Toward a More Robust U.S.-Muslim Engagement: From Concept to Concrete Outcomes
This session will highlight governmental and non-governmental efforts to build partnerships between the United States and Muslim communities. How do we move from dialogue toward enduring impact, sounder policies and sustainable programs and initiatives?
Moderator:
Hady Amr, Director of the Brookings Doha Center
Speakers:
Farah Pandith, Special Representative for Muslim Communities, U.S. Department of State
Abdulla bin Ali Al-Thani, Vice President for Education, Qatar Foundation
David Chavern, COO and Executive Vice-President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Opening Plenary Dinner Session: “Writing the Next Chapter”
Moderator: 
Martin Indyk, Vice-President and Director of the Foreign Policy Program, The Brookings Institution          
Greetings:
His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, the State of Qatar
President Barack Hussein Obama, 44^th President of the United States (via video)
His Excellency Abdelaziz Belkhadem, special envoy of His Excellency Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria
Keynote Addresses:
His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister, Republic of Turkey
Senator John Kerry, Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, United States

A Fresh Start? Assessing President Obama’s New Beginning with the Muslim World
In his Cairo address, President Obama sought to create a new beginning in relations with the global Muslim community - a relationship based on mutual respect, the promotion of common interests and the pursuit of Middle East Peace. This session will address both the broader challenges to the efforts to put U.S.–Muslim relations on a positive track and the particular difficulties in the effort to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Moderator:
Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development, University of Maryland, United States
Speakers:
Pradeep Ramamurthy, Senior Director for Global Engagement, National Security Council, United States
Anwar Ibrahim, Leader of Parliamentary Opposition, Malaysia
Nabil Fahmy, founding Dean of the School of Public Affairs, American University in Cairo, Egypt
Saeb Erakat, Member of the PLO Executive Committee and Fatah Central Committee, Palestinian National Authority
Martin Indyk, Vice President and Director of the Foreign Policy Program, The Brookings Institution  

The Future of U.S.-Muslim World Relations
Moderator:
Strobe Talbott, President of the Brookings Institution
Speakers:
His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the State of Qatar
The Honorable Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States

Fragile States: Shared Challenges to Ensuring Regional Stability
State weakness can result in threats to human security and political stability in many parts of the Muslim world. This session will examine the causes of state weakness, its domestic and regional consequences and possible policy responses. How do the volatile internal dynamics of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Iraq, and Yemen affect regional stability and unity and what can be done about it?
Moderator:
Ken Pollack, Director of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings