Agenda
Wednesday 28 May
8:30-9 am Registration and coffee
9-9:30 am Introduction
Mr Nigel Inkster, Director of Transnational Threats and Political Risk, IISS
Dr Zvi Shtauber, Director, Institute for National Security Studies, INSS
9:30-11 am 'The Future of the Palestinian Question, Hamas, Gaza and Beyond'
Dr Mamoun Fandy, Senior Fellow for Gulf Security, IISS
BG (ret) Shlomo Brom, Senior Research Fellow and Director, Program on Israel-Palestinian Relations,INSS
Respondent: Ms Nomi Bar-Yaacov, Foreign Policy Adviser on Middle Eastern Affairs
11-11:30 am Break
11:30-1 pm 'The political evolution of Iraq and its regional fallout'
Dr Toby Dodge, Senior Consulting Fellow for the Middle East, IISS
Dr Ephraim Kam, Principal Research Fellow and Deputy Director,INSS
Respondent: Mr Giles Lever, Deputy Head Iraq Policy Unit, FCO
1-2:30 pm Luncheon
'Israeli-European relations over the next decade'
Keynote address: Ambassador Ron Prosor, Israeli Embassy, London
2:30-4 pm 'Future trends in Radical Islamism and politically motivated violence in the Middle East'
Mr Nigel Inkster, Director of Transnational Threats and Political Risk, IISS
Dr Uriya Shavit, Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African studies, Tel Aviv University
Respondent: Dr Toby Dodge, Senior Consulting Fellow for the Middle East, IISS
4-4:30 pm Break
4:30-6 pm 'The future of Syrian-Lebanese relations'
Dr Alan George, Senior Associate Member, St. Antony’s College, Oxford University; former Assistant Director, Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding
Professor Eyal Zisser, Director, Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University
Respondent: Mr Jonathan Paris, London-based Fellow, Hudson Institute
6-7 pm Drinks Reception in IISS Library
7-8:30 pm Dinner
'Middle East-Europe Relations'
Keynote address: Mr Marc Otte,EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process
8:30 pm Adjourn
Thursday 29 May
9-10:30 am 'Euro-Israel relations and Europe’s role in the region'
Mr Charles Grant, Director, Center for European Reform, London
Dr Mark Heller,Director of Research and Principal Research Associate, INSS
Respondent: Dr Oded Eran, Former Ambassador of Israel to the European Union
10:30-11 am Break
11-12:30 pm 'Iran, regional hegemony and proliferation'
Professor Ali Ansari, Director of the Institute for Iranian Studies, Professor of Modern History, Department of History, University of St Andrews, Scotland
Mr Dan Meridor, International Chairman, Jerusalem Foundation; former Justice and Finance Minister, Israeli Government
12:30-1:30 pm Luncheon
1:30-3 pm 'The Role of Economic Development'
Mr Nick Banner, Chief of Staff, Tony Blair’s Office
Mr David Freud, Chief Executive, The Portland Trust
Respondent: Dr Mona Makram Ebeid, Member, Egyptian Council for Foreign Relations; Lecturer, American University, Cairo, Egypt
3-3:20 pm Closing remarks
Dr Toby Dodge, Senior Consulting Fellow for the Middle East, IISS
Dr Zvi Shtauber, Director, INSS
3:20 pm Adjourn
