The New Narrative: Who Authors the Future?
A Town-Hall Conversation
Years of conflict and destruction have cast a shadow on how the people of the Arab region imagine their future, causing them to handicap their dreams. The Arab region must both rebuild its human and physical infrastructure to prepare for the challenges of the future. As we witness the beginning of a new phase of the region’s history, who will author the new narrative? What should be its central components? What is the future our people long for? This interactive conversation with special guests of the summit will explore the most critical decisions necessary to construct the Arab region’s engagement in the emerging global future. The Town Hall will launch a focused discussion of key engines of global change and how they can be applied in the Arab region in specific, practical, tangible ways. This intergenerational platform hopes to produce thoughtful collaboration and inspire leaders with constructive future policies that impact the Arab region. The Town Hall will conclude with the Beirut Institute Declaration from Abu Dhabi and announcing Beirut Institute agenda for 2018-2019.
1. HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal, Chairman of the Board, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Member of the Board of Directors, Beirut Institute, Saudi Arabia
2. HE Marwan Kheireddine, Chairman and General Manager, Al Mawarid Bank, Former Lebanese Minister of State, Member of the Board of Directors, Beirut Institute, Lebanon
3. Badih Moukarzel, Managing Partner, Huqooq Legal Practice - HLP Law Firm, Member of the Board of Directors, Beirut Institute, UAE
4. Dr. Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, Professor of Political Science, Emirates University, Advisory Board Member, Beirut Institute, UAE
5. Mireille Korab Abi Nasr, Corporate Communication Officer, FFA PB, Advisory Board Member, Beirut Institute, Lebanon
6. Baria Alamuddin, Award-winning Journalist and Broadcaster in the Middle East and the UK, Editor of the Media Services Syndicate, UK
7. Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, USA
8. Farah Atassi, President, Arab Information & Resource Center, Syria-USA
9. Abdel Wahhab Badrakhan, Journalist and Writer, Montr Carlo Doualiya’s Radio, UK
10. May Chidiac, Founder and President, May Chidiac Foundation, Lebanon
11. HE Mohamed Dayri, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Libya
12. Firas Maksad, Director, Arabia Foundation, USA*
13. Ambassador Richard Murphy, Adjunct Scholar, Middle East Institute, USA
14. Dr. Hani Shennib, Founding Chairman and CEO, National Council on U.S. Libya Relations, USA-Libya
15. Konstantin Truevtsev, Senior Researcher, Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Moderated by: Raghida Dergham, Founder and Executive Chairman, Beirut Institute, Lebanon-USA