Beirut Institute Summit 2018

Beirut Institute Summit Edition II

A collaborative initiative impacting the Arab region, proactively.

Our focus is on designing actionable policies and innovative solutions to turn back the forces of destruction and advance the construction of the Arab region’s engagement in the emerging global future.

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SATURDAY, 12 MAY 2018

Time	Session
08:00 – 08:45	Registration and Networking Reception Pictures
09:00 – 09:15	Welcome Remarks to Policy Circle Delegates Video \| Pictures \| By invitation only, Off-the-record Raghida Dergham, Founder and Executive Chairman, Beirut Institute, Lebanon-USA
09:30 – 11:30	Policy Circles Pictures \| By invitation only, Off-the-record Government Officials, Business and Civil Society Leaders
11:30 – 12:00	Networking Break Pictures
12:00 – 13:30	Policy Circles Pictures \| By invitation only, Off-the-record Government Officials, Business and Civil Society Leaders
13:30 – 15:15	Lunch Break Pictures
15:25 – 16:15	Welcome Address and Opening of Beirut Institute Summit Video \| Pictures\| On-the-record, webcast live HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal, Chairman of the Board, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Member of the Board of Directors, Beirut Institute, Saudi Arabia Raghida Dergham, Founder and Executive Chairman, Beirut Institute, Lebanon-USA Address by Host Country HE Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Youth Development, UAE Speech
16:20 – 17:00	A Conversation Among Two Current and Two Former Secretary-Generals on Regional Responsibilities in Joining the Emerging Global Future Quotes \| Video \| Pictures\| On-the-record, webcast live HE Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of Arab League HE Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Secretary-General of Gulf Cooperation Council HE Amre Moussa, Former Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Member of the Board of Directors, Beirut Institute HE Ambassador Abdullah Bishara, Former Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Moderated by: Faisal Bin Huraiz, News Presenter, Sky News Arabia
17:05 – 17:25	Contours of an Emerging Global Future Woven by Technological Leaps Quotes \| Presentation \| Video \| Pictures\| On-the-record, webcast live A tour d ’horizon of the large-scale forces of technological change shaping the global future and their social, political and economic implications – from the perspective of a global technology leader. Parag Khanna, Geo-strategist and Best-selling Author
17:25 – 17:40	Networking Break Pictures
17:45 – 18:00	The Future Women Want: What is the Bottom-Line? Quotes \|Video \| Pictures\| On-the-record, webcast live Women leaders from the Arab region and beyond offer their bottom line prescriptions with one-minute messages regarding what specifically is required for the Arab region to engage the emerging global future. Ambassador Farida Allaghi, Former Ambassador to the European Union, Libya Mireille Korab Abi Nasr, Corporate Communication Officer, FFA PB, Advisory Board Member, Beirut Institute, Lebanon Dr. Mona Makram-Ebeid, Former Member of Parliament and Senator, Former Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center; Distinguished Lecturer, American University, Cairo Toni G. Verstandig, Executive Vice President, S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace, USA Liana Abed Rabbo, Author and Filmmaker, Palestine Baria Alamuddin, Award-winning Journalist and Broadcaster in the Middle East and the UK, Editor of the Media Services Syndicate, UK Mirna Halaby, Attorney At Law, Halabi Law Firm, Lebanon Farah Atassi, President, Arab Information & Resource Center, Syria-USA
18:05 – 18:55	Constructing Our Engagement in the Emerging Future: What are the New Priorities? Quotes \| Video \| Pictures\| On-the-record, webcast live As the Arab region constructs its engagement in the emerging global future, what are the priorities? How have developments in the region, from unprecedented reforms to ongoing geopolitical challenges, changed the strategic imperatives? What do we most need from each other? HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal, Chairman of the Board, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Member of the Board of Directors, Beirut Institute, Saudi Arabia HE Nohad Machnouk, Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Lebanon HE Mahmoud Gebril, President, National Forces Alliance, Libya Gen. David Petraeus, Member, KKR and Chairman, KKR Global Institute, Former CIA Director, USA Raghida Dergham, Founder and Executive Chairman, Beirut Institute, Lebanon-USA Moderated by: Mayssoun Azzam, Political Anchor, Al Arabiya
20:30 – 23:30	Beirut Institute Summit Dinner EXCEPTIONAL EXCELLENCE RECOGNITION Video \| Pictures\| On-the-record, webcast live HONOREES: David Ignatius Renowned author of books and foreign affairs columnist for the Washington Post Najwa Kassem Veteran television journalist and host of a political program on Al-Hadath, Al Arabiya Yusra Mardini Syrian refugee, Olympic swimmer, and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Dana Suleiman Al Blooshi Youngest astronaut candidate involved in programs in the fields of Aeronautics and space administration at NASA Adeeb Suleiman Al Blooshi Young Emirati inventor of devices such as a car seatbelt heart monitor, cleaning robot and light-weight prosthetic limbs

