Welcome and Keynote Address
Samuel W. Bodman, U.S. Secretary of Energy
Panel I: Exiting Iraq
Jay Garner, US Army (retired)
Brian Katulis, Center for American Progress
David Satterfield, Sr. State Dept. Coordinator, Iraq
Qubad Talabany, Kurdistan Regional Government
Moderator: Bing West, GAMA Corporation
Panel II: Afghanistan, Pakistan and Regional Stability
Steve Coll, The New Yorker
James Dobbins, RAND Corporation
Richard Giguere, Royal Canadian Forces Attaché
Bruce Riedel, Brookings Institution, Saban Center for Middle East Policy
Moderator: Marvin Weinbaum, Middle East Institute
Panel III: The International Community and Iran
Hooshang Amirahmadi, Founder and President, American Iranian Council (AIC)
Trita Parsi, National Iranian American Council (NIAC)
Barbara Slavin, Senior Diplomatic Reporter for USA Today, USIP
Moderator: John Limbert, US Naval Academy, former 14-month hostage in Iran
60th Anniversary Banquet Dinner and Address
Karen Koning AbuZayd, Commissioner-General, UNRWA
Panel IV: Engaging Political Islam
Maysam al-Faruqi, Georgetown University
Richard Murphy, Former Assistant Secretary of State
S. Abdallah Schleifer, DC Bureau Chief, Al Arabiya
Moderator: Akbar Ahmed, American University
Panel V: Making Peace in Sudan
Tim Carney, Former US Ambassador to Sudan
John Prendergast, International Crisis Group
Adam Shapiro, Darfur Diaries
Moderator: Peter Bechtold, College of William & Mary
Policy Presentation: John Hillen
John Hillen, Assistant Secretary of State, Political-Military Affairs
Panel VI: America's Partnership with the Gulf Region
Rachel Bronson, Council on Foreign Relations
Jamal Khashoggi, Embassy of Saudi Arabia
Moderator: Marcelle Wahba, Foreign Policy Advisor to Chief of Staff, USAF
Panel VII: Israel's Evolving Foreign Policy
Geoffrey Aronson, Foundation for Middle East Peace
Daniel Levy, Former advisor to PM Barak/New America Foundation
Yoram Peri, Tel Aviv University
Daniel Seidemann, Legal Advisor and expert on Jerusalem
Moderator: Ian Lustick, University of Pennsylvania
Welcome and Keynote Address
Samuel W. Bodman, U.S. Secretary of Energy
Panel I: Exiting Iraq
Jay Garner, US Army (retired)
Brian Katulis, Center for American Progress
David Satterfield, Sr. State Dept. Coordinator, Iraq
Qubad Talabany, Kurdistan Regional Government
Moderator: Bing West, GAMA Corporation
Panel II: Afghanistan, Pakistan and Regional Stability
Steve Coll, The New Yorker
James Dobbins, RAND Corporation
Richard Giguere, Royal Canadian Forces Attaché
Bruce Riedel, Brookings Institution, Saban Center for Middle East Policy
Moderator: Marvin Weinbaum, Middle East Institute
Panel III: The International Community and Iran
Hooshang Amirahmadi, Founder and President, American Iranian Council (AIC)
Trita Parsi, National Iranian American Council (NIAC)
Barbara Slavin, Senior Diplomatic Reporter for USA Today, USIP
Moderator: John Limbert, US Naval Academy, former 14-month hostage in Iran
60th Anniversary Banquet Dinner and Address
Karen Koning AbuZayd, Commissioner-General, UNRWA
Panel IV: Engaging Political Islam
Maysam al-Faruqi, Georgetown University
Richard Murphy, Former Assistant Secretary of State
S. Abdallah Schleifer, DC Bureau Chief, Al Arabiya
Moderator: Akbar Ahmed, American University
Panel V: Making Peace in Sudan
Tim Carney, Former US Ambassador to Sudan
John Prendergast, International Crisis Group
Adam Shapiro, Darfur Diaries
Moderator: Peter Bechtold, College of William & Mary
Policy Presentation: John Hillen
John Hillen, Assistant Secretary of State, Political-Military Affairs
Panel VI: America's Partnership with the Gulf Region
Rachel Bronson, Council on Foreign Relations
Jamal Khashoggi, Embassy of Saudi Arabia
Moderator: Marcelle Wahba, Foreign Policy Advisor to Chief of Staff, USAF
Panel VII: Israel's Evolving Foreign Policy
Geoffrey Aronson, Foundation for Middle East Peace
Daniel Levy, Former advisor to PM Barak/New America Foundation
Yoram Peri, Tel Aviv University
Daniel Seidemann, Legal Advisor and expert on Jerusalem
Moderator: Ian Lustick, University of Pennsylvania