Saturday February 16, 2008 |
| 9:00 - 12:30pm |
REGISTRATION |
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Informal Networking Sessions |
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| 9:00 - 10:30am |
- Arts and Culture Leaders
- Science and Technology Advisory Panel
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| 11:00 - 12:30pm |
- Women Leaders
- Faith Leaders
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| 12:30 - 1:30pm |
WELCOME AND NETWORKING LUNCHEON |
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Free for Networking |
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| 1:30 - 3:30pm |
U.S. AND ISLAMIC WORLD OPINION: LATEST FINDINGS OF HOW WE SEE EACH OTHER |
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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
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| 3:00 - 4:00pm |
PRESS BRIEFING: GOALS OF THE U.S.-ISLAMIC WORLD FORUM * |
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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
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| 6:00 - 6:30pm |
WELCOME RECEPTION |
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| 6:30 - 7:00pm |
OPENING PLENARY* |
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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
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| 7:00 - 8:00pm |
NEW DIRECTIONS: THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES AHEAD IN THE U.S.-MUSLIM WORLD RELATIONSHIP* |
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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
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| 8:00 - 10:00pm |
DINNER AND ROUNDTABLE: ADDRESSING THE CONFLICTS THAT DIVIDE US * |
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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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