CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY 16th Annual Conference
Thursday, May 14, 2015 JW Marriott Washington DC 1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington DC 20004 EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS May 12.
Seats are limited
Thursday, May 14, 2015
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Registration 9:00 - 9:05 a.m. Welcoming Remarks Asma Afsaruddin Chair of the Board of CSID
9:05 - 9:10 a.m. Opening Remarks
William Lawrence
CSID Annual Conference Chair
9:15 - 10:30 a.m. Panel 1
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Contested Legitimacy, Human Rights, and the Future of Democracy in Egypt
- "The Path Forward for Restoring Democracy in Egypt" - Maha Azzam, President, Egyptian Revolutionary Council
- "Egyptian Nationalism in a Politics Free Zone" - Michele Dunne, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- "Islamists, Democracy, and the Roots of Radicalization " - Shadi Hamid, Fellow, The Brookings Institution
- "Democracy and Human Rights" - Joe Stork, Deputy Director, Human Right Watch "
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10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Coffee and Tea Break 11:00 - 12:00 a.m. Panel 2 ____________________________________________________________________
Democratic Prospects: The Case of Tunisia
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Khaled Chouket, Member of the Tunisian House of Representatives, Assistant to the President of the Tunisian House in Charge of Communications, Member of the Nidaa Tounes Executive Bureau
- "Why Tunisia Matters" - William Taylor, Vice President, United States Institute for Peace
- "Exporting the Revolution" - Thomas DeGeorges, Independent Scholar and Former Director of the Center for Maghreb Study in Tunis (CEMAT)
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12:00 - 1:30 p.m.Keynote Luncheon ____________________________________________________________________
Introduction and Welcoming Remarks:
Radwan A. Masmoudi CSID President
The Future of Democracy in the
Middle East and North Africa
Rafik Abdessalem
Former Foreign Minister of Tunisia
Founder and President, Al Ghad Party
Egypt
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1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Panel 3
Pathways to Democracy in the MENA Region, with a
focus on Syria, Libya, and Yemen
- "The U.S. Perspective on Syria, Libya, and Yemen" - Gerald Feierstein, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. State Department
- "Prospects for Peace and Democracy in Syria" - Najib Ghadbian, Special Representative to the United States
- "Prospects for Stability and Democracy in Libya " - Jonathan Winer , U.S. Special Coordinator for Libya
- "Prospects for Stability and Democracy in Yemen" - Stephen Seche, Executive Vice President, Arab Gulf States Institute of Washington
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3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Coffee and Tea Break 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. Panel 4 ____________________________________________________________________
U.S. Policy Between Security, Stability and Democracy
- "The Struggle for Democracy" - Carl Gershman, President, National Endowment for Democracy
- "Democracy Promotion in MENA", Stephen McInerney, Executive Director, The Project on Middle East Democracy
- Daniel Brumberg, Associate Professor and Co-Director of the MA in Democracy and Governance, Georgetown University, and Special Advisor, U.S. Institute for Peace
- "U.S. Policy Challenges" - Emad Shahin, Visiting Professor, Georgetown University and Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Columbia University
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4:45 - 5:00 Concluding Remarks
Summary of Recommendations from Each Panel
William Lawrence
CSID Annual Conference Co-Chair
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Where & When
Thursday, May 14, 2015
J.W. Marriott Washington DC 1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington DC 20004
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