1 QATAR LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 20–22 October, 2016 QLC 2016 Doha, Qatar 6 19–21 October, 2017 CONTENTS 01. My Conference Planner 03. Welcome Letter 04. Conference Program 09. Featured Presenters 18. Presenters 77. Qatar Leadership Conference Student Executive Team 80. Panel Discussions 83. Directors Training Institute 86. Map of QNCC 88. The Press Team at QLC 2017 88. 2017–2018 MUN Conferences in Qatar 4 1 My CONfErENCE PlaNNEr THURSDAY, 19TH OCTOBER FRIDAY, 20TH OCTOBER SATURDAY, 21ST OCTOBER 2:00–3:30 Registration 9:00–9:30 Welcome Session 9:00–9:50 Session 8 Workshop with Keynote Speaker 2:30–3:00 Adult Presenters Meeting 9:40–10:30 Session 3 Workshop 3:30–4:10 Opening Remarks with Location Northwestern University in Qatar Keynote Speaker 10:00–10:50 Session 9 Workshop Location 4:10–4:20 Break 10:40–11:30 Session 4 Workshop 4:25–5:15 Session 1 Workshop Location 11:00–11:50 Session 10 Workshop Location Location 11:30–12:30 Lunch and Prayer Break 5:25–6:15 Session 2 Workshop — Conference Hall Location 12:40–1:30 Session 5 Workshop 11:50–12:30 Lunch — Conference Hall Location 12:40–1:30 Session 11 Workshop 6:30–8:00 Dinner Reception hosted Location by Northwestern University in Qatar — Conference Hall 1:40–2:30 Session 6 Workshop Location 1:40–2:20 Closing Remarks with Keynote Speaker Location 2:30–2:45 Break 2:50–3:40 Session 7 Workshop Location 3 WElCOME lETTEr To the Attendees of the Qatar “It is our mission to Leadership Conference 2017, have all participants First, it is my honor to welcome benefit from this you all to the sixth Qatar experience and Leadership Conference. to use these skills and passions to The Qatar Leadership Conference Executive Team would like to express help them leave its humble gratitude to all participants an impact in the and presenters who are joining us for world and to turn this event. We are grateful that you have shown the willingness and interest into the leaders to be a part of an experience of a of tomorrow.” lifetime. We have an incredible lineup of international and local presenters The entire Executive Team would like to who have come here to share their give its deepest thanks to Northwestern passions and expertise with us. From University in Qatar for their years of Australia to the USA, South Africa and assistance and support in making this The Netherlands and multiple places in annual event possible. In partnership between, we have the largest and most with NUQ, and with the support of diverse group of QLC presenters in the the Admin Staff, Press Team, Tech history of the event. We would like to Team and the THIMUN Qatar office, give a special thank you to our student this conference is a true model of presenters for having the courage to collaboration. The Executive Team share their workshops and develop expresses its utmost gratitude for their their own skills and prepare themselves help, without which we would not be to be our future leaders. experiencing the QLC as it is today. We hope this event gives all participants The vision for the QLC is for the best experience possible. We hope participants, students, teachers and everyone walks away having had presenters alike, to be able to learn, a powerful learning experience, move forward and incorporate what and to leave with both a smile they have learned into their everyday and a new skill learned. lives. It is our mission to have all participants benefit from this experience and to use these skills and passions Abdulla Al Qahtani to help them leave an impact in the Secretary General world and to turn into the leaders of tomorrow. This would not be achievable without the support of the international, local and student presenters. 4 5 SESSION THEATER ROOM 101 ROOM 102 ROOM 103 ROOM 104 ROOM 105 ROOM 106 PRESS ROOM ROOM 201 ROOM 202 ROOM 203 ROOM 224 ROOM 209 ROOM 210 REGISTRATION 2:00–3:30 PLENARY 1 Pim Thukral 3:30–4:10 October th BREAK 4:10–4:20 SESSION 1 Sulaiman Oliver Feuerhahn: Safaa Elmoh Jocelyn Sage Kathy Kelly: H.E Bahia Ryan Villanueva: Matthew Walton Alex De Jager Ibraham Dina Pasic and Nicola Calvert: 4:25–5:15 Sulaimankhil Design Sprint and Lina Al Ani: Mitchell: Deepening Tahzib-Lie: The From Debate to and Zaamin and Rashid Abusharif: Deena Newaz: How to Prepare and Rahmatullah What am I Doing Truth and Lies Compassion Netherlands in the Action: Model Hussain: Al Rumaihi: Faith, Religion Social and Deliver Thursday 19 Hamdard: with My Life? with Numbers in the Search Security Council UN, Service Making a BBC What is the and the Media Entrepreneurship Powerful The HELA Story for Peace Learning, & Social Documentary Right Thing for Social Impact: Presentations Entrepreneurship with your iPhone to Do? How to Build a Social Initiative SESSION 2 Panel: Paula Peters- Omayma Rebecca Fred Silva: