AMENDS Inaugural Conference - Meet the Leaders of the New Middle East
AMENDS Inaugural Conference - Meet the Leaders of the New Middle East
Tuesday, April 10, 201212:00 AM - 12:00 AM (Pacific)
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Summit Schedule
Day 1: Wednesday 11 April |
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| 2:00 – 5:30 PM Paul Brest Hall |
“Technology, Social Media, and Innovation” AMENDS Talks Speakers:Aymen Abderrahman, Selma Chirouf, Rawan Da’as, Elizabeth Harmon, Sonya Kassis, Heather Libbe, Ifrah Magan, Sherif Maktabi, Brian Pellot, George Somi |
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| 6:30 – 8:30 PM |
Innovation and Entrepreneurial Leadership Dinner Co-Sponsored by TechWadi By Invitation Only |
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Day 2: Thursday 12 April
| 2:00 – 5:30 PM Paul Brest Hall |
“Building Civil Society” AMENDS Talks Speakers: Firas Al-Dabagh, Abdullah Al-Fakharany, Marwan Alabed, Cole Bockenfeld, Nadir Ijaz, Selma Maarouf, Matthew Morantz, Alaa Mufleh, Fadi Quran, Nada Ramadan |
Day 3: Friday 13 April
| 9:00 AM- 12:00 Gunn-SIEPR Building |
“Peace and Conflict Resolution” AMENDS Talks Speakers: Sherihan Abdel-Rahman, Sam Adelsberg, Mohammad Al-Jishi, Abdulla Al-Misnad, Yahya Bensliman, Ilyes El-Ouarzadi, Sandie Hanna, Priya Knudson, Megan McConaughey, Gavin Schalliol |
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| 1:30 – 5:00 PM Gunn-SIEPR Building |
Speakers and Panelists Sami Ben Gharbia Tunisian political activist, Foreign Policy Top 100 Thinker Professor Allen Weiner Co-Director of Stanford Univeristy Center on International Conflict and Negotiation Radwan Masmoudi Founder and President of the Center of the Study of Islam & Democracy |
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| 6:30 – 8:30 PM Paul Brest Hall |
Networking Dinner By Invitation Only |
Day 4: Saturday 14 April
| 9:00 AM- 12:00 Bechtel Conference Center, Encina Hall |
“The New Middle East”
AMENDS Talks Speakers: Firyal Abdulaziz, Lubna Alzaroo, Hoor Al-Khaja, Ali Al-Murtadha, Jessica Anderson, Seif Elkhawanky, Micah Hendler, Salmon Hossein, Ram Sachs, Rana Sharif |
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| 1:30 – 5:00 PM Bechtel Conference Center, Encina Hall |
Speakers and Panelists Rami Khouri Director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut Ahmed Benchemsi Moroccan journalist and pro-democracy activist Professor Aaron Hahn Tapper Founder of Abraham’s Vision Nasser Weddady Civil Rights Outreach Director, American Islamic Congress |