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14 | December 15  14 DEC SATURDAY ENGLISH | اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ 1 4 - 1 5 D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 9 ABOUT YOUTH PREVIOUS CONTACT REPORT PARTNERS SCHEDULE SESSIONS MEDIA SPEAKERS SPONSORS GALLERY US EDITION EDITIONS US Agenda (subject to change) December 14 | December 15 14 DEC SATURDAY 09:00-09:50 Opening Session H.H SHEIKH TAMIM BIN HAMAD AL THANI , AMIR OF THE STATE OF QATAR H.E. TUN DR MAHATHIR MOHAMAD , PRIME MINISTER, MALAYSIA H.E PROFESSOR TIJJANI MUHAMMAD-BANDE , PRESIDENT, UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY MS. GHIDA FAKHRY , MASTER OF CEREMONIES 09:50-10:45 Plenary Session : Reimagining Governance in a Multipolar World H.E. SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN ABDULRAHMAN AL-THANI , DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, QATAR H.E. MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT , CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION MS. JANE HARMAN , DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, AND CEO, WILSON CENTER MR. BØRGE BRENDE , PRESIDENT, WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM DR. 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JAMES SWAN , SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR SOMALIA DR. COMFORT ERO , moderator , AFRICA PROGRAM DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP Parallel Session Roundtable : Syria: Paths to Peace MR. IBRAHIM KALIN , CHIEF COUNSELOR TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC DR. RANDA SLIM , SENIOR FELLOW, CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND TRACK II DIALOGUES PROGRAM, MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTE MR. JEFFREY FELTMAN , JOHN C. WHITEHEAD VISITING FELLOW IN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY, THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION MR. DMITRIY FROLOVSKIY , POLICY ANALYST MR. JEFFREY FELTMAN , moderator , JOHN C. WHITEHEAD VISITING FELLOW IN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY, THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION Parallel Session, Business Hub : Investment Trends in Emerging Markets SHEIKH ALI ALWALEED AL THANI , CEO, INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCY QATAR MR. ISSAM ABOUSLEIMAN , REGIONAL DIRECTOR, GCC COUNTRIES, WORLD BANK MR. MURAT EMIRDAG , CEO, HEPSIBURADA MS. ARANCHA GONZÁLEZ , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTER MR. ADRIAN FINIGHAN , moderator , PRINCIPAL PRESENTER, AL JAZEERA ENGLISH 12:05-13:35 Lunch 12:35-13:25 Parallel Session : Advancing the Repatriation of Foreign Terrorist Fighters H.E. DR. MUTLAQ BIN MAJED AL-QAHTANI , SPECIAL ENVOY OF THE FOREIGN MINISTER OF THE STATE OF QATAR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM AND MEDIATION OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION AMBASSADOR JEAN-PAUL LABORDE , ROVING AMBASSADOR, PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DR. KHALID KOSER , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GLOBAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND RESILIENCE FUND DR. DENISE NATALI , ASSISTANT SECRETARY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE MR. KARIM ASAD AHMAD KHAN , HEAD OF THE UN INVESTIGATIVE TEAM TO PROMOTE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CRIMES COMMITTED BY DA'ESH/ISLAMIC STATE IN IRAQ AND THE LEVANT (UNITAD) MR. RENAUD GIRARD moderator , FOREIGN AFFAIRS COLUMNIST, LE FIGARO Special Session : Spotlight Conversation with H.E. Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah H.E. ABDULLAH BIN HAMAD AL-ATTIYAH , CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE ABDULLAH BIN HAMAD AL- ATTIYAH INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MR. SALAM MOSAFIR , moderator , SENIOR PRESENTER, RUSSIA TODAY ARABIC Roundtable Discussion : Preventing Extremism and Building Resillient Societies in Fragile States DR. EBBA KALONDO , SPOKESPERSON TO THE CHAIRPERSON, AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION MR. VLADIMIR VORONKOV , UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL, OFFICE OF COUNTER-TERRORISM, UNITED NATIONS DR. RUTH MARGOLIES BEITLER , PROFESSOR OF COMPARATIVE POLITICS, UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT AMBASSADOR CHRISTIAN BUCK , DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, FEDERAL FOREIGN OFFICE, GERMANY MR. NICKOLAY MLADENOV , SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS, UNITED NATIONS DR. ELIE ABOUAOUN , (DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA PROGRAMS, USIP MRS. SUSAN STIGANT , moderator , DIRECTOR OF AFRICA PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE