This programme remains provisional, subject to minor changes.
Day 1: 3rd November, 2015
13.oo Registration & Welcome
14.00 Session 1: The Future of Kirkuk: A Roadmap for Resolving the Status of the Province
Samuel Morris, Middle East Research Institute (Chair)
Hasan Toran, Member of Parliament, Iraq
Rakan Saeed Aljobouri, Deputy Governor of Kirkuk
Khalid Shwani, Advisor to the President of Iraq
Daniel Augstburger, Head of UNAMI in Kirkuk
16.00 Break
16.30 Session 2: The Protection of Civilians and the Application of International Humanitarian Law (Joint session with Geneva Call)
Hervé Delphin, Head of EU Humanitarian aid Programmes in the Middle-East (Chair)
Lise Grande, Deputy UN-SRSG & Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq
Pascal Bonyard, Director of Policy, Geneva Call
Jabar Yawar, Secretary General of the Ministry of Peshmarga, KRG
Youssef Al-Kelabi, Security Spokesperson for Hashd Al-Shaabi
18.15 End of Day One
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Day 2: 4th November, 2015
08.oo Registration & Welcome
09.00 Session 3: Winning the war against ISIS: Visions and Strategies
Athanasios Manis, Research Fellow, MERI (Chair)
Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister, Kurdistan Regional Government
Stuart Jones, United States Ambassador to Iraq
David Pollock, Washington Institute, USA
Sherwan Al-Waili, Security Advisor to the President of Iraq
11.00 Break
11.30 Session 4: Population Displacement Crisis: Consequences and Political Solutions
Lise Grande, Deputy UN-SRSG & Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq (Chair)
Darbaz (Jasim) Mohammed, Minister of Migration & Displacement, Iraq
Ali Sindi, Minister of Planning, Kurdistan Regional Government
Belinda Lewis, Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy
13.15 Lunch
14.30 Session 5: Iraq and the Middle East
Dlawer Ala’Aldeen, President of MERI (Chair)
5a: The future of Iraq: Democracy, Rule of Law and Institutional Reform
Salim Al Jabouri, Speaker of Parliament, Iraq
Barham Salih, Former Prime Minister of Kurdistan Region
5b: The future of Turkish-KRG relations:
Nechirvan Barzani, Prime Minister, Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Turkey
17.30 End of Day Two
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Day 3: 5th November, 2015 (8.00-17.00)
08.oo Registration & Welcome
09.00 Session 6: The Iran nuclear deal and its impact on regional dynamics
Jane Arraf, Journalist (Chair)
John Jenkin, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Bahrain
Ken Pollack, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institute, USA
Alireza Miryousefi, Director for Middle East Studies, IPIS, Iran
10.45 Break
11.15: Session 7: The Challenges of Keeping Iraq United
Tanya Gilli, Former Member of Iraqi Parliament (Chair)
Brendan O’Leary, Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Baqir Jabir Al-Zubaidi, Minister of Transportation, Iraq
Khalid Yassin Al-Obeidi, Defence Minister, Iraq
Farhad Alaaldin, Political Advisor to the President of Iraq
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Session 8: Internal and External Crisis Facing Kurdistan: Challenges and Opportunities
Mohammed Faraj, Leader of Kurdistan Islamic Union
Ali Bapeer, Leader of Kurdistan Islamic Group
Roj Noori Shawias, Polit Bureau Member of Kurdistan Democratic Party
Adnan Mufti, Polit Bureau Member of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
Shorsh Haji, A leader in Gorran Movement
16.30 Concluding remarks.
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