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Day 1: Monday, 4 November, 2019
16:00 Registration Open.
18:00 Reception (For registrants only).
Day 2: Tuesday, 5 November, 2019
08:00 Registration
09:00 Welcome and Introduction
09:15 Session 1: Making Iraq Work for All
- Bashir Khalil Hadad, Deputy Speaker of Iraqi Council of Representatives
- Ahmed Mulla Talal, Independent Journalist
- Sarmad Al-Taee, Independent Journalist
- Hiwa Osman, Independent Journalist
- Jane Arraf, NPR international correspondent (Moderator)
11:00 Break
11:30 Session 2: The Middle East in a Crystal Ball: Trajectories and Predictions
- Seyed Kazim Sajjadpour, Deputy Foreign Minister & President of IPSI, Iran
- Maksim Maksimov, Russian Ambassador to Iraq
- Martin Huth, EU Ambassador to Iraq
- Galip Dalay, Al-Sharq Forum, Istanbul.
- Tanya Gilly, Former MP, Iraqi Council of Representatives (Moderator)
13:15 Lunch
14:15 Session 3: Beyond Barriers: Contours and Complexities of IDP Return
- Nathanael Nizar Semaan, The bishop of Hadiab Syriac Catholic diocese
- Karim Salim, Adviser to Meer Hazim Beg, Prince of Yezidis
- Elie Abouaoun,The United States Institute of Peace, USIP
- Henriette Johansen, Research Fellow, MERI (Moderator)
16:00 Break
16:30 Session 4: Navigating Kurdistan Region through Evolving Global and Regional Power Dynamics
- Nechirvan Barzani, President of Kurdistan Region of Iraq
- Dlawer Ala’Aldeen, MERI (Moderator)
18:00 End of Day 1
Day 3: Wednesday, 6 November, 2019
08:00 Registration
09:00 Session 5: Women in Positions of Leadership: Opportunities for Empowerment
- Muna Qawachi, Secretary of Kurdistan Parliament.
- Vian Sabri, Member of Council of Representatives, Iraq
- Kwestan Mohammed, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, KRG
- Sherri Kraham Talabany, SEED Foundation, KRI (Moderator)
11:00 Break
11:30 Session 6: International Support for State-Building in Iraq
- Matthew H. Tueller, US Ambassador to Iraq
- Alice Walpole, Deputy UN-SRSG
- Tredene Dobson, New Zealand’s Ambassador to Iraq
- Farhad Alaaldin, Chairman of Iraq Advisory Council (Moderator)
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Session 7: Erbil-Baghdad Relations: Addressing the Root Causes of Conflict
- Bashir Khalil Hadad, Deputy Speaker of Iraqi Council of Representatives
- Umed Sabah Othman, President of the Diwan of Council of Ministers
- Khalid Shwani, KRG Minister for Relations with Baghdad
- Amanj Rahim, Cabinet Secretary, KRG
- Hiwa Osman, Independent Journalist (Moderator)
16:00 Break
16:30 Session 8: A debate with the Prime Minister
- Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister, Kurdistan Regional Government
- Dlawer Ala’Aldeen, MERI (Moderator)
17:30 Session 9: The New KRG Cabinet: Visions and Strategies for the Next Four Years
- Dara Rasheed, Minister of planning
- Alan Hama Saeed, KRG Minister of Education
- Saman Barzinji, KRG Minister for Health
- Kamal Khalil, KRG Minister for Electricity.
- Dana Abdul Karim Hama Salih, KRG Minister of Reconstruction & Housing
19:00 Concluding Remarks