09:30 – 11:00

         Registration

11:00 – 12:00

Opening Ceremony

·         Ismail Serageldin, Director, Bibliotheca Alexandrina

·         Margaret Scobey US Ambassador to Egypt; Farah Pandith, Special US State Department Representative to Muslim Communities

·         Hesham Youssef, Representative of the Secretary General - League of Arab States

·         Awadh Salem Al-Asmieh, Representative of the President,  Islamic Development Bank

·         Mohamed Ben Saleh, Representative of the Director General – ISESCO

·         Ahmed Darwish, Egyptian Minister of State for Administrative Development

 (Great Hall)

12:00 – 13:00

Keynote Speech

Culture, Education and Science

Ismail Serageldin

Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

(Great Hall)

13:00 – 15:00

Opening of Project Marketplace (West Exhibition Hall)

Lunch Break

(B1 – Greco Roman Restaurant - San Giovanni Cafeteria)

15:00 – 16:30

Moderator:   Cynthia P. Schneider (USA)

Speakers:

·         Ali Eldin Helal (Egypt)

·         Gaber Asfour (Egypt)

·         Howard Gordon (USA)

·         Khaled Abolnaga (Egypt)

·         Peter Weller (USA)

·         Salman Ahmad (Pakistan)

·         Seham El-Foreih (Kuwait)

16:30 – 17:00

Coffee Break

17:00 – 19:00

Parallel Workshops

Ways & Means of Promoting Cultural Diversity in the Media

(Delegates Hall)

Cultural Diversity and the Information Society

(Lectures Hall)

The Positive Value of Popular Culture among Youth

(Small Theatre)

Cultural Issues & Women’s role in Human Development

 (Multipurpose Hall)

Chair:

Sidney Ganis

(USA)

Moderator:

Maha Shahba

(Egypt)

Speakers:

Amr El-Shobaki

(Egypt)

Raghida Dergham (Lebanon)

Follow-up Projects:

·         NYU Project - Ismail Serageldin

·         Academy of Motion Pictures/Iranian House of Cinema Exchange – Behrooz Hashemian and William Horburg

Chair:

Mofleh Al-Adwan  (Jordan)

Moderator:

Laurie Meadoff (USA)

Speakers:

Ferry De Kerckhove (Canada)

Anissa Hassouna (Egypt)

Follow-up Projects:

·         Public Opinion Polling: Between Intentions and Perceptions-Mohamed Younis

·         Global Citizen Corps - Sarah Warren

Chair:

Naif Al-Mutawa  (Kuwait)

Moderator:

Dean Obeidallah (Palestine/USA)

Speakers:

Adel Iskandar (Canada)

Omar Offendum   

 (Syria)

Follow-up Projects:

·         Share the Mic - Thor Harris

·         MOST Muslims On Screen and Television: A Cross Cultural Resource Center – Cynthia Schneider

Chair:

Barbara Shailor (USA)

Moderator:

Elias El-Halaby (Lebanon)

Speakers:

Heba Nassar (Egypt)

Magda   Eltoulouny    

(Egypt)

Follow-up Projects:

·         Women & Gender Equality: Gender Challenges – Katherine Marshall

·         Journey into Islam and Journey into America – Hailey Woldt

19:15 – 20:15

Musical Performance

(Great Hall)

20:45 – 22:00

Dinner

10:00 – 11:30

Second Plenary Session

The Role of Science in Facilitating and Fostering Collaboration Between People and Countries

(Small Theatre)

Moderator:   Hisham El-Sherif (Egypt)

Speakers:

·         Abdel Dayem Nosseir (Egypt)

·         Essam Khamis (Egypt)

·         John Grefenstette (USA)

·         Moneef Zou'bi (Jordan)

·         Najmedin Meshkati (Iran)

·         Sara Farley (USA)

·         Tayseer Mandour (Egypt)

11:30 – 12:00

Coffee Break

12:00 – 14:00

Parallel Workshops

The Importance of Science in Media

(Delegates Hall)

Computer Mediated Communication

(Lectures Hall)

New Opportunities for Youth Engagement in Science

(Small Theatre)

Challenges Facing the Advancement of Women  in Science

(Multipurpose Hall)

Chair:

Saleem Zoughbi (Palestine)

Moderator: Roland Schatz (Switzerland)

Speakers:

Cindy Quezada (USA)

Zeinab  

El-Maadawi     

(Egypt)

Follow-up Projects: 

Science and Future Monographs -Ahmed Shawky

National Geographic – Dalia Ibrahim

Chair:

Mohamed Adham (Sudan)

Moderator:

Lama Youssef (Syria)

Speakers:

M.I. Sanduk

(UK)

Noha Adly (Egypt)

Follow-up Projects: 

Virtual Science Libraries -

Cindi Warren Mentz

Universal Networking Language - Magdy Nagi

Chair:

Sherif Kandil (Egypt)