SUNDAY, 13 MAY 2018

Time	Session
08:00 – 09:00	Summit Registration Pictures
09:00 – 09:55	Beyond Fear: Toward a Pragmatic Embrace of Tomorrow Quotes \| Video \| Pictures\| On-the-record, webcast live In light of transformative reforms unfolding in the region, what specific, practical actions can the Arab region and its global partners take for the benefit of the people of the region and the world? At the national, regional and global levels, what are the specific steps leaders are taking and should take now to place education and technology in the service of creating the future we want? Ambassador Hossam Zaki, Assistant Secretary-General, League of Arab States, Egypt David Ignatius, Columnist, The Washington Post, USA Dr. Srgjan Kerim, Former Foreign Minister and President of the 62nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Member of the UN PGA Council, Republic of Macedonia Yasser Abed Rabbo, Politician and a Member of the Palestine Liberation Organization's Executive Committee Andrew J. Tabler, Martin J. Gross fellow, Washington Institute, Author, In the Lion's Den: An Eyewitness Account of Washington's Battle with Syria, USA Moderated by: Mina Al Oraibi, Editor in Chief, The National
10:00 – 10:10	The Future We Want: Voices of the Cloud Generation Quotes \| Video \| Pictures\| On-the-record, webcast live Eight young men and women deliver one-minute perspectives on how technology can reshape regional future. Ahmed el-Gaili, Managing Partner, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Advisory Board Member, Beirut Institute, UAE Chama Mechtaly, Visual Artist, Social Entrepreneur, Founder of Moors & Saints, Morocco Shady M. Qubaty, President, Yale Arab Students Association, Yemen Zak Dychtwald, Author, Founder and CEO, Young China Group, USA Ediola Pashollari, Secretary General, World Assembly of Youth, Malaysia Thalia Dergham, Senior Insight Specialist, Net A Porter, Co-Founder, Beirut Institute, UK Shahad Abdulaziz Turkistani, Assistant Researcher, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Saudi Arabia Rayya Salem, Managing Director, Advisory Group, Layalina Productions, USA
10:10 – 10:25	Young China: How the Restless Generation will Change their Country and the World. Quotes \| Video \| Pictures\| On-the-record, webcast live Zak Dychtwald, Author, Founder and CEO, Young China Group, USA On-the-record, webcast live
10:25 – 11:35	The New American – Russian Dynamics in the Middle East: A Condominium or A Contested Sphere? Quotes \| Video \| Pictures What does Russia want in the Middle East? And what regional balance of power does it seek between Iran, Israel, Turkey, and the Arab countries? What exactly is the revised American national security doctrine? In the Middle East, how will a new American doctrine change the dynamics in Syria, Yemen, Libya, Palestine and elsewhere in the region? Dr. Elliott Abrams, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, USA Vance Serchuk, Executive Director, KKR Global Institute, USA Andrey Bystritsky, Chairman, Board of the Foundation for Development and Support, Valdai Discussion Club, Russia Prof. Dr. Malik R. Dahlan, Senior Research Fellow, RAND. Professor of International Law and Public Policy, Queen Mary, University of London, Advisory Board Member, Beirut Institute, Saudi Arabia Ambassador Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy, Deputy Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Syria, Egypt Dr. Andrei Fedorov, Chairman, the Fund for Political Research and Consulting, ISSA, Russia Moderated by: Raghida Dergham, Founder and Executive Chairman, Beirut Institute, Lebanon-USA
11:35 – 11:55	Networking Break Pictures
12:00 – 13:00	Geopolitical Realignments: The Emerging Landscape Quotes \| Video \| Pictures\| On-the-record, webcast live The increasingly assertive leadership in the Arab region is altering dynamics in the Middle East and globally. How will the regional order evolve over the next 5-10 years and beyond to 2030? What are the implications for the international system? What are the policy opportunities for creating a resilient regional and global order in the future? MP Alistair Burt, Minister of State, HM Government, UK HE Nabil Fahmy, Dean of School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, American University in Cairo, Egypt HE Mohamed Dayri, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Libya Dr. Khaled Mahamid, Founder – Member, Syrian Emirates Business Council, UAE-Poland Shady Qubaty, President, Yale Arab Students Association, Yemen Dr. Robert Danin, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relation and Harvard Belfer Center, USA Moderated by: Najwa Kassem, Host of a Political Program on Al-Hadath, Al Arabiya
13:00 – 13:55	Lunch Break Pictures
14:00 – 14:40	The New Contract between the Region's Governments and Peoples Quotes \| Video \| Pictures\| On-the-record, webcast live The stewards of natural endowments face a radically transforming challenge: How to optimize the value of their resources to strengthen the long-term resilience of their economies in the context of rapidly evolving global energy markets? What role can and must privatization play? What will the next generation inherit? Dr. Qiang Liu, Secretary-General, Global Forum on Energy Security, China Dr. Louis Blin, Center for Analysis, Planning and Strategy, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France Ambassador Thomas Fletcher, Professor, New York University, UK Mohamed Alem, Senior Partner, Alem & Associates Board Member, Beirut Institute, Lebanon Ahmed el-Gaili, Managing Partner, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Advisory Board Member, Beirut Institute, UAE Moderated by: Hassan Fattah, Communications Consultant, Former Editor-in-Chief of The National
