2022 Agenda

10:00-10:50

Plenary Panel, Al Dafna : Opening Session

  1. H.H Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of The State Of Qatar
  2. H.E. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine
  3. H.E. Abdulla Shahid, President, United Nations General Assembly
10:50-11:40

Plenary Session, Al Dafna : Transforming for a New Era

  1. H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Qatar
  2. H.H. Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia
  3. H.E. Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
  4. Hon. Senator Lindsey Graham, United States Senator, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Budget
  5. Dr. Comfort Ero President and Chief Executive Officer, International Crisis Group (moderator)
11:40-12:00

Break

12:00-12:50

Parallel Panel, Majlis : Post Pandemic Africa

  1. H.E. Kandia Kamissoko Camara, Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, The African Integration And The Diaspora
  2. H.E. Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki, Governor of the Edo State of Nigeria
  3. Charles Murito, Director, Sub Saharan Africa, Government Affairs & Public Policy, Google
  4. Walé Adeosun, Chief Investment Officer, Kuramo Capital Management
  5. Ken Njoroge, Founder, Cellulant
  6. Joe Eshun CEO, Deloitte East Africa (moderator)

Parallel Panel, Salwa 1 : Misinformation and the War for Truth

  1. H.E. Emine Dzhaparova, First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ukraine
  2. Elizabeth Joanna Linder, Founder, Brooch Associates
  3. Dr. Todd Helmus, Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND Corporation
  4. Ravi Agrawal Editor in Chief, Foreign Policy Magazine (moderator)

Parallel Panel, Salwa 2 : Building a New Sustainability Paradigm: Cities Contribution to the Climate Solution

  1. H.E. Sheikh Faleh bin Nasser bin Ahmed bin Ali Al Thani, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Qatar
  2. H.E. Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Global Leader of Climate & Energy at WWF; Former Minister of Environment of Peru; Former President of COP20
  3. The Rt. Hon. Vincent Keaveny, Lord Mayor of London
  4. Jane Madgwick, President and CEO, Wetlands International
  5. Dr. Gonzalo Castro de la Mata Executive Director, Earthna Center for a Sustainable Future (Chair)

Parallel Panel, Salwa 3 : Economies of War

  1. H.E. Raychelle Omamo, Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Kenya
  2. H.E. Najlaa Al-Manqush, Minister Of Foreign Affairs Of The Libyan National Unity Government
  3. H.E. Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen
  4. Amb. Kelly Craft, Former Permanent Representative to the United Nations, U.S.
  5. Dr. Comfort Ero President and Chief Executive Officer, International Crisis Group (chair)

Parallel Panel, Al Rayyan : Reimagining Business Models in a Post-Pandemic Era

  1. Mohammad Saif Al Sowaidi, Chief Investment Officer, Americas, Qatar Investment Authority
  2. Byju Raveendran, CEO, BYJU’s
  3. Jaydeep Barman, CEO, Rebel Foods
  4. Segun Ogunsanya, CEO, Airtel Africa
  5. Hande Çilingir, Co-Founder & CEO, 1X Entrepreneur
  6. Maria Ramos News Anchor, TRT World (moderator)
12:50-14:10

Lunch

13:20-14:10

Parallel Panel, Salwa 1 : The International Community's Role in Managing Refugee Flows: Syria and Beyond

  1. H.E. Benedetto Della Vedova, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy
  2. H.E. Salem Al Meslet, President of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces
  3. Joanna Wronecka, Special Coordinator for Lebanon to the United Nations
  4. Dr. Savaş Ünlü, President of Migration Management at the Ministry of Interior, Turkey
  5. Jamal Elshayyal Senior Correspondent at Al Jazeera Media Network (moderator)

Parallel Panel, Salwa 3 : Litigation to Enforcement: Mobilizing the Rule of Law in Response to the Climate Crisis

  1. Judge Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan; Former Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court
  2. Rt. Hon. Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, President of the Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Center
  3. Prof. Sir Brian Hoskins, Chair of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College London
  4. Dr. Muna Al-Marzouqi, Judge of the QFC Regulatory Tribunal
  5. Judge Helen Mountfield QC Judge, Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Center; Principal of Mansfield College, Oxford (moderator)

