Plenary Sessions

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10:00

Welcome Remarks

  • Bilal Wahab, President, The American University of Iraq Sulaimani
  • H.E. Barham Salih, Former President, Republic of Iraq
  • Mac Skelton, Executive Director, Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

 

10:30

Opening Address

10:45

Keynote Speech & One-on-One Interview

 

 

11:15

TBA

12:20

TBA

 

13:30

Lunch

15:00

TBA

The ongoing war in Gaza has generated new directions and strategies of security actors across the region. How will these transnational conflict developments continue to unfold, and what are the implications for MENA security dynamics after the current hostilities calm?

Speakers

  • Gen.Yehia Rasool, Spokesperson for the Iraqi Commander-in-Chief, Government of Iraq
  • Rt. Hon. Alistair Burt, Former Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa, Government of the United Kingdom
  • Sanam Vakil, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House
  • Farea Al-Muslimi, Research Fellow, Chatham House; Co-Founder of Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies

Moderator

  • Renad Mansour, Senior Fellow, IRIS; Director of the Iraq Initiative, Chatham House

 

16:05

TBA

Iraq's economy presents a tale of two realities: growth fueled by steadily high oil prices and surging real estate prices, juxtaposed with long-standing concerns regarding the lack of economic diversification, environmental sustainability, and social inequality. What is the way forward?

Speakers

  • H.E. Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister, Kurdistan Regional Government
  • H.E. Dr. Khaled Battal, Al-Najm Minister of Industry and Minerals, Government of Iraq
  • David Burger Charge, d’Affaires, U.S. Embassy Baghdad
  • Duha Abdulkarim, Former Director General of E-payments, Central Bank of Iraq
  • Faisal Al-Haimus, Chairman, Iraq Securities Commission

Moderator

  • Tareq Al Jubori, Advisor to the Chairman, First Iraqi Bank

 

17:10

Conclusion of Plenary

 

Roundtables

 

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