Johann Lana A. S., Kudzai Daniel Aryn Paige Dr. George Selene Kung: 5:25–6:15 The United Frampton: Cherkaoui: Coates Nee: University Bambino: Adriana N., Grace Mukaratirwa: Cederberg: Thomas: Reality Anghelcev: Self-Censorship Nations in Qatar The Making of The Power of a Media Hacking: Preparation: Optimism, C., Lina D., Reem Online Model The Optimistic (v) TV: International 10 Ways to Draw in Modern Politics Inclusive MUN Positive Mindset Fake News or A Northwestern Pessimism or A. J., Sarah A.: UN: The Role Diplomat— Criminal Courts Media Attention Clubs Alternative Facts? Roadmap Realism—Which Using Advocacy of Technology Achieving Results as Portrayed to Your Social Attitude Should and Global in MUN in a World of in Media Activism Project Leaders Strive Collaboration to Intractable to Adopt? Further the SDGs Problems DINNER Tamador 6:30–8:00 Al Sulaiti PLENARY 2 Kathy Kelly 9:00–9:30 SESSION 3 Natabara Elea Riou and Anthony Orme: Christina Paschyn: Alexandra Sachs: Kimberly Mann: Arnav Jain: Hyqa Islam & Jee- Aditya Soma: Darby Sinclair: Hassan Khan: Kudzai Best Delegate: Best Delegate: October 9:40–10:30 Rollosson: Noémie Charles: How Microsoft The Power of the New Art, New UN Together The Art veththaa Thirug- A New Model Fact vs. Fiction: Rejection: Journey Mukaratirwa: MUN Director’s MUN Director’s th Communicating MUN—In French! Education Tools Camera: How Ideas: The Power Initiative: of Persuasion nanasambanthar: for MUN Foiling Fake News to Greatness How Youth Training Institute Training Institute the SDGs through Can Enhance to Use Video of Art and Design Respond to the Procrastination: Can Meet the (Level I) (Level II) Comics the Collaboration to Expand Your Refugee Crisis A Permanent Sustainable Process Opportunities and part of Life in the Development Friday 20 in Schools... Future Career 21st Century? Goals SESSION 4 Panel: Saad Elasad: Iris Huang: Ibrahim El Kazaz: Malak Elmoh: Ameera Jordan Hattar: Andrew Newman: Linda Hoiseth: Hajira Shahid: Gloria Gerard: Irene Promodh Best Delegate: Best Delegate: 10:40–11:30 Behind the How Our Minds Flags: #ThatMUNLyfe The Virtual Al-Ansari, Turning The Power of Getting started The Right to Getting Your and Wesley MUN Director’s MUN Director’s Scenes: The Mislead Us Understanding Handbook Dana El-Ghazal, Compassion Photography with Your Education: How Point Across Chen: The Big Training Institute Training Institute United Nations (In Arabic) Symbolism and to Preparing Sara Al-Fardan: into Action as an Agent MUN Research an Experience Leap: From (Level I) (Level II) and the SDGs National Identity for University Live, Love, of Change Can Change High School to Leave a Legacy Your Life University and What You Need... LUNCH/PRAYER 11:30–12:30 SESSION 5 Matthew Walton Robin De Zeeuw: Kari Beck and Mia Elazizi: Sean Robinson: Todd Ferguson: Brett Scott: Mohammed THIMUN Qatar Fai Al Naimi and Alain Meidinger: Si Yun Ee: Best Delegate: Best Delegate: 12:40–1:30 and Zaamin The European Elizabeth Crook: Self Empowerment SDGs and You China and North Introverts: Talballa and Executive Team: Noura Al Dosari: French MUN Communication MUN Director’s MUN Director’s Hussain: Project—Pass Engaging Students and Public Image Korea: East Asian Excelling in Saidatul Zairin: Becoming a Finding Mock Debate / & Negotiation: Training Institute Training Institute Making People or Fail? in Action-based Power Politics the Classroom Generation Z and Student Officer Your Balance Préparation et Understanding (Level I) (Level II) Walk Again: ... Learning on Civic and Beyond Hyperconnectiv- at THIMUN Qatar Simulation d’un and Its Vitality to and International... ity—the Imminent (Double Session) Débat MNU... 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(Double Session) Success SESSION 6 Greg Bergida: Hussein Khan Kari Beck and Sergio Fernández Reinhardt Smit: Rebeca Coates Lina Gilberto THIMUN Qatar Lydia Lampiri: Alain Meidinger: Kevin Alexander Best Delegate: Best Delegate: 1:40–2:30 Why Mickey and Melissa Elizabeth Crook: de Córdova: Beyond MUN Nee: Social Media Al-Tarawneh: Duarte (UNODC): Executive Team: Reinventing French MUN and Megha MUN Director’s MUN Director’s Mouse Matters Morgan: The Engaging students Using Social —When it’s Memes: Fun Managing a Linking the SDGs Becoming a MUN as a Tool Mock Debate / George: The Training Institute Training Institute Complexity that in Action-based Media to Move No Longer or Propaganda Community and the Rule of Student Officer in Education Préparation et Power of One (Level I) (Level II) is Feminism Learning on Civic the Global a Simulation Project at 17: Law (SDG 16) at THIMUN Qatar Simulation d’un and International Development Dial A Survival Guide (Double Session) Débat MNU Issues: ... en Français (Double Session) (Double Session) BREAK 2:30–2:45 Friday