WANA Forum 2011 – Region in Transition
Agenda – 9-10 May 2011
Kempinski Hotel
Amman, Jordan
8 May 2011
| Time | Topics and Speakers |
| 18:00 – 19:00 | Registration (Sun Room) |
| 19:00-20:00 | Reception and Introductions |
Day 1, 9 May 2011
WANA Forum Moderator: Sultan Barakat
| Time | Topics and Speakers |
| 8:30 – 9:30 | Registration for local participants* |
| 9:30 – 9:40 | Welcoming Remarks Omar Rifai, WANA Forum Executive Director |
| 9:40 – 10:15 | Opening Remarks El Hassan bin Talal, WANA Forum Chairman Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of The Nippon Foundation |
| 10:15 – 12:00 | Nature and Direction of Transition in WANA What do we mean by transition(s)? Is this a long-term process or a series of events? Should the region build upon current institutional arrangements, or is it witnessing simply a changing of the guard? How might a regional conference on security and cooperation help shape and promote successful transition? What is the role of social media and youth in promoting social cohesion and peace?Keynote Presenters
Panel Discussion
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| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch (Kempi Restaurant) |
| Building WANA’s Political Identity Is modernisation synonymous with Westernisation? Can WANA modernise on the basis of its cultural traditions? Who is afraid of religion? Is post-uprising depression inevitable, and can people in WANA cope with the hardship? How can legitimacy be secured? What is the role of legitimacy and authenticity in building political identity in this period of transition? Is liberal democracy superior to other forms of governance, or is it desirable in WANA?Session Chair: Sultan Barakat, Director of Postwar Reconstruction & Development Unit, University of York
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| 5:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| Lessons in Transition How have other nations modernised, building on their cultural and traditional values? What can WANA learn from these nations and experiences? What role should the international community have, if any, in WANA? Can we revive the Silk Routes of WANA, between the East and the West?Session Chair: Sultan Barakat, Director of Post-war Reconstruction & Development Unit, University of York
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| 18:00 – 18:30 | Presentation of the World Bank MENA Regional Study on Conflict, Fragility and Development Following the launch of the global 2011 World Development Report on conflict
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| 18:30-19:30 | OPTIONAL: Break-Out Group Discussion of the World Bank study, moderated by Colin Scott, World Bank (Venus Room) |
| 20:30 | Gala Dinner (Al Reem Ballroom) |
Day 2, 10 May 2011
WANA Forum Moderator: Sultan Barakat
| Time | Topics and Speakers |
| 9:00 – 11:00 | Economic Responsibilities Can WANA undergo the necessary economic transformation during this period of transition? What are the alternatives to oil revenues and foreign aid? Is economic hardship inevitable during transition? Will populism take WANA back to rentierism? Or is leapfrogging to a post-carbon economy realistic? Can modernisation be decoupled from environmental degradation? Remarks by Aleksander Gudzowaty, Chairman and CEO of Bartimpex Foreign Trade Enterprises, Poland Session Chair: Yousef Al Ebraheem, Advisor, Al-Diwan Al-Amiri, Kuwait
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| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| Toward Social Cohesion How does social cohesion link to economy and environment? Can a regional Social Charter promote social cohesion at a national level? Is a regional Cohesion Fund a viable alternative to charity and aid? Do Hima, Zakat and Istiklaf provide a basis for a broadly defined Responsibility to Protect (R2P) in WANA? How can social media and the youth bulge contribute to social cohesion? Session Chair: Talat Halman, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Letters, Bilkent University; Former Minister of Culture, Turkey
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| 13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch (Kempi Restaurant) |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | Press Conference (closed session) Moderated by Nadia Al Sakkaf, WANA Forum Spokesperson |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Launch of Guiding Principles of WANA Signing Ceremony and Closing Remarks by El Hassan bin Talal |
*All plenary sessions will convene in Al Reem Ballroom.