14:45 – 15:30	Innovative Government: Excellence in the Public Sphere Quotes \| Video \| Pictures\| On-the-record, webcast live Public sector innovation is transforming the respective roles of government and the private sector. How will these dynamics evolve? What are the emerging best practices in government effectiveness that may enable trust in government in the future? What will be the optimal role of government in the future? Gen. David Petraeus, Member, KKR and Chairman, KKR Global Institute, Former CIA Director, USA HE Marwan Kheireddine, Chairman and General Manager, Al Mawarid Bank, Former Lebanese Minister of State, Member of the Board of Directors, Beirut Institute, Lebanon Sabah Mushatat, Senior Advisor of the Prime Minister of Iraq HE Haider Al Abadi for Investment and Reconstruction Affairs, Iraq HE Dr. Fawaz Al-Alamy, Chairman and CEO, Consulting House for Global Trade, Saudi Arabia Moderated by: Robert Nakhel, Senior News Anchor, Sky News Arabia
15:35 – 15:45	Next Generation Connective Infrastructure: Enabling the Integrated Future We Want Video \| Pictures\| On-the-record, webcast live The Middle East is one of the least economically integrated regions in the world, significantly constraining growth, productivity and strategic alignment. Connective infrastructure – physical, human & technological – represents a powerful means of deepening regional integration, driving innovation and igniting growth. What are the infrastructural requirements of the 4th Industrial Revolution and where can we leapfrog legacy systems? What role can and will China’s One Belt One Road initiative play? How can we align interests and investments? Robert Willen, Partner at A.T. Kearney and Managing Director for the Middle East, UAE
15:50 – 16:30	Nationalism Revisited. National Security Redefined. Quotes \| Video \| Pictures\| On-the-record, webcast live How can Governments lead in re-defining national security and in re-visiting nationalism? Women are central in countering violent extremism, curbing ultra-nationalism, and re-defining national security. What is required in the Arab region to unlock this potential? Ambassador Hossam Zaki, Assistant Secretary-General, League of Arab States, Egypt HE Bakhtiar Amin, Former Minister of Human Rights, Iraq Ambassador Farida Allaghi, Former Ambassador to the European Union, Libya Afshin Molavi, Senior Fellow at the Johns Hopkins SAIS Foreign Policy Institute and Co-Director of the emerge85 Lab, USA Moderated by: Mouna Saliba, Senior Correspondent, MTV Lebanon
16:35 – 17:00	Networking Break Pictures
17:00 – 19:00	The New Narrative: Who Authors the Future? A Town-Hall Conversation Quotes \| Video \| Pictures\| On-the-record, webcast live Years of conflict and destruction have cast a shadow on how the people of the Arab region imagine their future, causing them to handicap their dreams. The Arab region must both rebuild its human and physical infrastructure to prepare for the challenges of the future. As we witness the beginning of a new phase of the region’s history, who will author the new narrative? What should be its central components? What is the future our people long for? This interactive conversation with special guests of the summit will explore the most critical decisions necessary to construct the Arab region’s engagement in the emerging global future. The Town Hall will launch a focused discussion of key engines of global change and how they can be applied in the Arab region in specific, practical, tangible ways. This intergenerational platform hopes to produce thoughtful collaboration and inspire leaders with constructive future policies that impact the Arab region. The Town Hall will conclude with the Beirut Institute Declaration from Abu Dhabi and announcing Beirut Institute agenda for 2018-2019. HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal, Chairman of the Board, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Member of the Board of Directors, Beirut Institute, Saudi Arabia HE Marwan Kheireddine, Chairman and General Manager, Al Mawarid Bank, Former Lebanese Minister of State, Member of the Board of Directors, Beirut Institute, Lebanon Badih Moukarzel, Managing Partner, Huqooq Legal Practice – HLP Law Firm, Member of the Board of Directors, Beirut Institute, UAE Dr. Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, Professor of Political Science, Emirates University, Advisory Board Member, Beirut Institute, UAE Mireille Korab Abi Nasr, Corporate Communication Officer, FFA PB, Advisory Board Member, Beirut Institute, Lebanon Baria Alamuddin, Award-winning Journalist and Broadcaster in the Middle East and the UK, Editor of the Media Services Syndicate, UK Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, USA Farah Atassi, President, Arab Information & Resource Center, Syria-USA Abdel Wahhab Badrakhan, Journalist and Writer, Montr Carlo Doualiya’s Radio, UK May Chidiac, Founder and President, May Chidiac Foundation, Lebanon HE Mohamed Dayri, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Libya Firas Maksad, Director, Arabia Foundation, USA Ambassador Richard Murphy, Adjunct Scholar, Middle East Institute, USA Dr. Hani Shennib, Founding Chairman and CEO, National Council on U.S. Libya Relations, USA-Libya Konstantin Truevtsev, Senior Researcher, Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia Moderated by: Raghida Dergham, Founder and Executive Chairman, Beirut Institute, Lebanon-USA
19:30 – 20:00	The Beirut Institute Abu Dhabi Declaration On-the-record, webcast live English \| Arabic