Middle East Institute 62nd Annual Conference
"US Middle East Policy: Pathways to Renewal"
November 20-21, 2008
The National Press Club
529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor
Washington, DC 20045
Banquet Introduction
Michael Ryan, Vice President, Middle East Institute
Banquet Address
Introduction by Michael Ryan, Vice President, Middle East Institute
Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Award for Aitzaz Ahsan
Introduction by William H. Webster, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Aitzaz Ahsan, President, Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association
Keynote Address
Introduction by Marvin Weinbaum, Middle East Institute
Aitzaz Ahsan, President, Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association
Panel I: "Afghanistan & Pakistan: What is Victory? Where is Victory?"
Steve Coll, The New Yorker
Maleeha Lodhi, Harvard University
Shuja Nawaz, Author of Crossed Swords: Pakistan, Its Army, and the Wars Within
Moderator: Wegger Chr. Strommen, Ambasssador of Norway to the US
Panel II: "Economic & Political Developments in the GCC"
Nabil Ali Alyousuf, Vice Chairman of Board of Trustees and Executive President of Dubai School of Government
Amer Awadh Al Rawas, Managing Director, Oman Mobile; Member Board and Treasurer of the Sultan Qaboos Center
Aamir A. Rehman, Adjunct Scholar, Middle East Institute,
Author of Dubai & Co.: Global Strategies for Doing Business in the Gulf States
Author of Dubai & Co.: Global Strategies for Doing Business in the Gulf States
Moderator: Susan Bastress, Orrick, Herrington, Sutcliffe LLP
Panel III: "The Future of U.S.-Egypt Relations"
Sameh Shoukry, Ambassador of Egypt to the United States
Francis J. Ricciardone, Guest Scholar, United States Institute of Peace
Michele Dunne, Senior Associate & Editor, Arab Reform Bulletin Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Moderator: Graeme Bannerman, Adjunct Scholar, Middle East Institute
Panel IV: "Moving Forward: Restoring American Credibility in the Region"
Ibrahim Helal, Deputy Managing Director, Al-Jazeera English
Max Rodenbeck, Chief Middle East Correspondent, The Economist
Ron Suskind, author of The Way Of The World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism
Moderator: Michael Ryan, Vice President, Middle East Institute
