Regional Forum on Science & Technology Diplomacy: Towards Transformative and Inclusive Partnerships for a Sustainable Future

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1 Amman, Jordan Under the Patronage of HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan President of the Royal Scientific Society, Jordan Regional Forum on Science & Technology Diplomacy: Towards Transformative and Inclusive Partnerships for a Sustainable Future The Royal Scientific Society Hashemites Auditorium 1-2, 2015

2 ONE Tuesday Registration and Coffee Opening Ceremony - Remarks by Mr Haidar Fraihat, Director of Technology for Development Division, UN-ESCWA - Remarks by Ms. Cathleen Campbell, President & CEO, CRDF Global - Opening address by HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, President of the Royal Scientific Society, Jordan Session I - Overview of Science Diplomacy and its dynamics Panel I Science in Diplomacy Chair: Mr. Haidar Fraihat, Director of Technology for Development Division, UN-ESCWA Scientific Advice in Foreign Ministries Mr. William Colglazier, Former Science and Technology Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of State -Science Academies Mr. Adnan Badran, President, Arab Academy of Sciences Lunch Panel II Science Diplomacy Mechanisms Chair: Ms. Lina Arafat, Director of Jordan Institute of Diplomacy Large-Scale Science Projects Mr. Chris Llewellyn Smith, President of the Council, SEASAME Project - Multilateral Efforts Mr. Fouad Mrad, Executive Director, UN ESCWA Technology Centre - The Role of NGOs Ms. Abier Amarin, Director, MENA Region, CRDF Global

3 ONE continued. Sessions I - Overview of Science Diplomacy and its dynamics (Continued) Coffee Break Tuesday 1 Special Panel- Science Diplomats in the Arab countries: Prospects and Feasibility! - Mr. Abdelhamid El-Zoheiry, President, Euro-Mediterranean University, (EMUNI), Slovenia Mr. Mohammad Taisir Bani Yassin, Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jordan - Mr. Mouin Hamze, Secretary General, National Council for Scientific Research, Lebanon - Mr. Dirar Khoury, Executive Director of Research Coordination and Special Initiatives and Acting Executive Director of Education, Training and Development, Qatar Foundation, Qatar

4 TWO Wednesday Session II Transboundary Issues Panel I- Water, Energy & Food News (WEF) Nexus Main Speaker: - Mr. Andrew Nobel, Deputy Director General for Research, ICARDA - Mr. Mohammad Saidam, Chief Science Officer, Royal Scientific Society, Jordan. - Mr. Obaid Al Saeedi, Director of Programs Department The Research Council, Oman - Mr. Eisa Shater, Director of Strategic Planning, Ministry of Trade, Sudan Coffee Break Panel II- Regional Networks Supporting STI for SDGs Main Speaker: - HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, President of the Royal Scientific Society, Jordan - Mr. Fouad Mrad, Executive Director, UN-ESCWA Technology Centre Mr. Mahmoud Sakr, President, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology of Egypt (ASRT) - Mr. Khalid Al-Dakkan, Director of Innovation and Industrial Development Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Saudi Arabia - Mr. Abdelhak Mouradi, Director of Research and Innovation Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Executive Training, Morocco Lunch

5 TWO continued. Wednesday Session III Science Advocacy Chair: - Mr. Fawaz Al Karmi, Assistant Secretary General for Scientific and Technical Affairs, Higher Council for Science and Technology - Ms. Hayat Sindi, Member, Scientific Advisory Board of the UN Secretary General - Mr. Moneef Zoubi, Director General, Islamic World Academies of Science (IAS) Session IV Science Diplomacy Communication: Challenges and Opportunities in the Arab Countries - Mr. Phillip Starling, Director of Science Engagement, CRDF Global - Ms. Nadia El-Awady, Science Journalist, Egypt - Ms. Audra Wolfe, Science Writer, USA - Mr. Victor Khachan, Applied Linguist, Lebanese American University (LAU), Lebanon Session V Recommendations and Next Steps (Moderated and Facilitated by Ms. Cathleen Campbell, President and CEO, CRDF Global)

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