Details

Program

09:30-10:00

Registration

10:00-10:30

Opening

• Dr. Ziad Abu-Amr

  President, Palestinian Council on Foreign Relations

• Mr. Thomas Birringer

  Resident Representative, Konrad Adenauer Foundation

First Session: The Economic Situation in Palestine in the Aftermath of the Israeli Withdrawal from Gaza

Chair:

Mr. Salah Abdel-Shafi, Economist

Speakers:

10:30-10:45

An Overall Outlook

Dr. Mohammad Al-Samhuri, Economist, Head of Technical Team

10:45-11:00

A Perspective from Gaza

Mr. Ahed Besseiso, Head, Palestinian Businessmen Association

11:00-11:15

The View of the Private Sector

Mr. Mohammad Abu-Ramadan, Deputy Chair of the Board of PalTrade

11:15-12:00

Discussion

12:15-13:45

Second Session: Needs of the Palestinian Economy in the Aftermath of the Israeli Withdrawal from Gaza

Chair:

Mr. Omar Sha’ban, Economist

Speakers:

12:15-12:30

The View of the PNA

Mr. Mazen Sunnuqrut, Minister of National Economy

12:30-12:45

The View of an International Organization

Mr. Khaled Abdel-Shafi, UNDP

12:45-13:00

The View of the Quartet Special Envoy Office

Ms. Katharina Lack, Office of the Special Envoy for Disengagement

13:00-13:45

Discussion

15:00-16:30

Third Session: Bilateral and Multilateral Economic Partnerships

Chair:

Dr. Adel Suleiman, Executive Director/ The International Center for Future and Strategic Studies (ICFS)/ Cairo, Egypt

Speakers:

15:00-15:15

A Palestinian Perspective

Mr. Samir Al-Shawa, Businessman

15:15-15:30

An Arab Perspective

Dr. Mohammad Abdel-Salam, Supervisor of Peace Culture Program/ ICFS, Egypt

15:30-15:45

An International Perspective

Dr. Peter Goepfrich, German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce

15:45-16:30

Discussion

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