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SIR BANI YAS FORUM THE MIDDLE EAST, ENERGY & SECURITY INAUGURAL ANNUAL RETREAT CO-ORGANISED BY THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AND THE INTERNATIONAL PEACE INSTITUTE Qasr Al Sarab, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates November 5 - 8, 2010 AGENDA EFTA00726612  Page 2 of 4 FRIDAY 5 NOVEMBER Participants' arrival and check-in at the Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort 20:00 Welcoming Dinner SATURDAY 6 NOVEMBER 9:30 — 9:45 Opening Remarks by Hosts Introduction HH Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Terje Rod-Larsen, President, International Peace Institute 9:45 — 10:00 Video Presentation: "Local Change, Global Impact: The Middle East & The World" 10:00 — 10:30 Keynote Address HE Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority 10:30 — 12:30 Session 1. Interdependence: The World and the Middle East A session on emerging geopolitical and global security. economic. development and media trends and their impact on the Middle East. The Foreign Ministers will be joined by: Daniel Yergin, Chairman, IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates Gilles Kepel, Professor, Sciences Po Paris; Senior Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science Claire Spencer, Head, Middle East & North Africa Programme, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House HRH Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Chairman, Saudi Research & Marketing Group Plenary Discussion Moderated by: Lyse Doucet, Correspondent and Presenter, BBC World News 12:30 — 14:00 Lunch EFTA00726613  Page 3 of 4 14:00 — 16:00 Session 2. The Middle East Peace Process Where is the Israeli-Palestinian peace process going? What can be done? The session will begin with a presentation of a public opinion survey of politics and policy in Palestine. Israel and Lebanon by Craig Charney. President of Charney Research and lPl Senior Adviser. The Foreign Ministers will be joined by: Yasser Abed Rabbo, Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization Dan Meridor, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel and Minister Responsible for Intelligence Services and the Atomic Energy Commission (via video-link) Martin Indyk, Vice President and Director of Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution Robert Malley, Middle East and North Africa Program Director, International Crisis Group Plenary Discussion Moderated by: Hala Gorani, Reporter and Anchor, CNN International 16:00 - 19:00 Bilateral Meetings and Recreational Activities 19:00 - 22:00 Dinner and Evening Program Keynote Address Arianna Huffington, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, The Huffington Post SUNDAY 7 NOVEMBER 10:00 — 12:00 Session 3. Geopolitics: Iran and the Middle East What are the prevailing geopolitical dynamics in the Middle East and what is the role of Iran? The session will begin with a presentation of the results from a public opinion poll in Iran by Craig Charney, President of Charney Research and !PI Senior Adviser. The Foreign Ministers will be joined by: Robert Kagan, Senior Fellow of the Foreign Policy Program, Brookings Institution Joschka Fischer, Former Foreign Minister of Germany and Managing Partner, Joschka Fischer & Company Ghassan Salame, Dean of PSIA, the Paris School of International Affairs and professor at Sciences Po (Paris) and Columbia University (NY) Bruce Riedel, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution Plenary Discussion Moderated by: Lyse Doucet, Correspondent and Presenter, BBC World News EFTA00726614  Page 4 of 4 12:00 — 14:00 Lunch 14:00 — 16:00 Session 4. Energy, Security and the Middle East Meeting the growing demand for energy. securing access to resources, and developing alternative sources are just a few of the challenges that the world has to face in the area of energy. What are the implications of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East? Is there space for security cooperation in the region? The Foreign Ministers will be joined by: Vali Nasr, Professor of International Politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University Anthony Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, Center for Strategic and International Studies Jeroen van der Veer, former CEO, Shell Lady Barbara Judge, Chairman Emeritus, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Plenary Discussion Moderated by: James P. Rubin, US President of Atlantic Partnership 16:00 - 19:00 Bilateral Meetings and Recreational Activities 19:00 - 22:00 Dinner and Evening Program MONDAY 8 NOVEMBER 10:00 -10:45 Special Address Tony Blair, Quartet Representative 10:45 — 11:00 Wrap-Up by Hosts This concluding session will reflect on the retreat conversations and discuss the way forward in the Middle East. HH Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Terje Rod-Larsen, President, International Peace Institute 11:15 — 16:00 Bilateral Meetings and Recreational Activities 17:00 Check-out and Departure EFTA00726615