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Monday, April 11

12:00 PM-9:00 PM                     Registration

7:00 PM-9:00 PM                       Welcome Reception with the
                                                  Secretary General of the OIC

Tuesday, April 12
7:30 AM                                    Conference Registration

9:00 AM-10:30 AM                     Working Group Introductory Sessions (Closed Sessions)
-Developing Leadership and Capacity in the Muslim Nonprofit Sector as a Building Block for Sustaining Partnerships and Change
            Convened by Nadia Roumani, American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute
            and Brie Loskata, American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute
- Promoting Higher Education Reform in the Arab World
            Convened by Katherine Wilkens, AMIDEAST
            and Safwan Masri, Columbia University Middle East Research Center
-The Role of Entrepreneurship and Job Creation in U.S.-Muslim Relations
            Convened by Ahmed Younis, Gallup Center for Muslim Studies; Silatech
            and Mohamed Younis, Gallup Center for Muslim Studies
- America and the Muslim World: The Tale of Two Media
            Convened by Leon Shahabian, Layalina Productions
            and Marc Ginsberg, APCO Worldwide
- Muslim Minorities in the West: Their Issues and Roles in a Global Community
            Convened by Imam Mohammed Magid, Islamic Society of North America; Muflehun

10:30 AM-11:00 AM                  Welcoming Remarks
            Mohammed Abdullah Mutib Al Rumaihi, Assistant Foreign Minister for
            Follow-Up Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar
            Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary-General, Organization of the Islamic Conference
            Martin Indyk, Vice President of Foreign Policy, The Brookings Institution

11:00 AM-12:45 PM                   Plenary I – Geo-Strategic Issues in the Middle East and South Asia
            Moderator:
            Fareed Zakaria, Editor-at-Large, TIME Magazineand host, CNN’s GPS
            Panelists:
            Zbigniew Brzezinski, Counselor and Trustee, Center for Strategic and
            International Studies; Former U.S. National Security Advisor
            Nasser Judeh, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
            Ibrahim Kalin, SeniorForeign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister of Turkey
            John Kerry, Senator and Chairman, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee

1:00 PM                                    Lunch

2:00 PM-3:30 PM                       Roundtable Sessions
-A Candid Assessment: The Status of the Middle East Peace Process
            Khaled Elgindy, Visiting Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy,
            The Brookings Institution (moderator)
            Robert Malley, MiddleEast and North Africa Program Director, International
            Crisis Group; former Special Assistant to President Clinton for Arab-Israeli Affairs
            Mohammad Shtayyeh, Former Minister of Public Works and Housing
            and Minister in Charge of the Palestinian Economic Council for Development
            and Reconstruction (PECDAR)
            Dov Weissglas, Senior Partner, Weissglas-Almagor; former Chief of the
            Prime Minister’s Bureau and Special Foreign Advisor to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
-The Obama Administration’s Engagement with the Muslim World
            Daniel Byman, Director of Research, Saban Center for Middle East Policy,
            The Brookings Institution (moderator)
            Rashad Hussain, Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference
            Marc Lynch, Associate Professor, Political Science and International Affairs,
            George Washington University
            Farah Anwar Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities,
            U.S. Department of State
            Benjamin Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications,
            White House
            Quintan Wiktorowicz, Senior Director for Global Engagement, White House
-Looking at One Another: How U.S. and Muslim Perspectives Have Evolved
Over the Last Decade
            Shibley Telhami, Non-Resident Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy,
            The Brookings Institution; Anwar Sadat Chair, University of Maryland (moderator)
            Joe Klein, Columnist, TimeMagazine    
            Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
            Steven Kull, Director, Program on International Policy Attitudes
            Dalia Mogahed,Senior Analyst, Executive Director, Abu Dhabi Gallup Center
-The Role of Religious Leaders in Development: Case Studies from Asia
(organized in conjunction with The Asia Foundation)
            Robin Bush, Country Representative, The Asia Foundation (moderator)
            Salahuddin Aminuzzaman, Professor of Public Administration, University of Dhaka
            Yasmin Busran-Lao, Executive Director, Al-Mujadilah Development Foundation
            Khaldun Malek, University of Malaya
-The Role of Youth in the Arab Upheaval
            Shadi Hamid, Director of Research and Fellow, Brookings Doha Center (moderator)
            Maryam Al-Khawaja, Head of the foreign relations office at the Bahrain
            Center for Human Rights
            Mahmoud Salem, Blogger, Rantings of a Sandmonkey