Parallel Panel, Al Rayyan : The Promises and Perils of Artificial Intelligence & Analytics for Decision-making

  1. Dilawar Syed, Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs, US State Department; Former President and CEO, Lumiata
  2. Dr. Danielle Tarraf, Senior Director, JCI Ventures
  3. Dr. Kathryn Bouskill, Researcher, Meta
  4. Dr. Christopher Pernin Director, Engineering and Applied Sciences Department, RAND (moderator)
    
14:10-14:20

Break

14:20-14:40

Plenary Panel, Al Dafna : Newsmaker Interview

  1. H.E. John Kerry, United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and Former Secretary of State
  2. Nick Clark Environment Editor, Al Jazeera English (moderator)
14:40-15:30

Plenary Session, Al Dafna : Energy Transition and Security: Meeting Demand in a Volatile World

  1. H.E. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs; President and CEO of QatarEnergy
  2. Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman And CEO, TotalEnergies
  3. Anders Opedal, President and CEO, Equinor
  4. Hadley Gamble Reporter, CNBC (moderator)
15:30-15:50

Plenary Panel, Al Dafna : Newsmaker Interview

  1. H.E. Emine Dzhaparova, First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ukraine
  2. Becky Anderson Managing Editor & Anchor Of Connect The World, CNN (moderator)
15:50-16:00

Break

16:00-16:50

Parallel Panel, Majlis : Qatar Africa Business Forum: Investing in Africa, Today’s Challenges & Opportunities

  1. H.E. Choguel Kokalla Maïga, Prime Minister, Mali
  2. H.E. Okey Enelamah, Chairman, Africa Capital Alliance
  3. Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, Founder and Executive Director, soleRebels
  4. Phillip Ihenacho, Founder and Partner, Amaya Capital
  5. Richard Okello Founder, Sango Capital (moderator)

Parallel Panel, Salwa 1 : Prospects for Women and Girls in Afghanistan

  1. Fawzia Koofi, Former Chairperson of Women, Civil Society and Human Rights Commission, Afghanistan Parliament; Former member of Afghan Peace Negotiation in Doha
  2. Fatima Gailani, Former President of the Afghanistan Red Crescent Society; Former Member of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Negotiation Team
  3. Malala Yousafzai, Activist; Nobel Prize Laureate
  4. Dr. Dalia Fahmy, Professor of Political Science; Director of International Relations and Diplomacy, Long Island University
  5. Dr. Omar Suleiman, Founder and President, Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research
  6. Nelufar Hedayat Correspondent, Doha Debates (moderator)

Parallel Panel, Salwa 2 : The Global Displacement Crisis: Beyond Humanitarianism

  1. H.E. Ayman Al Safadi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jordan
  2. H.E. Notis Mitarachi, Minister of Migration and Asylum, Greece
  3. H.E. Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  4. Alyse Nelson, President, Vital Voices
  5. Amb. Mark Green President, Director, and CEO of the Wilson Center (chair)

Parallel Panel, Salwa 3 : Building Stability in Libya

  1. H.E. Ramtane Lamamra, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Algeria
  2. H.E. Najlaa Al-Manqush, Minister Of Foreign Affairs Of The Libyan National Unity Government
  3. Jonathan Powell, CEO, Inter Mediate; Former UK Special Envoy to Libya
  4. Anas El Gomati, Director, Sadeq Institute
  5. Tom Cargill Chief Executive, Wilton Park (chair)

Parallel Panel, Al Rayyan : A Clean Future for Natural Gas

  1. Neil Chapman, Senior Vice President, Exxon Mobil
  2. Anatol Feygin, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Cheniere Energy
  3. Sunao Nakamura, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Optimization Department, JERA
  4. Dr. Tatiana Mitrova, Visiting Research Fellow at The Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University
  5. Nikos Tsafos James R. Schlesinger Chair for Energy and Geopolitics, CSIS (chair)
16:50-17:00
17:00-17:20

Plenary Session, Al Dafna : Newsmaker Interview

  1. H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Turkey
  2. Hadley Gamble Reporter, CNBC (moderator)
17:20-18:10

