Specialist conference
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Draft Program as of December 3, 2005
First Day
December 8, ,2005
9.30– 10:00 Registration
10:00 – 11:00 Welcome and Opening Session
Oraib Al-Rantawi
Director
Al-Quds Center for Political Studies
Amman, Jordan
Dr. Hardy Ostry
Regional Resident Representative
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Amman Office
Amman, Jordan
Keynote speeches:
“The Barcelona-Process – Ten Years of European Assistance Towards Peace, Stability and Freedom in the Mediterranean”
H.E. Dr. Ralf Brauksiepe (confirmed)
Member of the German Bundestag
Speaker of the CDU-Parliamentary Group for Development Cooperation
Berlin, Germany
H.E. Dr. Sabri Rbeihat (confirmed)
Minister of Political Development and Parliamentary Affairs
Amman, Jordan
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
First Session
11:30 – 13.00 Political Reforms: Concept and Chances for a Joint Vision
First Paper“Controversy of the Arab Particularity between Illusion and Entitlement”
Dr. Ibrahim Badran (confirmed)
Deputy President of Philadelphia University
Amman, Jordan
Second Paper“The Arab World and the Challenges of Change and Reform”
Dr. George Ishak Guirgis (confirmed)
Coordinator of the Egyptian Movement for Change
Cairo, Egypt
Third Paper“Joint Vision of Arab Reformists – Challenges and Possibilities”
Dr. Haidar Ibrahim Ali (confirmed)
Director of Sudanese Studies Center
Karthum, Sudan
Discussion
13.00 - 15.00 Lunch Break
Second Session
15.00 – 17.00 Arab Reform Initiatives: Accomplishments and Failures
First Paper“European, American and Transatlantic Reform Initiatives”
Ms. Anne Aarnes (requested)
Director, USAID
Amman, Jordan
Second Paper“Arab National Reform Movement: Analysis and Evaluation“
Dr. Hala Mustapha (requested)
Al-Ahram Center for Strategic Studies
Cairo, Egypt
Third Paper“Arab Reform Initiatives: Accomplishments and Failures in the Arab Coordination Council (The Case of Bahrain)“
Mr. Abulrahman M. Al-Noaimi (requested)
Chairman of the National Center for Studies
Manama, Bahrain
Discussion
Second Day
December 9, 2005
Third Session
9.30 – 11.30 Reforms and Internal and External Controversies
First Paper„European Approaches to Arab Reforms“
Thomas Schiller (confirmed)
Spokesman for European Affairs
CDU/ CSU parlamentary group in the Deutsche Bundestag
Berlin, Germany
Second PaperReform between Implicit and Deferred Will
Dr. Fouad Ali A-Ibrahim (confirmed)
Writer/ Gulf Issues
K.S.A.
Third PaperPolitical Reform: Internal and External Dualitiy
Akram Al-Bunni (confirmed)
Freelance writer for Al-Nahar, Al-Hayat, Al-Ghad dailies, and Aljazeera.net
Damascus, Syria
Discussion
11.30 – 12.00 Coffee Break
Fourth Session
12.00 – 14.00 Political Islam and Reform
First Paper“The Prophet's Political Leadership and the Nature of Political Practice in Islam”
Dr. Sa’ed Addeen Al-Uthmani (confirmed)
Secretary General of Justice and Development Party in Morocco
Rabat, Morroco
Second Paper“Title”
Dr. Ghanem Jawad (confirmed)
Al-Khawe’ei Foundation
London, United Kingdom
Third Paper“Islamists and Democracy”
Dr. Abdelaziz Alkamis (confirmed)
Sociology Professor
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Discussion
14.00 – 16.00 Lunch Break
Fifth Session
16.00 – 18.00 Reform and Regional Conflicts in the Arab Region
First Paper“Reform and Regional Conflicts in the Region - Jordan Case”
H.E. Dr. Mohammad Halaiqa (confirmed)
Senator and Former Minister of National Economy and Minister of State
Amman, Jordan
Second Paper“Title”
H.E. Dr. Bakhtiar Amin (confirmed)
Former Human Rights Minister
Bagdad, Iraq
Third Paper“Title”
Dr. Ahmad Al-Tibi (confirmed)
Member of the Knesset
President of the Arab Movement for Change (AMC) Party
Jerusalem, Israel
Discussion
Third Day
December 10, 2005
Sixth Session
10.00 – 12.00 Role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the Reform and Democratization Process
First Paper“Title”
Nafisa Lahrache (confirmed)
Association femmes en communication
Alger, Algeria
Second Paper“Reform in the Arab World from women's perspective”
Dr. Badria Al-Awadi (confirmed)
Executive Director
Arab Regional Center for Environmental Law
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Third Paper“The role of Civil Society (NGOs) in the Arab reform process”
Kamal Bin Younes (confirmed)
BBC Correspondent/ Editor, ASSABH Daily
Professor at Tunis University
Tunis, Tunisia
Discussion
12.00 – 12.30 Coffee Break
Seventh Session
12.30 – 14.30 Mechanisms of Activating and Developing the Reform Process in the Arab World
- Importance of Establishing an interactive Arab Network and Website to Follow-up on Reforms. A Proposal Presented by Al-Quds Center for Political Studies and Konrad Adenauer Foundation
- Presentation of Networking Models and Mechanisms
- Recommendations and Final Declaration
- Discussion and Amendments
14.30 – 16.30 Lunch
18:00 – 21:00Closing Ceremony
Presentation of Results and Recommendations followed by a reception
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