Conference Agenda

9:00a - 10:00a: Opening Session

Dr. Richard Solomon
President, USIP; former Director of Policy Planning and Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Ambassador Edward Djerejian
Founding Director, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy; former U.S. Ambassador to Syria and Israel, former Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Former President George H.W. Bush (via video address)

The Honorable James A. Baker, III (Keynote)
Former United States Secretary of State

10:20a - 11:50a: Plenary Session: Lessons from Madrid and the Way Forward for Arab-Israeli Peacemaking

Moderated by Ambassador Edward Djerejian, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy

His Royal Highness Prince Turki al-Faisal
Former Saudi Head of Intelligence and Ambassador to the United States

His Excellency Eytan Ben-Tsur
Former Director General, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Dr. Nimrod Novik
Former Israeli Peace Negotiator, leading businessman

Nabil Sha'ath
Former Palestinian Chief Negotiator; International Co-operation Minister, Palestinian National Authority

12:00p - 1:30p: Lunch Panel: Getting to Madrid: Personal Reflections

Gamal Helal
Founder, Helal Enterprises; former translator and advisor to Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush

Ambassador Dan Kurtzer
S. Daniel Abraham Professor in Middle Eastern Policy Studies, Princeton University; senior member of the U.S. delegation to the Madrid Conference; former U.S. Ambassador to Egypt and Israel; co-author of the forthcoming book, "The Peace Puzzle: America's Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace" (forthcoming 2012)

Ambassador Sam Lewis
Former United States Ambassador to Israel; former director of State Department Policy Planning Staff; former USIP President

Dr. Aaron David Miller
Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; senior member of the U.S. delegation to the Madrid Conference; former Advisor to Republican and Democratic U.S. Secretaries of State

1:45p - 3:15p: First Session of Panels

Panel I: Mapping Peace Between Israelis and Palestinians: Borders and Security; Sovereignty and Recognition

Moderated by Greg Myre, NPR

Dr. Samih al-Abed
Sabbagh Fellow in Middle Eastern Studies, James A. Baker III Institute; former Palestinian Peace Negotiator, consultant for the Palestine Investment Fund

Ghaith al-Omari
Executive Director, American Task Force on Palestine; former Advisor to the Palestinian Negotiating Team, Advisor to the Palestinian Prime Minister

Dr. Yair Hirschfeld
Rabin Fellow for Peace and Security in the Middle East, James A. Baker III Institute; Economic Cooperation Foundation, Executive Director; Co-creator of the "Oslo channel"

Robert Malley
Program Director for Middle East and North Africa, International Crisis Group; former Middle East Advisor to President Bill Clinton

Panel II: Economy of Peace: The Impacts of Private Investment, Development Aid, and Economic Reforms on Arab-Israeli Peacemaking

Moderated by David Sanger, New York Times and USIP Writer-in-Residence

Daniel Lubetzky
Founder and Chairman, Peace Works; leading social entrepreneur

Dr. Mohammad Mustafa
Chairman and CEO, The Palestine Investment Fund (PIF)

Dr. Nimrod Novik
Chairman, Economic Cooperation Foundation

Toni Verstandig
Executive Vice President, S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace

Panel III: Identity Politics, Public Opinion, and the Peace Process: The Challenges and Opportunities for Bringing Publics on Board

Moderated by Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen, USIP

Dr. Craig Charney
President, Charney Research

Todd Deatherage
Executive Director and Co-Founder, Telos Group; former senior Senate staffer and State Department Official

Dr. Alick Isaacs
Co-Director, Talking Peace Project; author of the newly released "A Prophetic Peace" (Indiana University Press, 2011)

Dr. S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana
Georgetown University; leading expert on religion and conflict resolution

Dr. Dov Waxman
Baruch College; co-author of the newly released "Israel's Palestinians: The Conflict Within" (Cambridge, 2011)

Panel IV: The Impact of U.S. Diplomacy Since Madrid

Moderated by Margaret Warner, PBS

Ambassador Dan Kurtzer
S. Daniel Abraham Professor in Middle Eastern Policy Studies, Princeton University; senior member of the U.S. delegation to the Madrid Conference; former U.S. Ambassador to Egypt and Israel; co-author of the forthcoming book, "The Peace Puzzle: America's Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace" (forthcoming 2012)

Ambassador Sam Lewis
Former United States Ambassador to Israel; former director of State Department Policy Planning Staff; former USIP President

Dr. Aaron David Miller
Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; senior member of the U.S. delegation to the Madrid Conference; former Advisor to Republican and Democratic U.S. Secretaries of State

Dr. Shibley Telhami
Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, University of Maryland; co-author of the forthcoming book, "The Peace Puzzle: America's Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace" (forthcoming 2012)

3:30p - 5:00p: Second Session of Panels

Panel V: Arab World Transitions: The Impact on the Arab-Israeli Conflict and Prospects for Peace

Moderated by Kate Seelye, Middle East Institute

Dr. Graeme Bannerman
Scholar, Middle East Institute

Nadia Bilbassy-Charters
Senior Correspondent, MBC

Dr. Daniel Brumberg
Senior Adviser, USIP

Dr. Robert Satloff
Executive Director, Washington Institute for Near East Policy; leading expert on Arab politics and U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East

Dr. Yair Hirschfeld
Rabin Fellow for Peace and Security in the Middle East, James A. Baker III Institute; Economic Cooperation Foundation, Executive Director; co-creator of the "Oslo channel"

Panel VI: Uprising in Syria: How will it End and What Does it Mean for Middle East Peace?

Moderated by Jay Solomon, Wall Street Journal

Ambassador Ted Kattouf
President, AMIDEAST; former U.S. Ambassador to Syria

Dr. Mustafa Hamarneh
Chairman of the Board, Al-Sijill (Jordan)

Mona Yacoubian
The Stimson Center; leading expert on Lebanon; former State Department analyst

Panel VII: Security and Peace: What Can be Done to Overcome Spoilers and Prevent Violence?

Moderated by Jennifer Griffin, Fox News

Ronit Avni, Just Vision, Founder
Producer of the award-winning film Budrus

Neil Kritz
Senior Scholar-in-Residence, USIP; Advisor to the Office of the Quartet Representative in Jerusalem, leading expert on the Palestinian justice system

Dr. Howard Sumka
CEO, OneVoice; former USAID West Bank/Gaza Mission Director

Dr. Yoram Peri
Abraham S. and Jack Kay Chair in Israel Studies, University of Maryland; Director of the Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

5:15p – 6:00p: Concluding Session: Arab-Israeli Peacemaking and a Changing Middle East: Questions for the United States

Moderated by Dr. Scott Lasensky, USIP

Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski
Counselor and Trustee, Center for Strategic and International Studies; former National Security Advisor

Stephen Hadley
Senior Advisor for International Affairs, USIP; former National Security Advisor