Plenary Panel, Al Dafna : Between Full Retreat and Reengagement: Afghanistan & the Role of the West

  1. Amb. Wolfgang Ischinger, Ambassador (ret.); President, Foundation Council, Munich Security Conference Foundation
  2. H.E. Niels Annen, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
  3. Hosna Jalil, Former Deputy Minister, Policy and Strategy, Ministry of the Interior, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; Munich Young Leader 2021, Kabul
  4. Thomas West, Special Envoy for Afghanistan, US Department of State
  5. Lisa Curtis, Senior Fellow and Director, Indo-Pacific Security Program, Center for a New American Security
  6. Steven Clemons Editor At Large, The Hill; Host, The Bottom Line, Al Jazeera English (moderator)
18:10-18:30

Plenary Session, Al Dafna : One-on-one with Hassan Al Thawadi

  1. H.E. Hassan Al-Thawadi, Secretary General, Supreme Committee for Delivery And Legacy
  2. Ayman Mohyeldin Anchor, MSNBC (moderator)
09:00-09:20

Plenary Session, Al Dafna : Newsmaker Interview

  1. H.E. Dr. Sayyid Kamal Kharrazi, President, Strategic Council on Foreign Relations; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Islamic Republic of Iran
  2. Becky Anderson Managing Editor & Anchor Of Connect The World, CNN (moderator)
09:20-09:40

Plenary Session, Al Dafna : Newsmaker Interview

  1. Robert Malley, United States Special Representative for Iran
  2. Becky Anderson Managing Editor & Anchor Of Connect The World, CNN (moderator)
09:40-10:30

Plenary Session, Al Dafna : Spheres of Influence in the Age of Unpeace

  1. H.E. Ivan Korčok, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Slovak Republic
  2. H.E. Hina Rabbani Khar, Member of National Assembly, Pakistan and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan
  3. H.E. Børge Brende, President, World Economic Forum
  4. Mark Leonard Co-founder and Director, European Council on Foreign Relations (chair)
10:30-10:50

Plenary Session, Al Dafna : Economic Crises and Coordinated Global Recovery Efforts: Towards An Inclusive Multilateralism

  1. H.E. Ali bin Ahmed Al-Kuwari, Minister of Finance and Former Minister of Commerce and Industry
  2. Kristalina Georgieva , Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
  3. Eleni Giokos Anchor and Correspondent, CNN (moderator)
10:50-11:10

Plenary Session, Al Dafna : Newsmaker Interview

  1. Malala Yousafzai, Activist; Nobel Prize Laureate
  2. Ghida Fakhry Presenter, TRT World; Moderator, Doha Debates (moderator)
11:10-11:25

Break

11:25-12:15

Parallel Panel, Majlis : Aggression Against Ukraine: Geopolitical Implications for the Middle East

  1. H.E. Mohammad Hassan Sheikholeslami, Deputy Foreign Minister, Iran and President of the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS)
  2. Ibrahim Kalin, Spokesperson and Senior Advisor to the President of the Republic of Turkey
  3. Dr.Majid Al-Ansari, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar
  4. Congresswoman Jane Harman, Distinguished Fellow and President Emerita, Wilson Center
  5. Dr. John Gong, Professor of Economics, University of International Business and Economics
  6. Dr. Lina Khatib Director, MENA Programme, Chatham House (moderator)

Parallel Panel, Salwa 1 : The Future of Foreign Direct Investment in Post-COVID Era

  1. Santiago Bañales López, Managing Director Iberdrola Innovation Middle East
  2. Sheikh Ali Alwaleed Al Thani, CEO, Investment Promotion Agency Qatar
  3. Ahmet Burak Dağlıoğlu, President, Investment Office of the Republic of Turkey
  4. Lana Khalaf, General Manager, Microsoft Qatar
  5. Eleni Giokos Anchor and Correspondent, CNN (moderator)

Parallel Panel, Salwa 2 : Addressing the Effects of Climate Change Today: Adaptation Policies for a Climate-Resilient Future

