?

Keynote Panel:

Madeleine Albright – Former Secretary of State; Principal, The Albright Group, United States

Ali Babacan – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Turkey

Zalmay Khalilzad – Permanent Representative to the United Nations, United States

 
8:00 - 10:00pm DINNER AND ROUNDTABLE: ADDRESSING THE CONFLICTS THAT DIVIDE US *

What are the challenges and opportunities facing the United States and the Muslim world, particularly with regard to Iraq, Iran, Darfur and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Is it simply a factor of leadership, or are there deeper issues? How might the Muslim world and a new American administration meet half-way?

Moderator:

Mithat Bereket – Senior Correspondent, CNN Türk TV, Turkey

 

Panelists:

Saeb Erakat – Chief Negotiator, Palestinian Authority, Palestine

ADM. William J. Fallon – Commander, U.S. Central Command, United States

Alpha Oumar Konaré – Chairperson, African Union Commission, Mali

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