Moderator:

Allegra K. da Silva (USA)

Speakers:

Farah Pandith (USA)

Mohamed Sherif

El-Masry (Egypt)

Follow-up Projects:

Science and Technology as a Bridge between Societies – Omneya Darwish

Social Innovation starts with you – Ahmed Hussein

Chair:

Sherif Omar (Egypt)

Moderator: Amany Asfour (Egypt)

Speakers:

Farida Allaghi (Libya)

Mona Marei (Egypt)

Follow-up Projects: 

ANWIST - Hoda El-Mikaty

·     

Saving Our Planet, Feeding Our Souls – Vivian Derryck

14:00 – 15:30

Lunch Break

(B1 – Greco Roman Restaurant - San Giovanni Cafeteria)

15:30 – 17:30

Special Sessions

Interfaith Dialogue

(Small Theatre)

Challenges Facing Youth Engagement

(Delegates Hall)

Moderator: Katherine Marshall (USA)

Speakers:

·      Alistair Macdonald-Radcliff (UK)

·      Andrea Zaki (Egypt)

·      Miroslav Volf (USA)

·      Mohamed Kamal El-Din Imam   

      (Egypt)

·      Mustafa Ceric (Bosnia)

·      Rashad Hussein (USA)

·      Zafar Ishaq Ansari (Pakistan)

Moderator: Dina Shehata (Egypt)

Speakers:

·      Amr El-Abd (Egypt)

·      Dumisani Nyoni (Zimbabwe)

·      Farah Pandith (USA)

·      Farida Allaghi (Libya)

·      Katerina Ragoussi (Greek)

·      Stellamaris Mulaeh (Kenya)

·      Tala Nabulsi (Jordan)

17:30 – 19:00

BA Tour/Project Marketplace (West Exhibition Hall)

19:00 –21:30

Cultural Dinner at Qaitbey Citadel

09:00 – 10:15

Third Plenary Session

Education, Governance, and Inspiration Making a Tapestry of Hope

(Small Theatre)

Moderator Hossam Badrawi (Egypt)

              Speakers:

·         Azyumardi Azra (Indonesia)

·         Guilan Wang (USA)

·         Micheal Cernea (USA)

·         Mohamed Abul Numeir (Palestine)

·         Nadia Oweidat (Jordan/USA)

·         Stephen Grand (USA)

·         Umm Al-Ezz Al-Farsi (Libya)

10:15 – 10:45

Coffee Break

10:45 – 12:30

Parallel Workshops

Reconceptualizing  the Role of Education in the Dissemination of Knowledge 

(Delegates Hall)

Education Excellence in the Digital Age

(Lectures Hall)

Adoption of Modern Technologies for a productive Society (Youth Engagement)

(Small Theatre)

Education as an Essential Tool of Overcoming Marginalization of Women

 (Multipurpose Hall)

Chair:

Abdallah Schleifer (USA)

Moderator:

Alan Baker

(USA)

Speakers:

Salam El-Kawakby (Syria)

Zaki Al-Milad (KSA)

Follow-up Projects:

The Translation Project - William Frucht

Inspire Dreams – Rod Solaimani and Hammad Hammad

Chair:

Mohamed Hanno  (Egypt)

Moderator: Christopher Dubia

(USA)

Speakers:

·         Amir Wassef (Egypt)

·         Ed Bice

·         (USA)

 Follow-up Projects: 

Global Understanding Course - Rosina Chia and Elmer Poe

RSICA (Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts) – Mustafa Zakaria

Chair:

Dale Murphy (USA)

Moderator:  

Vivian Derryck (USA)

Speakers:

Najmedin Meshkati (Iran)

·         Shamil Idriss

·         (USA)

Follow-up Projects: 

Culture Talk - Neda Sarmast

Face to Faith – Tony Blair Faith Foundation - Annika Small

Chair:

Karen Torjesen (USA)

 Moderator: Fatemah Khafagy  (Egypt)

Speakers:

Amal Gramy (Tunisia)

Ibrahim Negm (Egypt)

Follow-up Projects:

Arab Muslim Societies and American Cultural Sources on Pluralism and Tolerance: Educators’ Perspectives-Mohamed Abunimer

·         Peace Fellowships for Women –

·         Azza El-Kholy

12:30 - 15:00

Prayer Time

Project Marketplace (West Exhibition Hall)

             Lunch (B1 – Greco Roman Restaurant - San Giovanni Cafeteria)

15:00 – 16:00

Keynote Introduced by: Ismail Serageldin

Sheikh Ali Gomaa                    and                    William Vendley

(Egypt)                                                                     (USA)

(Small Theatre)

16:00 – 16:30

Coffee Break

16:30 – 17:30

Closing Ceremony (Small Theatre)

Ismail Serageldin – Director, Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Mohamed Ben Saleh – Representing the Director General – ISESCO

Rashad Hussein - U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference