Game changer

Politics and Policy in the New Middle East:  that’s what they are calling the Middle East Institute 2011 Annual Conference at the Grand Hyatt, 1000 H Street:

Wednesday, Nov. 16th

6:00pm:  Kickoff Banquet:  Keynote by Bill Burns, DepSecState; awardees Lakhdar Brahimi and Esraa Abdel Fattah

Thursday, Nov. 17th

Conference

8:45 – 9:00am: Opening Remarks: Ambassador Wendy Chamberlin, President MEI

9:00-10:30am: After the Arab Spring: Assessing US Policy In the Middle East

10:45am-12:15pm: The Road Ahead for Emerging Arab Democracies

12:30-2:10pm: Keynote Luncheon:  Samih al-Abed and Yossi Beilin

2:15-3:45pm: Shifting Regional Power Dynamics in an Era of Change

4:00-5:30pm: Economic and Development Strategies for a Middle East in Transition

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