PROGRAMME (DRAFT) 4th INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE EAST CONGRESS “Turkish - Arab Relations: Multi-Dimensional Security Building” ( 27 - 29 April 2016, Hatay )
1st DAY PROGRAM | 27th April 2016
Arrival of the Participants at Hatay
19.00 - 21.00 Reception | Dinner Welcoming Speech Süleyman ŞENSOY, Chairman of TASAM Ercan TOPACA, Governor of Hatay
2nd DAY PROGRAM | 28th April 2016
08.45 - 09.20 Registration | Chant of Quran
09.20 - 09.30 Chant of Quran-Qerim – Musa Esatoğlu Hodja
09.30 - 10.15 Opening Speeches
Speakers Süleyman ŞENSOY, Chairman of TASAM Prof. Dr. Hasan KAYA, Rector of Mustafa Kemal University Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lütfü SAVAŞ, Mayor of Hatay Metropolitan Municipality Ercan TOPACA, Governor of Hatay
10.15 - 10.45 Keynote Speeches HRH Princess Basmah Bint SAUD, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
11.00 - 11.15 Coffee Break
11.15 - 13.00 1st Session Turkish - Arab Relations: Multi-Dimensional Security Building
Keynote Speech Major General Sanad Ali AL-NUAIMI, Commander of Center of Strategic Studies - Qatar Armed Forces*
Moderator Prof. Dr. Sema KALAYCIOGLU, Member of TASAM Wise Persons Board, Turkey
Speakers Prof. Dr. Ertan EFEGİL, Sakarya University, Turkey Prof. Dr. Gülden AYMAN, Istanbul University, Turkey Prof. Dr. İbrahim YILMAZ, Erciyes University, Turkey Amb. Dr. Faed MUSTAFA, The Embassy of Palestine to Ankara Murad AL-QADI, Associate Researcher of Arab Security Institute, Jordan Amb. Arif KAMAL, Institute of Strategic Studies, Pakistan
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 15.45 2nd Session Multi-Dimensional Security Cooperation: Political, Strategic and Economic Bases
Keynote Speech Prof. Dr. Özden Zeynep OKTAV, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey
Moderator Prof. Dr. Ahmet TABAKOĞLU, Marmara University, Turkey
Speakers Prof. Dr. Ibrahim AOUDE, Hawai University, USA Dr. Omar ASHOUR, Exeter University, UK Assoc. Prof. Ülkü HALATÇI ULUSOY, Ankara University, Turkey Mehmet Emin DEĞER, Advisory Board Member of Turkish-Iraqi Friendship Association, Turkey Dr. Levent Coşkun ERKEKOĞLU, Marmara University, Turkey Dr. İpek MADİ, Marmara University, Turkey Dr. Bülent Ali RIZA, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), USA
Negotiators Ayşe KARABAT, Al Jazeera Turk Abdurrahman DİLİPAK, Yeni Akit Daily, Rabia Platform, Turkey
15.45 - 16.00 Coffee Break
16.00 - 18.00 3rd Session Defense and Aerospace Industry: Opportunities and Risks
Keynote Speech Prof. Dr. Nurşin GÜNEY, Yıldız Technical University, Turkey
Moderator Ambassador (R) Murat BİLHAN, TASAM Vice-Chair, Turkey
Speakers Ralitsa TRİFONOVA, Middle East Center Dr. Sanjida YEASMİN, Bangladesh Institute for Peace and Security Studies, Bangladesh Dr. Massoud EGBARIEH, An-Najah National University, Palestine
Negotiators Mirhadi Mousavi GHARALAR, Institute of Political and International Studies (IPIS), Iran
19.30 - 21.00 Dinner
3rd DAY PROGRAM | 29th April 2016
09.30 - 11.00 4th Session Soft Power Building and Expectations Management: Experiences and Acquirements
Keynote Speech Ambassador (R) Uluç ÖZÜLKER
Moderator Prof. Dr. Özden Zeynep OKTAV, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey
Speakers Prof. Dr. Tahir ABBAS, UK Assoc. Prof. Dr. Seyfullah KORKMAZ, Erciyes University, Turkey Dr. Walid SALEM, Jerusalem University, Palestine Dr. Muharrem Hilmi ÖZEV, TASAM & Istanbul University, Turkey Tuna BEKLEVİC, Chairman of Democracy and Peace Platform, Turkey Torhan AL-MUFTI, Minister of Communication, Iraq
Negotiators Dr. Gürhan BAHADIR, Mustafa Kemal University,Turkey Lecturer Tümay MERCAN, Kocaeli University,Turkey
11.00 -11.30 Coffee Break
11.30 - 13.00 5th Session Cyber Security Cooperation (Cyber Army Competitions)
Keynote Speech
Moderator Prof. Dr. Arshi KHAN, Aligarh Muslim University, India
Speakers Reyhan GÜNER, Siber Bulletin Writer, Turkey Res. Ass. Uğur ERMİŞ, Uludağ University / Siber Bulletin, Turkey Minhaç ÇELIK, Microsoft / Siber Bulletin Editor, Turkey Ahmet GÜMÜŞBAŞ, Researcher International Strategic Research Organization, Turkey
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch
14.30 - 16.30 6th Session Multi-Dimensional and Supplementary Security Cooperation (Environment, Terrorism, Smuggling: Food, Energy and Water Security, Demographics, Health, Climate, Urban, Planning Technology, etc.)
Keynote Speech Prof. Dr. Nasser HADIAN, Tehran University, Iran
Moderator Ambassador (R) Mohamed El Fatah Naciri, Representative of the League of Arab States to Turkey
Speakers Assoc. Prof. Olcay ÖZKAYADUMAN, Mustafa Kemal University, Turkey Dr. Onur OKYAR, Çankırı Karatekin University, Turkey Dr. Muhammed ADİL, Chairman of Turkish Arab Association for Economic & Strategic Cooperation, Turkey Dr. Haytham Hassan LINJAWI, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Jozef NASEH, Archeologist / Researcher, Turkey
Negotiators Mustafa ÖZCAN, Vahdet Newspaper, Turkey Hüseyin BOZAN, Editor of Turkmen Agency, Syria
16.30 - 16.45 Coffee Break
16.45 - 17.15 General Evaulation & Hatay Declaration 2016
General Negotiators General Rasheed AL NOUMAI, Head of International Studies, Strategic Studies Center, Qatar Armed Forces Fahad Awadh M. A. ALSHAHWANI, Qatar Defense Ministry Figen GÖKŞEN, General Secreteriat of DOGAKA Muhammad Omor FARUQ, Dhaka University Sedat BİLİNİR, Süleyman Demirel University Bahija BELMABROUK, Tunus News Agency Murat AKTAŞ, Muş Alparslan University İzzettin ARTOKÇA, Turkish Military Academy Omar SHABAN, Palthink Strategical Research Center Chinyere Hannah DİCKSON, Annpeters Global Concept