As of January 9, 2004
Unconfirmed speakers in italics.


Saturday, January 10, 2004

10:00 AM -  
5:00 PM 

Conference Registration in the Hotel Lobby
5:30 PM   Welcome Reception

6:30 PM   The State of U.S.-Islamic World Relations

Opening Address
*

H.H. Sheikh Hamad Bin
Khalifa Al-Thani

Emir of Qatar

H.E. Sheikh Hamad Bin
Jasim Al Thani
First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar

Introduced by Martin Indyk

Director, Saban Center for Middle East Policy

Followed by Presentations *
Moderator: Shibley Telhami Sadat Professor, Brookings Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy
Qazi Hussein Ahmed Ameer, Jama'at Islamic Party
Richard Holbrooke Vice Chairman, Perseus LLC, Former US Ambassador to the United Nations
Youssef al-Qaradawi Islamic Scholar, University of Qatar


8:30 PM Dinner for Sponsors and Attendees
Followed by Plenary Discussion
Introduction: Peter W. Singer Director, Project on U.S. Policy towards the Islamic World, Saban Center for Middle Easy Policy at Brookings
Chair: Anne Marie Slaughter Dean, Princeton University



Sunday, January 11, 2004

9:00 AM Task Forces A, B, C, D (meeting in different rooms):

A) One Man, One Vote, What Time? The Approach to Democracy
Chair: Ahmad Bishara Secretary General, National Democratic Movement
Ken Wollack President, National Democratic Institute
Mohammed Arkoun Emeritus Professor of Islamic Thought, Sorbonne University

B) Reaching Out: Improving Relations Through Public Diplomacy
Chair: Shibley Telhami Sadat Professor, Brookings Non-Resident Senior Fellow
Edward Djerejian Director, Baker Institute
Farid El-Khazen Chair, Political Studies Department, American University Beirut

C) Money Matters: The Role of the Private Sector
Chair: Jassim Al-Mannai Director-General, Arab Monetary Fund
Nemir Kirdar Chairman, Investcorp
Hussein Al-Athel Secretary General, Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry

D) Shackling "Shock and Awe?" American and Muslim Views on the Laws of High-Tech Warfare
Chair: Stephen Walt Academic Dean, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Ralph Peters Author and Strategist Analyst
Lt. General Talat Masood Pakistani Army, Secretary for Defense Production

10:30 AM   Coffee & Pastries Break

11:00 AM Task Forces A, B, C, D continued

12:30 PM Luncheon Plenary Session:
U.S.-Muslim Relations and Initiatives for Middle East Peace

Chair: Shibley Telhami Sadat Professor, Brookings Non-Resident Senior Fellow
Martin Indyk Director, Saban Center for Middle East Policy
Marwan Muasher Foreign Minister of Jordan
Yasser Abed Rabbo Former Information Minister of the Palestinian Authority
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak Former Deputy Prime Minister of Israel

2:00 PM Break

4:00 PM Task Forces E, F, G, H (meeting in different rooms):

E) Opening Borders: Making Free Trade a Reality
Chair: Marc Ginsberg CEO and Managing Director of Northstar Equity Group, Former US Ambassador to Morocco
Rushdi Siddiqui Director, Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes
Seyyed Camel Al-Keilani Minister of Finance, Iraq

F) The Silent Minority? Reform and Muslim Minority Communities
Chair: Stephen Cohen Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Farhan Nizami Director, Center for Islamic Studies, Oxford University
Khalil Al-Khalil Professor, Imam Mohammed bin Saud University

G) Education and Human Development: Where to Next?
Chair: Safwan Masri Vice Dean, Columbia Business School
Gene Sperling Director, Center for Universal Education
Hossam Badrawi Chairman, People's Assembly Committee for Education and Scientific Research, Egypt

H) A New Imperialism? The Future of the American Security Strategy in the Middle East
Chair: Ellen Laipson President, Stimson Center
Mustafa Hamarneh Center for Strategist Studies, Jordan
Reuel Marc Gerecht Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

5:30 PM Coffee Break

6:00 PM Task Forces E, F, G, H continued

7:30 PM Open Dinner
Participants are free to make their own arrangements for dinner at the various restaurants at the Ritz Carlton. Please bill food and non-alcoholic beverage costs to your room.



Monday, January 12, 2004

9:00 AM Task Forces I, J, K, L (meeting in different rooms):

I) Perception and Misperception: Responsibility and Ethics in the Media
Chair: Ejaz Haider Editor, Friday Times
Tony Snow Host, Fox News
Waddah Khanfar News Director, Al Jazeera

J) All Politics Are Local: Promoting Civil Society
Chair: Abdel Hamid Al-Ansari Dean of the Sharia College, University of Qatar
Alina Romanowski Director, Middle East Partnership Initiative, State Department
Hamid Ansari Former Ambassador of India, Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University

K) U.S.-Islamic World Relations: The Next Generation
Chair: Saluddin Chowdury Advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Alhaji Sansui Ado Bayero Crown Prince of Kano, Nigeria
Shamil Idriss CEO, Search for Common Ground

L) Bridging the Divide: The Role of the American Muslim Community
Chair: Muqtedar Khan Professor, Adrian College
Nihad Awad Executive Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations
Radwan Masmoudi Executive Director, Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy

11:30 AM Closing Plenary Session: Where Do We Go From Here? *

Chair: Haim Saban CEO, Saban Capital Group, Chairman, International Advisory Council, Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings Institution
Moderator: Martin Indyk Director, Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings Institution
Musa Hitam Chairman, Kumpulan Guthrie; Former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
Mohammed Dahlan Former Minister of State for Security, Palestinian Authority

Edward Djerejian

Director, Baker Institute, Rice University
Abdel Hamid Al-Ansari Dean of Sharia College, University of Qatar

1:00 PM Luncheon followed by Closing Address *
H.E. Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasim Al Thani First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar
William J. Clinton 42nd President of the United States

* Please note that only the opening and closing sessions/keynote addresses are open to invited members of the media and invited guests. The rest of the meeting will be limited to conference participants only.






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