Thursday, October 30, 2008

8:50-9:00: WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS     
Dr. John Duke Anthony        [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Rear Admiral Harold J. Bernsen, (USN, Ret.)    
Mr. Jeremy Downs        [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]

9:00-9:30: "REVISITING ARAB-U.S. STRATEGIC RELATIONS: AN OVERVIEW AND PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE"       
General Wesley Clark (USA, Ret.)          [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]

9:30-10:30: "GEO-POLITICAL DYNAMICS (I): LEBANON AND SYRIA"      
Panel Introduction - Dr. John Duke Anthony   [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Chair: The Honorable Edward W. Gnehm, Jr.          [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Speakers: H.E. Dr. Imad Moustapha         [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Dr. Bassam Haddad         [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Dr. Daoud Khairallah, Esq.          [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Panel Questions and Answers          [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]

10:30-11:00: "ARAB-U.S. RELATIONS IN TRANSITION: VIEWS FROM RIYADH AND WASHINGTON"   
Hon. Ford Fraker         [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Hon. Walter Cutler         [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Hon. Wyche Fowler         [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Hon. Robert Jordan         [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]

11:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon: "GEO-POLITICAL DYNAMICS (II): ISRAEL AND PALESTINE"  
Chair: Dr. Peter Gubser          [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Speakers: Dr. Nadia Hijab          [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Mr. Daniel Levy          [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Dr. Naseer Aruri          [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Panel Questions and Answers          [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]

12:30-2:00: LUNCHEON AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS       
Welcome and Brief Remarks: The Honorable Dina Habib Powell           [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Speaker: H.E. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi           [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Commentator: The Honorable David Bohigian          [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Questions and Answers              [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]

2:00-3:30: "GEO-POLITICAL DYNAMICS (III): IRAN AND IRAQ"      
Chair: Dr. John Duke Anthony
Speakers: Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft (USAF, Ret.)           [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
General Joseph P. Hoar (USMC, Ret.)           [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Mr. Wayne White          [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Dr. Kenneth Katzman          [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Questions and Answers                 [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]

3:30-5:15: "ENERGY"
Introduction          [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Chair: Ms. Karen Harbert           [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Speakers: Ms. Nabilah Al-Tunisi           [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Mr. Ryan M. Lance          [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Mr. James Burkhard           [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Mr. Jay R. Pryor           [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Questions and Answers             [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]

Friday, October 31, 2008

9:00-9:30: "FOUNDATIONS FOR CHANGE IN THE ARAB WORLD: A WOMAN'S PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE"      
Introduction            [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Ms. Muna Abu Sulayman            [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Questions and Answers             [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]

9:30-10:45: "DEFENSE COOPERATION"       
Chair: Rear Admiral Harold J. Bernsen, (USN, Ret.)             [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Speakers: Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman            [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Mr. Christopher Blanchard             [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Mr. Jeffrey C. McCray            [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Ambassador Barbara Bodine             [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Questions and Answers                       [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]

11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: "DEVELOPMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL DYNAMICS"
Chair: H.E. Marwan Muasher            [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal             [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
H.E. Houda Ezra Nonoo            [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
David D. Arnold             [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Commentator: Ms. Muna Abu Sulayman             [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Questions and Answers                        [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]

12:30-1:30: LUNCHEON
Speaker: Ambassador Chas. W. Freeman, Jr.             [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Remarks by: H.E. Ali Suleiman Aujali             [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Questions and Answers                       [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]

1:30-3:00: "U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2008: VIEWS FROM THE ARAB WORLD"    
Chair: Dr. Abderrahim Foukara | Mr. Hisham Melhem | Ms. Dalia Mogahed
Mr. Mohamed Elmenshawy |
Part 1 - Opening Questions            [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]
Part 2 - Questions and Answers            [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]

3:00-3:30: "ARAB-U.S. RELATIONS: The Way Forward - Views From the Arab World"    
H.E. Dr. Hussein Hassouna            [CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIO]