The Middle East Institute (MEI) is pleased to host a conference on future projections for the Middle East, assessing projected trends, drives, policy responses, and future challenges for the MENA region in 2030 and beyond.
Agenda
9:00–9:15 AM | Welcoming Remarks and Overview of the Day Paul Salem President, MEI Amb. Gerald Feierstein Senior vice president, MEI
9:15-9:45AM | Keynote Address: Trends in Tech, Cyber, Security and their Repercussions in the Middle East Richard A. Clarke Chairman, MEI Board of Governors
9:45AM-10:55AM | Panel I: The MENA Region in 2030: Trends and Trajectories
This interactive panel will examine the forces over the next 10-15 years that will cause/drive the greatest change in the region. How do we foresee some of these forces influencing each other, accelerating, slowing, and shaping change? What projections can we make of things likely to be significantly different in the region in 2030? Elhum Haghighat Professor and chair, Department of Political Science, City University of New York Amal Kandeel Director, Climate Change and Environment Program, MEI Josh Kerbel Research faculty, National Intelligence University Paul Salem President, MEI Steven Kenney (moderator) Founder and principal, Foresight Vector LLC
10:55AM-11:15AM | Coffee Break
11:15AM-11:45AM | Remarks:
His Excellency Dr. Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi Minister of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates
11:45AM-12:55PM | Panel II: Policy Responses to Future Challenges
This discussion will focus on policy areas that will reflect the greatest change in 2030 relative to today. What social-cultural, technological, or other forces will force enable major changes in policies affecting/governing the region? How will policymaking/policymakers address the interrelationships between issue areas? Ferid Belhaj Vice president, Middle East and North Africa, World Bank Laila Iskandar Former Minister of Environment, Egypt Ruba Husari Scholar, MEI Michael Nagata Former director of Strategic Operational Planning, National Counterterrorism Center Ambassador (ret.) Gerald Feierstein Senior Vice President, MEI Patrick Tucker (moderator) Technology editor, Defense One
12:55-1:30 | Lunch Buffet
This event will be live streamed. Check this page for updates.