4:00 PM-5:30 PM                       Working Group Sessions (Closed Sessions)

7:00 PM-9:30 PM                       Gala Dinner (Invitation Only)
            Welcoming Remarks:
            Strobe Talbott, President, the Brookings Institution
            Keynote Speakers:
            Ahmad Bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Qatar
            Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, Secretary General, Organization of the Islamic Conference
            Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State

Wednesday, April 13
7:30 AM                                    Registration

8:30 AM-11:00 AM                     Working Group Sessions (Closed Session)

11:00 AM-12:45 PM                   Plenary II: Bottom Up Change: Civil Society, Youth, and
                                                Entrepreneurship
            Moderator:
            Riz Khan, Host, The Riz Khan Show, Al Jazeera English
            Panelists:
            Madeleine K. Albright,Chair, Albright Stonebridge Group, and Former U.S. Secretary of State
            Jaloul Ayed,Minister of Finance, Tunisia
            Hossam Bahgat, Founder and Director, Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR)
            Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Visiting Professor, Center on Religion, Culture, and
            Conflict, Drew University

1:00 PM                                    Lunch

2:00 PM-3:30 PM                       Roundtable Sessions
-A Glimpse from the Ground: A Dialogue on Afghanistan and Pakistan
            Bruce Riedel, Senior Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy,
            The Brookings Institution (moderator)
            Sherry Rehman, President, Jinnah Institute
            Hassina Sherjan, Founder and CEO, Aid Afghanistan for Education
-The Importance of the Private Sector in U.S.-Muslim World Engagement
(organized in conjunction with The Aspen Institute)
            Toni Verstandig, Executive Director, the Aspen Institute (moderator)
            Jose Fernandez, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic Energy and Business Affairs
            Robert Mosbacher, Former Chief Executive Officer of the Overseas Private
            Investment Corporation
            Bryan Wagner, VP Global Sustainable Finance, Morgan Stanley
-What’s Next in America’s Approach to Iran?
            Kenneth Pollack, Director, Saban Center for Middle East Policy,
            The Brookings Institution (moderator)
            Howard Berman, Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives
            Robert J. Einhorn, Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control,
            U.S. Department of State
            Henry Wooster, Director, Office of Iranian Affairs,
            U.S. Department of State
-Democratization and Political Reform
            Salman Shaikh, Director, Brookings Doha Center (moderator)
            Jennifer L. Windsor, Associate Dean for Programs, Georgetown University
            Tamara Cofman Wittes, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs,
            U.S. Department of State
-The Challenges and Opportunities of the American Muslim Community
            Stephen Grand, Director, Project on U.S.-Relations with the Islamic World,
            The Brookings Institution (moderator)
            Keith Ellison, Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives
            Ingrid Mattson, Director, Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and
            Christian-Muslim Relations, Hartford Seminary
            Paul Monteiro, Associate Director, Office of Public Engagement, White House

4:00 PM-5:30 PM                       Working Group Sessions (Closed Sessions)

6:00 PM-7:00 PM                       Panel Session: The Libyan Crisis
            Moderator:
            Margaret Warner, Senior Correspondent, PBS NewsHour
            Panelists:
            Ali Suleiman Aujali, Former Libyan Ambassador to the U.S.
            John McCain, Senator, U.S. Senate
7:00 PM-10:00 PM                     Dinner and Panel Session: Democracy in the Muslim World
            Moderator:
            Margaret Warner, Senior Correspondent, PBS NewsHour
            Speakers:
            Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman, Coalition of Change and Hope, former
            Minister of Foreign Affairs
            Jaber al-Jaberi, Member of Parliament, Republic of Iraq
            Nabil Fahmy, Founding Dean, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy,
            American University of Cairo; former Ambassador of Egypt to the U.S.
            Ibrahim Kalin, Chief Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister, Republic of Turkey

Thursday, April 14
10:00 AM-11:00 AM                   Working Group Sessions (Closed Sessions)

11:00 AM-12:45 PM                   Plenary III: The Role of the Media in Shaping Perceptions
            Moderator:
            David Gregory, Host, NBC’s Meet the Press
            Panelists:
            David Brooks, Columnist, The New York Times
            Hisham Kassem, Former publisher, Cairo Times and Al-Masry Al-Youm
            Hisham Melhem, Washington Bureau Chief, Al-Arabiya News Channel
            Michael Young, Opinion Editor, The Daily Star

12:45 PM                                  Closing Plenary Lunch