Parallel Session, Business Hub : Developing the High-Tech Sector in Russia: Prospects for Venture Investment MR. DENIS KRASNENKOV , PARTNER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, KAMA FLOW SHEIKH ALI ALWALEED AL THANI , CEO, INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCY QATAR DR. KHALID AL-ALI , FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SCIENTIST AND ADVISOR AT NASA, SENIOR ADVISOR AND MEMBER OF THE ZUBARA LEADERSHIP COUNCIL AT QATAR-AMERICA INSTITUTE, CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF SENSETA, CHAIRMAN, SILICON VALLEY INTERNATIONAL MR. ALEXANDER GALITSKY , CO-FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER, ALMAZ CAPITAL MR. DANILA ZHAROV , moderator , DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER, MOTIVITY 13:35-14:15 Plenary Session : The Future of LNG in Meeting the World's Energy Demand MR. CLAUDIO DESCALZI , CEO, ENI H.E. SAAD SHERIDA AL-KAABI , MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENERGY AFFAIRS, PRESIDENT & CEO OF QATAR PETROLEUM MR. PATRICK POUYANNÉ , CHAIRMAN AND CEO, TOTAL MRS. ZAIN ASHER moderator , ANCHOR, CNN 14:15-14:35 Plenary Session : Newsmaker Interview H.E. MEVLÜT ÇAVUŞOĞLU , MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TURKEY MR. AYMAN MOHYELDIN moderator , MSNBC ANCHOR, NBC NEWS 14:35-15:15 Plenary Session : Global Institutions, National Economies: Can They Work Together for Growth That Is Both Stable and Fair? H.E. ALI SHAREEF AL-EMADI , MINISTER OF FINANCE, QATAR H.E. STEVEN MNUCHIN , U.S. SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY MS. HADLEY GAMBLE moderator , REPORTER, CNBC TV 15:15-15:30 Break 15:30-16:20 Parallel Session : How ISIS Wins Women, How Women Win the War Against ISIS PROFESSOR MIA BLOOM , PROFESSOR, MIDDLE EAST STUDIES CENTER, GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY AMBASSADOR MELANNE VERVEER , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GEORGETOWN INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY PROFESSOR OMAR SULEIMAN , FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT, YAQEEN INSTITUTE FOR ISLAMIC RESEARCH MRS. FARIDA ABBAS KHALAF , ACTIVIST, YAZDA DR. KENT DAVIS-PACKARD moderator , RESEARCH SCHOLAR AND DIRECTOR, WOMEN FORWARD INTERNATIONAL Parallel Session : Technology and the Challenges of Global Governance MR. FABRIZIO HOCHSCHILD DRUMMOND , SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE PREPARATION FOR THE UNITED NATIONS 75TH ANNIVERSARY, UNITED NATIONS MS. MARY SNAPP , VICE PRESIDENT STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, CORPORATE EXTERNAL & LEGAL AFFAIRS, MICROSOFT H.E DR. HESSA AL-JABER , CHAIRPERSON, ES’HAILSAT - QATAR SATELLITE COMPANY MR. PADDY MCGUINNESS, CMG, OBER , FOUNDER, HUDHUD ASSOCIATES DR. ROBIN NIBLETT , moderator , DIRECTOR, CHATHAM HOUSE Parallel Session Roundtable : US-China Relations and the Future of the Rules-Based International System MS. EMMA SKY, OBE , DIRECTOR, YALE WORLD FELLOWS, YALE UNIVERSITY MR. JIM LOI , PARTNER & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, THE ASIA GROUP PROFESSOR DANNY QUAH , DEAN AND LI KA SHING PROFESSOR IN ECONOMICS AT THE LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY OF THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE PROFESSOR STEPHEN CHAN, OBE , (PROFESSOR OF WORLD POLITICS, SOAS UNIVERSITY OF LONDON DR. MABEL MIAO LU , CO-FOUNDER AND SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CENTER FOR CHINA AND GLOBALIZATION MS. SHARMILA NEBHRAJANI, OBE , moderator , CHIEF EXECUTIVE, WILTON PARK Parallel Session Roundtable : Challenges to the International Legal Order and Possibilities for the Future DR. ALI ABUSEDRA , VISITING SCHOLAR IN INTERNATIONAL LAW, UNIVERSITY OF HULL MS. KAREN SMITH , ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL AND SPECIAL ADVISER ON THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT, UNITED NATIONS PROFESSOR YUWEN LI , DIRECTOR OF ERASMUS CHINA LAW CENTRE, ERASMUS SCHOOL OF LAW, ERASMUS UNIVERSITY OF ROTTERDAM Dr. SAM DAWS , DIRECTOR, PROJECT ON UNITED NATIONS GOVERNANCE AND REFORM, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR SHIRLEY SCOTT , HEAD OF SCHOOL, SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, UNSW CANBERRA MRS. NAÏMA MOUTCHOU , MP, FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PROFESSOR NICO SCHRIJVER , PROFESSOR, LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MS. KARIN LANDGREN , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SECURITY COUNCIL REPORT MS. SARAH LEAH WHITSON , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA DIVISION, HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH MR. 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