Moderated Issue Groups Breakout Session

I. Good Governance and Social and Civic Development
To examine core elements of good governance, including representative and participatory political institutions, transparency and rule of law

Moderator: Mohammed Shadid, Palestinian Welfare Association

Panelists:
James Dau, Director of Constituent Communications, Office of Governor, State of New Jersey
Tarek Al-Wazir, Head of the Bündnis 90/DIE GRÜNEN Parliamentary Group in the Hesse State Parliament
Amr Hamzawy, Professor, University of Cairo
Arwa Hassan, Senior Program Officer, Transparency International, Germany
Joseph Zogby, Attorney
Eugene Cotran, Circuit Judge, UK; Chair of Center of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, SOAS

II. Healthy Populations
To examine public health and health care delivery issues facing the Arab World

Moderator: Adnan Hammad, Director of the Community Health & Research Center; ACCESS

Panelists:
May Darwish-Yassine, Senior Research Scientist, Michigan Public Health Institute
Mustafa Khogali, Chairman, Department of Family Medicine, American University of Beirut
Munzer Yaziji, Munzer Yaziji & Associates
Rafiq Husseini, Deputy Director General, Palestinian Welfare Association
Reinhard Busse, Professor and Head of Dpt. for Health Care Management, Technische Universität Berlin

III. Growing the Economy
To examine the factors which influence economic development including corporate governance and oversight; human capital; regulation; government services; taxation policy and technology transfer.

Moderator: Talal Abu Ghazaleh, CEO, TAGI Group

Panelists:
Hadil Hijazi, Trade Consultant, PalTrade
Stewart Shackleton, Stewart Shackleton – Partner, Eversheds Lawfirm
Nissreen Haram, Managing Director, International Business Legal Associates, Jordan
Hannes Schloemann, International Trade Specialist & Attorney at Law, Baker & McKenzie
Adib Jarrar, Leadership Consultant & Psychologist, Praxis International

IV. Youth, Education, and Technology
To examine educational policies and structures needed for success in a globalized, high-tech world

Moderator: Hady Amr, Director of World Links Arab Region

Panelists:
Ahmed Humeid, CEO, Syntax Digital
Lizzie Range, Head of Learning Program, ME and Africa, Microsoft Corporation
Amin Amin, Delft University – Int’l Cooperation Programs with Middle East
Arwa Orabi Kasab Bacha -- Program Manager, FIRDOS, Syria

V. Societal Structures
This panel will consider measures to promote the empowerment of women through legal reform - i.e., family law, family structure, gender stereotypes and examine how legal changes being made or proposed can be supported.

Moderator: Laila Baker, UNFPA Assistant Representative and National Programme Officer, Jerusalem

Panelists:
Nadjma Yassari, Attorney & Researcher, Max-Planck-Institut
Fatma Badran, Senior Project Manager, Alliance of Arab Women
Celia di Anca, Director, Instituto di Empressa, Spain
Salma Sakhnini, Vice President Citibank, Dubai