8:50-9:00: WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS        
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Dr. John Duke Anthony 
Rear Admiral Harold J. Bernsen, (USN, Ret.) 
Mr. Jeremy Downs

9:00-9:30: "REVISITING ARAB-U.S. STRATEGIC RELATIONS: AN OVERVIEW AND PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE"        
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General Wesley Clark (USA, Ret.) 

9:30-10:30: "GEO-POLITICAL DYNAMICS (I): LEBANON AND SYRIA"        
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Chair: The Honorable Edward W. Gnehm, Jr. 
Speakers: H.E. Dr. Imad Moustapha
Dr. Bassam Haddad
Dr. Daoud Khairallah, Esq. 

10:30-11:00: "ARAB-U.S. RELATIONS IN TRANSITION: VIEWS FROM RIYADH AND WASHINGTON"        
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Hon. Ford Fraker
Hon. Walter Cutler
Hon. Wyche Fowler
Hon. Robert Jordan

11:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon: "GEO-POLITICAL DYNAMICS (II): ISRAEL AND PALESTINE"        
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Chair: Dr. Peter Gubser 
Speakers: Dr. Nadia Hijab 
Mr. Daniel Levy 
Dr. Naseer Aruri 

12:30-2:00: LUNCHEON AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS        [CLICK HERE FOR TRANSCRIPT]
Introductions: Dr. John Duke Anthony
Welcome and Brief Remarks: The Honorable Dina Habib Powell 
Speaker: H.E. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi 
H.E. Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi 
Commentator: The Honorable David Bohigian

2:00-3:30: "GEO-POLITICAL DYNAMICS (III): IRAN AND IRAQ"        
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Chair: Dr. John Duke Anthony
Speakers: Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft (USAF, Ret.) 
General Joseph P. Hoar (USMC, Ret.) 
Mr. Wayne White
Dr. Kenneth Katzman

3:30-5:15: "ENERGY"        [CLICK HERE FOR TRANSCRIPT]
Chair: Ms. Karen Harbert 
Speakers: Ms. Nabilah Al-Tunisi 
Mr. Ryan M. Lance
Mr. James Burkhard 
Mr. Jay R. Pryor 

Friday, October 31, 2008

9:00-9:30: "FOUNDATIONS FOR CHANGE IN THE ARAB WORLD: A WOMAN'S PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE"        
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Ms. Muna Abu Sulayman

9:30-10:45: "DEFENSE COOPERATION"        
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Chair: Rear Admiral Harold J. Bernsen, (USN, Ret.) 
Speakers: Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman
Mr. Christopher Blanchard 
Mr. Jeffrey C. McCray
Ambassador Barbara Bodine 

11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: "DEVELOPMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL DYNAMICS"        
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Chair: H.E. Marwan Muasher
HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal 
H.E. Houda Ezra Nonoo
David D. Arnold 
Commentator: Ms. Muna Abu Sulayman 

12:30-1:30: LUNCHEON        
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Speaker: Ambassador Chas. W. Freeman, Jr. 
Remarks by: H.E. Ali Suleiman Aujali 

1:30-3:00: "U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2008: VIEWS FROM THE ARAB WORLD"        
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Chair: Dr. Abderrahim Foukara
Mr. Hisham Melhem 
Ms. Dalia Mogahed
Mr. Mohamed Elmenshawy 

3:00-3:30: "ARAB-U.S. RELATIONS: The Way Forward - Views From the Arab World"        
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H.E. Dr. Hussein Hassouna