  1. Bill Gates , Co-founder of Microsoft; Co-chairperson of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (virtual remarks)
  2. H.E. Marcelo Ebrard, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico
  3. H.E. Khalifa Jassim Al-Kuwari, Director General, Qatar Fund for Development
  4. Mark Suzman, Chief Executive Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  5. Maja Groff, Convenor, Climate Governance Commission
  6. Folly Bah Thibault Principal News Presenter, Al Jazeera English (moderator)

Parallel Panel, Salwa 3 : How to End An Enduring Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan

  1. H.E. Khalid Payenda, Former Minister of Finance, Afghanistan
  2. Fatima Gailani, Former President of the Afghanistan Red Crescent Society; Former Member of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Negotiation Team
  3. Amb. Markus Potzel, Ambassador-designate to Afghanistan, Germany
  4. Rina Amiri, U.S. Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights
  5. Scott Worden Director of Afghanistan and Central Asia Programs, U.S. Institute of Peace (moderator)

Parallel Panel, Al Rayyan : The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Challenges and Opportunities for a New Era

  1. H.E. Mohammed bin Ali Al Mannai, Minister of Communications and Information Technology of Qatar
  2. H.E. Paula Ingabire, Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Rwanda
  3. H.E. Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme
  4. Dr. Patrice Motsepe, Founder and Executive Chairman, African Rainbow Minerals, South Africa
  5. H.E. Børge Brende President, World Economic Forum (chair)
12:15-13:45

Lunch

12:55-13:45

Parallel Panel, Salwa 1 : Perilous Waters: Peace and Prosperity in the Indo-Pacific

  1. H.E Retno Marsudi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Indonesia
  2. YB Dato' Kamarudin Jaffar , Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia
  3. Dr. Mohamad Maliki Osman, Minister, Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Education and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, Singapore
  4. Lisa Curtis, Senior Fellow and Director, Indo-Pacific Security Program, Center for a New American Security
  5. Dr. Heungchong Kim, President, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
  6. Amb. Navdeep Suri Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation (chair)

Parallel Panel, Salwa 2 : Vaccine Distribution: Collaborative Solutions for an Equitable System

  1. H.E. Carl Bildt, European Council on Foreign Relations and Former Prime Minister of Sweden; WHO Special Envoy for the ACT-Accelerator
  2. Mark Suzman, Chief Executive Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  3. Lady Roselyn Morauta, Vice Chair, The Global Fund
  4. Sultana Afdhal, CEO, World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH)
  5. Dr. Jerome Kim Director-General, International Vaccine Institute (moderator)

Parallel Panel, Salwa 3 : Reshaping Palestinian Narratives: Who is Listening And Can it Make a Difference?

  1. Rt. Hon. Sayeeda Warsi, Member, House of Lords, UK
  2. Peter Beinart, Editor-at-Large, Jewish Currents
  3. Diana Buttu, Palestinian Lawyer, Analyst and Former Legal Advisor to the PLO Negotiation Team
  4. Fadi Quran, Campaign Director, AVAAZ
  5. Daniel Levy President of the USMEP (chair)

Parallel Panel, Al Rayyan : Governing The Global Climate Crises: The New Frontier

  1. H.E. Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid, Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia
  2. H.E. Hon. Jenny Salesa, Member for Panmure-Ōtāhuhu, Labour Party, New Zealand
  3. H.E. Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme
  4. Amb. Munir Akram, United Nations and Chair of the Group of 77 and China, Permanent Representative of Pakistan
  5. Dr. Deborah Brosnan, President, Brosnan & Associates
  6. Dr. Andreas Rechkemmer Senior Professor, College of Public Policy, HBKU (chair)
13:45-13:55

Break

14:00-14:15

Plenary Session, Al Dafna : Newsmaker Interview

  1. Dr. Omar Suleiman, Founder and President, Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research
  2. Ghida Fakhry Presenter, TRT World; Moderator, Doha Debates (moderator)
14:15-15:05

Plenary Panel, Al Dafna : The Evolving Landscape of Strategic Alliances

  1. H.E. Hulusi Akar, Minister Of Defense, Turkey
  2. H.E. Dr. Khalid Bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, Deputy Prime Minister And Minister Of State For Defense Affairs, Qatar
  3. Patrick Turner, Assistant Secretary General for Defense Policy and Planning, NATO
  4. Amb. Wolfgang Ischinger Ambassador (ret.); President, Foundation Council, Munich Security Conference Foundation (moderator)
15:15-16:15

