SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2005
 

Press Brief: Goals of the Islamic World Forum
Room: Salwa 1

Peter W. Singer, Director, Project on U. S. Policy Towards the Islamic World,
The Brooking Institution
Muhammed Rumaihi, Assistant for Follow- up Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State of Qatar

What was the Forum hope to accomplish?
Who will be attending?
What will be discussed?

Open to media
 

SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2005

1700-1800

1830-2030

 
Registration and Task Force Sign Up
Sheraton Lobby
 



Welcome Reception
Room: Salwa Foyer
 
Opening Session
Room: Salwa Ballroom
 
Opening Address:

H.H. Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al- Thani,
Emir of the State of Qatar

Introduction: Martin Indyk, Director, Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brooking Institution
 
Followed by Leaders Roundtable 1:
The State of U.S. Islamic World Relations
Chairman: Shibley Telhami, Professor, University of Maryland; Senior Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution
Moderator: James Stienberg, Director of Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings Institution
Sadig Al- Mahdi, President, National Umma Party, Former Prime Minister of Sudan
Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Chairman, Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies
 
What do relations between the U.S. and the broader Muslim world stand at preset?
What forces are shaping relations for better and for worse?
What are the primary challenges in the years ahead?
 Open to media and invited guests.
 

MONDAY,            APRIL 11, 2005

900-1030

 1030-1100

 1100-1230

1230-1430

1445-1600

1600-1630

 1630-1800

1900-2030





















2030-2230

Departures from the International Hotel (cars in front of Lobby)


Task Force Session 1


A) Peace and Security Task Force
Room: Salwa 1
Co- Chairs:
Martin Indyk, Director, Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution
Rami Khouri, Editor, The Daily Star

B) Human Development Task Force
Room: Salwa 2
Co- Chairs:
Stephen Cohen, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
Sherry Rehman, Senator and Editor of The herald (Pakistan)

C) Governance and Reform Task Force
Room: Salwa 3
Co- Chairs:
Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Chairman, Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies
Shibley Telhami, Professor, University Maryland; Senior Fellow, Saban Center
For Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution


Coffee and Pastries Break

 Task Force Session 2
(Task Forces meeting in same rooms)

Lunch followed by Leaders keynote Session:
Elections and Their Consequences
Room: Majlis Foyer

Anwar Ibrahim, Senior Associate, Oxford University
Moderator: James Steinberg, Director of Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings Institution
Respondent: J. Scott Carpenter, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
For Democracy, Human Rights and Labor

What are the causes and implications of the recent wave of elections across the Muslim world (Malaysia, Afghanistan, Palestine, Iraq, Saudi, etc.)?
How might we compare the current approaches to democratization, including the benefits of top- down vs. bottom-up processes and the role of opposition parties?
What should be the role of the U.S. in fostering democratic institutions?


Open to media and invited guests







 Leader Seminars
(Issue-Focus workshops organized by partners, but open to other participant if interested)

Science and Technology Leaders Seminar
Room: Salwa 1

Co-Chairs: George Atkinson, Science and Technology Advisor,
U.S. Department of State
Mohamed H.A. Hassan, Executive Director, Third World Academy
of Science


What are the needs and opportunities for enhanced science and technology cooperation in
relations between the U.S. and the broader Muslim world?
How might science and technology cooperation assist in dealing with joint socio-
economic and political concerns?
What can be done to stimulate such cooperation? What should be the roles played by
The U.S. and states in the Islamic world?

Economic Leaders Seminars
Room: Salwa 3

Co-Chairs: Djoomart Otobaev, Director, Secretariat on Foreign Investments
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan
Osman Siddique, Former U.S. Ambassador

How might leaders best encourage economic reform, foreign investment, etc.?
What can be done to stimulate a positive role of business in dealing with joint-
socio-economic and political concerns?
What are the lessons learned from the countries and contexts represented that may be
applied elsewhere?

Coffee Break

 Workshops continued (organized by partner organizations)

 Leaders Roundtable 3:
Public Attitudes and the Role of the Media
Room: Salwa 2

Moderator: Shibley Telhami, Professor, University of Maryland; Senior Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution
Faisal Al Qasim, Host, Al Jazeera
Mustapha Humarneh, Director, Center for Strategic Studies, University of Jordan
Steven Kull, Director, Program on International policy Attitudes
John Zogby, President , Zogby International

What is the latest polling data on public opinion in the U.S. and Islamic world?
How do publics on either side view each other?
What are their perceptions on key issues in relations: are there any misconceptions or myths?
What is the role that the media is playing in relations between the U.S. and the Islamic world?


Open to Media and Invited guests
 Social Dinner
Location: Lagoon/Pool (outside)