Specialist conference
Details
Program
09:30-10:00
Registration
10:00-10:30
Opening
- Dr. Ziad Abu-Amr
President, Palestinian Council on Foreign Relations
- Mr. Thomas Birringer
Resident Representative, Konrad Adenauer Foundation
First Session: The Economic Situation in Palestine in the Aftermath of the Israeli Withdrawal from Gaza
Chair:
Mr. Salah Abdel-Shafi, Economist
Speakers:
10:30-10:45
An Overall Outlook
Dr. Mohammad Al-Samhuri, Economist, Head of Technical Team
10:45-11:00
A Perspective from Gaza
Mr. Ahed Besseiso, Head, Palestinian Businessmen Association
11:00-11:15
The View of the Private Sector
Mr. Mohammad Abu-Ramadan, Deputy Chair of the Board of PalTrade
11:15-12:00
Discussion
12:15-13:45
Second Session: Needs of the Palestinian Economy in the Aftermath of the Israeli Withdrawal from Gaza
Chair:
Mr. Omar Sha’ban, Economist
Speakers:
12:15-12:30
The View of the PNA
Mr. Mazen Sunnuqrut, Minister of National Economy
12:30-12:45
The View of an International Organization
Mr. Khaled Abdel-Shafi, UNDP
12:45-13:00
The View of the Quartet Special Envoy Office
Ms. Katharina Lack, Office of the Special Envoy for Disengagement
13:00-13:45
Discussion
15:00-16:30
Third Session: Bilateral and Multilateral Economic Partnerships
Chair:
Dr. Adel Suleiman, Executive Director/ The International Center for Future and Strategic Studies (ICFS)/ Cairo, Egypt
Speakers:
15:00-15:15
A Palestinian Perspective
Mr. Samir Al-Shawa, Businessman
15:15-15:30
An Arab Perspective
Dr. Mohammad Abdel-Salam, Supervisor of Peace Culture Program/ ICFS, Egypt
15:30-15:45
An International Perspective
Dr. Peter Goepfrich, German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce
15:45-16:30
Discussion
article in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of 25. November 2005, Page 3 (in German)