Parallel Panel, Salwa 2 : Audacious Goals: Making Them Work on The Ground

  1. H.E. Jakaya Kikwete, Board Chair, the Global Partnership for Education, and former President of the Republic of Tanzania
  2. Malala Yousafzai, Activist; Nobel Prize Laureate
  3. H.E. Khalifa Jassim Al-Kuwari, Director General, Qatar Fund for Development
  4. H.E. Catherine Russell, Executive Director, UNICEF
  5. David Edwards, General Secretary, Education International
  6. Michael Kocher, General Manager, Aga Khan Foundation
  7. Safeena Husain Board Member, Educate Girls, India (moderator)
15:25-15:35

Break

15:35-16:25

Parallel Panel, Majlis : Crisis in Ukraine: A Defining Moment for European Security

  1. H.E. Emine Dzhaparova, First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ukraine
  2. H.E. Paweł Jabłoński, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland
  3. Patrick Turner, Assistant Secretary General for Defense Policy and Planning, NATO
  4. Dr. Karin von Hippel, Director-General, RUSI
  5. Becky Anderson Managing Editor & Anchor Of Connect The World, CNN (moderator)

Parallel Panel, Salwa 1 : Creating Sustainable Growth in the Gulf as the World Transitions to Net Zero

  1. H.E. Ahmad bin Mohamed al-Sayed, Minister of State and the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Free Zones Authority
  2. Steven Glickman, President, International for Aspiration
  3. Jane Madgwick, President and CEO, Wetlands International
  4. Ying Staton, Head of Corporate Development at Plastic Energy
  5. Ketan Patel, Chairman of Force for Good, CEO of Greater Pacific Capital
  6. Amir Husain, Founder and CEO, SparkCognition Inc.
  7. Rt. Hon. Lord Mandelson Chairman, Global Counsel (moderator)

Parallel Panel, Salwa 3 : The Role of Women in Transforming Conflict Environments

  1. Katrina Fotovat, U.S. Senior Official to the Secretary of State in the Office of Global Women’s Issues
  2. Fawzia Koofi, Former Chairperson of Women, Civil Society and Human Rights Commission, Afghanistan Parliament; Former member of Afghan Peace Negotiation in Doha
  3. Dr. Shereen El Feki, Regional Director, UNAIDS
  4. Dr. Amal Al Malki, Founding Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hamad bin Khalifa University
  5. Congresswoman Jane Harman Distinguished Fellow and President Emerita, Wilson Center (moderator)

Parallel Panel, Al Rayyan : Powering the Creative Economy to Drive Economic Development

  1. David Beckham, UNICEF Ambassador and Former Professional Footballer
  2. Jacques Herzog, Pritzker Prize-winning architect, Switzerland
  3. Najla El Zein, Designer
  4. Alejandro Aravena, Pritzker Prize-winning Architect, Chile
  5. Abdulrahman Hesham Al Sowaidi, Acting CEO, Qatar Development Bank
  6. H.E. Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Chairperson, Qatar Museums (chair)
16:25-16:35

Break

17:00-17:15

Plenary Session, Al Dafna : Newsmaker Interview

  1. H.E. Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister of Foreign Affairs, France
  2. Becky Anderson Managing Editor & Anchor Of Connect The World, CNN (moderator)
17:15-18:05

Plenary Panel, Al Dafna : Prospects for Global Cooperation in a Polarized World

  1. H.E. Miguel Angel Moratinos, High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations
  2. H.E. Mary Robinson, Chair, The Elders, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Former President of Ireland
  3. H.E. Catherine Russell, Executive Director, UNICEF
  4. H.E. Collen Vixen Kelapile, President of the ECOSOC for 2022
  5. H.E. Prince Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, President of International Peace Institute; Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
  6. Dr. Robin Niblett Director, Chatham House (moderator)
18:05-18:25

Plenary Session, Al Dafna : Closing Session

  1. H.E. Dr. Vjosa Osmani, President of the Republic of Kosovo